Rolls-Royce Share Price Today: Dubai Air Show Orders, Quantum Breakthrough and New EASA Checks Drive RR.L Outlook (28

Rolls-Royce Holdings (LSE: RR., ticker RR.L) is closing out November on a dramatic note. Over 28–29 November 2025, the UK aero‑engine giant has announced major wide‑body engine deals at the Dubai Air Show, unveiled a headline‑grabbing quantum computing project, and faced fresh European safety directives on its Trent 7000 engines – all while its share price trades near record territory.

Below is a breakdown of the key developments investors need to know, and how they feed into the current Rolls-Royce stock story.

Rolls-Royce share price today: RR.L still near the top of the FTSE 100

On Friday 28 November, RR.L spent much of the session as one of the FTSE 100’s standout risers. Market data collated by TechStock² and several platforms show the shares trading in a 1,060p–1,080p band, with mid‑afternoon levels around 1,070–1,076p, up roughly 1–2% on the day. TS2 Tech+1

A delayed quote on MarketScreener lists a London price of about 1,068p, a gain of just under 1% versus Thursday’s close. ^[1] Yahoo Finance data for the Frankfurt‑traded line (RRL.XC) show an intraday range on 28 November between 1,062p and 1,078p, consistent with a tight consolidation just below all‑time highs. ^[2]

Zooming out:

Over the past 12 months, the Rolls-Royce share price is up around 90%, with a 52‑week range of roughly 542p to 1,195p. TS2 Tech
Year to date, the stock has delivered around 80% gains, making it one of the FTSE 100’s best performers for a second consecutive year. TS2 Tech+1
On Google Finance, RR.L shows a dividend yield around 0.7%, reflecting the relatively recent restart of payouts after years of crisis‑management. ^[3]

Across the Atlantic, the US ADR RYCEY traded in a range of about $14.08–$15.32 on 28 November and was recently quoted near $14.07, broadly mirroring the London consolidation just below the peak. ^[4]

RR.L’s importance to UK investors is now hard to miss. In Vanguard’s FTSE 100 UCITS ETF, Rolls-Royce accounts for just over 4% of the fund’s value, making it one of the index’s heavyweight industrial holdings. ^[5]

1. Dubai Air Show 2025: 176 engines and a powerful civil aerospace signal

The headline corporate news for Rolls-Royce on 28 November 2025 is its Dubai Air Show 2025 press release, which confirms “repeat business” in the region with agreements covering 176 Trent family engines. ^[6]

Key deals include: ^[7]

Air Europa
- 80 Trent XWB‑84 engines to power 40 Airbus A350‑900 aircraft.
- Deepens Air Europa’s relationship with Rolls-Royce and brings the airline into the Trent XWB family.
Etihad Airways
- 30 Trent 7000 engines for 15 Airbus A330neo jets.
- 34 Trent XWB‑97 engines to power 7 A350‑1000 wide‑bodies and 10 A350F freighters.
Emirates
- 16 Trent XWB‑84 engines for 8 A350‑900 aircraft.
- The airline will also join Rolls-Royce’s global Trent 900 maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) network from 2027, boosting third‑party service capacity.
Ethiopian Airlines
- 12 Trent XWB‑84 engines for 6 A350‑900 jets.
Silk Way West Airlines
- 4 Trent XWB‑97 engines for 2 A350F freighters.

The company also reiterated that it is investing £1 billion across its modern Trent engines to lift durability by an average of 80%, with a substantial chunk of that uplift landing in 2025. For the Trent 7000, an enhancement package has already tripled time on wing in some cases, with another up to 30% improvement expected in 2026. ^[8]

Why it matters for the stock

The Dubai engine wins reinforce the idea that wide‑body demand is robust, especially in the Middle East – a region where Rolls-Royce has deep relationships and long‑term service contracts.
Engines like the Trent XWB‑84 and XWB‑97 carry high‑margin, decades‑long service revenue – a key driver of Rolls-Royce’s transformation from a distressed turnaround story to a cash‑generating franchise. ^[9]
Demonstrated durability improvements support management’s push to boost time on wing and reduce disruption, which is central to hitting its upgraded margin and cash‑flow targets. ^[10]

In short, the Dubai Air Show news is a strong validation of Rolls-Royce’s civil aerospace strategy – and it arrived on the same day the stock was already trading near record levels.

2. Quantum project: from weeks to under an hour for engine airflow simulations

Also on 28 November, Rolls-Royce released details of a quantum computing collaboration with Canadian firm Xanadu and UK‑based Riverlane. The partners have built a prototype workflow that dramatically accelerates simulations of air flowing through jet engines – a process known as computational fluid dynamics (CFD). ^[11]

According to the company:

By integrating Rolls-Royce CFD test cases into Xanadu’s PennyLane software and Riverlane’s advanced algorithms, the team showed that run‑time for very large simulations could be cut from weeks to under an hour on future fault‑tolerant quantum hardware. ^[12]
CFD is one of the most computationally intensive parts of engine design, and accelerating it could significantly shorten development cycles and enable more complex optimisation. ^[13]

This is not an immediate profit driver – the hardware needed for practical industrial quantum computing is still emerging – but it fits squarely into the narrative that Rolls-Royce is investing heavily in digital tools, AI and advanced simulationto underpin long‑term margins and product performance. ^[14]

For investors, the quantum project adds another “innovation” layer to a stock story that, for the last two years, has mainly revolved around cost‑cutting, contract repricing and recovering engine flying hours.

3. Trent 7000 spotlight: cutting maintenance and boosting airline economics

A third piece of Rolls-Royce content dated 28 November 2025 is its long‑form marketing story “Unlocking Next‑Generation Benefits with the Trent 7000” – the engine that powers the Airbus A330neo. ^[15]

The article highlights several investor‑relevant points:

Maintenance down roughly 60% vs. the older Trent 700, already a benchmark engine.
The Trent 7000 draws on over 200 million engine‑flying‑hours of Trent‑family experience (including 80m from the Trent 700), emphasizing reliability. ^[16]
Compared with Trent‑700‑powered A330 “ceo” aircraft, the Trent 7000 delivers around 14% better fuel burn per seat, which Rolls-Royce translates into about $2.5 million in annual fuel savings per aircraft. ^[17]
The engine is billed as capable of both long‑range missions and intense short‑haul cycles, reinforcing its role as a versatile workhorse for airlines. ^[18]

Paired with the Etihad A330neo order and other Trent 7000 wins referenced in the Dubai Air Show release, this messaging underlines why investors increasingly view Rolls-Royce as a beneficiary of the wide‑body replacement and freight cycle, not just a post‑pandemic recovery play. ^[19]

4. New EASA safety directives: extra Trent 7000 inspections

Balancing the positive news, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued two new Airworthiness Directives (ADs) on 28 November 2025 that directly affect Rolls-Royce’s Trent 7000 engines: ^[20]

AD 2025‑0265 – Air: Intermediate / High‑Pressure Air Tubes – Inspection
AD 2025‑0266 – Engine: High‑Pressure Turbine (HPT) Blades – Inspection

Both apply to Trent7000‑72 and Trent7000‑72C variants and become effective on 12 December 2025. They supersede an earlier directive from January 2025 (AD 2025‑0021R1) and require additional inspection procedures to ensure the integrity of key components that factor into life‑limited‑part calculations. ^[21]

What this means in practice:

Airlines and maintenance shops will need to carry out extra borescope and visual checks at defined intervals, adding some complexity and cost to Trent 7000 maintenance programmes. ^[22]
Such directives are fairly routine in modern aerospace – but they underline the technological and regulatory risk that investors must price into Rolls-Royce’s newer engines.

TechStock²’s 28 November coverage explicitly flags the new HPT blade directive as a reminder that, even as the Trent 7000 story leans heavily on improved durability and time on wing, regulators will continue to tighten oversight as operating data accumulates. TS2 Tech+1

5. Market mood: heavy trading, strong gains – and rising worries

Despite the new safety checks, sentiment around Rolls-Royce stock remains broadly positive, but the mood on 28–29 November is more nuanced than the soaring share price might suggest.

Retail interest still strong

Interactive investor’s Daily Trading Flash for 28 November lists Rolls-Royce among the 10 most‑traded stocks on its platform, with around 63% of trades on the buy side – clear evidence that UK retail investors are still net buyers at these levels. ^[23]

Valuation tension and profit‑taking chatter

However, several recent articles – including one published on 28 November titled “The risks are rocketing for Rolls-Royce shares – time to bank that profit?” – highlight growing concern that the stock may have run too far, too fast. ^[24]

Key themes from that commentary and similar pieces:

Rolls-Royce has slipped around 5–6% over the past month as investors take profits after a multi‑year rally of more than 1,500% since 2022. ^[25]
Speculation about peace talks in Ukraine has hurt sentiment towards defence‑related stocks broadly, even though a large portion of Rolls-Royce’s value now stems from civil aerospace and power systems rather than pure defence. ^[26]
Articles on Yahoo Finance and German financial sites note that some investors are using even positive news – such as the recent Moody’s upgrade to Baa1 – as an opportunity to lock in gains, adding to short‑term volatility. ^[27]

“Outperform” ratings but limited upside

Sell‑side analysts remain mostly bullish but are increasingly focused on valuation:

MarketScreener data show around 18 covering analysts with a consensus “Buy” rating and a 12‑month target price near 1,190–1,200p, implying only about 10–15% upside from late‑November levels. ^[28]
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) recently initiated coverage with an “Outperform” call, arguing there is “more fuel in the tank” despite the share price already having soared this year. ^[29]
On 29 November, a new article on The Motley Fool UK – “Meet the growth stocks tipped to outshine Rolls-Royce’s share price!” – points out that the average 12‑month price target of around £11.98 (1,198p) is only about 15% above the current price, and suggests other growth shares may now offer better risk‑reward. ^[30]

The result is a classic late‑cycle dynamic: fundamentals keep improving, but expectations and the share price already bake in a lot of that good news.

6. Fundamentals behind the headlines: trading update and balance sheet repair

The 28–29 November news flow sits on top of a very strong trading update delivered on 13 November 2025, which remains central to the investment case.

From that update, Rolls-Royce guided for full‑year 2025 underlying operating profit of £3.1–3.2 billion and free cash flow of £3.0–3.1 billion, despite ongoing supply‑chain pressures. ^[31]

Other notable points from the trading statement: ^[32]

Civil Aerospace
- Large‑engine flying hours for the first ten months of 2025 were 8% higher year‑on‑year and 109% of 2019 levels, confirming that wide‑body traffic is now running above pre‑Covid norms.
- Rolls-Royce highlighted major engine orders from IndiGo, Malaysia Airlines and Avolon, plus rising demand for Trent XWB‑97‑powered A350 freighters, especially in Greater China and Asia‑Pacific.
Defence
- Demand “remains robust”, helped by progress on the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) and new export opportunities such as a 20‑aircraft Eurofighter Typhoon deal with Türkiye powered by EJ200 engines.
Power Systems
- Strong order growth is being driven by backup power for data centres and governmental customers. A next‑generation engine aimed at the data‑centre market is on track for service entry in 2028, promising higher power density and better fuel consumption.
Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)
- Rolls-Royce SMR has advanced to the final stage of Sweden’s selection process and remains the preferred technology provider for Great British Energy – Nuclear in the UK, while also entering the US regulatory process.
Balance sheet and capital returns
- All three major credit‑rating agencies now rate Rolls-Royce at investment grade, with Fitch and S&P Global at BBB+ and Moody’s recently upgrading to Baa1 with a positive outlook. ^[33]
- A $1 billion bond was repaid in October out of existing cash, and the company has completed £0.9 billion of a planned £1 billion share buyback by the end of that month. ^[34]

These fundamentals help explain why, even after a brief correction in November, articles such as “How on earth are Rolls-Royce shares up 1,556% since 2022?” still conclude that the transformation from crisis to high‑margin cash generator has been dramatic. ^[35]

7. Macro backdrop: budget jitters, AI bubble fears and sector rotation

On 29 November, a broader UK market wrap from TechStock² notes that the FTSE 100 ended the week higher but November slightly lower, breaking a months‑long winning streak. Aerospace and defence stocks, as a group, have lagged recently amid renewed talk of a Russia‑Ukraine peace process and concerns that defence spending growth could slow. ^[36]

At the same time:

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ tax‑heavy budget on 26 November raised the overall tax burden to its highest since World War II, but was generally welcomed by markets as fiscally credible, helping sterling and gilts.
Opinion pieces and OBR analysis warn that a potential “AI bubble” in global equities could become a headwind for UK tax revenues and risk sentiment if it bursts, though the FTSE 100’s sector mix partly insulates it. TS2 Tech

For Rolls-Royce, this macro mix cuts both ways:

Lower gilt yields and the prospect of rate cuts are helpful for equity valuations, especially long‑duration growth stories.
But any risk‑off move tied to AI stocks, or a sharp slowdown in global growth, could hit high‑beta cyclicals like aerospace, regardless of company‑specific fundamentals.

8. What 28–29 November 2025 mean for Rolls-Royce investors

Pulling all of this together, the 28–29 November news flow around Rolls-Royce UK stock can be summed up in a few key points:

Civil aerospace momentum is real and strengthening.
Dubai Air Show deals covering 176 engines, plus the Trent 7000 marketing push, support the view that Rolls-Royce is deeply embedded in the global wide‑body upgrade cycle, with long‑dated, high‑margin service revenues to follow. ^[37]
Innovation is becoming a differentiator.
The quantum CFD project and ongoing work on durability, digital twins and SMRs reinforce management’s message that Rolls-Royce is building a technology‑rich portfolio, not just squeezing costs from old assets. ^[38]
Regulatory risk is alive but manageable.
New EASA directives on Trent 7000 engines highlight that the regulatory environment remains demanding. They may add some maintenance complexity, but there is no suggestion of a new crisis, and they sit alongside tangible time‑on‑wing improvements. ^[39]
Valuation is the main bear argument.
RR.L is up several‑fold since 2022 and trades at a premium multiple versus many FTSE industrial peers. Consensus target prices imply modest upside, and commentators are openly debating whether it is time to take profits after an extraordinary run. The Motley Fool+3TS2 Tech+3MarketScreener+3
Balance sheet and cash flows provide a cushion.
Investment‑grade ratings across the board, strong free‑cash‑flow guidance, resumed dividends and an almost completed £1bn buyback offer support if sentiment cools. ^[40]
Macro and sector rotation remain wild cards.
Shifts in expectations around defence spending, peace negotiations, AI‑driven equity volatility and UK fiscal policy can all swing sentiment on the stock in the short term, regardless of Rolls-Royce’s own execution.

Final thoughts (and a quick disclaimer)

Over 28–29 November 2025, the story around Rolls-Royce UK stock is one of strong operational momentum and innovation, tempered by regulatory vigilance and valuation nerves. The company continues to sign big ticket engine deals, push the technological frontier and strengthen its balance sheet – but the shares already reflect a huge amount of that progress.

As always, this article is for information and news analysis only. It is not personal investment advice or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold Rolls-Royce or any other security. Anyone considering an investment should do their own research, look at their financial objectives and risk tolerance, and, if needed, consult a qualified financial adviser.

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