BAE Systems plc

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2,005.00−67.50 (−3.26%)today
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Key statistics

Previous close2,072.50
Open2,048.00
Day range1,954.502,050.00
52-week range1,588.502,360.00
Off day high−2.20%
Off 52-week high−15.04%
Volume1.17M
Avg. volume (3M)778.68K
Market cap58.79B
EPS (TTM)0.7000
Forward P/E—
P/E ratio (TTM)28.64
Dividend yield1.82% (0.3800)
Beta (5Y)-0.06
Shares outstanding2.93B
Short interest—
Earnings dateJul 30, 2026
Analyst target—
Profit margin7.19%

Against its peers

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BAL.XC GD BA NOC LMT AIRA.F
Market cap 58.79B 98.60B 140.26B 74.63B 137.46B 157.20B
P/E (TTM) 28.6 21.5 18.3 16.6 21.1 25.5
Forward P/E — 19.4 81.8 17.5 17.9 —
Price/book 4.8 3.6 21.4 4.0 13.6 5.9
Dividend yield 1.82% 1.74% — 1.88% 2.42% 1.67%
1-year change +12.10% +7.22% −9.92% −8.15% +26.90% −5.14%
Today −3.26% −2.57% +2.13% −4.53% −6.88% 0.00%

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General Dynamics CorporationGD · Aerospace & Defense 98.60B 364.87 −2.57%
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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 584.62M 1,266.00 −0.63%

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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
Saab AB (publ)0GWL.IL · Correlation 0.69 82.61B 624.90 −2.47%
Northrop Grumman CorporationNOC · Correlation 0.49 74.63B 525.35 −4.53%
Cohort plcCHRT.L · Correlation 0.49 584.62M 1,266.00 −0.63%
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.LHX · Correlation 0.47 48.36B 259.74 −6.46%
Lockheed Martin CorporationLMT · Correlation 0.47Odds 137.46B 595.04 −6.88%
Kongsberg Gruppen ASA0F08.IL · Correlation 0.46 59.08B 335.85 −4.36%
RTX CorporationRTX · Correlation 0.45 267.77B 198.43 −2.64%
General Dynamics CorporationGD · Correlation 0.42 98.60B 364.87 −2.57%

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Latest news

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Defensehere··6 outletsPositive

BAE Systems unveils Sea Tridon, new modular naval gun system - Defensehere

4 November 2026 - 10:33 Defense and technology giant BAE Systems unveiled Sea Tridon, its new modular 40mm naval gun system, at Euronaval 2026, a major exhibition held in Paris from 3 to 6 November. The Sea Tridon is part of a new scalable…

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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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119mentions in 30 days
119with it in the headline
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Mentioned with

Lockheed Martin85Ministry of Defence85Boeing75Rheinmetall74U.S. Army66U.S. Navy66Rolls-Royce65U.S. Air Force65

People in the coverage

Charles Woodburn51Tom Arseneault44Brad Greve42Harvey Jones40John Fieldsend40Harvey Jones Harvey Jones39

Themes

Aerospace59Lockheed Martin58Military46Growth Shares38Corporate32Defense32Electronic Warfare32United Kingdom25

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  1. marketscreener.com21
  2. twelfthmagpie.com8
  3. baesystems.com6
  4. foreignpolicyjournal.com5
  5. tradingview.com5

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