MW Rolls-Royce is Britain's answer to Nvidia. It just hiked its outlook again.

By Steve Goldstein

Rolls-Royce phenomenal stock-market gains continued on Thursday as the engine maker lifted its outlook for the year.

Over the last five years, the stock (UK:RR) has returned 64% per year, according to FactSet, a figure bested by Nvidia's (NVDA) 76% return over the same timeframe, but few other companies. Rolls-Royce has been helped by the recovery in aviation demand as well as its growing business in military and power generation.

Rolls-Royce shares rose a further 9% to another all-time high.

Rolls-Royce lifted its full-year underlying operating profit guidance, to a midpoint of GBP3.15 billion from a midpoint of GBP2.8 billion, as well as its free cash flow guidance.

Analysts were expecting an underlying operating profit of GBP2.87 billion this year

Rolls-Royce said a "strong" large engine aftermarket performance helped boost its civil aviation unit in the first half, as power systems was boosted by data center and government demand.

-Steve Goldstein

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