German arms giant Rheinmetall sees sales jump 46% in first quarter

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2025-05-08

Dusseldorf (dpa) - German arms giant Rheinmetall on Thursday said its sales rose 46% in the first quarter of 2025. Group sales rose to ?2.305 billion ($2.6 billion), well above the ?1.581 billion recorded over the same period in the previous year. First-quarter earnings from continuing operations increased to ?108 million from ?55 million in the prior year. Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations was ?1.91, up from ?1.13. Earnin......

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