Barclays (BCS) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Barclays (BCS) recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of -$6.1 billion in Q1 2026, up 1.06% quarter-over-quarter from -$6.2 billion in Q4 2025, and down 11.5% on a YoY basis from -$6.9 billion in Q1 2025.

Barclays (BCS) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Barclays' Operating Expenses history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$6.1 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 11.5% year-over-year to -$6.1 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$24.0 billion (down 11.27% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$23.4 billion, down 9.37% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was -$6.1 billion for Q1 2026 at Barclays, up from -$6.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of -$4.2 billion in Q3 2022 to a low of -$6.3 billion in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged -$5.5 billion across 5 years, with a median of -$5.5 billion in 2025.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Operating Expenses was 21.71% in 2023; the steepest drop was 30.06% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at -$4.7 billion in 2022, then slumped by 30.06% to -$6.1 billion in 2023, then increased by 3.48% to -$5.9 billion in 2024, then declined by 5.13% to -$6.2 billion in 2025, then rose by 1.06% to -$6.1 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at -$6.1 billion (Q1 2026), -$6.2 billion (Q4 2025), and -$6.1 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce 1,362,688,030.33 Bn 1,362,688,030.55 Bn - 3.06 Bn
2 Hsbc Holdings 38,978.70 Bn 38,979.15 Bn - 609.00 Mn
3 Royal Bank Of Canada 3,027.68 Bn 2,956.13 Bn - 6.82 Bn
4 Toronto Dominion Bank 1,012.32 Bn 1,005.51 Bn - 6.11 Bn
5 Bank Of America 408.37 Bn -198.33 Bn 29.24 Bn 18.53 Bn
6 Barclays 379.37 Bn -269.24 Bn - -6.13 Bn
7 Bank Of Montreal 375.83 Bn 375.83 Bn - 4.15 Bn
8 Mitsubishi Ufj Financial 288.20 Bn -398.08 Bn 3.81 Bn -12.60 Bn
9 Citigroup 263.31 Bn -1,921.68 Bn 19.85 Bn 13.84 Bn
10 Wells Fargo & Company 253.70 Bn 178.62 Bn - 14.33 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -6.13 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -6.20 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -6.07 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -5.64 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -5.50 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -5.89 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -5.15 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -5.06 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -5.30 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -6.11 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 -5.00 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 -4.95 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 -5.00 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 -4.70 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 -4.24 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 -6.32 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 -5.52 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 -5.09 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 -4.93 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 -5.21 Bn