Dassault Aviation operates within the Aircraft sector. In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares Dassault Aviation with three other aircraft manufacturers in Europe: Ob'yedinennaya Aviastroitel'naya Korporatsiya PAO of Russia (2018 sales of 411.58 billion Russian Rubles [US$6.55 billion] ), Saab AB of Sweden (33.16 billion Swedish Kronor [US$3.54 billion] of which 23% was Aeronautics), and MTU Aero Engines AG which is based in Germany (4.57 billion Euro [US$5.13 billion] of which 56% was Civil Engine Maintenance).

Sales Analysis. During the year ended December of 2018, sales at Dassault Aviation were 5.12 billion Euro (US$5.75 billion). This is an increase of 5.9% versus 2017, when the company's sales were 4.83 billion Euro. Sales of Defense saw an increase that was more than double the company's growth rate: sales were up 44.3% in 2018, from 1.88 billion Euro to 2.71 billion Euro. Not all segments of Dassault Aviation experienced an increase in sales in 2018: sales of Falcon fell 21.0% to 2.31 billion Euro.