BAESF vs HO: BAE Systems PLC vs Thales S.A.
Side-by-side comparison of key financial metrics, valuation ratios, profitability, growth, and risk-adjusted returns. Both companies are in the Industrials sector.

BAESF•United States
$31.19
+2.64%

HO•Euronext Paris
€264.60
-1.05%
Quick Summary
BAE Systems PLC is 1.6× the market cap of Thales S.A.. HO trades at a lower P/E than BAESF. HO offers the higher dividend yield.
Price & Performance
| Metric | BAESF | HO |
|---|---|---|
| Current Price | $31.19 | €264.60 |
| Daily Change | 2.64% | -1.05% |
| 1-Year Return | 37.58% | 4.58% |
| 52-Week High | $31.19 | €273.00 |
| 52-Week Low | $21.16 | €219.50 |
| 50-Day MA | $28.89 | €252.67 |
| 200-Day MA | $25.87 | €245.26 |
| Beta | -0.01 | 0.15 |
Size & Revenue
| Metric | BAESF | HO |
|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $86.06B | $53.27B |
| Enterprise Value | $93.68B | $54.91B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $28.34B | $22.14B |
| Shares Outstanding | 2.93B | 205.52M |
| Float | 2.87B | 89.05M |
| Employees | 111,400 | 79,263 |
Valuation
| Metric | BAESF | HO |
|---|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 32.25 | 31.84 |
| Forward P/E | 24.63 | 21.79 |
| PEG Ratio | 3.44 | 2.12 |
| Price / Sales | 3.04 | 2.41 |
| Price / Book | 5.45 | 6.69 |
| EV / EBITDA | 16.47 | 16.10 |
Profitability
| Metric | BAESF | HO |
|---|---|---|
| Profit Margin | 7.28% | 7.56% |
| Operating Margin (TTM) | 10.15% | 10.48% |
| Return on Equity | 18.14% | 21.10% |
| Return on Assets | 4.53% | 3.44% |
| Diluted EPS (TTM) | 0.91 | 8.14 |
Growth
| Metric | BAESF | HO |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 6.70% | 7.10% |
| Earnings Growth (YoY) | 8.70% | 151.20% |
Dividends
| Metric | BAESF | HO |
|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 1.18% | 1.45% |
| Dividend / Share | 0.36 | 3.90 |
Risk-Adjusted Returns & Quality
| Metric | BAESF | HO |
|---|---|---|
| Sortino (Composite) | 2.73 | 1.56 |
| Sharpe (Composite) | 1.56 | 0.83 |
| Calmar (Composite) | 4.39 | 4.68 |
| Hurst Exponent | 0.6323 | 0.5994 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 8/9 | 9/9 |
| Magic Formula Rank | #17,429 | #12,473 |
Ownership
| Metric | BAESF | HO |
|---|---|---|
| % Insiders | 45.00% | 5619.80% |
| % Institutions | 7274.30% | 2201.60% |
Compare BAESF to peers
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