Rolls-Royce announces first dividend since Covid-19 pandemic; Gatwick runway decision expected – business live

Rolls-Royce announces first dividend since Covid-19 pandemic; Gatwick runway decision expected – business live

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​Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsUK engineering firm Rolls-Royce is resuming payouts to shareholders for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic hit its operations.Following “strong results” in 2024, Rolls-Royce has announced it will pay a dividend of 6.0p per share to investors. It also plans to spend £1bn on a share buyback scheme – another way of returning cash to shareholders.All core divisions delivered significantly improved performance, despite a supply chain environment that remains challenging.We are moving with pace and intensity. Based on our 2025 guidance, we now expect to deliver underlying operating profit and free cash flow within the target ranges set at our Capital Markets Day, two years earlier than planned.“I am not some sort of flight-shaming eco warrior. I love flying – I always have.” Continue reading… 

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

UK engineering firm Rolls-Royce is resuming payouts to shareholders for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic hit its operations.

Following “strong results” in 2024, Rolls-Royce has announced it will pay a dividend of 6.0p per share to investors. It also plans to spend £1bn on a share buyback scheme – another way of returning cash to shareholders.

All core divisions delivered significantly improved performance, despite a supply chain environment that remains challenging.

We are moving with pace and intensity. Based on our 2025 guidance, we now expect to deliver underlying operating profit and free cash flow within the target ranges set at our Capital Markets Day, two years earlier than planned.

“I am not some sort of flight-shaming eco warrior. I love flying – I always have.”

Continue reading… 

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