Rolls-Royce Holdings

This article is about the Rolls-Royce aircraft engine and power systems business and ownership since 1987. For previous owners, see Rolls-Royce Limited. For the present day manufacturers of Rolls-Royce automobiles, not to be confused with the aircraft company, see Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. For other uses, see Rolls-Royce.

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc
Rolls-Royce
Company typePublic limited company
LSE: RR.
FTSE 100 Component
ISINGB00B63H8491 Edit this on Wikidata
IndustryAerospace, Defence, Energy, Marine
Predecessor
Founded
  • Partnership: 23 December 1904; 119 years ago (1904-12-23)
  • Business: 15 March 1906; 118 years ago (1906-03-15), in Manchester, Lancashire, England
  • Company: incorporated 10 February 2011 (2011-02-10), transition completed 23 May 2011 (2011-05-23)
FounderCharles Rolls and Henry Royce (as Rolls-Royce Limited)
HeadquartersKings Place, London, England, United Kingdom
Key people
Anita Frew (Chairperson)
Tufan Erginbilgic (CEO)
Products
  • Civil and military aero engines
  • Marine propulsion systems
  • Power generation equipment
RevenueIncrease £16,486 million (2023)[1]
Increase £1,944 million (2023)[1]
Increase £2,404 million (2023)[1]
Total assetsIncrease £31,512 million (2023)[1]
Total equityIncrease £(3,629) million (2023)[1]
Number of employees
50,000 (2024)[2]
Subsidiaries
Websiterolls-royce.com

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.[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]

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  2. ^ "Rest of the World". Rolls-Royce. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  3. ^ Wall, Robert (26 February 2014). "Rolls-Royce unveils new engine for future Boeing, Airbus planes". Bloomberg Business Week. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  4. ^ Aboulafia, Richard (7 January 2019). "GE's Jet Engine Business Could Lose Altitude From Sale of Its Giant Plane Leasing Operation". Forbes. Archived from the original on 15 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Defense News Top 100 for 2018". Defense News. Archived from the original on 2 January 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Market share of the leading commercial aircraft engine manufacturers worldwide in 2020". Statista. May 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  7. ^ "FTSE 100 : The latest Index price detail and constituents | Sharecast.com". www.sharecast.com. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Legal Information". Rolls-Royce. Retrieved 13 April 2020.