Barclays PLC

BCS Financial Banks Diversified

Barclays PLC’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $38.4 billion, up 12.3% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+2.53%
EPS
+17.9%
Free cash flow
−13.9%
Total debt
−0.16%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

22.60 0.22 −0.96%
Market cap
$75.9B
P/E
8.2×
Fwd P/E
8.0×
Dividend yield
2.67%
F-score
7/9
Altman Z
n/a
Beneish M
n/a
Dividend safety
n/a

Barclays PLC (BCS) Return on equity

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Barclays PLC's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 9.11%, up 0.8 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (8.32%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.73% (fiscal 2017) to 9.61% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. That is below the Banks Diversified industry median of 11.0% and in line with the Financial sector median of 9.01%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 8.32% 0.86
FY2024 7.46% 1.39
FY2023 6.07% (0.75)
FY2022 6.82% (2.79)
FY2021 9.61% 7.30
FY2020 2.31% (2.64)
FY2019 4.95% 2.76
FY2018 2.19% 4.92
FY2017 −2.73% (5.13)
FY2016 2.40% 2.87

Against its own ten years

Low −2.73% High 9.61%
Ten-year median 4.95%
Current reading's percentile 91

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
BBVA Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. compare 18.1%
BNY BNY compare 15.9%
SAN Banco Santander, S.A. compare 14.2%
UBS UBS Group AG compare 10.9%
MUFG Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. compare 10.1%
SMFG Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc compare 9.85%
C Citigroup Inc. compare 9.40%
BCS Barclays PLC 9.11%
ING ING Group, N.V. compare 0.00%
Banks Diversified industry median 11.0%
Financial sector median 9.01%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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