National rank
#1
Position in the 2026 British CEO Performance Ranking.
CEO & company research profile · Reviewed 2026-09-13
Tufan Erginbilgiç: Rolls-Royce Holdings
Tufan Erginbilgiç ranks #1 in the 2026 British CEO Performance Ranking with a Meridian score of 95.0. This expanded profile shows the operating record, strategic case, risk factors and category scores behind that result.
Meridian score
95.0 / 100
Composite score using the common seven-factor Meridian framework.
Company
Rolls-Royce Holdings
A nationally significant listed company included in the 2026 research universe.
Leadership tenure
Rolls-Royce CEO since January 2023
Tenure is considered when deciding how much operating evidence can reasonably be attributed to the current CEO.
Operating record
2025 performance snapshot
Rolls-Royce delivered £3.5bn of underlying operating profit and £3.3bn of free cash flow in 2025, while raising medium-term targets and setting a 23% to 26% return-on-capital ambition.
The transformation delivered a sharp rise in 2025 operating profit, margin, free cash flow and return on capital, with guidance raised again.
Seven-factor score breakdown
| Factor | Weight | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Shareholder performance | 25% | 99 / 100 |
| Revenue & earnings | 20% | 98 / 100 |
| Capital efficiency | 15% | 99 / 100 |
| Strategic execution | 15% | 99 / 100 |
| Innovation & future investment | 10% | 91 / 100 |
| Workforce signal | 10% | 88 / 100 |
| Governance | 5% | 90 / 100 |
Category scores are editorial-data assessments based on the published methodology and available public evidence. They are designed for comparative research, not investment advice.
Strategic assessment
Strategic execution
Drive commercial discipline, improve engine availability, raise aftermarket economics and make capital productivity a core operating metric.
Capital allocation
A move from balance-sheet repair to dividends and buybacks reflects the scale of the cash-flow turnaround.
Innovation and future investment
Next-generation propulsion, small modular reactors and digital engine services provide long-run optionality beyond the immediate restructuring story.
Workforce and operating model
The transformation has combined cost reduction with investment in engineering, production and supply-chain capability.
What could change the ranking
Risks and counterweights
Civil-aerospace cycles, engine durability, defence programme execution and supply-chain constraints remain material.
Future editions can move the score materially when annual results, acquisitions, capital-allocation decisions, management changes, regulatory events or significant governance developments alter the evidence base.
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