Barclays (BCS) Operating Margin (2011 - 2025)
Barclays (BCS) posted Operating Margin of 103.94% for Q4 2025, up 0.53% on a QoQ basis from 103.39% in Q3 2025, and down 105.0% year-over-year from 2078.85% in Q4 2024.
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Barclays (BCS) Operating Margin (2011 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Barclays has reported Operating Margin for 15 years, with the latest figure at 103.94% in Q4 2025.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 105.0% year-over-year to 103.94% in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was 102.44%, a 42.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.03%, down 77.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin was 103.94% for Q4 2025 at Barclays, up from 103.39% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Margin was 114.72% in Q2 2021, with the low at 331.22% in Q4 2021.
- Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 48.57%, with a median of 100.12% recorded in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2023: Operating Margin tumbled 42126 bps in 2021, then surged 42854 bps in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 331.22% in 2021, then rose by 2 bps to 325.24% in 2022, then soared by 132 bps to 103.3% in 2023, then climbed by 2 bps to 105.0% in 2024, then declined by 1 bps to 103.94% in 2025.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 103.94% (Q4 2025), 103.39% (Q3 2025), and 101.06% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asml Holding | 659.57 Bn | 643.59 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 2 | Hsbc Holdings | 354.33 Bn | 354.38 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | General Electric | 331.23 Bn | 322.11 Bn | 6.95 Bn | -29.28% |
| 4 | Astrazeneca | 260.48 Bn | 255.27 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 20.57% |
| 5 | Citigroup | 226.55 Bn | -2,073.32 Bn | 24.75 Bn | 42.53% |
| 6 | Bhp | 218.78 Bn | 200.24 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Diageo | 211.16 Bn | 211.21 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Rio Tinto | 188.09 Bn | 183.71 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Ferrari | 154.46 Bn | 152.71 Bn | 1.18 Bn | 31.22% |
| 10 | Barclays | 87.74 Bn | 88.35 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 103.94% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 103.39% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 101.06% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 101.39% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 105.00% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 100.12% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 100.11% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 102.55% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 103.30% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 100.00% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 100.53% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 99.99% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -325.24% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 93.60% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -96.47% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 97.83% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -331.22% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 97.80% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 114.72% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 99.07% |
API Access
Barclays Operating Margin API
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params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "BCS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=BCS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();