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Barclays PLC

United Kingdom · Large Cap · Revenue 12 mo. £30.9B

Price as of 11/06/2026

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Price
£4.20
1 Y −7.1%
Market cap
£54.7B

Barclays PLC provides various financial services in the United Kingdom, Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.

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Barclays PLC provides various financial services in the United Kingdom, Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. The company operates through Barclays UK; Barclays UK Corporate Bank; Barclays Private Bank and Wealth Management; Barclays Investment Bank; and Barclays US Consumer Bank segments. It offers financial services, such as current accounts, savings accounts, mortgages and unsecured lending, such as credit cards and loans retail banking, wholesale banking, investment banking, wealth management, and investment management services, as well as lending products. In addition, the company engages in securities dealing activities and issuing of credit cards. The company was formerly known as Barclays Bank public limited company and changed its name to Barclays PLC in January 1985. Barclays PLC was founded in 1690 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

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Summary

Barclays PLC is around the middle of the Financial Services sector overall

53.7 of 100

Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.

Analysis

What the price requires

The market value is below book value: the price requires a lasting 7.1% return on equity, less than the 9% discount rate.

Required return on equity per year

7.1%

no perpetual growth

  • ROE 5-yr avg 8.8%
  • ROE 10-yr avg 5.8%
  • required 7.1%

What supports it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

No indication in the stored figures.

What speaks against it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

No anomaly in the stored figures.

Since the last quarter

Q2 → Q3 2026

Mostly better than the previous quarter: 2 of 3 changes for the better.

  • EBIT margin34.6% → 33.2%−1.4 ppworse
  • Shares outstanding13.7B → 13.4B−2.2%better
  • Return on equity9.9% → 12.6%+2.7 ppbetter

1 more unchanged: Revenue, 12 mo.

Derivation

How the sector comparison is derived

Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.

Price as of 11/06/2026.

Profitability49.7around the middleEarns about as much as the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Return on equity9.22%12.46%Rank 26
Return on capital (Greenblatt)248.55%59.04%Rank 79
EBIT margin17.98%23.06%Rank 35
FCF margin33.21%19.82%Rank 69
Gross margin57.33%65.53%Rank 39
Growth55.8around the middleGrows about as fast as the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Revenue growth, 1 year−1.53%7.39%Rank 20
Earnings growth, 3 years per year11.80%15.20%Rank 41
Earnings growth, 5 years per year29.49%15.17%Rank 80
Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings)3.66%1.25%Rank 82
Valuation93.8above the middleValued lower than the sector: EV/sales −2.62, sector 2.82.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Earnings yield11.69%6.47%Rank 93
FCF yield30.86%7.16%Rank 92
EV/saleslower is better−2.622.82Rank 96
EV/EBITlower is betterdoes not count towards the rank−14.5414.24
Momentum15.9below the middleShare price doing worse than the sector: Share price, 3 months −13.42%, sector 0.45%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Share price, 1 year−7.06%7.80%Rank 25
Share price, 6 months−2.73%8.71%Rank 18
Share price, 3 months−13.42%0.45%Rank 4
Distance from 52-week high−20.77%−10.68%Rank 17
Quality65.5above the middleQuality above the sector: Change in share count −4.37%, sector −0.60%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Accruals (Sloan)lower is better−0.86%1.23%Rank 82
Change in share countlower is better−4.37%−0.60%Rank 84
Dividend streak in years45Rank 48
Price reaction to results, market-adjusted−0.10%0.00%Rank 48
Balance sheet & risk41.3around the middleRisk about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Equity ratio5.04%9.21%Rank 17
Net debt/EBITDAlower is better−17.220.12Rank 94
Debt to equitylower is better2.830.90Rank 21
Volatility, 1 yearlower is better30.76%25.95%Rank 33

Ten years in figures

Revenue from £25.4B (2016) to £50.8B (2025), 8.0% a year.

Fiscal years, amounts in GBP
YearRevenue, £BNet income, £BReturn on equityShares
201625.42.13.2%17.0B
201724.9−1.1−1.7%17.0B
201826.62.33.8%17.4B
201927.73.35.1%17.5B
202025.42.43.6%17.7B
202125.17.010.2%17.4B
202233.55.98.7%16.9B
202347.85.37.4%15.9B
202451.66.38.8%15.3B
202550.87.29.2%14.6B

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Detail data

How does Barclays PLC stock perform across 18 strategies?

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  • Trending Value: Value + Momentum
  • Acquirer's Multiple: EV/EBIT Deep Value
  • Piotroski F-Score (9-Point Check)
  • Undervalued Stocks: Multi-Factor Check
  • Magic Formula: Value + Quality
  • StockScorer Score
  • PEG Strategy (inspired by Peter Lynch)
  • Mohanram G-Score: Growth Quality
  • Dividend Quality: 4 Factors
  • Moat Quality
  • Balanced GARP
  • Levermann Strategy (13 Criteria)
  • Altman Z-Score: Stress Test
  • Defensive: Low Volatility
  • Dividend Aristocrats & Continuity
  • Earnings Quality: Accrual Check (Sloan)
  • High-Growth / Rule of 40
  • Growth Momentum (CAN SLIM principle)

Barclays PLC key metrics: P/E, P/B and equity ratio

Selected fundamental metrics for Barclays PLC.

MetricStockSector
P/E ratio8.615.2
P/B ratio0.81.8
Return on equity (ROE)9.2%12.5%
Equity ratio5.0%9.2%
Debt-to-equity (D/E)2.830.90
Dividend yield2.7%3.3%

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Frequently asked questions about Barclays PLC stock

How does Barclays PLC stock (BARC.L) score in the StockScorer model?
The StockScorer score for Barclays PLC is visible with Plus. The stock lies outside the basic universe (Germany 40, Germany Mid 50, Germany Small 70, Eurozone 50, S&P 500, NASDAQ-100).
What is Barclays PLC's P/E ratio?
Barclays PLC's P/E ratio is 8.6. The Financial Services sector median is 15.2.
What sector is Barclays PLC in?
Barclays PLC is assigned to the Financial Services sector. Its rank within the sector is 53.7 out of 100: 100 means the stock leads its peer group of large and mid-cap sector stocks in every measured area.

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