Naval Group

Naval Group
Formerly	DCNS
Company type	Société anonyme
Industry	Defence, Shipbuilding, Engineering
Predecessor	Direction des Constructions Navales
Founded	1631
Founder	French government under Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu
Headquarters	Paris, Île-de-France, France
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Pierre-Éric Pommellet (CEO)
Products	Warships, shipboard weapons, offshore engineering, nuclear engineering marine renewable energies
Revenue	€4.31 billion (2024)
Operating income	€364 million (2024)
Net income	€350 million (2024)
Total assets	€7.72 billion (2024)
Total equity	€1.83 billion (2024)
Owner	French state: 62.49%; Thales: 35%; Company & employees: 2.51%
Number of employees	15,261 (2024)
Subsidiaries	Naval Energies, Sirehna, Kership
Website	www.naval-group.com

Naval Group is a major French industrial group specializing in naval defense design, development and construction. Its headquarters are located in Paris.

Heir to the French naval dockyards initiated in 1631 by Cardinal Richelieu and to the Direction des Constructions et Armes Navales (DCAN), which became Direction des Constructions Navales (DCN) in 1991 and then DCNS in 2007, the company was rebranded Naval Group in 2017. Its two main shareholders are the French State (62.25%) and Thales Group (35%).^[2]

In 2024, Naval Group employs 15,261 people^[1] across 17 countries.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "R A P P O R T A N N U E L 2 0 2 4". Naval Group (Press release). Retrieved 27 March 2025.
^ "Financial report 2022". Naval Group. Retrieved 9 December 2023.

[R2024-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "R A P P O R T A N N U E L 2 0 2 4". Naval Group (Press release). Retrieved 27 March 2025.

[:0-2] "Financial report 2022". Naval Group. Retrieved 9 December 2023.

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