BAE Systems plc

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1,890.50−97.50 (−4.90%)today
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Key statistics

Previous close1,988.00
Open1,966.50
Day range1,881.311,980.50
52-week range1,529.002,360.00
Off day high−4.54%
Off 52-week high−19.89%
Volume2.92M
Avg. volume (3M)4.98M
Market cap55.29B
EPS (TTM)0.7000
Forward P/E19.74
P/E ratio (TTM)27.01
Dividend yield1.90% (0.3800)
Beta (5Y)-0.06
Shares outstanding2.92B
Short interest—
Earnings dateJul 30, 2026
Analyst target2,314.15
Profit margin7.19%

Against its peers

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BA.L GD BA NOC LMT AIRA.F
Market cap 55.29B 98.60B 140.26B 74.63B 137.46B 157.20B
P/E (TTM) 27.0 21.5 18.3 16.6 21.1 25.5
Forward P/E 19.7 19.4 81.8 17.5 17.9 —
Price/book 4.6 3.6 21.4 4.0 13.6 5.9
Dividend yield 1.90% 1.74% — 1.88% 2.42% 1.67%
1-year change +9.77% +7.22% −9.92% −8.15% +26.90% −5.14%
Today −4.90% −2.57% +2.13% −4.53% −6.88% 0.00%

The closest companies by business and industry (Aerospace & Defense). Prices may be delayed up to 15 min.

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The businesses closest to BAE Systems's by what they do, from their descriptions, with the same industry weighted in.

Company Mkt cap Price Today
General Dynamics CorporationGD · Aerospace & Defense 98.60B 364.87 −2.57%
The Boeing CompanyBA · Aerospace & DefenseOdds 140.26B 177.00 +2.13%
Northrop Grumman CorporationNOC · Aerospace & Defense 74.63B 525.35 −4.53%
Lockheed Martin CorporationLMT · Aerospace & DefenseOdds 137.46B 595.04 −6.88%
Airbus SEAIRA.F · Aerospace & Defense 157.20B 49.80 0.00%
Rolls-Royce Holdings plcRRU.F · Aerospace & Defense 124.39B 15.17 −0.38%
Cohort plcCHRT.L · Aerospace & Defense 583.69M 1,264.00 −0.78%

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The stocks whose daily moves over the past year went most closely with BAE Systems's: the correlation of their daily returns, where 1 would be moving as one.

Company Mkt cap Price Today
Thales S.A.0IW5.IL · Correlation 0.74 46.95B 225.20 −1.25%
Saab AB (publ)0GWL.IL · Correlation 0.66 82.24B 622.10 −2.91%
Northrop Grumman CorporationNOC · Correlation 0.50 74.63B 525.35 −4.53%
Lockheed Martin CorporationLMT · Correlation 0.47Odds 137.46B 595.04 −6.88%
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.LHX · Correlation 0.47 48.36B 259.74 −6.46%
Cohort plcCHRT.L · Correlation 0.46 583.69M 1,264.00 −0.78%
RTX CorporationRTX · Correlation 0.46 267.77B 198.43 −2.64%
Kongsberg Gruppen ASA0F08.IL · Correlation 0.46 59.02B 335.50 −4.46%

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Latest news

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raksha-anirveda.com··5 outletsPositive

BAE Systems Unveils Modular 40mm Naval Gun Family

BAE Systems has unveiled four modular naval gun configurations built around its Bofors 40mm platform, including a radar-guided close-in weapon system designed to counter missiles, drones and aircraft bAE Systems has introduced a family of…

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BAE Systems lined up for Spearfish torpedo development work

The Ministry of Defence is considering a single-source contract worth about £30 million with BAE Systems for development work on the Royal Navy’s Spearfish torpedo. The Ministry of Defence is considering a single-source contract worth…

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Air Data News··2 outletsPositive

Bombardier and BAE Systems explore Canadian role in next-generation combat aircraft

Bombardier and BAE Systems have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore cooperation on next-generation combat air capabilities in Canada, three months after the country joined the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) as its first…

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In the news

184mentions in 30 days
125with it in the headline
Positivesentiment

Mentioned with

Lockheed Martin132Boeing127U.S. Navy104U.S. Air Force103Ministry of Defence98U.S. Army94Rheinmetall88Air Force84

People in the coverage

Donald Trump62Hannah Miller61Charles Woodburn58Harvey Jones55Harvey Jones Harvey Jones55John Fieldsend53

Themes

Aerospace76Lockheed Martin74Military71Growth Shares49Corporate39Air36Defense34F-3534

Most coverage from

  1. marketscreener.com25
  2. twelfthmagpie.com9
  3. baesystems.com8
  4. tradingview.com8
  5. defence-industry.eu6

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