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BAE Systems (LSE: BA) shares have soared this year. Since I hold the FTSE 100 defence contractor in my self-invested personal pension (SIPP), its success has been a joy to watch. Especially given the mayhem elsewhere.
This follows an underwhelming 2024. I bought the stock just before last year’s dip (frustratingly), but I’m not complaining now.
The BAE Systems share price has been one of the UK’s star performers in 2025. Since markets opened in January, the shares have climbed an astonishing 48%.
That means a £10,000 investment just a few months ago would now be worth £14,800. Not bad at all.
Can this FTSE 100 stock keep flying?
Interestingly, over a full 12-month period, the shares are ‘only’ up 30%. That reflects last year’s drop.
The only reason I could see for the shares falling is that they had raced a little ahead of themselves. News that Europe has…
