Barclays plc (BCS)
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.
- Ticker
- BCS
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Banks - Diversified
- 52-week range
- $19.84 - $28.69
Valuation
- Share price
- $22.33 (close of Nov 6, 2026)
- P/E (TTM)
- 8.02x
- Price to book
- 0.72x
- Price to free cash flow
- 3.41x
Price performance
| Period | Change |
|---|---|
| 1 day | -2.15% |
| 5 days | +0.13% |
| 1 month | -5.66% |
| 3 months | -20.76% |
| 6 months | -7.04% |
| Year to date | -12.26% |
| 1 year | +3.43% |
| 3 years | +230.81% |
| 5 years | +111.66% |
| 10 years | +149.22% |
| All time | +343.03% |
Short interest
- As of
- Oct 15, 2026
- Short % of float
- 0.18%
- Shares short
- 5.66M
- Days to cover
- 0.87
- Change since prior report
- +5.31%
- Source
- FINRA consolidated short interest
Members of Congress who disclosed BCS trades
Lisa McClain · Bruce Westerman
Super investors holding BCS
Sarah Ketterer (Causeway Capital Management LLC) · Ken Griffin (Citadel) · Richard Pzena (Pzena Investment Management) · Ray Dalio (Bridgewater Associates)
Profitability and growth
- Return on equity
- 9.17%
- Return on assets
- 0.46%
- Net margin
- 24.70%
- Revenue growth
- 11.91%
- Net income growth
- 13.71%
- Free cash flow growth
- 204.75%
Cash flow and balance sheet
- Free cash flow yield (TTM)
- 29.34%
- Net debt to EBITDA
- -3.36x
Latest reported year
- Period end
- Dec 31, 2025
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Shares outstanding
- 3.53B
Margins and returns by year
| Period end | Net margin | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | 24.70% | 9.17% |
| 2024-12-31 | 24.30% | 8.70% |
| 2023-12-31 | 20.88% | 7.32% |
| 2022-12-31 | 23.51% | 8.56% |
| 2021-12-31 | 32.54% | 10.01% |
| 2020-12-31 | 10.97% | 3.56% |
| 2019-12-31 | 16.05% | 4.99% |
| 2018-12-31 | 11.49% | 3.68% |
| 2017-12-31 | -5.50% | -1.74% |
| 2016-12-31 | 10.36% | 2.91% |
Investor relations
Past earnings dates
| Reported | Fiscal period | EPS estimate |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-22 | Sep 2026 | - |
| 2026-07-28 | Jun 2026 | - |
| 2026-04-28 | Mar 2026 | - |
| 2026-02-12 | Dec 2025 | - |
| 2025-10-22 | Sep 2025 | - |
| 2025-07-29 | Jun 2025 | - |
| 2025-04-30 | Mar 2025 | - |
| 2025-02-13 | Dec 2024 | - |
Filings and sources
- Company website
- home.barclays
- SEC filings
- 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
- Earnings calendar
- All upcoming reports
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