- CEO
- Tufan Erginbilgic
- Full Time Employees
- 42,400
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- Address
- Kings Place London United Kingdom N1 9FX
- IPO Date
- Apr 1, 2019
- Business
- Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (Ticker: RLLCF) is a British multinational aerospace and defence company that designs, develops, manufactures and services integrated power and propulsion systems for aviation, marine, defence and power generation applications worldwide. Founded in 1884 and headquartered in London, United Kingdom, the company operates through four principal segments: Civil Aerospace, which supplies large, medium- and small commercial aero-engines including the Trent series (Trent 700, 800, 900, 1000, XWB and UltraFan demonstrator), Pearl engines for business aviation and aftermarket services via TotalCare contracts; Defence, providing engines for military fixed-wing aircraft, rotary-wing helicopters, naval propulsion and nuclear reactor systems for submarines such as PWR3; Power Systems, delivering gas turbines, diesel engines (including mtu-branded high-speed engines), integrated solutions for marine, industrial power generation, defence land vehicles and energy storage; and New Markets, focused on small modular reactors (SMRs) and electrical power solutions for sustainable energy. With operations spanning key markets in the United States, United Kingdom, China, Germany and over 30 other countries including significant revenue contributions from Asia-Pacific and Europe, Rolls-Royce powers more than 50,000 engines in service across 500 airlines, 2,400 corporate operators and over 100 armed forces. Recent developments include ČEZ Group's equity investment in Rolls-Royce SMR in 2024-2025 with a commitment for up to six SMR units and potential 3GW deployment in the Czech Republic; partnerships with Siemens Energy for steam turbines, Westinghouse for nuclear fuel, and the University of Sheffield for modular manufacturing; over $100 million investment in US plant expansions in Aiken, South Carolina and Mankato, Minnesota for Power Systems growth; completion of a £5.77 billion pension scheme buy-in with Pension Insurance Corporation in 2025; development of new mtu engine platforms launching from 2028 with higher power density and lower emissions; and a reported 50% surge in underlying operating profit to £1.7 billion in first-half 2025 amid strong SMR momentum and net-zero initiatives targeting 2050.