Barclays
Banking & financial services · United Kingdom
Barclays is a British bank that combines UK retail and business banking, a global investment bank and a large US credit card business, earning most of its income from interest, trading and fees.
What makes it different
More than half its risk capital backs the investment bank.
55%Risk-weighted assets in the Investment BankFY2025
Although most customers are in UK retail banking, the Investment Bank uses the largest share of the Group's capital.
How big it is
How big is Barclays?
£29.1BIncomeFY2025
£565.2BCustomer deposits2025
98,141Employees2025
How it makes money FY2025
Almost half comes from the investment bank.
- Investment Bank45%£13.1B
- Barclays UK30%£8.7B
- US Consumer Bank13%£3.7B
- UK Corporate Bank7%£2.1B
- Private Bank and Wealth Management5%£1.4B
How the business works
Lend at home. Trade abroad. Issue cards.
- 1UK homes and businesses
- 2Global markets for institutions
- 3US co-branded cards
Three differently-cycled businesses sit under one capital base, so no single market drives all of the income.
Who owns it
- BlackRock, Inc.5.78%
CEO: C.S. Venkatakrishnan
Who it competes with
Key moments
- 1690Goldsmith bankers start in Lombard Street
- 1736James Barclay joins the partnership
- 1896Barclay & Company formed from an amalgamation of banks
- 1966Launches Barclaycard
- 1967Launches the world's first cash machine
Sources
Every number on this page comes from Barclays's own reports.
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What Barclays tracks21 metrics
Barclays UK customers
US Consumer Bank customers
Barclays UK digitally active customers
Results, quarter by quarterwith a chart
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Profit
Margin
Where the money comes from4 regions
United Kingdom
Americas
Europe
The full timeline16 moments
1987
2019
2025
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