Turnover: 1.25 billion EUR (2021)
Country: France
European Satellite Company
News

Ariane Group at the heart of a high-risk European showdown 04/04/2023
- New version of Ariane 3.5 years behind schedule
- The Russian Soyuz rocket has left Kourou for good.
- The small Vega launcher won't be back on the scene until 2024.
- Europe is aiming to launch two Ariane 5s and two older versions of Vega this year, for a total of four launches.
- ArianeGroup has lost around 800 million euros in sales by 2022.
- ArianeGroup's share of the defense business is 40%, while that of the Ariane rocket is 60%.
- ArianeGroup has an intrinsic cost premium of 10-20% over SpaceX, due to its distribution among the various European countries.

Ariane 6 finally announces its hidden delay 24/06/2022
- Ariane 6 to fly for the first time in 2023
- The delay is due to delays in the test program
- Fire tests of the launcher's re-ignitable upper stage are scheduled at Lampoldshausen
- The launcher's two stages have arrived in Kourou, French Guiana, and are about to begin combined tests with the launch pad, another key stage in the system qualification process

Successful premiere for Ariane 5 in 2022 23/06/2022
- Ariane 5: 113 lift-offs since 1996 and 108 successes
- December 25, 2021 marked the launch of the first stage of the James Webb Space Telescope.
- A European heavy-lift space launcher launched two 10.8-ton communications satellites into orbit.
- 4 flights left for Ariane 5
- Ariane 5 wins mega-contract from Amazon for 18 satellite launches into low Kuiper orbit
- Vega C, whose maximum payload will remain half that of the Russian launcher, will not be able to meet all requirements
Financial Data
DUNS: 318516457
Legal Name: ARIANESPACE
Address: Boulevard DE L'EUROPE , 91000 Évry
Number of employees: Entre 200 et 249 salariés (2020)
Capital: 372 069 EUR
Financial Data:
Year | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Turnover | 982 460 193 | 998 513 275 | 1 361 317 303 | 1 311 639 049 | 1 402 387 667 | 1 432 497 503 |
Gross margin (€) | 1 028 775 508 | 1 012 115 421 | 1 362 633 432 | 527 180 071 | 476 838 375 | - |
EBITDA (€) | 7 030 426 | 4 785 655 | 85 871 469 | 60 380 900 | 28 823 744 | - |
Operating profit (€) | -67 412 957 | -56 084 837 | -43 542 044 | -34 148 479 | -44 424 626 | - |
Net profit (€) | 237 581 | 1 982 028 | 3 782 697 | 1 366 962 | -5 323 297 | 4 095 124 |
Turnover growth rate (%) | -1,6 | -26,7 | 3,8 | -6,5 | -2,1 | - |
Ebitda margin rate (%) | 0,7 | 0,5 | 6,3 | 4,6 | 2,1 | - |
Operating margin rate (%) | -6,9 | -5,6 | -3,2 | -2,6 | -3,2 | - |
Working Capital (turnover days) | -83,9 | -94,2 | -116,5 | -205,1 | -195,3 | - |
Working Capital requirements (turnover days) | -102,7 | -110,4 | -129,1 | -232,3 | -223 | - |
Net margin (%) | - | 0,2 | 0,3 | 0,1 | -0,4 | - |
Added value / Turnover (%) | 4,8 | 4,7 | 9,9 | 8,9 | 6,2 | - |
Wages and social charges (€) | 27 690 490 | 29 746 903 | 33 065 752 | 40 241 577 | 42 333 085 | - |
Salaries / Turnover (%) | 2,8 | 3 | 2,4 | 3,1 | 3 | - |
Company Managers:
Position | First Name | Last Name | Age | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Président | Stéphane Yvon Laurent | ISRAEL | 54 | |
Commissaire aux comptes suppléant | David | CHAUDAT | 54 | |
Personne ayant le pouvoir de diriger, gérer ou engager à titre habituel la société | Michel | DOUBOVICK | 57 |