Dividends
- The Board has proposed a final dividend of 22.8p, subject to shareholder approval at the 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM), bringing the total dividend for 2025 to 36.3p - an increase of 10% over the prior year.
- During the year, the Company repurchased 30m shares under their share buyback programme, at a cost of £502m. Combined with dividends, the Group returned £1,529m to shareholders in the year ended 31 December 2025.
- Subject to shareholder approval, the final dividend will be paid on 4 June 2026 to shareholders on the share register on 24 April 2026.
Other financial highlights
- Looking ahead, BAE's key growth drivers are spread across major markets and include multi-national endeavours, such as GCAP and AUKUS, which highlight the scale, global reach and longevity of our operations.
- BAE has secured a $1.2bn (£0.9bn) contract to provide the US Space Force with space-based missile tracking capabilities as the prime contractor to design and build a constellation of satellites.
- BAE has also opened a new shiplift and land-level repair complex at their Jacksonville, Florida, shipyard. The $250m (£190m) investment significantly enhances the capabilities of the complex and increases its capacity to maintain and repair US Navy vessels and commercial ships.
