BAE Systems plc

DB:BSPA Stock Report

Market Cap: €66.8b

BAE Systems Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

BAE Systems' CEO is Charles Woodburn, appointed in Jul 2017, has a tenure of 9.17 years. total yearly compensation is £12.40M, comprised of 10.3% salary and 89.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.052% of the company’s shares, worth €34.46M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.7 years and 6.4 years respectively.

Key information

Charles Woodburn

Chief executive officer

UK£12.4m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage10.25%
CEO tenure9.2yrs
CEO ownership0.05%
Management average tenure4.7yrs
Board average tenure6.4yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Charles Woodburn's remuneration changed compared to BAE Systems's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jun 30 2026n/an/a

UK£2b

Mar 31 2026n/an/a

UK£2b

Dec 31 2025UK£12mUK£1m

UK£2b

Sep 30 2025n/an/a

UK£2b

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

UK£2b

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

UK£2b

Dec 31 2024UK£12mUK£1m

UK£2b

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

UK£2b

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

UK£2b

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

UK£2b

Dec 31 2023UK£13mUK£1m

UK£2b

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

UK£2b

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

UK£2b

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

UK£2b

Dec 31 2022UK£12mUK£1m

UK£2b

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

UK£1b

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

UK£1b

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

UK£2b

Dec 31 2021UK£6mUK£1m

UK£2b

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

UK£2b

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

UK£2b

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

UK£2b

Dec 31 2020UK£6mUK£983k

UK£1b

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

UK£1b

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

UK£1b

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

UK£1b

Dec 31 2019UK£4mUK£920k

UK£1b

Compensation vs Market: Charles's total compensation ($USD16.60M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD5.88M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Charles's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Charles Woodburn (55 yo)

9.2yrs
Tenure
UK£12,397,000
Compensation

Dr. Charles Nicholas Woodburn, Ph D., CBE, serves as Group Chief Executive Officer at BAE Systems plc since July 01, 2017 and serves as its Executive Director May 09, 2016. He served as the Chief Executive...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Charles Woodburn
Group CEO & Executive Director9.2yrsUK£12.40m0.052%
€ 34.5m
Bradley Greve
CFO & Executive Director7.7yrsUK£7.16m0.017%
€ 11.1m
Thomas Arseneault
Executive Director12.6yrsUK£12.88m0.069%
€ 46.1m
Julian Cracknell
Chief Technology & Information Officer4.7yrsno datano data
Martin Cooper
Investor Relations Directorno datano datano data
Ed Gelsthorpe
Group General Counsel4.7yrsno datano data
Caitlin Hayden
Group Communications Directorno dataUK£95.00kno data
Neils Petersen
Chief of Staff and Executive Vice President of Marketing Operationsno datano datano data
Tania Gandamihardja
Group Human Resources Director4.7yrsno datano data
Karin Hoeing
Group ESG4.7yrsno datano data
Glynn Phillips
Group Managing Director of Maritime & Landno datano datano data
Garry Harrison
Managing Director of Financial Servicesno datano datano data
4.7yrs
Average Tenure
55yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: BSPA's management team is considered experienced (4.7 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Charles Woodburn
Group CEO & Executive Director10.3yrsUK£12.40m0.052%
€ 34.5m
Bradley Greve
CFO & Executive Director6.4yrsUK£7.16m0.017%
€ 11.1m
Thomas Arseneault
Executive Director6.4yrsUK£12.88m0.069%
€ 46.1m
Earl Cairns
Chairman of Advisory Board on Tanzania15.3yrsno datano data
Cressida Hogg
Chairwomen3.8yrsUK£716.00k0.00048%
€ 320.6k
Nicole Piasecki
Senior Independent Director7.3yrsUK£212.00k0.00011%
€ 73.5k
Angus Cockburn
Non-Executive Director2.8yrsUK£163.00k0.000070%
€ 46.8k
Stephen Pearce
Independent Non-Executive Director7.3yrsUK£172.00k0.00035%
€ 233.8k
Ewan Kirk
Non-Executive Director5.3yrsUK£175.00k0.00071%
€ 474.2k
Philippa Back
Deputy Chairman of Advisory Board on Tanzania15.3yrsno datano data
Nicholas Anderson
Non-Executive Director5.8yrsUK£153.00k0.00049%
€ 327.3k
Jane Griffiths
Independent Non-Executive Director6.4yrsUK£161.00k0.00036%
€ 240.4k
6.4yrs
Average Tenure
63yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: BSPA's board of directors are considered experienced (6.4 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/09/21 12:52
End of Day Share Price 2026/09/18 00:00
Earnings2026/06/30
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

BAE Systems plc is covered by 33 analysts. 18 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Joseph CampbellBarclays
George McwhirterBerenberg
Douglas HarnedBernstein