Gautam Adani Highlights 16.5% ROA, Unveils AI-Driven Transformation Strategy

New Delhi, October 14, 2025: Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani announced that the conglomerate registered a healthy Return on Assets (ROA) of 16.5% during FY2024-25, making it one among the globe’s strongest infrastructure performers.

Addressing the Group’s annual Shantilal Adani Lecture Series, Mr Adani credited this kind of performance to disciplined expansion and judicious capital allocation, emphasising that productivity and profitability have become the cornerstones of the Group’s business. “This figure demonstrates that our growth is profitable, our assets are productive, and our capital is working with precision,” Adani said.

Strong Financial Discipline and Growth Outlook

Net debt-to-EBITDA was 2.6x, reflecting a conservative leverage profile. The strong internal generation of the Group also implied that the conglomerate aims to finance the massive majority of the USD 100 billion five-year investment agenda internally and reduce the exposure to the outer markets. He also mentioned that the strong ROA helps solidify the confidence of the lenders, reinforces the investors’ trust, and empowers the Group to undertake bold, large initiatives with balance sheet integrity.

Eyeing a 20% Share in India’s USD 500 Billion Power Opportunity

Addressing future plans, Adani mentioned that the Group aims to capture 20% of the USD 500 billion Indian electricity market by 2032, leveraging scale, technological integration, and capital efficiency.

Introducing the ‘Two-Track Organization’ Model

During its second phase of development, Adani also envisioned a ‘Two-Track Organization’ framework, which unifies human instinct with machine learning. Agentic Track will provide data-informed accuracy.

The Human Track will guide it through ethics and strategic foresight. It also showcased finance transformation initiatives such as the Finance Control Tower, which is a real-time financial visibility platform, and the Global Capability Center with workflows driven by AI to improve efficiency. Finance’s role is no longer the back office. Finance is the strategic control cockpit where discipline and foresight intersect,” he said.

Innovation Rooted in Legacy

Shantilal Adani Lecture Series, in the memory of the late Shantilal Adani, brings the finance and technology leaders of the Group together to deliberate on financial strategy, governance, and innovation. Wrapping up his speech, Adani reiterated that the world is at an inflexion point, driven by the intersection of tech, capital, and human potential. He called the current moment one not for caution but for reinvention and bold innovation, reaffirming the Group’s commitment to building both India’s physical and digital infrastructure at scale and speed.

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