BA.L BAE Systems plc

Stock · LSE · United Kingdom · Industrials · GB0002634946

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Price 18.40 GBP -2.14%

52-week range 15.29 – 23.60

Dividend yield0.02%

Market cap56.1B

NowoTrade score 62 Grade A

Price history

Daily prices in GBP.

Updated 06 Nov 2026 16:33. Information, not advice.

Results

Next results 17 Feb 2027 in 103 days · 11:00

Last results —Nothing reported yet

Beat the estimate —

Average surprise — reported against the estimate, last 0 quarters

Quarterly results

Date	EPS estimate	EPS reported	Surprise	Result
17 Feb 2027 11:00	—	—	—	Upcoming

Annual results

Year	Revenue	Change	Net income	Net margin	EPS	EPS change	Free cash flow
2025	28.3B	+7.7%	2.1B	7.3%	0.68	+6.1%	2.3B
2024	26.3B	+14.0%	2B	7.4%	0.64	+6.1%	2.8B
2023	23.1B	+8.6%	1.9B	8.0%	0.60	+19.6%	2.8B
2022	21.3B	—	1.6B	7.5%	0.51	—	2.1B

Dates and earnings per share from the company reports as collected by the data provider; the estimate is the analysts' average before the report. Information, not advice.

Prices by day, week and month

Day Week Month

Price history in GBP, by day
Period	Opening price	High	Low	Closing price	Change	Volume
11 Sep 2023	10.27	10.42	10.26	10.39	+1.07%	5,541,993
08 Sep 2023	10.28	10.30	10.16	10.28	-0.15%	3,544,349
07 Sep 2023	10.12	10.33	10.12	10.29	+1.48%	2,592,825
06 Sep 2023	10.07	10.19	10.03	10.14	+0.40%	3,186,969
05 Sep 2023	10.07	10.15	10.03	10.10	+0.25%	2,576,640
04 Sep 2023	10.12	10.22	10.07	10.08	0.00%	1,828,172
01 Sep 2023	10.12	10.17	10.04	10.08	0.00%	3,413,429
31 Aug 2023	10.03	10.13	10.02	10.08	+0.50%	9,488,970
30 Aug 2023	10.01	10.07	9.94	10.03	0.00%	3,396,280
29 Aug 2023	9.93	10.11	9.93	10.03	+1.12%	5,517,322
25 Aug 2023	9.90	9.96	9.88	9.91	+0.16%	2,405,503
24 Aug 2023	9.85	9.98	9.82	9.90	+0.90%	2,673,290
23 Aug 2023	9.71	9.85	9.68	9.81	+1.05%	4,685,015
22 Aug 2023	9.63	9.74	9.63	9.71	+1.06%	3,507,974
21 Aug 2023	9.65	9.69	9.58	9.61	-0.29%	5,339,087
18 Aug 2023	9.55	9.66	9.54	9.63	+0.80%	6,971,169
17 Aug 2023	9.80	9.82	9.54	9.56	-4.66%	5,996,673
16 Aug 2023	10.16	10.18	9.99	10.03	-1.23%	12,712,831
15 Aug 2023	10.21	10.25	10.10	10.15	-0.29%	3,264,338
14 Aug 2023	10.19	10.23	10.14	10.18	+0.15%	4,936,630
11 Aug 2023	10.20	10.22	10.09	10.17	-0.54%	8,901,565
10 Aug 2023	10.28	10.32	10.13	10.22	-0.58%	4,227,482
09 Aug 2023	10.30	10.37	10.26	10.28	+0.15%	10,736,360
08 Aug 2023	10.24	10.32	10.16	10.27	+0.34%	4,801,658
07 Aug 2023	10.12	10.23	10.07	10.23	+1.39%	5,806,742

Prices in GBP, adjusted for splits but not for dividends. Weeks run Monday to Friday and months follow the calendar; the change compares each close with the previous period's. Dividends are those whose ex-dividend date falls in the period, per share. Information, not advice.

Key data

Previous close: 18.81 GBP
Market cap: 56.1B
Dividend yield: 0.02%
5-year average yield: 2.34%
Payout ratio: 52%
Last dividend: 0.0015 GBP · 22 Oct 2026
Exchange: LSE
Country: United Kingdom
Sector: Industrials
Industry: Aerospace & Defense
Currency: GBP

Dividends

Ex-dividend date	Per share
22 Oct 2026	0.1500 GBP
23 Apr 2026	0.2280 GBP
23 Oct 2025	0.1350 GBP
17 Apr 2025	0.2060 GBP
24 Oct 2024	0.1240 GBP
18 Apr 2024	0.1850 GBP
19 Oct 2023	0.1150 GBP
20 Apr 2023	0.1660 GBP
20 Oct 2022	0.1040 GBP
21 Apr 2022	0.1520 GBP
21 Oct 2021	0.0990 GBP
22 Apr 2021	0.1430 GBP

Why this score

How the score is made up
Part of the score	Points	Why
Yield Dividends per year as a share of today's price. Very high yields count for less: they often signal trouble.	0.1 / 25	Yield of 0.0% on today's price
Dividend safety Can the company keep paying? The dividend against free cash flow and earnings, plus debt and interest cover.	22.2 / 25	Dividend uses 36% of free cash flow (3-year average)
Dividend growth How many years in a row the dividend has risen, and how fast.	14.7 / 15	Dividend up 21 years in a row, 7.7% a year
Quality Return on equity, net margin and how stable the margins are.	11.3 / 15	ROE of 19%
Valuation Free cash flow yield and the P/E against its sector.	6.8 / 10	P/E 29.4 against 26.4 for its sector
Analysts How far the analysts' average target is from today's price.	5.0 / 5	Analysts' target is +26% from the price

Income profile: it pays a dividend, so it is scored mainly on the dividend and how safe it is. Based on 95% of the figures (grade A).

Warnings take points off and some cap the score. In your account the score also considers how the share fits your portfolio.

Figures

Valuation
Figure	Value	Reading	Sector median
P/E (trailing)	29.4×	Weak	26.39×
P/E (forward)	21.49×	Fair	17.49×
Price / book	4.98×	Weak	3.33×
Price / sales	2.05×	Fair	2.07×
EV / EBITDA	17.9×	Weak	14.37×
Free cash flow yield	4.9%	Fair	3.2%

Quality
Figure	Value	Reading	Sector median
Gross margin	13.3%	Weak	29.4%
Operating margin	9.7%	Fair	10.2%
Net margin	7.2%	Fair	5.6%
Return on equity	18.6%	Good	13.2%
Return on assets	4.8%	Fair	5.2%

Growth
Figure	Value	Reading	Sector median
Revenue growth / year	10.1%	Good	6.4%
EPS growth / year	10.4%	Good	7%

Financial health
Figure	Value	Reading	Sector median
Debt / equity	0.73×	Good	0.56×
Net debt / EBITDA	1.32×	Good	1.86×
Interest cover	5.32×	Fair	5.35×
Current ratio	1.02×	Fair	1.8×

Dividends
Figure	Value	Reading	Sector median
Payout of earnings	52%	Fair	12.8%
Payout of free cash flow	35%	Good	31.1%
Payout of free cash flow (3 years)	35.7%	Good	—
Dividend growth / year	7.7%	Good	7.3%
Years of rising dividends	21	Good	3

The reading follows general rules of thumb and each sector has its own norms: compare with the sector median when it is shown. Information, not advice.

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