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Rheinmetall Sells Civil Division, Boosts 2025 Sales Outlook

12/20/2025

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Rheinmetall AG announced on December 17, 2025 that it began selling its civil business activities as discontinued operations to refocus on military operations.
The sale will incur a non-cash impairment charge of about 350 million euros ($411.08 million) and will not affect liquidity or earnings of continuing operations.
The 2025 sales forecast was raised to 30%–35%.
The sale is expected to close in Q1 2026 after negotiations with two bidders.

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Rheinmetall AG announced on December 17, 2025 that it began selling its civil business activities as discontinued operations to refocus on military operations.
The sale will incur a non-cash impairment charge of about 350 million euros ($411.08 million) and will not affect liquidity or earnings of continuing operations.
The 2025 sales forecast was raised to 30%–35%.
The sale is expected to close in Q1 2026 after negotiations with two bidders.