<div id="readability-page-1"><div> By Cristina Gallardo <pre></pre> BAE Systems confirmed its 2026 guidance, citing rising defense spending across all of its main markets and significant opportunities ahead. The London-listed aerospace and defense company said Thursday that its operational and financial performance in the first four months of 2026 was strong. Opportunities for BAE's business include space, missile and air defense systems, drones and counter-drone technology, electronic warfare, and other products. BAE Systems continues to forecast an increase in sales this year between 7% and 9%, and a rise in underlying earnings before interest and taxes of 9% to 11%. Underlying earnings per share are also still expected to increase by 9% to 11%. The company declared a final dividend for 2025 of 22.8 pence compared with 20.6 pence the year before. <pre></pre> Write to Cristina Gallardo at cristina.gallardo@wsj.com <pre></pre> (END) Dow Jones Newswires May 07, 2026 02:34 ET (06:34 GMT)Copyright (c) 2026 Dow Jones &amp; Company, Inc.</div></div>

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BAE 系統公司重申了其 2026 年的指導方針，預計銷售增長將達到 7% 至 9%，基礎息税前利潤（EBIT）和每股收益（EPS）增長將達到 9% 至 11%，這得益於國防支出的增加。該公司在 2026 年初報告了強勁的運營表現，並在航天、導彈防禦和無人機等領域識別出重大機會。此外，BAE 宣佈派發 22.8 便士的股息，較去年 20.6 便士有所上升，並完成了其 15 億英鎊股票回購計劃中的 9.3 億英鎊。上半年業績預計將於 7 月 30 日公佈

BAE Systems plc 重申了其 2026 年的指引，理由是國防支出的增加以及未來的機遇