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Rolls-Royce lifts returns as annual profit soars
- On Thursday, Rolls-Royce plc said it expects profits over £4 billion this year and unveiled a £7 billion-£9 billion multi-year buyback alongside a 9.5p dividend for 2025.
- Chief executive Tufan Erginbilgic's transformation plan launched three years ago strengthened the group and power-systems demand from data centres and aero-engines durability lifted performance, helping shares more than double over the past year.
- On performance metrics, Rolls-Royce posted an underlying operating profit of 3.5 billion pounds with a 17.3% margin and underlying revenue rose 12% to 20.1 billion pounds in 2025.
- Shares rallied, with Rolls-Royce shares rising 7% to trade above 1400p on Thursday, as analysts including Matt Britzman said strong numbers should prompt upgrades.
- Looking ahead, the company upgraded 2028 mid-term targets to underlying operating profit of £4.9 billion-£5.2 billion and expects free cash flow of £3.6 billion-£3.8 billion this year.
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This is the second consecutive year that the company has announced a share buyback program, after a decade without any.
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Britain's Rolls-Royce has today posted a 40% rise in annual profit after a strong performance by its aero-engines unit and on rising power demand for data centres, enabling it to upgrade targets and significantly lift shareholder returns.
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Rolls-Royce to return up to £10bn to investors after profit soars
Rolls-Royce has laid out plans to return billions to investors over the next two years after the blue-chip giant’s profit rocketed, leading to an upgrade of targets. The aerospace titan revealed plans for a £7bn to £9bn multi-year share buyback through 2028, which comes as the firm wraps ...
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