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    PUBLICLY LISTED SPACE COMPANIES

    With the number of companies growing along with investor confidence there is a need to bring together information about the space sector in Europe. The European Space Agency, the European Commission and Promus Ventures, have joined forces to identify a list of European space-based companies currently listed on the stock market. The European Space Index is a virtual portfolio of European publicly traded space companies that can be used to measure their stock market performance. It is designed to display a fair representation of European space companies and will assist investors and industry professionals in the creation of investment strategies and the creation of new financial products.

    The performance of the European Space Index serves as:

    Thermometer of the financial markets. Benchmark, point of reference for management of space companies Increasing awareness about space within the financial community

    METHODOLOGY TO IDENTIFY SPACE COMPANIES

    A dedicated expert group with deep knowledge of the sector is set up to analyse, monitor and identify companies involved within the Space sector.

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    Choices of companies

    Geography

    For inclusion, a company must be either:

    • listed in ESA or European Union Member States stock exchange or
    • originally set up in an ESA or European Union Member State, but listed on other exchanges around the world.

    Even if companies have decided to make their IPO on other markets, they have been benefiting from European support (e.g. business incubation, acceleration) and financing (e.g. through R&D grants, contracts).

    Sector Breakdown

    Space-related enterprises can be categorised based on whether the services and goods they provide are “upstream” or “downstream” – though some companies do both. 

    1. Upstream: includes firms that design, manufacture and deploy space systems and their launch vehicles. That includes the design and delivery of hardware and software required in ground stations. 
    1. Downstream: refers to operators that deliver communications, navigation and earth observation data as well as applications and solutions enabled by those signals to end-users and service providers. 

    End-users, such as purely telecommunications providers (e.g. orange/SFR) are excluded from the index. But companies for which at least 90% of their business is dependent on space capabilities (e.g. TomTom) are included.

    EXTERNAL VALIDATION:

    We have validated the concept and gathered input from stakeholders such as Promus Ventures, which has experience of creating a space index, and Deutsche Bank, a leading financial institution with a global space practice. Further validation of the methodology to identify space companies is underway with other partners.

    If you are part of the financial community or the space industry and you have comments/input, we will be glad to hear from you.

    Space Companies Tracked in 2023

    COMPANY NAME REGION
    AAC Clyde Space AB EU
    Actia Group SA EU
    AEROVIRONMENT, INC. US
    Airbus SE EU
    ASML Holding EU
    Astrocast Ltd CH
    Avio SpA EU
    BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC UK
    BAE SYSTEMS PLC UK
    CGG SA EU
    CHEMRING GROUP PLC UK
    CS Group SA EU
    Danish Aerospace Company A/S EU
    Dassault Systemes SE EU
    Elecnor SA UK
    Eutelsat Communications SA EU
    FACC AG EU
    Fugro NV EU
    GomSpace Group AB EU
    Hensoldt AG EU
    Indra Sistemas SA EU
    Infineon Technologies AG§ EU
    Kleos Space SA EU
    Kongsberg Gruppen ASA EU
    L'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude SA EU
    Leonardo SpA EU
    Lilium NV US
    Lisi SA EU
    MEGGITT PLC UK
    MTU Aero Engines AG EU
    Mynaric AG EU
    Nordic Semiconductor NO
    Officina Stellare SpA EU
    OHB SE EU
    Ovzon AB (publ) EU
    QINETIQ GROUP PLC UK
    REDWIRE CORPORATION US
    ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC UK
    Rovsing A/S EU
    Saab AB EU
    Safran SA EU
    Sequans Communications US
    SES SA EU
    SMITHS GROUP PLC UK
    Soditech SA EU
    SPACE HELLAS S.A. UK
    SPIRE GLOBAL, INC. US
    SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC UK
    STMicroelectronics NV CH
    TE Connectivity Ltd CH
    Thales SA EU
    TomTom NV EU
    ULTRA ELECTRONICS HOLDINGS PLC UK
    CreoTech & Ispace EU

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