BCS Fundamental Analysis - BARCLAYS PLC-SPONS ADR

Fundamental Rating

We assign a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10 to BCS. BCS was compared to 391 industry peers in the Banks industry. BCS has a bad profitability rating. Also its financial health evaluation is rather negative. BCS is not valued too expensively and it also shows a decent growth rate.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

BCS had positive earnings in the past year.

BCS had a negative operating cash flow in the past year.

Each year in the past 5 years BCS has been profitable.

BCS had a positive operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

With a Return On Assets value of 0.33%, BCS is not doing good in the industry: 81.84% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

With a Return On Equity value of 7.00%, BCS is not doing good in the industry: 62.40% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	0.33%
ROE	7%
ROIC	N/A

ROA(3y)0.32%

ROA(5y)0.31%

ROE(3y)6.92%

ROE(5y)6.46%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

BCS has a Profit Margin of 17.31%. This is in the lower half of the industry: BCS underperforms 69.31% of its industry peers.

BCS's Profit Margin has improved in the last couple of years.

BCS does not have Operating Margin and Gross Margin available, so we won't be analyzing them here.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	17.31%
GM	N/A

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3Y-12.74%

PM growth 5Y11.07%

GM growth 3YN/A

GM growth 5YN/A

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

BCS does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.

Compared to 1 year ago, BCS has less shares outstanding

Compared to 5 years ago, BCS has less shares outstanding

Compared to 1 year ago, BCS has about the same debt to assets ratio.

2.2 Solvency

A Debt/Equity ratio of 3.86 is on the high side and indicates that BCS has dependencies on debt financing.

Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 3.86, BCS is doing worse than 94.12% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	3.86
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	N/A

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACC5.87%

2.3 Liquidity

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	N/A
Quick Ratio	N/A

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

BCS shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 42.12%, which is quite impressive.

BCS shows quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 11.00% yearly.

The Revenue has been growing slightly by 5.48% in the past year.

The Revenue has been growing slightly by 5.03% on average over the past years.

EPS 1Y (TTM)42.12%

EPS 3Y0.56%

EPS 5Y11%

EPS Q2Q%51.32%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)5.48%

Revenue growth 3Y7.87%

Revenue growth 5Y5.03%

Sales Q2Q%13.65%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, BCS will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 8.69% on average per year.

BCS is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 4.05% yearly.

EPS Next Y8.76%

EPS Next 2Y15.3%

EPS Next 3Y14.66%

EPS Next 5Y8.69%

Revenue Next Year8.62%

Revenue Next 2Y6.67%

Revenue Next 3Y5.63%

Revenue Next 5Y4.05%

3.3 Evolution

The EPS growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.

When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is stable.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

BCS is valuated cheaply with a Price/Earnings ratio of 7.53.

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of BCS indicates a rather cheap valuation: BCS is cheaper than 92.58% of the companies listed in the same industry.

BCS is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 27.40, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.

A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 6.59 indicates a rather cheap valuation of BCS.

BCS's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. BCS is cheaper than 90.79% of the companies in the same industry.

When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of BCS to the average of the S&P500 Index (22.94), we can say BCS is valued rather cheaply.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	7.53
Fwd PE	6.59

4.2 Price Multiples

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	N/A

4.3 Compensation for Growth

The low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.

BCS's earnings are expected to grow with 14.66% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.

PEG (NY)0.86

PEG (5Y)0.68

EPS Next 2Y15.3%

EPS Next 3Y14.66%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

BCS has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 2.27%.

BCS's Dividend Yield is slightly below the industry average, which is at 3.56.

BCS's Dividend Yield is comparable with the S&P500 average which is at 2.38.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	2.27%

5.2 History

On average, the dividend of BCS grows each year by 6.61%, which is quite nice.

BCS has paid a dividend for at least 10 years, which is a reliable track record.

BCS has not decreased its dividend in the last 3 years.

Dividend Growth(5Y)6.61%

Div Incr Years3

Div Non Decr Years3

5.3 Sustainability

The dividend of BCS is growing, but earnings are growing more, so the dividend growth is sustainable.

DPN/A

EPS Next 2Y15.3%

EPS Next 3Y14.66%

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BARCLAYS PLC-SPONS ADR

NYSE:BCS (10/17/2025, 9:55:52 PM)

After market: 19.3323 -0.03 (-0.14%)

19.36

-0.59 (-2.96%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorFinancials

GICS IndustryGroupBanks

GICS IndustryBanks

Earnings (Last)07-29 2025-07-29/bmo

Earnings (Next)10-22 2025-10-22

Inst Owners55.08%

Inst Owner Change0%

Ins Owners0.13%

Ins Owner ChangeN/A

Market Cap67.63B

Analysts79.09

Price Target22.87 (18.13%)

Short Float %0.39%

Short Ratio1.2

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	2.27%

Yearly Dividend0.86

Dividend Growth(5Y)6.61%

DPN/A

Div Incr Years3

Div Non Decr Years3

Ex-Date08-08 2025-08-08 (0.159876)

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)2

Avg EPS beat(2)15.23%

Min EPS beat(2)13.75%

Max EPS beat(2)16.7%

EPS beat(4)4

Avg EPS beat(4)29.84%

Min EPS beat(4)13.75%

Max EPS beat(4)64.16%

EPS beat(8)8

Avg EPS beat(8)28.97%

EPS beat(12)12

Avg EPS beat(12)22.72%

EPS beat(16)16

Avg EPS beat(16)27.45%

Revenue beat(2)2

Avg Revenue beat(2)2.74%

Min Revenue beat(2)1.38%

Max Revenue beat(2)4.11%

Revenue beat(4)4

Avg Revenue beat(4)2.75%

Min Revenue beat(4)1.38%

Max Revenue beat(4)4.11%

Revenue beat(8)6

Avg Revenue beat(8)1.21%

Revenue beat(12)9

Avg Revenue beat(12)12.13%

Revenue beat(16)13

Avg Revenue beat(16)26.31%

PT rev (1m)1.66%

PT rev (3m)9.96%

EPS NQ rev (1m)0.52%

EPS NQ rev (3m)-5.11%

EPS NY rev (1m)0.7%

EPS NY rev (3m)-0.55%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.95%

Revenue NY rev (1m)0.09%

Revenue NY rev (3m)1.13%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	7.53
Fwd PE	6.59
P/S	1.64
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	N/A
P/B	0.66
P/tB	0.74
EV/EBITDA	N/A

EPS(TTM)2.57

EY13.27%

EPS(NY)2.94

Fwd EY15.18%

FCF(TTM)-3.9

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)-3.9

OCFYN/A

SpS11.8

BVpS29.17

TBVpS26.03

PEG (NY)0.86

PEG (5Y)0.68

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	0.33%
ROE	7%
ROCE	N/A
ROIC	N/A
ROICexc	N/A
ROICexgc	N/A
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	17.31%
GM	N/A
FCFM	N/A

ROA(3y)0.32%

ROA(5y)0.31%

ROE(3y)6.92%

ROE(5y)6.46%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

ROICexc(3y)N/A

ROICexc(5y)N/A

ROICexgc(3y)N/A

ROICexgc(5y)N/A

ROCE(3y)N/A

ROCE(5y)N/A

ROICexcg growth 3YN/A

ROICexcg growth 5YN/A

ROICexc growth 3YN/A

ROICexc growth 5YN/A

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3Y-12.74%

PM growth 5Y11.07%

GM growth 3YN/A

GM growth 5YN/A

F-Score5

Asset Turnover0.02

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	3.86
Debt/FCF	N/A
Debt/EBITDA	N/A
Cap/Depr	N/A
Cap/Sales	N/A
Interest Coverage	N/A
Cash Conversion	N/A
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	N/A
Quick Ratio	N/A
Altman-Z	N/A

F-Score5

WACC5.87%

ROIC/WACCN/A

Cap/Depr(3y)89.52%

Cap/Depr(5y)85.55%

Cap/Sales(3y)5.72%

Cap/Sales(5y)5.94%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)42.12%

EPS 3Y0.56%

EPS 5Y11%

EPS Q2Q%51.32%

EPS Next Y8.76%

EPS Next 2Y15.3%

EPS Next 3Y14.66%

EPS Next 5Y8.69%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)5.48%

Revenue growth 3Y7.87%

Revenue growth 5Y5.03%

Sales Q2Q%13.65%

Revenue Next Year8.62%

Revenue Next 2Y6.67%

Revenue Next 3Y5.63%

Revenue Next 5Y4.05%

EBIT growth 1YN/A

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5YN/A

EBIT Next YearN/A

EBIT Next 3YN/A

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y-25.18%

FCF growth 3Y-51.04%

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y-25.18%

OCF growth 3Y-47.42%

OCF growth 5YN/A

BARCLAYS PLC-SPONS ADR (BCS) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

5.2 History

5.3 Sustainability

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