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BAE Systems

LSE:BA. GB0002634946
19
  • Value
    59
  • Growth
    71
  • Safety
    Safety
    12
  • Combined
    39
  • Sentiment
    33
  • 360° View
    360° View
    19
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Company Description

BAE Systems plc provides advanced defense, aerospace, and security solutions. The company operates in space, aircraft, weapon systems and munitions, warships, submarines, and cyber security. BAE Systems operates in the United States, United Kingdom, and Sweden. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $75,690 million, profits of $21,591 million, and revenue of $32,919 million with 107,400 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 19 (better than 19% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock BAE Systems are critical, mostly below average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for BAE Systems. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 59, which means that the share price of BAE Systems is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 59% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 71, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. But the professional market sentiment is below average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 33. Professional investors are more confident in 67% other stocks. Worryingly, the company has risky financing, with a Safety rank of 12. This means 88% of comparable companies have a safer financing structure than BAE Systems. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Market Pulse
Weakest Rank Profit Growth
Country United Kingdom
Industry Aerospace & Defense
Size XX-Large
Website baesystems.com
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Last update: 3-Sep-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
59 26 23 37
Growth
71 39 77 17
Safety
Safety
12 31 17 27
Sentiment
33 88 91 92
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19 38 55 34
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
27 59 75 44
Opinions Change
68 53 28 55
Pro Holdings
n/a 80 93 83
Market Pulse
7 93 96 95
Sentiment
33 88 91 92
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
59 26 23 37
Growth
71 39 77 17
Safety Safety
12 31 17 27
Combined
39 4 17 6
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
52 30 22 43
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
42 26 32 56
Price vs. Book (P/B)
38 15 24 24
Dividend Yield
73 63 67 70
Value
59 26 23 37
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
49 53 78 12
Profit Growth
94 62 42 10
Capital Growth
75 47 57 34
Stock Returns
55 46 67 70
Growth
71 39 77 17
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
26 61 55 40
Refinancing
21 17 19 14
Liquidity
35 45 36 55
Safety Safety
12 31 17 27

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This is a mixed bag with good value and high growth balanced by risky financing and negative sentiment. This is a risky stock that requires conviction; you should only consider it if you are willing to conduct further research into the underlying sentiment and financial risks.

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