Thales Group

Thales S.A.
Company type	Public
Traded as	Euronext Paris: HO; CAC 40 component;
ISIN	FR0000121329
Industry	Aerospace; Defence; Electronics; Cybersecurity;
Predecessor	Thomson-CSF
Founded	6 December 2000
Headquarters	Paris, France
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Patrice Caine (chairman and CEO)
Products	Tactical radios, remote controlled weapon stations, radars, infantry mobility vehicles, aerospace electronics, aeronautics
Revenue	€20.57 billion (2024)
Operating income	€1.69 billion (2024)
Net income	€1.41 billion (2024)
Total assets	€39.98 billion (2024)
Total equity	€7.55 billion (2024)
Number of employees	83,000 (2024)
Divisions	Thales Optronics
Subsidiaries	OEMServices; Thales Defense & Security; Thales Air Defence; Thales Underwater Systems; Thales Services; Thales Nederland; Thales Australia; Thales Japan; Thales Training & Simulation; Thales Alenia Space; Thales Elektronic Systems GmbH; Edisoft; SYSGO; Vormetric; Imperva;
Website	thalesgroup.com

Thales S.A., trading as Thales Group (French pronunciation: [talɛs]) is a French multinational aerospace and defence corporation specializing in electronics. It designs, develops and manufactures a wide variety of aerospace and military systems, devices and equipment but also operates in the cybersecurity and formerly civil ground transportation sectors. The company is headquartered in Paris' business district, La Défense,^[4] and its stock is listed on Euronext Paris.

Founded as Thomson-CSF in 1968, the group was rebranded Thales (named after the Greek philosopher Thales [talɛs], pronounced as in French) in 2000 due to the company's desire to simplify and improve the group's brand.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Thales is partially owned by the French state^[8] and operates in more than 68 countries. In 2023, the company generated €18,42 billion in revenue and was the 17th largest defence contractor in the world,^[9] with 53% of its total revenue generated from its military activities.

Patrice Caine was appointed chairman and CEO in December 2014.^[10]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024 (PDF) (Report). Thales. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
^ "OEMServices Shareholders". OEMServices.
^ "タレスジャパン". Retrieved Nov 19, 2022.
^ "Le siège social du groupe Thales s'installe à La Défense" (PDF). Thales Group. 5 January 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
^ "Thomson-CSF changes name to Thales". www.aerospaceonline.com. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
^ "Thomson-CSF devient Thales pour manifester sa nouvelle identité". Le Monde. 7 December 2000.
^ "Adieu Thomson-CSF, bonjour Thales". 7 December 2000.
^ "About us". Thales Group. 2017. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
^ "Top 100 for 2024". defensenews.
^ "Patrice Caine". Thales Group. Retrieved 2022-08-26.

[FS_2024-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024 (PDF) (Report). Thales. Retrieved 4 March 2025.

[2] "OEMServices Shareholders". OEMServices.

[3] "タレスジャパン". Retrieved Nov 19, 2022.

[4] "Le siège social du groupe Thales s'installe à La Défense" (PDF). Thales Group. 5 January 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2016-04-20.

[5] "Thomson-CSF changes name to Thales". www.aerospaceonline.com. Retrieved 2018-12-04.

[6] "Thomson-CSF devient Thales pour manifester sa nouvelle identité". Le Monde. 7 December 2000.

[7] "Adieu Thomson-CSF, bonjour Thales". 7 December 2000.

[Facts-8] "About us". Thales Group. 2017. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.

[9] "Top 100 for 2024". defensenews.

[Caine-10] "Patrice Caine". Thales Group. Retrieved 2022-08-26.

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