HAG on Frankfurt Stock Exchange

Hensoldt AG

Logo: Hensoldt AG, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons⁴

German defense and aerospace company

Hensoldt AG (stylized in all caps) is a German multinational corporation headquartered in Munich which focuses on sensor technologies for protection and surveillance missions in the defence, security and aerospace sectors. The main product areas are radar, optoelectronics and avionics. Hensoldt's main office is in Taufkirchen near Munich, Germany.² Its chief executive is Oliver Dörre (since 2024).¹ Its revenue was $1.2 billion in 2018.¹ Its shares trade on Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol HAG.¹ Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Feb 28, 2017Founded¹

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TickerHAG on Frankfurt Stock Exchange¹
Industryweapons industry¹
HeadquartersTaufkirchen¹
Websitewww.hensoldt.net
Legal formAktiengesellschaft, Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung¹
LEI894500686FYLLZD3M624³
StatusActive³
LEI statusIssued and current³
Registered addressWilly-Messerschmitt-Str. 3, 82024 Taufkirchen, Germany³
Registered withLocal Court München, HRB 258711³

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Corporate structure

Hensoldt AG sits at the top of its group. 11 entities, 5 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Hensoldt AG Taufkirchen, Germany
- Kelvin Hughes Subsidiary · Enfield, United Kingdom
- HENSOLDT AVIONICS GMBH Subsidiary · Pforzheim, Germany
- HENSOLDT FRANCE SAS Subsidiary · Plaisir, France
- HENSOLDT HOLDING GMBH Subsidiary · Taufkirchen, Germany
  - HENSOLDT HOLDING GERMANY GMBH Subsidiary · Taufkirchen, Germany
- HENSOLDT OPTRONICS GMBH Subsidiary · Oberkochen, Germany
  - HENSOLDT SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD Subsidiary · Centurion, South Africa
- HENSOLDT SENSORS GMBH Subsidiary · Taufkirchen, Germany
  - GEW TECHNOLOGIES Subsidiary · Pretoria, South Africa
- HENSOLDT SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. Subsidiary · Singapore, Singapore

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

The company originated from the electronics business unit of the defence division of the Airbus. At the end of February 2017, Airbus sold this business unit to the US financial investor KKR for 1.1 billion euros. Since December 2020, the government of Germany holds a minimum share, which is managed by the Federal Ministry of Defence (BMVg).

Since 2017, the company has been known as Hensoldt. The company's name can be traced back to Moritz Carl Hensoldt (1821–1903), a German pioneer of optics and precision mechanics in the 19th century. In 1852, he founded an optical workshop for telescopes, astronomical equipment and microscopes.

In 2019, news agency Reuters reported that KKR was in the process of preparing for a listing of 20-30% on the stock exchange or a sale of Hensoldt.

In 2023, Hensoldt acquired defence systems integrator ESG Elektroniksystem for an enterprise value of 675 million euros ($727.79 million), along with an earn-out of up to 55 million euros.

In June 2026 Hensoldt completed its acquisition of Nedinsco, a Venlo-based Dutch optronics specialist (periscopes, driver-vision optics), folding the ~140-person firm into its Optronics division.

From Wikipedia’s article on Hensoldt, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.⁵

Leadership

Who has led Hensoldt AG, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

Oliver Dörre2024–now

20202025

Chief executive officerOliver Dörre 2024 to now¹

Products and brands

electronics

Listed on Wikidata.¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

Germany 25.1%
Leonardo 25.1%
Lazard 5.5% since Apr 1, 2022
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

Subsidiaries

Kelvin Hughes

From Wikidata.¹

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

2018$1.2B¹

Controversies and legal

Controversies

In October 2018, the German government imposed a ban on arms exports to Saudi Arabia, citing the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi. However, in September 2022, reports revealed that despite the government embargo, Hensoldt continued to sell arms to the Arab nation. In 2019, the firm indulged in a deal for the establishment of a joint venture with the Kingdom's state-owned arms manufacturer, Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI). The German firm also used its subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, France and South Africa to continue supplying arms to Riyadh, as the foreign branches were not subjected to the German arms embargo. In 2020, Saudi required radars for its border with Yemen, where the United Arab Emirates and Saudi-led coalition were waging a deadly war. While hundreds of thousands of people, including civilians, died in the Yemen war, Hensoldt's boards members were in talks to win the contract. Moreover, Hensoldt had been acting as a subcontractor, supplying components to Spanish and French manufacturers, who continued the arms exports to Saudi Arabia.