Barclays (BCS) Return on Equity [ROE] (2012 - 2026)
Barclays (BCS) reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 10.42% for Q3 2026, up 0.83 percentage points from 9.58% a year earlier and up 0.15 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Barclays (BCS) Return on Equity [ROE] (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Barclays posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 9.72%, up 0.81 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of +6.12 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 8.91% in FY2024 (+1.34 pp), 7.57% in FY2023 (-0.74 pp), 8.30% in FY2022 (-2.24 pp) and 10.54% in FY2021 (+6.94 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q3 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Equity [ROE] has now increased in each of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.25 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Equity [ROE] in five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 7.50 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2024 (a drop of 3.42 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 10.27% (Q2 2026), 9.50% (Q1 2026) and 10.01% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 918.86 Bn | 918.86 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Bank Of America | 355.02 Bn | -2,021.04 Bn | - | 11.19% |
| 3 | Hsbc Holdings | 299.60 Bn | -1,803.99 Bn | - | 14.29% |
| 4 | Morgan Stanley | 288.82 Bn | 288.82 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 288.46 Bn | -541.58 Bn | - | 15.91% |
| 6 | Goldman Sachs | 269.80 Bn | 269.80 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Wells Fargo & Company | 258.84 Bn | 258.84 Bn | - | 12.93% |
| 8 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 244.75 Bn | -96.64 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 11.72% |
| 9 | American Express | 221.16 Bn | 20.64 Bn | - | 34.98% |
| 10 | Barclays | 79.79 Bn | -1,629.13 Bn | - | 10.42% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 10.42% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.27% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.50% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.01% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.58% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.07% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.02% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.55% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.92% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.97% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.07% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.24% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.32% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.40% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.08% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.31% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.45% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.83% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.06% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.43% |
API Access
Barclays Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=BCS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=BCS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();