Saab’s shareholder base surges as Wallenberg grip endures

Investor interest in Saab intensified in 2025, with the Nordic region’s largest defence prime reporting a sharp rise in its shareholder base.

Chairman Marcus Wallenberg said the company welcomed more than 100,000 new shareholders during the year.

- We are now close to 300,000 in total, all important ambassadors for Saab and a foundation for long-term value creation, he said in the annual report released on Tuesday.

57 percent increase

According to the report, Saab had 188,744 shareholders in 2024. In 2025, that figure rose to 296,295, representing a year-on-year increase of 57 percent.

Despite the expanding retail base, the share price eased slightly on the Stockholm Stock Exchange, trading at 640 Swedish kronor at 15:22.

The Wallenberg family remains the dominant shareholder through Investor, founded in 1916, and Wallenberg Investments. Combined, the two entities own almost 40 percent of the company.

They are followed by BlackRock and Vanguard, which hold 3.64 percent and 2.86 percent respectively.

This year the Annual General Meeting will be held on 1 April 2026 in Linköping, Sweden.