Rolls-Royce Holdings

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 (after General Electric) and has major businesses in the marine propulsion and energy sectors.

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc
Rolls-Royce
Company typePublic limited company
LSE: RR.
FTSE 100 Component
ISINGB00B63H8491 
IndustryAerospace, Defence, Energy, Marine
Predecessor
Founded
  • Partnership: 23 December 1904 (1904-12-23)
  • Business: 15 March 1906 (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
Revenue £13,520 million (2022)
£837 million (2022)
£(1,194) million (2022)
Total assets £29,450 million (2022)
Total equity £(6,016) million (2022)
Number of employees
50,000 (2024)
Subsidiaries
Websiterolls-royce.com

Rolls-Royce was the world's 16th largest defence contractor in 2018 when measured by defence revenues. The company is also the world's fourth largest commercial aircraft engine manufacturer, with a 12% market share as of 2020.

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.

The company's registered office is at Kings Place, near Kings Cross in London.

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