Leonardo CEO urges “speed as important as money” as joint ventures progress picks up
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The company’s Q1 2025 results showed a 20% increase in new orders and a 15% increase in revenue across the business.
Leonardo’s Q1 2025 results showed a strong start to the year, with progress being made on two of its joint ventures, and a boost in 20% on new orders compared to March 2024.
The results, presented just over a month and a half after its full year financial results, demonstrated growth spread across all business divisions with the aerostructures seeing a boost, Leonardo CEO Roberto Cingolani disclosed.
Of note were the increase in international export orders, which Cingolani said showed the company was “capturing real international opportunities”, with a 5% increase in orders from the rest of the world from 62%
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