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BAE Systems plc

BAE Systems plc

BA.L
BAE Systems plcGB flagLondon Stock Exchange
2,025.00
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+43.50
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59.39BMarket Cap
BAE Systems plc
BA.L
(London Stock Exchange)

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2,025.00

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ROIC.AI

2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
FRC
6.08
5.28
5.15
5.21
4.88
5.31
5.61
5.41
5.27
5.75
6.04
6.13
6.83
7.61
8.73
9.45
Revenue per Share
0.3
0.37
0.29
0.05
0.23
0.29
0.29
0.26
0.31
0.46
0.41
0.55
0.51
0.61
0.65
0.69
Basic EPS, GAAP
0.16
0.03
0.55
-0.12
0.11
0.12
0.23
0.45
0.22
0.35
0.22
0.58
0.69
0.92
0.92
0.78
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
0.17
0.18
0.19
0.2
0.2
0.21
0.21
0.21
0.22
0.23
0.23
0.24
0.26
0.28
0.31
0.34
Dividend per Share
-0.4
-0.71
-0.8
-0.85
-1.41
-1.12
-1.42
-0.83
-0.68
-0.63
-0.79
0.09
0.97
0.96
1.3
1.55
Book Value per Share
-1.68
-2.13
-2.21
-1.95
-2.56
-2.25
-2.46
-1.77
-1.58
-1.53
-2.14
-1.27
-0.4
-0.45
-1.49
-1.1
Tangible Book Value per Share
3,451
3,365
3,244
3,234
3,165
3,161
3,171
3,182
3,192
3,183
3,191
3,187
3,112
3,031
3,013
2,997
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
20,980
17,770
16,691
16,864
15,430
16,787
17,790
17,224
16,821
18,305
19,277
19,521
21,258
23,078
26,312
28,336
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
8.61
7.9
7.85
3.73
7.11
7.77
8.95
9.63
8.82
9.46
9.11
9.73
9.93
10
9.28
9.46
Operating Margin (%)
899
751
669
1,397
657
460
345
728
411
660
675
701
764
782
1,085
1,160
Depreciation Expense
1,052
1,240
948
168
740
918
913
827
1,000
1,476
1,299
1,758
1,591
1,857
1,956
2,062
Net Income, GAAP
29.67
14.05
20.22
58.29
14.74
13.49
18.51
20.13
15.6
5.78
14.1
9.38
15.84
16.6
12.48
16.37
Effective Tax Rate (%)
5.01
6.98
5.68
1
4.8
5.47
5.13
4.8
5.94
8.06
6.74
9.01
7.48
8.05
7.43
7.28
Profit Margin (%)
-4,042
-3,894
-1,939
-2,276
-2,068
-821
-270
789
291
111
23
122
788
830
-589
-156
Working Capital
2,133
2,682
2,966
2,512
2,867
3,775
4,425
4,069
3,514
4,136
5,977
5,687
6,564
5,705
9,371
8,703
LT Debt
5,403
4,299
3,774
3,418
1,877
3,002
3,464
4,755
5,618
5,511
4,921
7,668
11,400
10,723
11,777
11,937
Total Equity
14.36
20.84
51.73
17.92
72.96
46.04
26.37
19.2
13.86
15.69
13.36
13.03
10.9
10.72
10.74
10.33
Return on Invested Capital (%)
80.11
171.05
189.77
98.68
-231.13
-406.21
539.61
149.95
66.53
69.34
41.04
33.38
20.91
21.04
19.74
16.99
Return on Capital (%)
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
96.16
62.79
57.37
48.14
Return on Common Equity (%)

Capital Structure

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Working Capital

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Growth Rates

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in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
16.79%
21.95%
1.36%
Free Cash Flow
34.71%
39.35%
-15.68%
Net Income, GAAP
9.99%
10.66%
5.42%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
5.5%
8.09%
7.69%
Total Cash Common Dividend
4.64%
6.64%
9.61%

Quarterly Revenue

FRC

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in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2023
- -
- -
- -
- -
23,078
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
26,312
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
28,336

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

FRC

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in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2023
- -
- -
- -
- -
0.61
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
0.65
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
0.69

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

FRC

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in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2023
- -
- -
- -
- -
0.28
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
0.31
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
0.34
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Business
BAE Systems plc engages in the design, development, manufacture, upgrade, and support of advanced defence, aerospace, security, and intelligence solutions across air, land, sea, cyber, space, and electronics domains for government and commercial customers worldwide. Founded in 1999 through the merger of Marconi Electronic Systems and British Aerospace, the company, headquartered at 6 Carlton Gardens in London, United Kingdom, operates primarily in six home markets including the United States, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Sweden, and South Africa, with additional presence in Canada, Japan, India, Qatar, Oman, and Turkey. Its core products and services encompass combat and trainer aircraft; combat vehicles, ammunition, precision munitions, artillery systems, and missile launchers; cyber security and intelligence capabilities; advanced electronics for military and commercial markets including electronic warfare and navigation systems; complex surface ships and naval ship repair; full-spectrum engineering, information management, financial, and human resource services; and space systems such as spacecraft, mission payloads, optical systems, and antennas. BAE Systems organizes its operations into key segments: Electronic Systems for US and UK-based electronic warfare; Cyber & Intelligence for intelligence, security, and digital solutions supplied mainly to the US government; Platforms & Services for combat vehicles, munitions, weapons upgrades, and ship repair in the US, Sweden, and UK; Air for US, European, Saudi Arabian, and Australian air programs; and Maritime for UK-based naval and land activities. In recent developments, BAE Systems completed the $5.5 billion acquisition of Ball Aerospace in February 2024, establishing a new Space & Mission Systems segment and funding it via a $4.8 billion US bond issuance; launched OneArc, a defense technology unit focused on military training in December 2025; formed a joint venture with Leonardo and Japan Aircraft Industrial Enhancement Co Ltd for the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) next-generation combat aircraft; and continues investments in AI-enabled targeting, electronic warfare, autonomous systems, and green propulsion technologies amid a record order backlog exceeding £69 billion.