Tracking European Defense Stocks? Follow the Money
March 17, 2025 (Investorideas.com Newswire) Investorideas.com, a top rated investment site for investment and trading ideas for aerospace and defense stocks issues a daily news summary for the sector.

For investors seeing headlines of surging defense spending in Europe, there is one way to track the stocks, with the STOXX® Europe Total Market Aerospace & Defense Index. https://stoxx.com/index/sxparo/
The top 10 stocks in the index are Top 10 Components are AIRBUS, SAFRAN, ROLLS ROYCE HLDG, BAE SYSTEMS, RHEINMETALL, THALES, MTU AERO ENGINES, LEONARDO., SAAB B, MELROSE INDUSTRIES.
One of the biggest gainers in the in index is Rheinmetall AG (RHM.DE) https://www.rheinmetall.com/de, recently announced their financials with these highlights -
Consolidated sales grow significantly by 36% to €9,751 million, sales in the defence business increase by 50%
Operating result climbs by 61% to a new record value of €1,478 million (previous year: €918 million)
The Group's operating margin rises to 15.2% and even reaches 19% in the defence business
Rheinmetall backlog reaches a new record high of €55.0 billion, an increase of 44% (previous year €38.3 billion)
From the news -Armin Papperger: "An era of rearmament has begun in Europe that will demand a lot from all of us. However, it also brings us at Rheinmetall growth prospects for the coming years that we have never experienced before. We are an important player in key areas of military equipment. With our capital strength, broad technological positioning and highly motivated employees, we will be a reliable and efficient partner for governments."
Rheinmetall AG, headquartered in Düsseldorf, is an integrated technology group with strong capital and international success, operating in diverse markets with an innovative range of products and services. Rheinmetall is a leading international systems provider in the defense industry and, at the same time, a driver of pioneering technological and industrial innovations in the civilian markets. A focus on sustainability is an integral part of Rheinmetall's strategy. The company aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2035.
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