BAE Systems Posts Higher H1 Attributable Profit, Revenue

02:25 AM EDT, 07/30/2026 (MT Newswires) -- BAE Systems (BA.L) said Thursday that attributable profit and revenue for the first half rose year over year. Profit attributable to equity shareholders for the six months ended June 30 was 1.02 billion pounds sterling, compared with 969 million pounds earlier. EPS moved to 0.338 pound from 0.320 pound. The aerospace and defense company's revenue was 14.62 billion pounds, compared with 13.57 billion pounds a year ago. Meanwhile, the board declared a dividend of 0.15 per share for the interim period, payable Dec. 2 to shareholders on record Oct. 23. It paid 0.135 pound per share in the year-ago period. For 2026, BAE Systems now expects sales growth of 8% to 10%, against the previous forecast of a 7% to 9% increase. The guidance is on a constant currency basis.