Record Order Intake Maintained
Order intake of EUR 25.3 billion in 2025, matching the record level from 2024; group book-to-bill ratio at 1.14 and 1.24 for Defence, indicating strong commercial momentum and healthy future revenue visibility.
Sales Growth Above Guidance
Group sales reached EUR 22.1 billion with organic growth of 8.8% (reported growth 7.6% after a c.1.5 percentage point FX headwind), driven notably by Defence and Aerospace contributions and balanced growth across emerging and mature markets.
Improved Profitability
Adjusted EBIT rose to EUR 2.7 billion (reported increase >13%), with an EBIT margin of 12.4%. Adjusted net income, group share, grew by 5.5% and crossed the EUR 2 billion mark; adjusted EPS was EUR 9.76.
Strong Free Operating Cash Flow and Deleveraging
Free operating cash flow increased 27% to EUR 2.6 billion in 2025, with an exceptional conversion ratio of 128% from adjusted net income. Net debt reduced to EUR 1.6 billion and the Board proposed a dividend up 5.5% to EUR 3.90 (payout ratio ~40%).
Defence Segment Outperformance and Backlog Strength
Defence order intake reached EUR 15.1 billion (record), book-to-bill >1.2 for the seventh consecutive year, and backlog stood at EUR 42 billion (c.3.4 years of sales). Multiple large orders (20 >EUR100m) including air defence wins (SAMP/T NG) bolster long-term visibility.
Aerospace & Space Recovery and Profitability Gains
Aerospace orders EUR 6.1 billion; sales EUR 5.9 billion with organic +8.7%. Avionics delivered double-digit growth in 2025 and adjusted EBIT for Aerospace increased ~39% organically to EUR 560 million (margin 9.5%). Space returned to positive adjusted EBIT in 2025 and benefitted from several large contracts including IRIS2 initial phase.
Innovation & AI Leadership
Significant AI investment and deployment: ~800 AI experts, ~100 PhD students, 5 country hubs for cortAIx, ~200 patents, cortAIx embedded across 100+ products and 250+ use cases. Concrete AI-enabled product wins include TALIOS (AI-assisted targeting) and AI-augmented autonomous mine countermeasures delivered to the French Navy.
Sustainability & Diversity Progress
ESG advances: Climate Passport completion by 94.6% of managers (vs 85% target); Scope 1 & 2 CO2 emissions reduced by 75.2% (2024) and Scope 3 down 15.4% vs 2018; women in senior management at 21.8% and 69.2% of management committees have at least four women (up from 64.1%).