Rolls-Royce

Also known as Rolls-Royce Holdings plc, RR Holdings

British multinational public holding company

Key facts

Trade name: Rolls-Royce
Company type: Public
Traded as: LSE : RR. , FTSE 100 Component
Isin: GB00B63H8491
Industry: Aerospace , Defence , Energy , Marine
Predecessor: Rolls-Royce plc
Founded: Partnership : 23 December 1904 ; 121 years ago ( 1904-12-23 ) Business : 15 March 1906 ; 120 years ago ( 1906-03-15 ) Current company : 10 February 2011 ; 15 years ago ( 2011-02-10 )
Founder: Charles Rolls and Henry Royce (as Rolls-Royce Limited )
Headquarters: Kings Place , London , England, U.K.
Key people: Anita Frew (chair), Tufan Erginbilgic (CEO)
Revenue: £ 21,207 million (2025)
Operating income

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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 one of the world's largest manufacturers of aircraft engines 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. The company is also the world's fourth largest commercial aircraft engine manufacturer, with a 12% market share as of 2020.