Dubai: Companies listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange recorded a 38% increase in aggregate profits during the first half of 2026 compared with the same period last year, according to data released by the exchange on Friday.The increase comes alongside a 99% compliance rate for the disclosure of audited first-half financial statements, with 100 of the 101 actively traded public listed companies meeting the applicable reporting requirements.Listed companies are required to disclose their financial results within 45 days from the end of the relevant financial period.100 companies meet reporting requirementsADX currently has 104 listed companies, although three have been suspended from trading for more than six months.Of the remaining 101 traded companies, 100 submitted their second-quarter financial statements in line with the requirements applicable to their respective financial year-ends.The exchange said the result represented a 99% compliance rate for the first half of 2026.Financial data comparing the first six months of 2025 with the same period in 2026 showed that aggregate profits across listed companies increased by 38%.Nivetha Dayanand is Assistant Business Editor at Gulf News, where she spends her days unpacking money, markets, aviation, and the big shifts shaping life in the Gulf. Before returning to Gulf News, she launched Finance Middle East, complete with a podcast and video series.