Rolls-Royce | |
Company type | Public limited company |
LSE: RR. FTSE 100 Component | |
ISIN | GB00B63H8491 |
Industry | Aerospace, Defence, Energy, Marine |
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Founded |
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Founder | Charles Rolls and Henry Royce (as Rolls-Royce Limited) |
Headquarters | Kings Place, London, England, United Kingdom |
Key people | Anita Frew (Chairperson) Tufan Erginbilgic (CEO) |
Products |
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Revenue | £16,486 million (2023)[1] |
£1,944 million (2023)[1] | |
£2,404 million (2023)[1] | |
Total assets | £31,512 million (2023)[1] |
Total equity | £(3,629) million (2023)[1] |
Number of employees | 50,000 (2024)[2] |
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Website | rolls-royce |
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc is a British multinational aerospace and defence company incorporated in February 2011. The company owns Rolls-Royce, a business established in 1904 which today designs, manufactures and distributes power systems for aviation and other industries. Rolls-Royce is the world's second-largest maker of aircraft engines[3] (after CFM International)[4] and has major businesses in the marine propulsion and energy sectors.
Rolls-Royce was the world's 16th largest defence contractor in 2018 when measured by defence revenues.[5] The company is also the world's fourth largest commercial aircraft engine manufacturer, with a 12% market share as of 2020[update].[6]
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange, where it is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. At the close of London trading on 28 August 2019, the company had a market capitalisation of £4.656bn, the 85th-largest of any company with a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange.[7]
The company's registered office is at Kings Place, near Kings Cross in London.[8]