RRU GER Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc · Industrials · Aerospace & Defense

Latest close 17.92 EUR
5.3% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 19.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 92.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.3%, after a 6.8% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 68/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high; volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 74 out of 100
Latest Close 17.92 EUR 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 5.3% latest completed week
4W Return 6.8% short-term follow-through
12W Return 35.9% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 96.2% 50 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.9x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 12-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • 3 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 19.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 92.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.3%, after a 6.8% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.9x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul 7 Aug
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.8412-week average 0.56

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure8/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.84Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers33 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 3 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 6.8% over four weeks, 35.9% over 12 weeks, and 43.9% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 12 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W5.3%
4W6.8%
12W35.9%
26W26.5%
52W43.9%
Active trend streak12 weeks
Active weeks in one year50
Trend breadth96.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.86Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-7.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership17.44Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-3.2%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 91% Model confidence 72%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength34/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 67; rank 1 is best.
Value5/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 96; rank 1 is best.
Quality87/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 14; rank 1 is best.
Momentum81/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 20; rank 1 is best.
Growth96/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 5; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
25.3x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
7.0x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
18.0x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
2.4%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
29.1%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
20.8%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
16.9%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
343.3%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
12.2%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
132.4%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
23.6%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
7/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
0.7%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.7%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
1.4%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-0.2x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment68/100

Weighted news tone is positive across 4 relevant articles.

4 positive · 18 neutral · 0 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-2.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.0%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher17 of 269 weeks finished lower.
Best week+9.7%Week of 22 May.
Worst week-12.6%Week of 24 Apr.
Latest week+5.3%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains9
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses1
Sharp losses8
Recent vol5.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split31/20Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.0% / -4.2%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 202617.92 EUR5.3%15.00 EUR8.74 EUR0.8617.44610.9KOn
31 Jul 202617.02 EUR3.7%14.90 EUR8.64 EUR0.8315.181.2MOn
24 Jul 202616.42 EUR2.0%14.79 EUR8.55 EUR0.7813.95553.5KOn
17 Jul 202616.09 EUR-4.1%14.69 EUR8.45 EUR0.8713.58600.8KOn
10 Jul 202616.78 EUR-3.7%14.60 EUR8.36 EUR0.9318.03891.3KOn
3 Jul 202617.42 EUR6.2%14.46 EUR8.27 EUR0.6919.9245.7KOn
26 Jun 202616.40 EUR0.7%14.29 EUR8.17 EUR0.3018.8263.7KOn
19 Jun 202616.28 EUR7.9%14.15 EUR8.07 EUR0.1017.26138.5KOn
12 Jun 202615.09 EUR3.3%14.00 EUR7.98 EUR-0.2010.99415.6KOn
5 Jun 202614.61 EUR-4.5%13.91 EUR7.89 EUR-0.447.6065.8KOn
29 May 202615.30 EUR5.8%13.86 EUR7.81 EUR-0.3911.781.4MOn
22 May 202614.46 EUR9.7%13.79 EUR7.72 EUR-0.627.221.2MOn
15 May 202613.19 EUR-6.6%13.74 EUR7.64 EUR-0.702.181.1MOff
8 May 202614.12 EUR2.5%13.72 EUR7.57 EUR-0.628.211.6MOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.

Evidence context