BAE Systems Dividend yield




   GBP/share 
 Price  10.08
 Dividend  0.27
 Earnings  0.59
 Cash-flow  0.88
 Book value  3.73
 Equity  3.04

BAE Systems is part of Aerospace and Defense business, which is part of Industrials industry. BAE Systems is a company from UK, and his stocks are publicly traded.

BAE Systems stock dividend

BAE Systems paid a total dividend of 824 million GBP last year, for a market value of 30,744 millions (Market Cap 30,694 millions). BAE Systems dividend per share is 0.27 GBP, and his stock market price 10.08 GBP.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, BAE Systems has a dividend yield of 2.68%, lower than the amount offered by both the market average and companies from UK. It is also lower than average of Industrials industry. This low dividend yield might has several explanations: company overpriced, expanding their business,...

In addition, you should compare BAE Systems stocks dividend with other Aerospace and Defense companies or other of the highest UK dividend stocks list.

Dividend yield of BAE Systems

BAE Systems Dividend Payout

About the ability of BAE Systems to maintain his current dividend of GBP 0.27 per share, an amount that accounts for 2.68%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). BAE Systems payout on ernings is currently 45.76%, which is higher than the market average, and companies of Industrials industry, which are 39.34% and 37.26% respectively. Both figures show that BAE Systems can have problems to keep with his present dividend yield.

The payout on earnings should be complemented with the payout on cash flow since it is this last amount the one which can be distributed to shareholders. Cash flow per share of BAE Systems is GBP 0.88 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of GBP 0.27, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of BAE Systems, compared againt world market average, UK companies, Industrials industry and Aerospace and Defense sector companies.

BAE Systems payout

BAE Systems Dividend History

Below you will find a table with the historical evolution of BAE Systems's dividend stock, both in percentage and in GBP, its Payout on Earnings and the number of shares (in case there is an split, number shares altered the dividend per share).

Year Yield  GBP  Paypout  Shares* 
Present2.68%0.2745.76%3,050
20222.99%0.2641.27%3,098
20214.40%0.2453.33%3,178
20204.75%0.2346.94%3,215
20194.00%0.2367.65%3,202
20184.79%0.2275.86%3,193
20173.75%0.2167.74%3,183
20163.51%0.2165.63%3,163
20154.01%0.2172.41%3,163

*In millions

Then you can see the evolution of BAE Systems dividend stock, and compare it with the average of UK stocks and that of the Aerospace and Defense stocks.

BAE Systems stock dividend history

BAE Systems Stock performance

Finally, last moth BAE Systems showed a return of 8.20% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -2.39% of Industrials firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a 29.80% versus a worldwide performance of a 8.71%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for UK and Aerospace and Defense firms.

BAE Systems stock and market return