BAE Systems's dividends per share for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.60. Its dividends per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.43. Its Dividend Payout Ratio for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.36. As of today, BAE Systems's Dividend Yield % is 2.22%.
Warning Sign:
BAE Systems PLC stock dividend yield is close to 10-year low.
During the past 12 months, BAE Systems's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 9.80% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 6.60% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.80% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3.20% per year.
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During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of BAE Systems was 28.40% per year. The lowest was 1.90% per year. And the median was 6.25% per year.
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BAE Systems Dividends per Share Historical Data
The historical data trend for BAE Systems's Dividends per Share can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Competitive Comparison of BAE Systems's Dividends per Share
For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, BAE Systems's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
BAE Systems's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry
For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, BAE Systems's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where BAE Systems's Dividend Yield % falls into.
BAE Systems Dividends per Share Calculation
Dividends paid to per common share.
BAE Systems (OTCPK:BAESY) Dividends per Share Explanation
1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.
BAE Systems's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of BAE Systems was 0.54. The lowest was 0.45. And the median was 0.51.
2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.
BAE Systems Recent Full-Year* Dividend History
Amount
Ex-date
Record Date
Pay Date
Type
Frequency
Forex Rate
USD 0.933
2024-04-18
2024-04-19
2024-06-10
Cash Dividend
semi-annually
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.581
2023-10-19
2023-10-20
2023-12-07
Cash Dividend
semi-annually
USD:USD 1.000000
* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.
BAE Systems's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as
Current Share Price is $68.24.
BAE Systems's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $1.514.
During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of BAE Systems was 5.69%. The lowest was 2.06%. And the median was 4.02%.
Warning Sign:
BAE Systems PLC stock dividend yield is close to 10-year low.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
BAE Systems Dividends per Share Related Terms
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BAE Systems is a British global defense, security, and aerospace company and the largest defense contractor in Europe; it is one of six prime contractors to the U.S. Department of Defense. For reporting purposes, the company has five operating segments: electronics systems is the group's U.S.- and U.K.-based electronic warfare systems; the cyber, security, and intelligence segment supplies intelligence and security solutions to the U.S. government; platforms and services manufactures combat vehicles and munitions and performs ship repair services to the U.S. Defense Department; the air segment includes BAE's share of U.S. and European air programs as well as its businesses in Saudi Arabia and Australia; and the maritime segment comprises U.K. land- and marine-based activities.
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