Rheinmetall

Rheinmetall to build Europe’s largest tank factory as NATO-Russia tensions rise

Shares of Rheinmetall, Germany's largest defense company, rose about 3% on Wednesday as geopolitical tensions between NATO and Russia intensified and the company announced a major expansion of its production facilities.

Rheinmetall stockpiles €6.2B in supplies to fuel defense production surge

Rheinmetall received approximately €6.2 billion worth of supplies during the second quarter of 2026 to feed its accelerating defense production expansion, a stockpiling effort that drove operating free cash flow to negative €1.33 billion but secured the materials needed to…

BAE Systems raises 2026 outlook after 11% profit jump

BAE Systems on Thursday raised its full-year 2026 outlook after reporting an 11% increase in first-half profits, while German rival Rheinmetall posted preliminary second-quarter results that blew past analyst expectations, underscoring the windfall flowing to Europe's defense sector as governments…

European defense stocks sink after NATO summit disappoints investors

European defense stocks fell sharply on Wednesday, with Rheinmetall dropping nearly 5% and the broader sector retreating as investors digested results from the NATO summit in Ankara without finding the catalysts they had hoped for. The selloff came weeks after…