Rheinmetall

Rheinmetall AG
	Rheinmetall's head office in Düsseldorf
Company type	Public (Aktiengesellschaft)
Traded as	FWB: RHM; FWB: RHMB (ADR); OTC Pink Current: RNMBF; OTC Pink Current: RNMBY (ADR); DAX component (RHM);
ISIN	DE0007030009; US76206K1079;
Industry	Defence
Founded	13 April 1889
Founder	Lorenz Zuckermandel
Headquarters	Düsseldorf, Germany
Key people	Armin Papperger (CEO and chairman of the executive board); Ulrich Grillo (Chairman of the supervisory board);
Products	Automotive parts, military vehicles, autocannons, ATGMs, anti-aircraft defence systems, artillery, mortars, tank guns, munitions, ammunition, fuze systems, electronics, naval ships
Revenue	€9.751 billion (2024)
Operating income	€1.478 billion (2024)
Net income	€808 million (2024)
Total assets	€14.344 billion (end 2024)
Total equity	€4.465 billion (end 2024)
Number of employees	40,000 (2025)
Subsidiaries	Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (55%); Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (51%); Blohm+Voss; RWM Italia S.p.A (100%);
Website	www.rheinmetall.com/en

Rheinmetall AG (German pronunciation: [ˈʁaɪnmeˌtal]) is a German automotive and arms manufacturer, headquartered in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The group was promoted to the DAX, Germany's leading stock market index, in March 2023. It is the largest German and fifth-largest European arms manufacturer, and produces a variety of armored fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers, in both wheeled and tracked versions, as well as warships through Blohm+Voss. It also manufactures artillery, air defense systems, anti-tank weapons and ammunition. Its name is derived from the German-language words Rhein and Metall, translating to "Rhine-metal" when combined.