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BAE Systems plc

BA. · LSE · Industrials, aerospace and defence · United Kingdom · IFRS · Fiscal year ends December

Latest report: FY2025, the fiscal year ended 31 December 2025. Snapshot FY2025_149b50d6.

Overview

Revenue, fiscal year
+7.7% year on year
Operating profit, fiscal year
+8.9% year on year
Net income, fiscal year
+5.4% year on year
Diluted EPS, fiscal year
+6.1% year on year
Operating margin, fiscal year
+0.1pp year on year
Return on equity, fiscal year
−0.0pp year on year

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Key Findings

Findings for the latest fiscal year, with their history over earlier years.

  1. Revenue for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2025 was £28.3 billion, 7.7% higher than in the previous fiscal year.

    Weakenedin FY2025 · stated since FY2023
    Rule: Revenue against the previous fiscal year · Sources Annual financial report 2025-12
    History of this finding, 3 records
    1. FY2025 WeakenedRevenue for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2025 was £28.3 billion, 7.7% higher than in the previous fiscal year.Recorded from FY2025_149b50d6 · data update
    2. FY2024 StrengthenedRevenue for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2024 was £26.3 billion, 14.0% higher than in the previous fiscal year.Reconstructed · data update
    3. FY2023 NewRevenue for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2023 was £23.1 billion, 8.6% higher than in the previous fiscal year.Reconstructed · initial
  2. Net income attributable to the company for fiscal 2025 was £2.1 billion, 5.4% higher than in the previous fiscal year.

    Confirmedin FY2025 · stated since FY2023
    Rule: Net income against the previous fiscal year · Sources Annual financial report 2025-12
    History of this finding, 3 records
    1. FY2025 ConfirmedNet income attributable to the company for fiscal 2025 was £2.1 billion, 5.4% higher than in the previous fiscal year.Recorded from FY2025_149b50d6 · data update
    2. FY2024 WeakenedNet income attributable to the company for fiscal 2024 was £2.0 billion, 5.3% higher than in the previous fiscal year.Reconstructed · data update
    3. FY2023 NewNet income attributable to the company for fiscal 2023 was £1.9 billion, 16.7% higher than in the previous fiscal year.Reconstructed · initial
  3. The operating margin for fiscal 2025 was 10.3%, 0.1 percentage points higher than a year earlier.

    Newin FY2025 · first stated
    Rule: Operating margin against a year earlier · Sources Annual financial report 2025-12
    History of this finding, 4 records
    1. FY2025 NewThe operating margin for fiscal 2025 was 10.3%, 0.1 percentage points higher than a year earlier.Recorded from FY2025_149b50d6 · data update
    2. FY2025 RetiredThe finding changed to higher than a year earlier.Recorded from FY2025_149b50d6 · data update
    3. FY2024 StrengthenedThe operating margin for fiscal 2024 was 10.2%, 0.9 percentage points lower than a year earlier.Reconstructed · data update
    4. FY2023 NewThe operating margin for fiscal 2023 was 11.1%, 0.1 percentage points lower than a year earlier.Reconstructed · initial
  4. Return on equity for fiscal 2025 was 17.6%, against 17.6% a year earlier.

    Newin FY2025 · first stated
    Rule: Return on equity against a year earlier · Sources Annual financial report 2025-12, Annual financial report 2024-12
    History of this finding, 5 records
    1. FY2025 NewReturn on equity for fiscal 2025 was 17.6%, against 17.6% a year earlier.Recorded from FY2025_149b50d6 · data update
    2. FY2025 RetiredThe finding changed to unchanged from a year earlier.Recorded from FY2025_149b50d6 · data update
    3. FY2024 NewReturn on equity for fiscal 2024 was 17.6%, against 17.1% a year earlier.Reconstructed · data update
    4. FY2024 RetiredThe finding changed to higher than a year earlier.Reconstructed · data update
    5. FY2023 NewReturn on equity for fiscal 2023 was 17.1%, against 17.1% a year earlier.Reconstructed · initial
  5. Net debt was £5.6 billion at 31 December 2025.

    Weakenedin FY2025 · stated since FY2023
    Rule: Net debt or net cash · Sources Annual financial report 2025-12
    History of this finding, 3 records
    1. FY2025 WeakenedNet debt was £5.6 billion at 31 December 2025.Recorded from FY2025_149b50d6 · data update
    2. FY2024 StrengthenedNet debt was £6.9 billion at 31 December 2024.Reconstructed · data update
    3. FY2023 NewNet debt was £2.5 billion at 31 December 2023.Reconstructed · initial

Records before FY2025 are reconstructed from the latest snapshot. Ledger: findings.json.

Credit, liquidity, earnings quality and score findings: Analysis.

Data

Source documents5 documents, latest Annual financial report for the year to 31 December 2025List
DownloadsExcel workbook · JSON
SnapshotFY2025_149b50d6

Corporate Events

Corporate events are listed for companies whose figures come from 10-K and 10-Q filings; none are listed for this company.

Earnings, Returns and Balance Sheet

Revenue

By fiscal year, pounds sterling

Operating Profit

By fiscal year, pounds sterling

Profit Attributable to Owners of the Parent

By fiscal year, pounds sterling

Margins

By fiscal year, per cent

Returns

By fiscal year, per cent

Net Debt

Total debt less cash and short-term investments, at fiscal year end, pounds sterling

Diluted Earnings per Share

By fiscal year, as reported

Financial Statements

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Ratios

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Source Documents

Documents of this snapshot, latest first. A report that states no date of publication carries the date on which the public index of structured annual reports added it.

DocumentDateId
Annual financial report for the year to 31 December 202524 Mar 2026, added to the indexAFR:8SVCSVKSGDWMW2QHOH83-2025-12-31-0
Annual financial report for the year to 31 December 20244 Mar 2025, added to the indexAFR:8SVCSVKSGDWMW2QHOH83-2024-12-31-0
Annual financial report for the year to 31 December 202318 Mar 2024, added to the indexAFR:8SVCSVKSGDWMW2QHOH83-2023-12-31-0
Annual financial report for the year to 31 December 202230 Mar 2023, added to the indexAFR:8SVCSVKSGDWMW2QHOH83-2022-12-31-0
Annual financial report for the year to 31 December 202130 Mar 2022, added to the indexAFR:8SVCSVKSGDWMW2QHOH83-2021-12-31-0

Checks

2525 checks, all passed
Fiscal calendar11 passedFiscal years last 350 to 380 days, and each starts on the day after the one before. Checked at error level.
Coverage2 passedThe latest fiscal year gives total assets and a profit figure. Checked at error level.
Balance sheet identity6 passedTotal assets equal total liabilities and equity at each balance sheet date. Checked at error level.
Earnings per share6 passedProfit divided by earnings per share gives a number of shares in line with the other years. Checked at warning level.

Data Quality

How many values of this snapshot the checks prove, and how many Annalist derives, withholds and tracks as restated. Every company.

Values published251
Proven by a check7.2%, 18 values
Confirmed by a second document0.0%, 0 values
Derived from reported figures0.0%, 0 values
Values withheld0
Restated figures tracked2
Changes compared on one basis0
Company lines mapped0 of 0 reviewed

Citation

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Data: info.json · dataset.json · validation.json · documents.json