Company summary
Barclays is a diversified international bank combining UK retail and business banking with corporate banking, wealth management, credit cards and a large global investment bank.
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Barclays
Banks
- Index
- FTSE 100
- ISIN
- Not specified
- Book status
- 2026 edition — current
Key activities
Current accounts, mortgages, consumer lending, credit cards, corporate banking, payments, private banking, wealth management, investment banking, trading, markets and capital-markets advisory services.
Key markets
The UK is the core retail and corporate market, while the investment bank and US consumer-card business provide substantial exposure to the United States and global financial markets.
Key drivers
Interest rates and net interest income, loan and deposit growth, investment-banking and trading activity, credit quality, cost control, capital returns, market volatility and delivery of the group's medium-term return targets.
Key risks
Credit losses, economic downturns, interest-rate changes, conduct and litigation costs, market and trading losses, regulation, cyber risk, investment-bank volatility and failure to achieve planned cost and capital-efficiency improvements.
Recent Developments
28 July 2026: first-half income rose 11% to £16.5bn and RoTE reached 14.8%. Barclays announced £2.3bn of first-half capital distributions, including a £1bn buyback, and raised its 2026 income target to about £31.5bn.
Dividend notes
Pays interim and final dividends alongside buybacks. The 2025 final dividend of 5.6p went ex-dividend on 19 February 2026 and was paid on 31 March. The 2026 interim is 5.9p, ex-dividend 6 August and payable 15 September.
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