Chemring Group (CHG)

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£1,708.96m
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Sector:
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Chemring hails record order book amid military ramp up

By Frank Prenesti

Date: Tuesday 02 Jun 2026

LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - UK defence company Chemring on Tuesday reported a record order book at the half-year stage and held full-year guidance as governments continued to ramp up military spending.
Orders at the end of April stood at £1.4bn, a rise of 8%. Underlying core earnings fell 2% to £38.2m.

Underlying operating profit fell to £24.5m from £26.5m a year ago, leading to a decline in operating margin to 10.3% from 11.9%. Revenue rose to 7% £237.3m.

The company, which develops countermeasure systems and explosives, also took an £8.3m impairment charge after closing its alloy surfaces division in the US after a strategic review found it could not secure sufficient orders to sustain operations.

"Elevated defence and national security spending is increasingly seen as a structural feature of the geopolitical environment, rather than a temporary response to current conflicts and regional tensions," Chemring said.

"Across NATO, planning assumptions have shifted towards territorial defence and peer-conflict readiness, supporting structurally higher budgets."

Reporting by Frank Prenesti for Sharecast.com

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Chemring Group Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Price 628.00p
Change Today 8.00p
52 Week High 640.00p
52 Week Low 460.00p
Volume 699,797
Shares Issued 272.13m
Market Cap £1,708.96m

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