Barclays (BCS) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Barclays (BCS) recorded Return on Assets [ROA] of 0.47% in Q3 2026, up 0.06 percentage points from 0.41% a year earlier and unchanged from the prior quarter.
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Barclays (BCS) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Barclays reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 0.48%, up 0.05 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of +0.29 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 0.43% in FY2024 (+0.07 pp), 0.36% in FY2023 (-0.04 pp), 0.40% in FY2022 (-0.12 pp) and 0.52% in FY2021 (+0.33 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q1 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for eight consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.06 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Assets [ROA] in the last five years was a gain of 0.35 percentage points in Q4 2021, against a drop of 0.12 percentage points in Q4 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 0.47% (Q2 2026), 0.45% (Q1 2026) and 0.44% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 896.53 Bn | 896.53 Bn | - | 1.31% |
| 2 | Bank Of America | 354.20 Bn | -2,021.91 Bn | - | 0.93% |
| 3 | Hsbc Holdings | 303.54 Bn | -1,800.05 Bn | - | 0.82% |
| 4 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 283.29 Bn | -546.75 Bn | - | 0.93% |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 281.19 Bn | -262.84 Bn | - | 1.23% |
| 6 | Goldman Sachs | 256.26 Bn | -3,487.19 Bn | - | 1.03% |
| 7 | Wells Fargo & Company | 253.33 Bn | 253.33 Bn | - | 1.03% |
| 8 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 238.77 Bn | -102.62 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 0.52% |
| 9 | American Express | 216.03 Bn | 15.51 Bn | - | 3.96% |
| 10 | Barclays | 78.94 Bn | -1,629.98 Bn | - | 0.47% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.47% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.47% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.45% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.44% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.41% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.43% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.43% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.41% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.33% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.32% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.33% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.35% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.41% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.42% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.41% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.39% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.39% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.40% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.48% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.52% |
API Access
Barclays Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=BCS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=BCS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();