Rolls-Royce raises guidance as profit jumps 46%

Industry & Services Aerospace Written by: Oliver Haill 07:41 Thu 30 Jul 2026 --> Disclaimer No investment advice About this content Editorial Standards & Policies Share article About this content × About Oliver Haill Oliver has been writing about companies and markets since the early 2000s, cutting his teeth as a financial journalist at Growth Company Investor with a focusing on AIM companies and small caps, before a few years later becoming a section editor and then head of research. He joined Proactive after a couple of years freelancing, where he worked for the Financial Times Group, ITV, Press Association, Reuters sports desk, the London Olympic News Service, Rugby World Cup News Service, Gracenote... Read more About the publisher Proactive financial news and online broadcast teams provide fast, accessible, informative and actionable business and finance news content to a global investment audience. All our content is produced independently by our experienced and qualified teams of news journalists. Proactive news team spans the world’s key finance and investing hubs with bureaus and studios in London, New York, Toronto, Vancouver, Sydney and Perth. We are experts in medium and small-cap markets, we also keep our community up to date with blue-chip companies, commodities and broader investment stories. This is content that excites and engages motivated private investors. The team delivers news and unique insights across the market including but not confined to: biotech and pharma, mining and natural resources, battery metals, oil and gas, crypto and emerging digital and EV technologies. Use of technology Proactive has always been a forward looking and enthusiastic technology adopter. Our human content creators are equipped with many decades of valuable expertise and experience. The team also has access to and use technologies to assist and enhance workflows. Proactive will on occasion use automation and software tools, including generative AI. Nevertheless, all content published by Proactive is edited and authored by humans, in line with best practice in regard to content production and search engine optimisation. Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC ( LSE:RR. ) View Price & Profile Rolls-Royce raises guidance as profit jumps 46% Published: 07:41 30 Jul 2026 BST Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (LSE:RR.) raised its full-year guidance after first-half operating profit jumped 46%, as improved margins across all three divisions extended the engine maker's turnaround. Underlying operating profit increased to £2.5 billion from £1.7 billion a year earlier on revenue up 25% to £11.3 billion. Operating profit margins widened to 22.5% from 19.1%. The FTSE 100 group now expects underlying operating profit of £4.7-4.9 billion for the full year, alongside free cash flow of £3.8 -4 billion, despite disruption from the conflict in the Middle East. Free cash flow increased to £2 billion in the first half from £1.6 billion a year ago, helping net cash reach £2.1 billion at the end of June, up from £1.9 billion at the end of December. Civil Aerospace's operating margin increased to 25.3% from 24.9%, helped by improved profitability from long-term service agreements and engine maintenance. Defence's margin rose to 21% from 15.4%, while Power Systems improved to 20.3% from 15.3% following stronger demand from data centres and government customers. Chief executive Tufan Erginbilgic said: "Our transformation continues to deliver, and we are demonstrating that Rolls-Royce is now a very different company to that of the past." He added that the company had "effectively eliminated aircraft on ground", easing disruption for airline customers. The board declared an interim dividend of 6p a share, up from 4.5p. So far, £1.4 billion of shares have been purchased under its planned £2.5 billion share buyback for the year. Continue reading