Barclays (BCS) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026)
Barclays (BCS) reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 10.06% for Q2 2026, up 0.74 percentage points from 9.32% a year earlier and up 0.63 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Barclays (BCS) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Barclays posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 9.71%, up 0.79 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of +5.96 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 8.93% in FY2024 (+1.36 pp), 7.56% in FY2023 (-0.56 pp), 8.12% in FY2022 (-2.62 pp) and 10.74% in FY2021 (+6.98 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q4 2021.
- Year over year, Return on Equity [ROE] has now increased in each of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.82 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 6.61 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2024 (a drop of 2.47 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 9.43% (Q1 2026), 9.13% (Q4 2025) and 8.84% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 902.56 Bn | 902.56 Bn | - | 17.62% |
| 2 | Bank Of America | 386.56 Bn | -1,989.51 Bn | - | 11.19% |
| 3 | Hsbc Holdings | 330.52 Bn | -1,498.64 Bn | - | 13.21% |
| 4 | Morgan Stanley | 291.91 Bn | -217.18 Bn | - | 17.50% |
| 5 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 274.57 Bn | -555.47 Bn | - | 15.91% |
| 6 | Goldman Sachs | 269.13 Bn | -3,287.98 Bn | - | 17.08% |
| 7 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 255.81 Bn | -39.14 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 11.72% |
| 8 | Wells Fargo & Company | 249.84 Bn | 249.84 Bn | - | 12.67% |
| 9 | American Express | 209.69 Bn | 1.51 Bn | - | 33.53% |
| 10 | Barclays | 81.29 Bn | -1,605.84 Bn | - | 10.27% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.06% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.43% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.02% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.71% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.32% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.04% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.56% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.04% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.96% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.14% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.23% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.20% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.53% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.33% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.24% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.00% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.57% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.96% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.30% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.01% |
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();