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BAE Systems

21 yrs of growthPaid for 33 yrs
2.0%
dividend yield · 37.8p in the last 12 months · price 1846p
Forward yield
2.3%
41.6p declared + forecast, next 12 months
Next ex-dividend date
22 Apr 2027
~ Forecast
5-year dividend growth
+8.0%
a year, compound · 10y +5.1%
Payments a year
2
paid every year for 33 yrs

When it goes ex-dividend

Filled: went ex in the last 12 months. Dashed: expected in the next 12.

Jan
Feb
Mar
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Nov
Dec

Dividends per share by year

Price 1846p
0p10p20p30p40p'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26
Yearly totals as a table
YearDividends per share
2026 (so far)37.8p
202534.1p
202430.9p
202328.1p
202225.6p
202124.2p
202023.2p
201922.6p
201822p
201721.5p
201621.1p
201520.7p
201420.3p
201319.7p
201219.1p
201118p
201016.6p
200915.1p
200813.6p
200711.9p
200610.7p
20059.8p
20049.2p
20039.2p
20029.2p
20018.7p
20008.3p
19997.15p
19985.28p
19974.3p
19963.44p
19952.75p
19942.23p
19931.81p

Coming up

  • 22
    Oct
    Dividend
    Ex-dividend 18 days ago · paid around 21 Nov
    Awaiting payment
    15p
  • 22
    Apr
    Dividend
    Ex-dividend in 164 days · paid around 22 May
    Forecast · high
    25.1p
  • 21
    Oct
    Dividend
    Ex-dividend in 346 days · paid around 20 Nov
    Forecast · high
    16.5p

Forecasts repeat last year's payments with recent growth, until the company declares. How accurate are they?

Announcements

  • Half-year Financial Report
    30 Jul 2026 · declared interim 15p · paid 2 Dec
    Read ↗

Dividend history

68 payments since 1993
Ex-dividend dateAmount per share
22 Oct 202615p
23 Apr 202622.8p
23 Oct 202513.5p
17 Apr 202520.6p
24 Oct 202412.4p
18 Apr 202418.5p
19 Oct 202311.5p
20 Apr 202316.6p
20 Oct 202210.4p
21 Apr 202215.2p
21 Oct 20219.9p
22 Apr 202114.3p
All 68 payments
22 Oct 20209.4p
6 Aug 202013.8p
17 Oct 20199.4p
18 Apr 201913.2p
18 Oct 20189p
19 Apr 201813p
19 Oct 20178.8p
20 Apr 201712.7p
20 Oct 20168.6p
21 Apr 201612.5p
22 Oct 20158.4p
16 Apr 201512.3p
23 Oct 20148.2p
16 Apr 201412.1p
23 Oct 20138p
17 Apr 201311.7p
17 Oct 20127.8p
18 Apr 201211.3p
19 Oct 20117.5p
20 Apr 201110.5p
20 Oct 20107p
21 Apr 20109.6p
21 Oct 20096.4p
22 Apr 20098.7p
15 Oct 20085.8p
16 Apr 20087.8p
17 Oct 20075p
18 Apr 20076.9p
18 Oct 20064.4p
19 Apr 20066.3p
19 Oct 20054p
20 Apr 20055.8p
20 Oct 20043.7p
21 Apr 20045.5p
15 Oct 20033.7p
16 Apr 20035.5p
16 Oct 20023.7p
17 Apr 20025.5p
17 Oct 20013.5p
18 Apr 20015.2p
2 Oct 20003.3p
13 Mar 20005p
27 Sept 19993p
8 Mar 19994.15p
28 Sept 19982.35p
9 Mar 19982.93p
22 Sept 19971.95p
10 Mar 19972.35p
23 Sept 19961.56p
11 Mar 19961.88p
25 Sept 19951.25p
13 Mar 19951.5p
3 Oct 19940.99p
28 Feb 19941.24p
20 Sept 19930.82p
1 Mar 19930.99p

Amounts are adjusted for share splits and consolidations. p = pence per share. Specials count in the history but not in yields or streaks.