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Rolls-Royce Holdings

RR.L
62
Aerospace & Defense · Industrials
Price
1,502.20 GBp
+2.80 (+0.19%)
Market Cap
£124.14B
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
62
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Strong
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Good

Share count rising — dilution

+1.1% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 8.35B (2021) → 8.45B (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Rolls-Royce Holdings builds large engines for planes, ships, and power plants. Its most important product is the jet engine — it makes engines for wide-body passenger jets like the Airbus A350 and Boeing 787, and sells them to airlines and governments around the world. It also makes engines and power systems for military aircraft, submarines, and industrial energy customers.

The company makes most of its money not from selling engines, but from long-term service contracts — airlines pay Rolls-Royce to maintain and repair engines over many years, often based on how many hours the engines fly. This "power by the hour" model creates steady, recurring revenue and makes it hard for customers to switch. Rolls-Royce operates globally, with strong roots in the UK, Europe, and North America, and employs around 40,000 people. The key growth driver is the recovery in long-haul air travel, which directly increases flying hours and service revenue, but the business remains exposed to disruptions like pandemics or airline bankruptcies.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+20.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

-63.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

£394M/ year

Rising (+94% vs prior year)

1.9% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

1.4%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

£8.4B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

Rolls-Royce Holdings is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 21%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
29.5%
Modest — 29.5% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
21.0%
Excellent — 21.0% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
94.9%
Exceptional — 94.9% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+18.6%
Fast-growing sales (+18.6% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-47.1%
Earnings shrinking (-47.1% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
163%
Turns 163% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
18.6%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (18.6%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
1.09
Elevated debt (1.09)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
15.35x
Comfortably covers interest (15.3x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
41.7x
Pricey — P/E 41.7

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+13.4
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (41.7 → 28.3)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
0.67%
Small dividend — 0.67% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+125.1%
Dividend growing fast (125.1% YoY)

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