LSE:RR 29 September 2025 - 22 December 2025

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc goes into the final weeks of 2025 as one of the standout names on the FTSE 100, with the share price still close to record highs and debate intensifying over how much upside is left. As trading closed in London on 4 December 2025, Rolls-Royce shares were quoted at 1,067.5p and 1,068.0p, according to Hargreaves Lansdown’s closing data. Hargreaves Lansdown That leaves the stock roughly 10–12% below its late‑September peak near £11.96, but still up by around 80% year to date, with some calculations putting the gain at more than 83% from the start of 2025 to early December. The Motley Fool+1

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc is back in the spotlight today as fresh analyst calls, a major Middle Eastern engine win and renewed scrutiny from Emirates all land at once. On 18 November 2025, the London‑listed aero‑engineer is trading slightly lower despite a new “outperform” rating from RBC Capital Markets, a higher price target from Morgan Stanley and confirmation that Etihad Airways will power a significant Airbus wide‑body order with Rolls-Royce Trent engines. At the same time, Emirates has again delayed a potential Airbus A350‑1000 order, saying it wants to see improvements in Rolls-Royce’s upgraded engines before committing. Rolls-Royce+2TradingView+2

Rolls-Royce’s stock has been on fire in 2025. The share price has climbed ~124% over the past 12 months, far outpacing the broader marketts2.tech. After languishing below £1 in 2020’s crisis, the stock took flight as global air travel rebounded and defence spending surged. By late September this year, Rolls-Royce shares hit approximately 1,196p, which TS2.tech notes is a multi-year high for the companyts2.tech. This remarkable rally – about +100% year-to-date – has elevated Rolls-Royce into the top tier of London-listed companies, with a market capitalization near £99–100 billionts2.tech. It’s now among the five most valuable firms on the FTSE 100 index, an almost unthinkable turnaround from October 2020 when the stock traded under 40p during the pandemic crisistheguardian.com. Recent movements: In the past few days, Rolls-Royce’s stock has cooled slightly from its peak. After touching £11.40 earlier this week, shares eased back to around £11.03–£11.10 by Friday afternoon. Traders attribute this dip to profit-taking – not surprising after such a massive run-up. Technical charts also showed the stock bumping against the £12.00 resistance level, prompting a healthy breather. “It is common for a stock to retreat before hitting key resistance,” one analyst observed, noting Rolls-Royce formed a bearish divergence