Half-year Financial Report

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Barclays PLC reported a strong first half of 2026, with a return on tangible equity (RoTE) of 14.8% and earnings per share of 30.7p, up from 24.7p in the prior year. The bank announced total capital distributions of £2.3bn, including a £1.0bn share buyback and a dividend of 5.9p per share, a significant increase from the previous year's 3.0p. Group income rose 11% year-on-year to £16.5bn, with the Investment Bank showing a 20% income increase driven by Global Markets and Investment Banking fees. The company has also upgraded its 2026 Group income target to approximately £31.5bn. Barclays maintained a robust Common Equity Tier 1 ratio of 14.3%, exceeding its target range.

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Barclays PLC
28 July 2026
 

 

Barclays PLC

 

Interim Results Announcement

 

30 June 2026

 

Table of Contents

 

Results Announcement

Page



Notes

1



Performance Highlights

2



Group Finance Director's Review

5



Results by Business




•  Barclays UK

7



•  Barclays UK Corporate Bank

9


 

•  Barclays Private Bank and Wealth Management

10


 

•  Barclays Investment Bank

11



•  Barclays US Consumer Bank

13



• Head Office

15



Quarterly Results Summary

16


 

Quarterly Results by Business

17


 

Performance Management




•  Margins and Balances

24

 


Risk Management




•  Risk Management and Principal Risks

26



•  Credit Risk

27



•  Market Risk

48



•  Treasury and Capital Risk

49



Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

59

 


Independent Review Report to Barclays PLC

60

 


Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

62



Financial Statement Notes

68



Appendix: Non-IFRS Performance Measures

88



Shareholder Information

97

 

BARCLAYS PLC, 1 CHURCHILL PLACE, LONDON, E14 5HP, UNITED KINGDOM. TELEPHONE: +44 (0) 20 7116 1000. COMPANY NO. 48839.

 

Notes

 

The terms Barclays and Group refer to Barclays PLC together with its subsidiaries. Unless otherwise stated, the income statement analysis compares the six months ended 30 June 2026 to the corresponding six months of 2025 and balance sheet analysis as at 30 June 2026 with comparatives relating to 31 December 2025 and 30 June 2025. The abbreviations '£m' and '£bn' represent millions and thousands of millions of Pounds Sterling respectively; the abbreviations '$m' and '$bn' represent millions and thousands of millions of US Dollars respectively; and the abbreviations '€m' and '€bn' represent millions and thousands of millions of Euros respectively.

 

There are a number of key judgement areas, for example impairment calculations, which are based on models and which are subject to ongoing adjustment and modifications. Reported numbers reflect best estimates and judgements at the given point in time.

 

Relevant terms that are used in this document but are not defined under applicable regulatory guidance or International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are explained in the results glossary, which can be accessed at home.barclays/investor-relations.

 

The information in this announcement, which was approved by the Board of Directors on 27 July 2026, does not comprise statutory accounts within the meaning of Section 434 of the Companies Act 2006. Statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025, which contain an unmodified audit report under Section 495 of the Companies Act 2006 (which does not make any statements under Section 498 of the Companies Act 2006) have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies in accordance with Section 441 of the Companies Act 2006.

 

These results will be furnished on Form 6-K to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as soon as practicable following publication of this document. Once furnished to the SEC, a copy of the Form 6-K will be available from the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

 

Barclays is a frequent issuer in the debt capital markets and regularly meets with investors via formal roadshows and other ad hoc meetings. Consistent with its usual practice, Barclays expects that from time to time over the coming quarter it will meet with investors globally to discuss these results and other matters relating to the Group.

 

Non-IFRS performance measures

Barclays' management believes that the non-IFRS performance measures included in this document provide valuable information to the readers of the financial statements as they enable the reader to identify a more consistent basis for comparing the businesses' performance between financial periods and provide more detail concerning the elements of performance which the managers of these businesses are most directly able to influence or are relevant for an assessment of the Group. They also reflect an important aspect of the way in which operating targets are defined and performance is monitored by Barclays' management. However, any non-IFRS performance measures in this document are not a substitute for IFRS measures and readers should consider the IFRS measures as well. Refer to the appendix on pages 85 to 93 for definitions and calculations of non-IFRS performance measures included throughout this document, and reconciliations to the most directly comparable IFRS measures.

 

Forward-looking statements

This document contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with respect to the Group. Barclays cautions readers that no forward-looking statement is a guarantee of future performance and that actual results or other financial condition or performance measures could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate only to historical or current facts. Forward-looking statements sometimes use words such as 'may', 'will', 'seek', 'continue', 'aim', 'anticipate', 'target', 'projected', 'expect', 'estimate', 'intend', 'plan', 'goal', 'believe', 'achieve' or other words of similar meaning. Forward-looking statements can be made in writing but also may be made verbally by directors, officers and employees of the Group (including during management presentations) in connection with this document. Examples of forward-looking statements include, among others, statements or guidance regarding or relating to the Group's future financial position, business strategy, income levels, costs, assets and liabilities, impairment charges, provisions, capital leverage and other regulatory ratios, capital distributions (including policy on dividends and share buybacks), return on tangible equity, projected levels of growth in banking and financial markets, industry trends, any commitments and targets (including sustainability-related commitments and targets), plans and objectives for future operations, International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") and other statements that are not historical or current facts. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to future events and circumstances. Forward-looking statements speak only as at the date on which they are made. Forward-looking statements may be affected by a number of factors, including, without limitation: changes in legislation, regulations, governmental and regulatory policies, expectations and actions, voluntary codes of practices and the interpretation thereof, changes in IFRS and other accounting standards, including practices with regard to the interpretation and application thereof and emerging and developing sustainability reporting standards (including emissions accounting methodologies); changes in tax laws and practice; the outcome of current and future legal proceedings and regulatory investigations; the Group's ability along with governments and other stakeholders to measure, manage and mitigate the impacts of climate change effectively or navigate inconsistencies and conflicts in the manner in which climate policy is implemented in the regions where the Group operates, including as a result of the adoption of rules and regulations taking a different or opposing position on sustainability matters, or other forms of governmental and regulatory action against sustainability policies; environmental, social and geopolitical risks and incidents and similar events beyond the Group's control; financial crime; the impact of competition in the banking and financial services industry; capital, liquidity, leverage and other regulatory rules and requirements applicable to past, current and future periods; UK, US, Eurozone and global macroeconomic and business conditions, including inflation; volatility in credit and capital markets; market related risks such as changes in interest rates and foreign exchange rates; reforms to benchmark interest rates and indices; higher or lower asset valuations; changes in credit ratings of any entity within the Group or any securities issued by it; changes in counterparty risk; changes in consumer behaviour; changes in trade policy, including the imposition of tariffs or other protectionist measures; the direct and indirect consequences of the conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine on European and global macroeconomic conditions, political stability and financial markets; changes in US legislation and policy; developments in the UK's relationship with the European Union; the risk of cyberattacks, information or security breaches, technology failures or operational disruptions and any subsequent impact on the Group's reputation, business or operations; the use of new technology, including artificial intelligence; the Group's ability to access funding; and the success of acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures and other strategic transactions. A number of these factors are beyond the Group's control. As a result, the Group's actual financial position, results, financial and non-financial metrics or performance measures or its ability to meet commitments and targets may differ materially from the statements or guidance set forth in the Group's forward-looking statements. In setting its targets and outlook for the period 2026-2028, Barclays has made certain assumptions about the macroeconomic environment, including, without limitation, inflation, interest and unemployment rates, the different markets and competitive conditions in which Barclays operates, and its ability to grow certain businesses and achieve costs savings and other structural actions. Additional risks and factors which may impact the Group's future financial condition and performance are identified in Barclays PLC's filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") (including, without limitation, Barclays PLC's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the financial year ended 31 December 2025), which are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

 

Subject to Barclays PLC's obligations under the applicable laws and regulations of any relevant jurisdiction (including, without limitation, the UK and the US) in relation to disclosure and ongoing information, we undertake no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

Performance Highlights

 

Barclays delivered a return on tangible equity (RoTE) of 14.8% in H126, announced £2.3bn total capital distributions, and is on track to deliver its 2026 and 2028 targets

 

C. S. Venkatakrishnan, Group Chief Executive, commented

"I am pleased with another strong quarter for Barclays. Income for Q226 is £8.3bn, up £1.2bn from the same quarter last year. Profit before tax is £3.3bn, up 31% in the same period. Our earnings per share (EPS) has increased 43% to 16.7p, and our cost: income ratio improved to 54% from 59% a year earlier. We have a robust common equity tier 1 (CET1) ratio of 14.3%, above our 13% to 14% target range. We also delivered a RoTE of 16.1%. We continued deploying balance sheet in the UK, with year-on-year loan growth of 5%, and the Investment Bank performed well in a favourable environment, with a RoTE of 16.0%. Our performance supports distributions of £2.3bn for the first half of 2026, up 61% year-on-year. This includes a £1.0bn buyback and a c.£0.8bn dividend announced today. We are upgrading the 2026 Group income target to c.£31.5bn and remain committed to, and confident in, delivering all financial and distribution targets for 2026 and 2028."

 

H126 Group RoTE of 14.8% (H125: 13.2%) and Q226 Group RoTE of 16.1% (Q225: 12.3%)


-

All divisions delivered double-digit RoTE for H126 and Q226

H126 EPS of 30.7p (H125: 24.7p) and Q226 EPS of 16.7p (Q225: 11.7p)

2026 Group income target increased to c.£31.5bn (from c.£31bn)


-

2026 Group net interest income (NII) excluding Barclays Investment Bank and Head Office increased to greater than £13.7bn (from greater than £13.5bn)

Strong CET1 ratio of 14.3% and announced intention to initiate a share buyback of up to £1.0bn for Q226, and a dividend of 5.9p per share for H126 (H125: 3.0p)

5% growth in UK lending balances year-on-year in H126


-

Delivered £25bn of c.£30bn planned UK risk weighted assets (RWAs) growth since 20241 (£3bn in Q226), of which £18bn was organic growth

 

Key financial metrics:

 

Income

Profit before tax

Attributable profit

Cost: income ratio

LLR

RoTE

EPS

TNAV per share

CET1 ratio

Total capital return2

Q226

£8.3bn

£3.3bn

£2.3bn

54%

51bps

16.1%

16.7p

423p

14.3%

£2.3bn

H126

£16.5bn

£6.1bn

£4.2bn

55%

62bps

14.8%

30.7p

 

Q226 Performance highlights:

 

Group RoTE was 16.1% (Q225: 12.3%) with profit before tax of £3.3bn (Q225: £2.5bn)

Group income of £8.3bn increased 16% year-on-year. Group NII excluding IB and Head Office was £3.4bn, up 10% year-on-year


-

Barclays UK income increased 7%, as higher structural hedge income was partially offset by retail deposit dynamics and mortgage margin compression


-

Barclays UK Corporate Bank (UKCB) income increased 8%, reflecting higher average deposit and lending balances, and higher structural hedge income


-

Barclays Private Bank and Wealth Management (PBWM) income increased 5%, reflecting growth in client balances, partially offset by the impact of deposit mix


-

Barclays Investment Bank (IB) income increased 20%, driven by Global Markets and Investment Banking fees


-

Barclays US Consumer Bank (USCB) income increased 38%, driven by portfolio changes including a c.£225m gain from the sale of the American Airlines co-branded credit cards portfolio (AA portfolio) and the impact of the Best Egg Inc. (Best Egg) acquisition

Group total operating expenses were £4.5bn, up 7% year-on-year


-

Group operating costs increased to £4.5bn (Q225: £4.1bn), reflecting business growth (including higher performance costs), inflation and further investment spend (including the Best Egg acquisition), partially offset by c.£200m of cost efficiency savings

Credit impairment charges were £0.6bn (Q225: £0.5bn) with an LLR of 51bps (Q225: 44bps)

 

1

Represents RWAs from business growth in Barclays UK, UK Corporate Bank and Private Bank and Wealth Management since January 2024, excluding the effects of securitisations, model updates and other methodological changes. Also excludes additional Operational Risk RWAs related to organic growth.

2

H126 total capital return: includes the £500m buyback announced at Q126 Results in addition to the £1.0bn buyback and c.£0.8bn dividend announced at H126 Results.

 

H126 Performance highlights:

 

Group RoTE was 14.8% (H125: 13.2%) with profit before tax of £6.1bn (H125: £5.2bn)

Group income of £16.5bn increased 11% year-on-year. Group NII excluding IB and Head Office was £6.8bn, up 11% year-on-year

Group total operating expenses were £9.1bn, up 6% year-on-year


-

Group operating costs increased 6% to £8.9bn, reflecting business growth (including higher performance costs), inflation, and further investment spend (including the Best Egg acquisition), partially offset by c.£350m of cost efficiency savings and FX movements


-

Litigation and conduct charges of £0.1bn primarily reflected an increase in the provision for the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) motor finance redress scheme in Q126

Credit impairment charges were £1.4bn (H125: £1.1bn) with an LLR of 62bps (H125: 52bps), including a £0.2bn single name charge in the IB in Q126

Strong balance sheet with CET1 ratio of 14.3% (December 2025: 14.3%), with RWAs of £364.8bn (December 2025: £356.8bn)


-

Taking into account the impact of the £1.0bn share buyback announced today, the CET1 ratio as of 30 June 2026 would be reduced to 14.0%, at the top-end of the 13-14% range

Tangible net asset value (TNAV) per share of 423p (December 2025: 409p)

 

Group financial targets1:

2026 targets

Returns: Group RoTE of greater than 12%

Capital returns2: plan to return at least £10bn of capital to shareholders between 2024 and 2026, through dividends and share buybacks, with a continued preference for buybacks


-

Progressive increase in total capital returns versus 2025


-

Share buybacks announced quarterly


-

Dividends to be paid semi-annually, including planned £2bn dividend for 2026

Income: Group total income of c.£31.5bn


-

Group NII excluding IB and Head Office greater than £13.7bn and Barclays UK NII around the middle of the £8.1bn - £8.3bn guided range

Costs: Group cost: income ratio of high 50s in percentage terms

Impairment: expect Group LLR to be around the top of the 50-60bps through the cycle range

Capital: CET1 ratio target range of 13-14%


-

IB RWAs mid 50s% of Group RWAs


-

Impact of regulatory change on RWAs in line with our prior guidance of c.£19-26bn



-

c.£8-15bn RWAs from Basel 3.1, with implementation expected from 1 January 20273



-

c.£11bn RWAs from USCB moving to an Internal Ratings Based (IRB) model, subject to portfolio changes and regulatory approval, expected in H2 2027

 


-

Expect Pillar 2A capital to reduce upon implementation of Basel 3.1 and USCB IRB







 

2028 targets

Returns: Group RoTE of greater than 14%

Capital returns2: plan to return greater than £15bn of capital to shareholders between 2026 and 2028, through dividends and share buybacks. This provides capacity for additional investment and growth, exceeding the level of investment in the current plan

Income: greater than 5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) 2025-2028

Costs: Group cost: income ratio of low 50s in percentage terms. Cost target includes total gross efficiency savings of greater than £2bn in 2026-2028

Impairment: expect Group LLR of 50-60bps through the cycle

Capital: CET1 ratio target range of 13-14%


-

IB RWAs of c.50% of Group RWAs

 

1

Our targets and guidance are based on management's current expectations as to the macroeconomic environment and the business and may be subject to change.

2

This multi-year plan is subject to supervisory and Board approvals, anticipated financial performance and our published CET1 ratio target range of 13-14%.

3

Fundamental review of the trading book (FRTB) impact mostly expected in 2027.

 

Barclays Group results

Half year ended


Three months ended

 

30.06.26

30.06.25

 


30.06.26

30.06.25

 


£m

£m

% Change


£m

£m

% Change

Barclays UK

4,517

4,193

8


2,259

2,119

7

Barclays UK Corporate Bank

1,088

1,003

8


558

519

8

Barclays Private Bank and Wealth Management

713

697

2


366

348

5

Barclays Investment Bank

7,986

7,180

11


3,958

3,307

20

Barclays US Consumer Bank

2,119

1,687

26


1,136

823

38

Head Office

78

136

(43)


61

71

(14)

Total income

16,501

14,896

11


8,338

7,187

16

Operating costs

(8,873)

(8,407)

(6)


(4,514)

(4,149)

(9)

UK regulatory levies

(84)

(96)

13


-

-


Litigation and conduct

(108)

(87)

(24)


(4)

(76)

95

Total operating expenses

(9,065)

(8,590)

(6)


(4,518)

(4,225)

(7)

Other net income/(expense)

24

9

 


3

(9)

 

Profit before impairment

7,460

6,315

18


3,823

2,953

29

Credit impairment charges

(1,394)

(1,112)

(25)


(571)

(469)

(22)

Profit before tax

6,066

5,203

17


3,252

2,484

31

Tax charge

(1,369)

(1,173)

(17)


(731)

(552)

(32)

Profit after tax

4,697

4,030

17


2,521

1,932

30

Non-controlling interests

(19)

(23)

17


(19)

(21)

10

Other equity instrument holders

(487)

(484)

(1)


(243)

(252)

4

Attributable profit

4,191

3,523

19


2,259

1,659

36

 

 


 


 

 

 

Performance measures








Return on average tangible shareholders' equity

14.8%

13.2%

 


16.1%

12.3%

 

Average tangible shareholders' equity (£bn)

56.7

53.5

 


56.1

53.9

 

Cost: income ratio

55%

58%

 


54%

59%

 

Loan loss rate (bps)

62

52

 


51

44

 

Basic earnings per ordinary share

30.7p

24.7p

24


16.7p

11.7p

43

Dividend per ordinary share

5.9p

3.0p

97


 


 

Share buybacks announced (£m)

1,500

1,000

50


1,000

1,000

-

Total payout equivalent per share

c.16.9p

c.10.1p

69


 

 


Basic weighted average number of shares (m)

13,645

14,262

(4)


13,565

14,211

(5)

Period end number of shares (m)

13,507

14,180

(5)





Period end tangible shareholders' equity (£bn)

57.2

54.5

 




 

 


As at 30.06.26

As at 31.12.25

As at 30.06.25

Balance sheet and capital management1

£bn

£bn

£bn

Loans and advances at amortised cost

444.8

430.0

417.8

Loans and advances at amortised cost impairment coverage ratio

1.2%

1.2%

1.2%

Total assets

1,730.4

1,544.2

1,598.7

Deposits at amortised cost

594.4

585.6

564.5

Tangible net asset value per share

423p

409p

384p

Common equity tier 1 ratio

14.3%

14.3%

14.0%

Common equity tier 1 capital

52.2

51.1

49.5

Risk weighted assets

364.8

356.8

353.0

UK leverage ratio

4.9%

5.1%

5.0%

UK leverage exposure

1,345.6

1,247.3

1,259.8





Funding and liquidity

 



Group liquidity pool (£bn)

346.7

337.8

333.7

Liquidity coverage ratio2

157.7%

170.0%

177.7%

Net stable funding ratio3

135.8%

135.2%

135.6%

Loan: deposit ratio

75%

73%

74%

 

1

Refer to pages 54 to 58 for further information on how capital, RWAs and leverage are calculated.

2

Represents average of the last 12 spot month end ratios.

3

Represents average of the last four spot quarter end positions.

 

Group Finance Director's Review

 

H126 Group performance

 

Barclays delivered a profit before tax of £6,066m (H125: £5,203m), RoTE of 14.8% (H125: 13.2%) and EPS of 30.7p (H125: 24.7p)

The Group has a diverse income profile across businesses and geographies. The 4% year-on-year appreciation of average GBP against USD negatively impacted income and profits, and positively impacted credit impairment charges and total operating expenses

Group income increased 11% to £16,501m, due to higher income in Global Markets and Investment Banking fees, higher structural hedge income and the c.£225m gain from the sale of the AA portfolio

Group total operating expenses increased to £9,065m (H125: £8,590m)


-

Group operating costs increased 6% to £8,873m, reflecting business growth (including higher performance costs), inflation, and further investment spend (including the Best Egg acquisition), partially offset by c.£350m of cost efficiency savings and FX movements


-

Litigation and conduct charges of £108m primarily reflected a £105m increase in the provision for the FCA motor finance redress scheme in Q126

Credit impairment charges increased to £1,394m (H125: £1,112m), primarily driven by a single name charge of £228m in IB in Q126. Total coverage ratio remained stable at 1.2% (December 2025: 1.2%)

The effective tax rate (ETR) was 22.6% (H125: 22.5%)

Attributable profit was £4,191m (H125: £3,523m)

Total assets increased to £1,730.4bn (December 2025: £1,544.2bn) driven by higher trading activity in IB, growth in the liquidity pool and higher lending across the Group

TNAV per share increased to 423p (December 2025: 409p) as EPS of 30.7p was partially offset by a 6p negative movement in the cash flow hedging reserve, a 6p reduction from FY25 dividends paid in Q126, and a 6p reduction from share awards vesting in Q126

 

Group capital and leverage

 

The CET1 ratio remained stable at 14.3% (December 2025: 14.3%). Taking into account the impact of the £1.0bn share buyback announced today, the CET1 ratio as of 30 June 2026 would be reduced to 14.0% (at the top end of the 13-14% target range)

Q226 USCB sale of the AA portfolio and acquisition of Best Egg resulted in a marginal increase in the CET1 ratio with a net release of £3.2bn RWAs partially offset by a £0.2bn decrease in CET1 capital, reflecting the c.£225m gain on sale of the AA portfolio offset by £0.5bn of goodwill and intangibles from the Best Egg acquisition. Excluding the impacts of these changes, other movements were:


-

108bps increase from attributable profit


-

68bps decrease driven by shareholder distributions including the now completed £1.5bn total share buybacks announced with FY25 and Q126 results, and the accrual for the total 2026 dividend


-

40bps decrease due to a £9.8bn increase in RWAs, excluding the impact of foreign exchange movements, primarily driven by lending growth in UK businesses and higher activity in Global Markets


-

A £0.2bn increase in CET1 capital due to an increase in the currency translation reserve was offset by a £1.3bn increase in RWAs as a result of foreign exchange movements


-

108bps increase from attributable profit

The UK leverage ratio decreased to 4.9% (December 2025: 5.1%) as leverage exposure increased by £98.3bn to £1,345.6bn (December 2025: £1,247.3bn). The increase in leverage exposure was primarily driven by higher trading activity in IB

 

Group funding and liquidity

 

The liquidity metrics remain above regulatory requirements, underpinned by well-diversified sources of funding, a stable global deposit franchise and a highly liquid balance sheet

The liquidity pool was £346.7bn, an increase of £8.9bn from December 2025. The increase in the liquidity pool was primarily driven by deposit growth across businesses and increased term wholesale funding.

The average1 LCR was 157.7% (December 2025: 170.0%), equivalent to a surplus of £117.2bn (December 2025: £131.2bn)

Total deposits increased to £594.4bn (December 2025: £585.6bn), primarily driven by deposit growth in the International Corporate Bank (ICB)

The average2 Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) was 135.8% (December 2025: 135.2%), which represents a £171.7bn surplus (December 2025: £166.3bn) above the 100% regulatory requirement

Wholesale funding outstanding, excluding repurchase agreements, was £236.0bn (December 2025: £220.1bn)

The Group issued £9.9bn equivalent of minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL) instruments from Barclays PLC (the Parent company), completing the targeted 2026 MREL issuance plan within H126. The Group has a strong MREL position with a ratio of 36.7%, which is in excess of the regulatory requirement of 30.5% excluding any applicable confidential institution specific Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) buffer. The Group remains above its minimum capital regulatory requirements and applicable buffers

 

1

Represents average of the last 12 spot month end ratios.

2

Represents average of the last four spot quarter end ratios.


Other matters

 

Motor finance commission arrangements: In March 2026, the FCA published its final rules for an industry-wide redress scheme for eligible motor finance customers where a commission was payable by the lender to the broker. Barclays increased its provision in Q126 by £105m to reflect the expected financial impact of the redress scheme. Barclays holds a Motor Finance provision of £430m as at 30 June 2026. Barclays decided not to challenge the FCA's final rules in the interests of enabling a swift resolution for customers. However, Barclays strongly disagrees with aspects of the rules which require financial redress even where customers suffered no demonstrable financial harm. On 2 July 2026, the Upper Tribunal ordered a suspension of parts of the redress scheme following four legal challenges to the FCA's final rules. The legal challenges are expected to be heard by the Upper Tribunal in Q426 or Q127. Such challenges will delay and may otherwise affect the implementation of the redress scheme. The legal and regulatory outcomes and the nature, extent and timing of any remediation action, therefore remain uncertain

 

USCB changes in Q226:


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American Airlines co-branded credit card portfolio exit: On 24 April 2026 Barclays exited its American Airlines co-branded credit card partnership, releasing £3.6bn of RWAs and generating a gain on sale of c.£225m


-

Best Egg acquisition: On 1 May 2026, Barclays completed the acquisition of Best Egg for c.£0.6bn subject to customary post-completion purchase price adjustments. Best Egg is a leading US direct-to-consumer personal loan origination platform focused on prime borrowers. Barclays has acquired c.£0.3bn of financial assets and c.£0.2bn of financial liabilities


-

The effect of both transactions is a marginal increase to the Group's CET1 ratio in Q226, with a net release of RWAs of £3.2bn and the c.£225m gain on sale from the AA portfolio exit, partially offset by a c.£0.5bn increase in goodwill and intangibles from the Best Egg acquisition

 

GoHenry acquisition: On 12 June 2026, Barclays announced that Barclays Bank UK PLC had entered into an agreement to acquire GoHenry, a money management platform for children and young people in the UK. Completion of the transaction is expected to occur in Q426, subject to regulatory approvals and other conditions. The transaction is expected to marginally reduce the Group's CET1 ratio

 

One Churchill Place: On 30 June 2026 Barclays announced it had acquired a 999-year leasehold interest in its global headquarters at One Churchill Place, London. The transaction secures Barclays' control in its global headquarters beyond the current lease term, due to expire in 2039, while providing greater certainty over long-term occupancy costs. The transaction values the acquired leasehold interest at £750m and is broadly neutral to the Group's CET1 ratio and earnings

 

Anna Cross, Group Finance Director

 

Results by Business

 

Barclays UK

Half year ended


Three months ended


30.06.26

30.06.25



30.06.26

30.06.25


Income statement information

£m

£m

% Change


£m

£m

% Change

Net interest income

3,986

3,677

8


2,000

1,855

8

Net fee, commission and other income

531

516

3


259

264

(2)

Total income

4,517

4,193

8


2,259

2,119

7

Operating costs

(2,368)

(2,283)

(4)


(1,194)

(1,168)

(2)

UK regulatory levies

(44)

(43)

(2)


-

-


Litigation and conduct

-

(29)



(1)

(27)

96

Total operating expenses

(2,412)

(2,355)

(2)


(1,195)

(1,195)

-

Other net income

-

-

-


-

-

-

Profit before impairment

2,105

1,838

15


1,064

924

15

Credit impairment charges

(338)

(237)

(43)


(160)

(79)


Profit before tax

1,767

1,601

10


904

845

7

Attributable profit

1,214

1,090

11


623

580

7









Performance measures








Return on average allocated tangible equity

20.1%

18.6%



20.4%

19.7%


Average allocated tangible equity (£bn)

12.1

11.7



12.2

11.8


Cost: income ratio

53%

56%



53%

56%


Loan loss rate (bps)

28

21



27

14


Net interest margin

3.70%

3.55%



3.68%

3.55%


















Key facts

As at 30.06.26

As at 30.06.25






UK mortgage balances (£bn)

176.7

166.8






Mortgage gross lending flow (£bn)

17.7

15.4






Average LTV of mortgage portfolio1

57%

54%






Average LTV of new mortgage lending1

70%

70%






Number of branches

206

207






Digitally active customers (m)2

14.1

13.7






30 day arrears rate - total UK cards

0.9%

0.7%






90 day arrears rate - total UK cards

0.3%

0.2%















As at 30.06.26

As at 31.12.25

As at 30.06.25





Balance sheet information

£bn

£bn

£bn





Loans and advances to customers at amortised cost

220.8

216.5

211.2





Total assets

304.9

299.6

299.7





Customer deposits at amortised cost

245.6

244.6

241.3





Loan: deposit ratio

97%

94%

94%





Risk weighted assets

89.0

85.8

86.1





Period end allocated tangible equity

12.4

11.8

11.8





 

1

Average loan to value (LTV) of mortgages is balance weighted and reflects both residential and buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage portfolios within the Home Loans portfolio.

2

Excludes Tesco Bank

 

Analysis of Barclays UK

Half year ended


Three months ended

30.06.26

30.06.25

 


30.06.26

30.06.25

 

Analysis of total income

£m

£m

% Change


£m

£m

% Change

Retail Banking

3,436

3,172

8


1,711

1,599

7

Business Banking

1,081

1,021

6


548

520

5

Total income

4,517

4,193

8


2,259

2,119

7









Analysis of credit impairment (charges)/releases








Retail Banking

(344)

(204)

(69)


(165)

(59)


Business Banking

6

(33)



5

(20)


Total credit impairment charges

(338)

(237)

(43)


(160)

(79)

 










As at
30.06.26

As at 31.12.25

As at 30.06.25





Analysis of loans and advances to customers at amortised cost

£bn

£bn

£bn





Retail Banking

203.1

198.6

192.4





Business Banking

17.7

17.9

18.8





Total loans and advances to customers at amortised cost

220.8

216.5

211.2













Analysis of customer deposits at amortised cost








Retail Banking

194.5

192.7

189.3





Business Banking

51.1

51.9

52.0





Total customer deposits at amortised cost

245.6

244.6

241.3





 

Barclays UK delivered a RoTE of 20.1% (H125: 18.6%) supported by robust income, disciplined cost management and underpinned by strong asset quality.

 

Income statement - H126 compared to H125

Profit before tax increased 10% to £1,767m

Total income increased 8% to £4,517m. NII increased 8% to £3,986m, as higher structural hedge income was partially offset by retail deposit dynamics and mortgage margin compression. Net fee, commission and other income increased 3% to £531m

Total operating expenses increased 2% to £2,412m, driven by higher investments and inflation. Ongoing efficiency savings continue to be reinvested, to drive sustainable improvement to the cost: income ratio

Credit impairment charges were £338m (H125: £237m), reflecting stable underlying credit performance. Total charges are higher than those in H125, which benefitted from a recalibration adjustment in the Retail credit cards portfolio to reflect resilient customer behaviour. Retail credit cards 30 and 90 day arrears rates were 0.9% (H125: 0.7%) and 0.3% (H125: 0.2%) respectively. The Retail credit cards total coverage ratio increased to 4.5% (December 2025: 4.3%)

 

Balance sheet - 30 June 2026 compared to 31 December 2025

Loans and advances to customers at amortised cost increased £4.3bn to £220.8bn, primarily driven by growth in mortgages, partially offset by the impact of securitisations

Customer deposits at amortised cost increased by £1.0bn to £245.6bn, driven by an increase in Retail Banking deposits. The loan: deposit ratio remained broadly stable at 97% (December 2025: 94%)

RWAs increased to £89.0bn (December 2025: £85.8bn), primarily due to growth in mortgages, partially offset by the securitisation of credit risk assets

 

Barclays UK Corporate Bank

Half year ended

 

Three months ended


30.06.26

30.06.25

 

 

30.06.26

30.06.25

 

Income statement information

£m

£m

% Change


£m

£m

% Change

Net interest income

807

701

15


413

359

15

Net fee, commission and other income

281

302

(7)


145

160

(9)

Total income

1,088

1,003

8


558

519

8

Operating costs

(488)

(474)

(3)


(249)

(240)

(4)

UK regulatory levies

(15)

(24)

38


-

-


Litigation and conduct

-

(39)



-

(39)


Total operating expenses

(503)

(537)

6


(249)

(279)

11

Other net income

-

-

-


-

-

-

Profit before impairment

585

466

26


309

240

29

Credit impairment charges

(19)

(31)

39


(16)

(12)

(33)

Profit before tax

566

435

30


293

228

29

Attributable profit

388

284

37


201

142

42









Performance measures








Return on average allocated tangible equity

20.6%

16.8%



21.3%

16.6%


Average allocated tangible equity (£bn)

3.8

3.4



3.8

3.4


Cost: income ratio

46%

54%



45%

54%


Loan loss rate (bps)

12

22



20

17











As at 30.06.26

As at 31.12.25

As at 30.06.25





Balance sheet information

£bn

£bn

£bn





Loans and advances to customers at amortised cost

31.3

30.0

27.9





Deposits at amortised cost

89.1

88.7

85.3





Risk weighted assets

26.6

26.5

25.3





Period end allocated tangible equity

3.7

3.7

3.5














Half year ended

 

Three months ended


30.06.26

30.06.25

 

 

30.06.26

30.06.25

 

Analysis of total income

£m

£m

% Change

 

£m

£m

% Change

Corporate lending

185

170

9


96

90

7

Transaction banking

903

833

8


462

429

8

Total income

1,088

1,003

8


558

519

8

 

UKCB delivered a RoTE of 20.6% (H125: 16.8%), reflecting increased income from higher average deposit and lending balances, and positive operating jaws.

 

Income statement - H126 compared to H125

Profit before tax increased 30% to £566m

Total income increased 8% to £1,088m, NII increased 15% to £807m, driven by higher average deposit and lending balances, and structural hedge income benefit. Net fee, commission and other income decreased 7% to £281m driven by lower liquidity pool income

Total operating expenses decreased 6% to £503m, reflecting the non-repeat of prior year litigation and conduct charges. Operating costs increased 3% to £488m, reflecting higher investment spend to support business growth strategy, with ongoing efficiency savings offsetting inflationary headwinds

Credit impairment charges were £19m (H125: £31m), reflecting stable underlying credit performance and limited single name charges

 

Balance sheet - 30 June 2026 compared to 31 December 2025

Loans and advances to customers at amortised cost increased to £31.3bn (December 2025: £30.0bn), reflecting the strategic focus to grow lending

Deposits at amortised cost increased to £89.1bn (December 2025: £88.7bn), driven by an inflow of balances from new and existing clients

RWAs were stable at £26.6bn (December 2025: £26.5bn)

 

Barclays Private Bank and Wealth Management

Half year ended

 

Three months ended


30.06.26

30.06.25

 


30.06.26

30.06.25

 

Income statement information

£m

£m

% Change


£m

£m

% Change

Net interest income

420

407

3


216

203

6

Net fee, commission and other income

293

290

1


150

145

3

Total income

713

697

2


366

348

5

Operating costs

(521)

(472)

(10)


(267)

(238)

(12)

UK regulatory levies

(3)

(2)

(50)


-

-


Litigation and conduct

-

-



-

-


Total operating expenses

(524)

(474)

(11)


(267)

(238)

(12)

Other net income

-

-

-


-

-

-

Profit before impairment

189

223

(15)


99

110

(10)

Credit impairment (charges)/ releases

(3)

11



(5)

2


Profit before tax

186

234

(21)


94

112

(16)

Attributable profit

148

184

(20)


75

88

(15)









Performance measures








Return on average allocated tangible equity

26.1%

33.2%



26.9%

31.9%


Average allocated tangible equity (£bn)

1.1

1.1



1.1

1.1


Cost: income ratio

73%

68%



73%

68%


Loan loss rate (bps)

4

(15)



13

(5)










Key facts

£bn

£bn


 

£bn

£bn


Net new assets under management1

1.8

1.9



0.3

0.9


 









As at 30.06.26

As at 31.12.25

As at 30.06.25





Balance sheet information

£bn

£bn

£bn





Loans and advances to customers at amortised cost

14.8

14.7

14.5





Deposits at amortised cost

72.7

72.0

66.7





Risk weighted assets

8.0

8.0

7.9





Period end allocated tangible equity

1.1

1.1

1.1













Invested assets2

142.5

140.6

131.9





Of which:








Assets under management1

55.8

52.9

48.5





Assets under supervision1

86.7

87.7

83.4





Client assets and liabilities3

230.2

227.6

213.4





 

PBWM delivered a RoTE of 26.1% (H125: 33.2%), reflecting higher costs from accelerated investment to support future growth and efficiency strategy, and a higher impairment charge.

 

Income statement - H126 compared to H125

Profit before tax decreased 21% to £186m

Total income increased 2% to £713m, driven by growth in client balances, partially offset by the impact of deposit mix

Total operating expenses increased 11% to £524m, reflecting ongoing investment to support business growth strategy and inflationary headwinds, partially offset by efficiency savings

 

Balance sheet - 30 June 2026 compared to 31 December 2025

Client assets and liabilities increased £2.6bn to £230.2bn, driven by higher invested assets due to market movements and net new inflow of deposit balances

RWAs were stable at £8.0bn (December 2025: £8.0bn)

 

1

Refer to page 88 for further information on net new assets under management, assets under management and assets under supervision.

2

Invested assets (held off-balance sheet) represent assets under management and supervision. Uninvested cash held under an investment mandate and reported within deposits is excluded from invested assets.

3

Client assets and liabilities refers to deposits, lending and invested assets

 

Barclays Investment Bank

Half year ended

 

Three months ended


30.06.26

30.06.25

 

 

30.06.26

30.06.25

 

Income statement information

£m

£m

% Change


£m

£m

% Change

Net interest income

794

631

26


411

334

23

Net trading income

4,629

4,322

7


2,271

1,906

19

Net fee, commission and other income

2,563

2,227

15


1,276

1,067

20

Total income

7,986

7,180

11


3,958

3,307

20

Operating costs

(4,306)

(3,993)

(8)


(2,199)

(1,932)

(14)

UK regulatory levies

(22)

(27)

19


-

-


Litigation and conduct

2

(11)



-

(8)


Total operating expenses

(4,326)

(4,031)

(7)


(2,199)

(1,940)

(13)

Other net income

-

-

-


-

-

-

Profit before impairment

3,660

3,149

16


1,759

1,367

29

Credit impairment charges

(323)

(139)



(44)

(67)

34

Profit before tax

3,337

3,010

11


1,715

1,300

32

Attributable profit

2,315

2,075

12


1,204

876

37









Performance measures








Return on average allocated tangible equity

15.5%

14.2%



16.0%

12.2%


Average allocated tangible equity (£bn)

29.9

29.2



30.0

28.7


Income over average risk weighted assets

7.9%

7.2%



7.7%

6.7%


Cost: income ratio

54%

56%



56%

59%


Loan loss rate (bps)

47

22



13

21











As at 30.06.26

As at 31.12.25

As at 30.06.25





Balance sheet information

£bn

£bn

£bn





Loans and advances to customers at amortised cost

70.8

70.0

66.8





Loans and advances to banks at amortised cost

11.0

7.4

7.1





Debt securities at amortised cost

54.5

52.9

52.4





Loans and advances at amortised cost

136.3

130.3

126.3





Trading portfolio assets

208.2

189.5

186.1





Financial assets at fair value through the income statement

209.9

183.6

215.2





Derivative financial instrument assets

302.6

251.5

279.0





Cash collateral and settlement balances

182.5

121.6

145.0













Deposits at amortised cost

162.3

156.1

148.7





Derivative financial instrument liabilities

291.6

240.6

265.1













Risk weighted assets

204.1

196.7

196.4





Period end allocated tangible equity

30.1

28.9

28.7





 


Half year ended

 

Three months ended


30.06.26

30.06.25

 


30.06.26

30.06.25

 

Analysis of total income

£m

£m

% Change

 

£m

£m

% Change

FICC

3,187

3,149

1


1,471

1,450

1

Equities

2,377

1,833

30


1,261

870

45

 Global Markets

5,564

4,982

12


2,732

2,320

18

Advisory

443

266

67


188

123

53

Equity capital markets

249

151

65


157

81

94

Debt capital markets

809

795

2


402

364

10

Banking fees and underwriting

1,501

1,212

24


747

568

32

Corporate lending

53

152

(65)


37

(4)


Transaction banking

868

834

4


442

423

4

International Corporate Bank

921

986

(7)


479

419

14

 Investment Banking

2,422

2,198

10


1,226

987

24

Total income

7,986

7,180

11


3,958

3,307

20

 

IB delivered a RoTE of 15.5% (H125: 14.2%), driven by higher Global Markets, Investment Banking fees and underwriting income, whilst maintaining cost and capital discipline, driving positive operating jaws and improved RWA productivity.

 

Income statement - H126 compared to H125

Profit before tax increased to £3,337m (H125: £3,010m)

IB has a diverse income profile across businesses and geographies. The 4% appreciation of average GBP against USD adversely impacted income and profits, and positively impacted credit impairment charges and total operating expenses

Total income increased 11% to £7,986m, including the adverse impact of strengthening average GBP against USD


-

Global Markets income increased 12% to £5,564m, driven by increased income in Equities and Credit



-

FICC income was stable at £3,187m (H125: £3,149m), despite strong prior year performance, as we continued to provide support to clients through a range of environments



-

Equities income increased 30% to £2,377m, reflecting growth in Prime Financing balances, and Equity Derivatives


-

Investment Banking income increased 10% to £2,422m



-

Banking fees and underwriting income increased 24% to £1,501m, primarily driven by Advisory and Equity Capital Markets, up 67% and 65% respectively. Debt Capital Markets were broadly stable



-

ICB income decreased 7% to £921m. Transaction banking income increased 4% to £868m, as higher income from growth in deposit balances was partially offset by margin compression due to change in deposits product mix. Corporate lending income decreased to £53m, reflecting the non-repeat of fair value gains on leverage finance lending (c.£105m) in Q125, while underlying business performance was broadly stable

Total operating expenses increased to £4,326m (H125: £4,031m), driven by higher performance costs partially offset by efficiency savings and the impact of strengthening average GBP against USD

Credit impairment charges increased to £323m (H125: £139m), primarily driven by a single name charge of £228m in Q126

 

Balance sheet - 30 June 2026 compared to 31 December 2025

Loans and advances at amortised cost increased to £136.3bn (December 2025: £130.3bn), driven by increased lending in Investment Banking

Trading portfolio assets increased to £208.2bn (December 2025: £189.5bn), driven by increased trading activity in debt securities to facilitate client demand in Global Markets

Financial assets at fair value through the income statement increased to £209.9bn (December 2025: £183.6bn), driven by increased secured lending in Global Markets

Derivative financial instrument assets increased to £302.6bn (December 2025: £251.5bn) and liabilities increased to £291.6bn (December 2025: £240.6bn), reflecting an increase in client activity and mark-to-market in Equity and FX Derivatives

Deposits at amortised cost increased to £162.3bn (December 2025: £156.1bn), driven by growth in deposits primarily in the ICB

RWAs increased to £204.1bn (December 2025: £196.7bn), mainly driven by higher activity in Global Markets as we continued to support clients through a range of environments

 

Barclays US Consumer Bank

Half year ended

 

Three months ended


30.06.26

30.06.25

 

 

30.06.26

30.06.25

 

Income statement information

£m

£m

% Change

 

£m

£m

% Change

Net interest income

1,555

1,318

18


732

640

14

Net fee, commission and other income

564

369

53


404

183


Total income

2,119

1,687

26


1,136

823

38

Operating costs

(822)

(803)

(2)


(442)

(396)

(12)

UK regulatory levies

-

-



-

-


Litigation and conduct

(2)

(3)

33


(2)

-


Total operating expenses

(824)

(806)

(2)


(444)

(396)

(12)

Other net income

-

-



-

-


Profit before impairment

1,295

881

47


692

427

62

Credit impairment charges

(713)

(711)

-


(346)

(312)

(11)

Profit before tax

582

170

 


346

115

 

Attributable profit

429

128



253

87










Performance measures








Return on average allocated tangible equity1

24.2%

7.3%



30.2%

10.2%


Average allocated tangible equity (£bn)

3.5

3.5



3.3

3.4


Cost: income ratio

39%

48%



39%

48%


Loan loss rate (bps)2

575

523



555

456


Net interest margin

12.96%

10.68%



13.20%

10.83%










Key facts








US cards 30 day arrears rate

2.9%

2.8%






US cards 90 days arrears rate

1.6%

1.6%






US cards customer FICO score distribution3








<660

14%

12%






>660

86%

88%






End net receivables (reported) ($bn)

29.7

32.9















As at 30.06.26

As at 31.12.25

As at 30.06.25





Balance sheet information

£bn

£bn

£bn





Loans and advances to customers at amortised cost

21.7

21.1

18.2





Deposits at amortised cost

24.7

24.2

22.5





Risk weighted assets

24.3

27.4

24.7





Period end allocated tangible equity

3.4

3.8

3.4





 

 

1

Return on average allocated tangible equity, excluding a c.£225m Q226 gain on sale (recorded in Net fee, commission and other income), from the AA portfolio exit, was 10.5% for Q226 and 14.9% for H126, as a result of an adjusted attributable profit of £87m and £263m, respectively.

2

H125 and Q225 LLR includes held for sale portfolios to remain consistent with the treatment of impairment.

3

Reflects FICO distribution based on ending net receivables for customer credit cards.

 

USCB delivered a RoTE of 24.2% (H125: 7.3%), reflecting a c.£225m Q226 gain on sale from the AA portfolio exit, continued operational progress, with increased income from business growth, higher net interest margin and positive operating jaws. Excluding the gain on sale of c.£225m (resulting in an adjusted attributable profit of £263m), the H126 RoTE was 14.9%.

 

Income statement - H126 compared to H125

Profit before tax increased to £582m (H125: £170m)

The 4% appreciation of average GBP against USD adversely impacted income and profits, and positively impacted credit impairment charges and total operating expenses

Total income increased 26% to £2,119m, including the adverse impact of the strengthening of average GBP against USD. NII increased 18% to £1,555m including business growth, repricing initiatives and change in portfolio mix. Net fee, commission and other income increased 53% to £564m driven by gain on sale from the AA portfolio and the Best Egg acquisition

Total operating expenses increased 2% to £824m, driven by the acquisitions of Best Egg and the General Motors co-branded cards portfolio (GM Portfolio), business growth, and inflationary headwinds, partially offset by lower partner related expenses, the strengthening of average GBP against USD, and ongoing efficiency savings

Credit impairment charges were £713m (H125: £711m), reflecting broadly stable underlying credit performance and the £26m day 1 impact from the Best Egg acquisition. US cards 30 and 90 day arrears rates were 2.9% (H125: 2.8%) and 1.6% (H125: 1.6%) respectively. The USCB total coverage ratio was 11.1% (December 2025: 11.1%)

 

Balance sheet - 30 June 2026 compared to 31 December 2025

Loans and advances to customers at amortised cost were broadly stable at £21.7bn (December 2025: £21.1bn)

Deposits at amortised cost increased to £24.7bn (December 2025: £24.2bn), with growth in retail savings which is in line with USCB's strategy to grow core deposits

RWAs decreased to £24.3bn (December 2025: £27.4bn), driven by a net £3.2bn reduction relating to the AA portfolio sale and Best Egg acquisition

 

Head Office

Half year ended

 

Three months ended


30.06.26

30.06.25

 

 

30.06.26

30.06.25

 

Income statement information

£m

£m

% Change

 

£m

£m

% Change

Net interest income

96

288

(67)


149

114

31

Net fee, commission and other income

(18)

(152)

88


(88)

(43)


Total income

78

136

(43)


61

71

(14)

Operating costs

(368)

(382)

4


(163)

(175)

7

UK regulatory levies

-

-



-

-


Litigation and conduct

(108)

(5)



(1)

(2)

50

Total operating expenses

(476)

(387)

(23)


(164)

(177)

7

Other net income

24

9



3

(9)


Loss before impairment

(374)

(242)

(55)


(100)

(115)

13

Credit impairment releases/(charges)

2

(5)



-

(1)


Loss before tax

(372)

(247)

(51)


(100)

(116)

14

Attributable loss

(303)

(238)

(27)


(97)

(114)

15









Performance measures








Average allocated tangible equity (£bn)

6.3

4.6



5.6

5.5











As at 30.06.26

As at 31.12.25

As at 30.06.25





Balance sheet information

£bn

£bn

£bn





Risk weighted assets

12.7

12.3

12.6





Period end allocated tangible equity

6.5

7.5

5.9





 

Income statement - H126 compared to H125

Loss before tax was £372m (H125: £247m)

Total income decreased to £78m (H125: £136m), driven by the impact of the disposal of the German consumer finance business in Q125, and hedge accounting

Total operating expenses increased to £476m (H125: £387m), reflecting the £105m increase in the provision for the FCA motor finance redress scheme in Q126

 

Balance sheet - 30 June 2026 compared to 31 December 2025

RWAs increased to £12.7bn (December 2025: £12.3bn) driven by the net impact of the acquisition of the long-term leasehold interest in One Churchill Place

 

Quarterly Results Summary

 

Barclays Group

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q226

Q126


Q425

Q325

Q225

Q125

 

Q424

Q324

Income statement information

£m

£m


£m

£m

£m

£m


£m

£m

Net interest income

3,921

3,737


3,734

3,745

3,505

3,517


3,500

3,308

Net fee, commission and other income

4,417

4,426


3,343

3,422

3,682

4,192


3,464

3,239

Total income

8,338

8,163


7,077

7,167

7,187

7,709


6,964

6,547

Operating costs

(4,514)

(4,359)


(4,379)

(4,254)

(4,149)

(4,258)


(4,244)

(3,954)

UK regulatory levies

-

(84)


(229)

12

-

(96)


(227)

27

Litigation and conduct

(4)

(104)


(50)

(255)

(76)

(11)


(121)

(35)

Total operating expenses

(4,518)

(4,547)


(4,658)

(4,497)

(4,225)

(4,365)


(4,592)

(3,962)

Other net income/(expenses)

3

21


(25)

39

(9)

18


-

21

Profit before impairment

3,823

3,637


2,394

2,709

2,953

3,362


2,372

2,606

Credit impairment charges

(571)

(823)


(535)

(632)

(469)

(643)


(711)

(374)

Profit before tax

3,252

2,814


1,859

2,077

2,484

2,719


1,661

2,232

Tax charges

(731)

(638)


(388)

(365)

(552)

(621)


(448)

(412)

Profit after tax

2,521

2,176


1,471

1,712

1,932

2,098


1,213

1,820

Non-controlling interests

(19)

-


(18)

-

(21)

(2)


(20)

(3)

Other equity instrument holders

(243)

(244)


(258)

(255)

(252)

(232)


(228)

(253)

Attributable profit

2,259

1,932


1,195

1,457

1,659

1,864


965

1,564


 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performance measures

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on average tangible shareholders' equity

16.1%

13.5%


8.5%

10.6%

12.3%

14.0%


7.5%

12.3%

Average tangible shareholders' equity (£bn)

56.1

57.2


56.5

55.1

53.9

53.1


51.5

51.0

Cost: income ratio

54%

56%


66%

63%

59%

57%

 

66%

61%

Loan loss rate (bps)

51

74


48

57

44

61


66

37

Basic earnings per ordinary share

16.7p

14.1


8.6p

10.4p

11.7p

13.0p

 

6.7p

10.7p

Basic weighted average number of shares (m)

13,565

13,727


13,883

14,045

14,211

14,314


14,432

14,648

Period end number of shares (m)

13,507

13,737


13,867

13,996

14,180

14,336


14,420

14,571

Period end tangible shareholders' equity (£bn)

57.2

55.6


56.8

54.9

54.5

53.4


51.5

51.1

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance sheet and capital management1

£bn

£bn


£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

 

£bn

£bn

Loans and advances to customers at amortised cost

359.3

358.3


352.8

346.4

339.2

338.6

 

337.9

326.5

Loans and advances to banks at amortised cost

12.0

12.0


8.7

9.4

8.7

9.4

 

8.3

8.1

Debt securities at amortised cost

73.5

68.3


68.5

70.7

69.9

71.4

 

68.2

64.6

Loans and advances at amortised cost

444.8

438.6


430.0

426.5

417.8

419.4

 

414.5

399.2

Loans and advances at amortised cost impairment coverage ratio

1.2%

1.3%


1.2%

1.2%

1.2%

1.2%

 

1.2%

1.3%

Total assets

1,730.4

1,694.8


1,544.2

1,629.2

1,598.7

1,593.5

 

1,518.2

1,531.1

Deposits at amortised cost

594.4

587.6


585.6

575.3

564.5

574.3

 

560.7

542.8

Tangible net asset value per share

423p

405p


409p

392p

384p

372p

 

357p

351p

Common equity tier 1 ratio

14.3%

14.1%


14.3%

14.1%

14.0%

13.9%

 

13.6%

13.8%

Common equity tier 1 capital

52.2

51.2


51.1

50.3

49.5

48.8

 

48.6

47.0

Risk weighted assets

364.8

364.5


356.8

357.4

353.0

351.3

 

358.1

340.4

UK leverage ratio

4.9%

4.8%


5.1%

4.9%

5.0%

5.0%

 

5.0%

4.9%

UK leverage exposure

1,345.6

1,321.3


1,247.3

1,285.3

1,259.8

1,252.8

 

1,206.5

1,197.4

 











Funding and liquidity











Group liquidity pool (£bn)

346.7

326.1


337.8

332.9

333.7

336.3

 

296.9

311.7

Liquidity coverage ratio2

157.7%

165.4%


170.0%

174.6%

177.7%

175.3%


172.4%

170.1%

Net stable funding ratio

135.8%

135.4%


135.2%

135.3%

135.6%

136.2%


134.9%

135.6%

Loan: deposit ratio

75%

75%


73%

74%

74%

73%


74%

74%

 

1

Refer to pages 53 to 58  for further information on how capital, RWAs and leverage are calculated.

2

Represents average of the last 12 spot month end ratios. In June 2025, Barclays implemented a new methodology for calculating net stress outflows related to secured financing transactions in the liquidity coverage ratio (LCR).

 

Quarterly Results by Business

 

Barclays UK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q226

Q126


Q425

Q325

Q225

Q125

 

Q4241

Q324

Income statement information

£m

£m

 

£m

£m

£m

£m

 

£m

£m

Net interest income

2,000

1,986

 

2,015

1,961

1,855

1,822

 

1,815

1,666

Net fee, commission and other income

259

272

 

247

292

264

252

 

800

280

Total income

2,259

2,258

 

2,262

2,253

2,119

2,074

 

2,615

1,946

Operating costs

(1,194)

(1,174)

 

(1,274)

(1,189)

(1,168)

(1,115)

 

(1,170)

(1,017)

UK regulatory levies

-

(44)

 

(41)

(1)

-

(43)

 

(36)

12

Litigation and conduct

(1)

1

 

(14)

(8)

(27)

(2)

 

(9)

(1)

Total operating expenses

(1,195)

(1,217)

 

(1,329)

(1,198)

(1,195)

(1,160)

 

(1,215)

(1,006)

Other net income

-

-

 

-

-

-

-

 

-

-

Profit before impairment

1,064

1,041

 

933

1,055

924

914

 

1,400

940

Credit impairment charges

(160)

(178)

 

(74)

(102)

(79)

(158)

 

(283)

(16)

Profit before tax

904

863

 

859

953

845

756

 

1,117

924

Attributable profit

623

591

 

706

647

580

510

 

781

621

 











Balance sheet information

£bn

£bn

 

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

 

£bn

£bn

Loans and advances to customers at amortised cost

220.8

217.8

 

216.5

213.4

211.2

209.6

 

207.7

199.3

Customer deposits at amortised cost

245.6

243.9

 

244.6

241.5

241.3

243.1

 

244.2

236.3

Loan: deposit ratio

97%

95%

 

94%

95%

94%

93%

 

92%

92%

Risk weighted assets

89.0

87.5

 

85.8

86.7

86.1

85.0

 

84.5

77.5

Period end allocated tangible equity

12.4

12.0

 

11.8

11.9

11.8

11.8

 

11.6

10.7

 











Performance measures


 


 

 

 

 


 

 

Return on average allocated tangible equity

20.4%

19.7%

 

23.8%

21.8%

19.7%

17.4%

 

28.0%

23.4%

Average allocated tangible equity (£bn)

12.2

12.0

 

11.9

11.9

11.8

11.7

 

11.2

10.6

Cost: income ratio

53%

54%

 

59%

53%

56%

56%

 

46%

52%

Loan loss rate (bps)

27

31

 

13

18

14

28

 

49

3

Net interest margin

3.68%

3.72%

 

3.72%

3.68%

3.55%

3.55%

 

3.53%

3.34%

 

1

Q424 includes the day 1 impacts from the acquisition of Tesco Bank: total Income includes a £556m gain, and credit impairment charges includes a £209m charge.

 

Analysis of Barclays UK

Q226

Q126


Q425

Q325

Q225

Q125

 

Q4241

Q324

Analysis of total income

£m

£m


£m

£m

£m

£m

 

£m

£m

Retail Banking

1,711

1,725


1,702

1,708

1,599

1,573


2,078

1,433

Business Banking

548

533


560

545

520

501

 

537

513

Total income

2,259

2,258


2,262

2,253

2,119

2,074

 

2,615

1,946

 











Analysis of credit impairment (charges)/releases











Retail Banking

(165)

(179)


(72)

(98)

(59)

(145)


(279)

(12)

Business Banking

5

1


(2)

(4)

(20)

(13)

 

(4)

(4)

Total credit impairment charges

(160)

(178)


(74)

(102)

(79)

(158)

 

(283)

(16)

 











Analysis of loans and advances to customers at amortised cost

£bn

£bn


£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn


£bn

£bn

Retail Banking

203.1

200.1


198.6

195.2

192.4

190.4


188.0

178.7

Business Banking

17.7

17.7


17.9

18.2

18.8

19.2

 

19.7

20.6

Total loans and advances to customers at amortised cost

220.8

217.8


216.5

213.4

211.2

209.6

 

207.7

199.3

 











Analysis of customer deposits at amortised cost











Retail Banking

194.5

193.1


192.7

189.3

189.3

190.8


191.4

182.9

Business Banking

51.1

50.8


51.9

52.2

52.0

52.3

 

52.8

53.4

Total customer deposits at amortised cost

245.6

243.9


244.6

241.5

241.3

243.1

 

244.2

236.3

 

1

Q424 includes the day 1 impacts from the acquisition of Tesco Bank: total Income includes a £556m gain, and credit impairment charges includes a £209m charge.

 

Barclays UK Corporate Bank

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q226

Q126

 

Q425

Q325

Q225

Q125

 

Q424

Q324

Income statement information

£m

£m

 

£m

£m

£m

£m


£m

£m

Net interest income

413

394


396

383

359

342


324

309

Net fee, commission and other income

145

136


143

139

160

142


134

136

Total income

558

530


539

522

519

484


458

445

Operating costs

(249)

(239)


(272)

(243)

(240)

(234)


(250)

(229)

UK regulatory levies

-

(15)


(14)

9

-

(24)


(14)

7

Litigation and conduct

-

-


-

-

(39)

-


(1)

-

Total operating expenses

(249)

(254)


(286)

(234)

(279)

(258)


(265)

(222)

Other net income

-

-


-

-

-

-


-

-

Profit before impairment

309

276


253

288

240

226


193

223

Credit impairment charges

(16)

(3)


(1)

(5)

(12)

(19)


(40)

(13)

Profit before tax

293

273


252

283

228

207


153

210

Attributable profit

201

187


168

196

142

142


98

144

 











Balance sheet information

£bn

£bn

 

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

 

£bn

£bn

Loans and advances to customers at amortised cost

31.3

30.8


30.0

29.0

27.9

26.7


25.4

24.8

Deposits at amortised cost

89.1

88.0


88.7

86.7

85.3

85.3


83.1

82.3

Risk weighted assets

26.6

27.3


26.5

25.2

25.3

24.2


23.9

22.1

Period end allocated tangible equity

3.7

3.7


3.7

3.4

3.5

3.4


3.3

3.0

 











Performance measures

 

 



 

 

 


 

 

Return on average allocated tangible equity

21.3%

19.9%


19.1%

22.8%

16.6%

17.1%


12.3%

18.8%

Average allocated tangible equity (£bn)

3.8

3.8


3.5

3.4

3.4

3.3


3.2

3.1

Cost: income ratio

45%

48%


53%

45%

54%

53%


58%

50%

Loan loss rate (bps)

20

4


1

7

17

28


62

21












Analysis of total income

£m

£m


£m

£m

£m

£m


£m

£m

Corporate lending

96

89


97

90

90

80


71

67

Transaction banking

462

441


442

432

429

404


387

378

Total income

558

530


539

522

519

484


458

445

 

Barclays Private Bank and Wealth Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q226

Q126

 

Q425

Q325

Q225

Q125

 

Q424

Q324

Income statement information

£m

£m

 

£m

£m

£m

£m

 

£m

£m

Net interest income

216

204


202

190

203

204


216

189

Net fee, commission and other income

150

143


146

145

145

145


135

137

Total income

366

347


348

335

348

349


351

326

Operating costs

(267)

(254)


(279)

(243)

(238)

(234)


(255)

(222)

UK regulatory levies

-

(3)


(7)

(1)

-

(2)


(7)

1

Litigation and conduct

-

-


(10)

1

-

-


(1)

-

Total operating expenses

(267)

(257)


(296)

(243)

(238)

(236)


(263)

(221)

Other net income

-

-


-

-

-

-


-

-

Profit before impairment

99

90


52

92

110

113


88

105

Credit impairment releases/(charges)

(5)

2


(2)

(1)

2

9


(2)

(7)

Profit before tax

94

92


50

91

112

122


86

98

Attributable profit

75

73


35

72

88

96


63

74

 











Balance sheet information

£bn

£bn

 

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

 

£bn

£bn

Loans and advances to customers at amortised cost

14.8

14.7


14.7

14.9

14.5

14.5


14.5

14.0

Deposits at amortised cost

72.7

73.3


72.0

70.6

66.7

73.1


69.5

64.8

Risk weighted assets

8.0

8.2


8.0

7.9

7.9

8.0


7.9

7.3

Period end allocated tangible equity

1.1

1.1


1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1


1.1

1.0

Client assets and liabilities1

230.2

223.8


227.6

221.5

213.4

212.4


208.9

201.5

 











Performance measures

 

 


 

 

 

 


 

 

Return on average allocated tangible equity

26.9%

25.5%


12.6%

26.4%

31.9%

34.5%


23.9%

29.0%

Average allocated tangible equity (£bn)

1.1

1.1


1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1


1.1

1.0

Cost: income ratio

73%

74%


85%

73%

68%

68%


75%

68%

Loan loss rate (bps)

13

(6)

 

5

3

(5)

(25)

 

5

19

 

1

Client assets and liabilities refers to deposits, lending and invested assets.

 

Barclays Investment Bank

 

 










Q226

Q126


Q425

Q325

Q225

Q125

 

Q424

Q324

Income statement information

£m

£m


£m

£m

£m

£m

 

£m

£m

Net interest income

411

383


356

347

334

297


284

282

Net trading income

2,271

2,358


1,294

1,581

1,906

2,416


1,262

1,512

Net fee, commission and other income

1,276

1,287


1,142

1,155

1,067

1,160


1,061

1,057

Total income

3,958

4,028


2,792

3,083

3,307

3,873


2,607

2,851

Operating costs

(2,199)

(2,107)


(1,924)

(2,010)

(1,932)

(2,061)


(1,903)

(1,906)

UK regulatory levies

-

(22)


(159)

5

-

(27)


(161)

7

Litigation and conduct

-

2


(8)

(9)

(8)

(3)


(26)

(17)

Total operating expenses

(2,199)

(2,127)


(2,091)

(2,014)

(1,940)

(2,091)


(2,090)

(1,916)

Other net income

-

-


-

-

-

-


-

-

Profit before impairment

1,759

1,901


701

1,069

1,367

1,782


517

935

Credit impairment charges

(44)

(279)


(22)

(144)

(67)

(72)


(46)

(43)

Profit before tax

1,715

1,622


679

925

1,300

1,710


471

892

Attributable profit

1,204

1,111


294

723

876

1,199


247

652

 











Balance sheet information

£bn

£bn


£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

 

£bn

£bn

Loans and advances to customers at amortised cost

70.8

73.6


70.0

68.6

66.8

68.6


69.7

64.5

Loans and advances to banks at amortised cost

11.0

10.0


7.4

7.5

7.1

7.4


6.8

6.7

Debt securities at amortised cost

54.5

52.9


52.9

53.0

52.4

53.1


47.9

44.8

Loans and advances at amortised cost

136.3

136.5


130.3

129.1

126.3

129.1


124.4

116.0

Trading portfolio assets

208.2

189.3


189.5

191.3

186.1

185.5


166.1

185.8

Derivative financial instrument assets

302.6

285.4


251.5

263.8

279.0

253.6


291.6

256.7

Financial assets at fair value through the income statement

209.9

215.6


183.6

222.8

215.2

209.5


190.4

210.8

Cash collateral and settlement balances

182.5

189.2


121.6

152.1

145.0

148.8


111.1

134.7

 

 





 

 


 


Deposits at amortised cost

162.3

157.4


156.1

152.8

148.7

148.9


140.5

139.8

Derivative financial instrument liabilities

291.6

272.6


240.6

252.0

265.1

245.1


279.0

249.4

 

 





 

 


 


Risk weighted assets

204.1

201.7


196.7

199.1

196.4

195.9


198.8

194.2

Period end allocated tangible equity

30.1

29.6


28.9

29.1

28.7

28.9


29.3

28.4

 











Performance measures

 

 



 

 

 


 

 

Return on average allocated tangible equity

16.0%

15.0%


4.0%

10.1%

12.2%

16.2%


3.4%

8.8%

Average allocated tangible equity (£bn)

30.0

29.7


29.6

28.6

28.7

29.6


29.3

29.5

Income over average risk weighted assets

7.7%

8.0%


5.5%

6.3%

6.7%

7.7%


5.2%

5.7%

Cost: income ratio

56%

53%


75%

65%

59%

54%


80%

67%

Loan loss rate (bps)

13

82


7

44

21

23


15

15

 











Analysis of total income

£m

£m


£m

£m

£m

£m


£m

£m

FICC

1,471

1,716


1,024

1,256

1,450

1,699


934

1,180

Equities

1,261

1,116


703

689

870

963


604

692

 Global Markets

2,732

2,832


1,727

1,945

2,320

2,662


1,538

1,872

Advisory

188

255


214

196

123

143


189

186

Equity capital markets

157

92


56

71

81

70


98

64

Debt capital markets

402

407


336

379

364

431


327

344

Banking Fees and Underwriting

747

754


606

646

568

644


614

594

Corporate lending

37

16


27

68

(4)

156


45

(21)

Transaction banking

442

426


432

424

423

411


410

406

International Corporate Banking

479

442


459

492

419

567


455

385

 Investment Banking

1,226

1,196


1,065

1,138

987

1,211


1,069

979

Total income

3,958

4,028


2,792

3,083

3,307

3,873


2,607

2,851

 

Barclays US Consumer Bank

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q226

Q126


Q425

Q325

Q225

Q125

 

Q424

Q324

Income statement information

£m

£m


£m

£m

£m

£m


£m

£m

Net interest income

732

823


776

726

640

678


678

647

Net fee, commission, trading and other income

404

160


277

215

183

186


179

144

Total income

1,136

983


1,053

941

823

864


857

791

Operating costs

(442)

(380)


(427)

(407)

(396)

(407)


(433)

(384)

UK regulatory levies

-

-


-

-

-

-


-

-

Litigation and conduct

(2)

-


(5)

-

-

(3)


-

(9)

Total operating expenses

(444)

(380)


(432)

(407)

(396)

(410)


(433)

(393)

Other net income

-

-


-

-

-

-


-

-

Profit before impairment

692

603


621

534

427

454


424

398

Credit impairment charges

(346)

(367)


(431)

(379)

(312)

(399)


(298)

(276)

Profit before tax

346

236


190

155

115

55


126

122

Attributable profit

253

176


144

118

87

41


94

89

 











Balance sheet information

£bn

£bn


£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

 

£bn

£bn

Loans and advances to customers at amortised cost

21.7

21.0


21.1

20.0

18.2

18.8


20.0

23.2

Deposits at amortised cost

24.7

25.0


24.2

23.7

22.5

23.8


23.3

19.4

Risk weighted assets

24.3

27.6


27.4

25.8

24.7

25.6


26.8

23.2

Period end allocated tangible equity

3.4

3.8


3.8

3.5

3.4

3.5


3.7

3.2

 











Performance measures

 

 





 


 

 

Return on average allocated tangible equity1

30.2%

18.8%


15.8%

13.5%

10.2%

4.5%


11.2%

10.9%

Average allocated tangible equity (£bn)

3.3

3.8


3.6

3.5

3.4

3.6


3.4

3.3

Cost: income ratio

39%

39%


41%

43%

48%

47%


51%

50%

Loan loss rate (bps)2

555

491


558

505

456

562


395

411

Net interest margin

13.20%

12.76%


11.63%

11.50%

10.83%

10.53%

 

10.66%

10.38%

 

1

Return on average allocated tangible equity, excluding a c.£225m Q226 gain on sale (recorded in Net fee, commission and other income) from the AA portfolio exit, was 10.5% for Q226, as a result of an adjusted attributable profit of £87m.

2

LLR includes held for sale portfolios to remain consistent with the treatment of impairment in Q424 to Q126.

 

Head Office

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q226

Q126


Q425

Q325

Q225

Q125

 

Q424

Q324

Income statement information

£m

£m


£m

£m

£m

£m


£m

£m

Net interest income

149

(53)


(11)

138

114

174

 

183

215

Net fee, commission and other income

(88)

70


94

(105)

(43)

(109)

 

(107)

(27)

Total income

61

17


83

33

71

65

 

76

188

Operating costs

(163)

(205)


(203)

(162)

(175)

(207)

 

(233)

(197)

UK regulatory levies

-

-


(8)

-

-

-

 

(9)

-

Litigation and conduct

(1)

(107)


(13)

(239)

(2)

(3)

 

(84)

(7)

Total operating expenses

(164)

(312)


(224)

(401)

(177)

(210)

 

(326)

(204)

Other net income/(expenses)

3

21


(25)

39

(9)

18

 

-

21

(Loss)/profit before impairment

(100)

(274)


(166)

(329)

(115)

(127)

 

(250)

5

Credit impairment releases/(charges)

-

2


(5)

(1)

(1)

(4)

 

(42)

(19)

Loss before tax

(100)

(272)


(171)

(330)

(116)

(131)

 

(292)

(14)

Attributable loss

(97)

(206)


(152)

(299)

(114)

(124)

 

(318)

(16)

 











Balance sheet information

£bn

£bn


£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

 

£bn

£bn

Risk weighted assets

12.7

12.3


12.3

12.7

12.6

12.7


16.2

16.1

Period end allocated tangible equity

6.5

5.4


7.5

5.8

5.9

4.7

 

2.4

4.9

 











Performance measures

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

Average allocated tangible equity (£bn)

5.6

6.8


6.7

6.6

5.5

3.8


3.4

3.5

 

Performance Management

 

Margins and balances








Half year ended 30.06.26

Half year ended 30.06.25


Net interest income

Average customer assets

Net interest margin

Net interest income

Average customer assets

Net interest margin


£m

£m

%

£m

£m

%

Barclays UK

3,986

217,201

3.70

3,677

208,977

3.55

Barclays UK Corporate Bank

807

29,070

5.60

701

25,044

5.64

Barclays Private Bank and Wealth Management

420

14,979

5.65

407

14,701

5.58

Barclays US Consumer Bank

1,555

24,203

12.96

1,318

24,897

10.68

Group excluding IB and Head Office

6,768

285,453

4.78

6,103

273,619

4.50

Barclays Investment Bank

794



631



Head Office

96



288



Barclays Group Net interest income

7,658



7,022

 

 

 

The Group excluding IB and Head Office net interest margin increased by 28bps from 4.50% in H125 to 4.78% in H126 due to Group structural hedge income, partner reward updates and changes in portfolio mix in USCB.

 

Quarterly analysis

 

 

 

Q226

Q126

Q425

Q325

Q225

Net interest income

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

Barclays UK

2,000

1,986

2,015

1,961

1,855

Barclays UK Corporate Bank

413

394

396

383

359

Barclays Private Bank and Wealth Management

216

204

202

190

203

Barclays US Consumer Bank

732

823

776

726

640

Group excluding IB and Head Office

3,361

3,407

3,389

3,260

3,057






 

Average customer assets

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

Barclays UK

217,778

216,623

214,770

211,384

209,649

Barclays UK Corporate Bank

29,603

28,536

27,841

26,645

25,478

Barclays Private Bank and Wealth Management

14,936

15,022

15,105

14,802

14,729

Barclays US Consumer Bank

22,247

26,163

26,470

25,037

23,713

Group excluding IB and Head Office

284,564

286,344

284,186

277,868

273,569







Net interest margin

%

%

%

%

%

Barclays UK

3.68

3.72

3.72

3.68

3.55

Barclays UK Corporate Bank

5.60

5.60

5.64

5.70

5.65

Barclays Private Bank and Wealth Management

5.80

5.51

5.31

5.09

5.53

Barclays US Consumer Bank

13.20

12.76

11.63

11.50

10.83

Group excluding IB and Head Office

4.74

4.83

4.73

4.65

4.48

 

Structural hedge

 

The Group employs a structural hedge programme designed to stabilise NIM on fixed rate non-maturity balance sheet items that are behaviourally stable. As interest rates move, such balances would otherwise drive material income volatility where there is a re-pricing mismatch with floating rate assets.

 

The structural hedge predominantly covers non-interest-bearing current accounts and the fixed portion of instant access savings accounts as well as equity, which are invested into either floating rate customer assets or balances at central banks, creating an exposure to changes in interest rates. The structural hedge is executed primarily via a portfolio of receive-fixed, pay variable interest rate swaps, with an amortising structure so that a small portion matures and is reinvested each month at prevailing market rates. The pay-floating leg of the interest rate swaps nets down a proportion of the receive-floating income from the customer assets, leaving a receive-fixed income stream from the structural hedge.

 

The purpose of the structural hedge is to smooth the Group NII through time. The floating leg of the swap will re-price immediately, whereas the fixed rate yield on the portfolio reprices gradually, as a portion of the swap portfolio matures and the roll is re-invested onto new market rates.

 

When interest rates are higher than our structural hedge yield, the pay-floating rate will typically be higher than our average receive-fixed rate. In this scenario, when viewed in isolation, the structural hedge will be a net drag to Group NII. When floating rates are lower than our structural hedge yield, the hedge in isolation will be a net benefit.

 

Since the receive-fixed swaps are booked for a specific term, an element of NII is 'locked in'. The income stabilising feature of the structural hedge provides greater net interest income certainty through the interest rate cycle.

 

The structural hedge is one component of a larger portfolio of interest rate risk management activities that includes non-structural hedging (e.g. pay-fixed and receive-variable flows for asset hedging), and other offsetting flows. The net risk of these positions is executed externally through interest rate swaps and managed for accounting risk (i.e. income volatility arising from the accounting mismatch of swaps at fair value through profit and loss and underlying hedged items at amortised cost) within the cash flow hedging reserve.

 

Overall the Group has external derivatives designated as cash flow hedges that hedge interest rate risk with a notional of £121.0bn (December 2025: £114.6bn) which reflects the structural hedge derivatives notional of £239.8bn (December 2025: £236.1bn) netted with non-structural hedging positions of £118.8bn (December 2025: £121.5bn). The majority of these interest rate swaps are cleared with Central Clearing Counterparties and margined daily with an average structural hedge duration of c3.5 years.

 

Gross structural hedge contributions in H126 were £3,456m (H125: £2,778m). Gross structural hedge contributions primarily represent the absolute interest income earned on the fixed legs of the swaps in the structural hedge as the floating leg is offset by the base rate funding of the deposits.

 

Risk Management

 

 

Risk management and principal risks

 

The roles and responsibilities across the Group, including Risk and Compliance, in the management of risk are defined in the Enterprise Risk Management Framework (ERMF). The purpose of the ERMF is to identify the principal risks of the Group, the process by which the Group sets its appetite for these risks in its business activities, and the consequent limits which it places on related risk taking.

 

The ERMF identifies ten principal risks: climate risk, credit risk, market risk, treasury and capital risk, operational risk, model risk, compliance risk, financial crime risk, reputation risk and legal risk. Further detail on these principal risks and material existing and emerging risks and how such risks are managed is available in the Barclays PLC Annual Report 2025, which can be accessed at home.barclays/annualreport. There have been no significant changes to these principal risks or previously identified material existing and emerging risks in the period and these risks are expected to be relevant for the remaining six months of this year.

 

The following sections give an overview of credit risk, market risk, and treasury and capital risk for the period.

 

Credit Risk

 

Loans and advances at amortised cost by geography

 

Total loans and advances at amortised cost in the credit risk section includes loans and advances at amortised cost to banks and loans and advances at amortised cost to customers.

 

The table below presents a product and geographical breakdown of loans and advances at amortised cost and the impairment allowance by stage; and includes purchased or originated credit-impaired (POCI) balances. POCI balances represent a fixed pool of assets purchased at a deep discount to face value reflecting credit losses incurred from the point of origination to date of acquisition. The table also presents stage allocation of debt securities and off-balance sheet loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts.

 

The impairment allowance under IFRS 9 considers both the drawn and the undrawn counterparty exposure. For retail portfolios, the total impairment allowance is allocated to gross loans and advances to the extent allowance does not exceed the drawn exposure and any excess is reported on the liabilities side of the balance sheet as a provision. For wholesale portfolios, impairment allowance on undrawn exposure is reported on the liability side of the balance sheet as a provision.

 


Gross exposure


Impairment allowance


Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3 excluding POCI

Stage 3 POCI

Total

 

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3 excluding POCI

Stage 3 POCI

Total

As at 30.06.26

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

 

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

Retail mortgages

163,971

13,869

1,765

-

179,605


16

20

61

-

97

Retail credit cards

15,067

2,085

303

13

17,468


170

430

189

-

789

Retail other

9,683

1,597

352

8

11,640

 

103

184

218

-

505

Corporate loans1

56,110

6,500

1,628

-

64,238


104

180

638

-

922

Total UK

244,831

24,051

4,048

21

272,951


393

814

1,106

-

2,313

Retail mortgages

1,661

231

172

-

2,064


3

1

26

-

30

Retail credit cards

19,041

2,780

1,814

-

23,635


412

785

1,450

-

2,647

Retail other

2,614

444

73

-

3,131


7

6

18

-

31

Corporate loans

69,582

3,888

1,566

-

75,036


85

135

275

-

495

Total Rest of the World

92,898

7,343

3,625

-

103,866


507

927

1,769

-

3,203

Total loans and advances at amortised cost

337,729

31,394

7,673

21

376,817


900

1,741

2,875

-

5,516

Debt securities at amortised cost

72,362

1,177

-

-

73,539


11

9

-

-

20

Total loans and advances at amortised cost including debt securities

410,091

32,571

7,673

21

450,356


911

1,750

2,875

-

5,536

Off-balance sheet loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts2

407,202

16,150

838

5

424,195


158

238

37

-

433

Total3,4

817,293

48,721

8,511

26

874,551


1,069

1,988

2,912

-

5,969














Net exposure


Coverage ratio


Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3 excluding POCI

Stage 3 POCI

Total


Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3 excluding POCI

Stage 3 POCI

Total

As at 30.06.26

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m


%

%

%

%

%

Retail mortgages

163,955

13,849

1,704

-

179,508


-

0.1

3.5

-

0.1

Retail credit cards

14,897

1,655

114

13

16,679


1.1

20.6

62.4

-

4.5

Retail other

9,580

1,413

134

8

11,135


1.1

11.5

61.9

-

4.3

Corporate loans1

56,006

6,320

990

-

63,316


0.2

2.8

39.2

-

1.4

Total UK

244,438

23,237

2,942

21

270,638


0.2

3.4

27.3

-

0.8

Retail mortgages

1,658

230

146

-

2,034


0.2

0.4

15.1

-

1.5

Retail credit cards

18,629

1,995

364

-

20,988


2.2

28.2

79.9

-

11.2

Retail other

2,607

438

55

-

3,100


0.3

1.4

24.7

-

1.0

Corporate loans

69,497

3,753

1,291

-

74,541


0.1

3.5

17.6

-

0.7

Total Rest of the World

92,391

6,416

1,856

-

100,663


0.5

12.6

48.8

-

3.1

Total loans and advances at amortised cost

336,829

29,653

4,798

21

371,301


0.3

5.5

37.5

-

1.5

Debt securities at amortised cost

72,351

1,168

-

-

73,519


-

0.8

-

-

-

Total loans and advances at amortised cost including debt securities

409,180

30,821

4,798

21

444,820


0.2

5.4

37.5

-

1.2

Off-balance sheet loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts2

407,044

15,912

801

5

423,762


-

1.5

4.4

-

0.1

Total3,4

816,224

46,733

5,599

26

868,582


0.1

4.1

34.2

-

0.7

 

1

Includes Business Banking, which has a gross exposure of £12.4bn and an impairment allowance of £301m. This comprises £47m impairment allowance on £9.7bn Stage 1 exposure, £47m on £2.0bn Stage 2 exposure and £207m on £0.7bn Stage 3 exposure. Excluding this, total coverage for corporate loans in UK is 1.2%.

2

Excludes loan commitments and financial guarantees of £32.3bn carried at fair value.

3

Excludes other financial assets subject to impairment comprising of cash collateral and settlement balances, reverse repurchase agreements and other similar secured lending, financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income and other assets. These have a total gross exposure of £286.4bn and an impairment allowance of £151m. This comprises £17m impairment allowance on £285.5bn Stage 1 exposure, £10m on £0.8bn Stage 2 exposure and £124m on £127m Stage 3 exposure.

4

The annualised loan loss rate is 62bps after applying the total impairment charges of £1,394m.

 


Gross exposure


Impairment allowance


Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3 excluding POCI

Stage 3 POCI

Total

 

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3 excluding POCI

Stage 3 POCI

Total

As at 31.12.25

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

 

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

Retail mortgages

159,825

13,757

1,836

-

175,418


15

16

60

-

91

Retail credit cards

14,922

1,943

279

24

17,168


171

398

174

-

743

Retail other

9,867

1,512

286

15

11,680


98

178

214

-

490

Corporate loans1

54,182

6,936

1,392

-

62,510


125

180

422

-

727

Total UK

238,796

24,148

3,793

39

266,776


409

772

870

-

2,051

Retail mortgages

1,829

72

131

-

2,032


2

-

24

-

26

Retail credit cards

18,801

2,536

1,776

-

23,113


395

796

1,395

-

2,586

Retail other

2,482

206

63

-

2,751


3

5

19

-

27

Corporate loans

66,671

3,702

1,767

-

72,140


82

135

382

-

599

Total Rest of the World

89,783

6,516

3,737

-

100,036


482

936

1,820

-

3,238

Total loans and advances at amortised cost

328,579

30,664

7,530

39

366,812


891

1,708

2,690

-

5,289

Debt securities at amortised cost

68,126

371

-

-

68,497


13

9

-

-

22

Total loans and advances at amortised cost including debt securities

396,705

31,035

7,530

39

435,309


904

1,717

2,690

-

5,311

Off-balance sheet loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts2

410,493

16,473

812

5

427,783


144

240

32

-

416

Total3,4

807,198

47,508

8,342

44

863,092


1,048

1,957

2,722

-

5,727














Net exposure


Coverage ratio


Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3 excluding POCI

Stage 3 POCI

Total

 

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3 excluding POCI

Stage 3 POCI

Total

As at 31.12.25

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

 

%

%

%

%

%

Retail mortgages

159,810

13,741

1,776

-

175,327


-

0.1

3.3

-

0.1

Retail credit cards

14,751

1,545

105

24

16,425


1.1

20.5

62.4

-

4.3

Retail other

9,769

1,334

72

15

11,190


1.0

11.8

74.8

-

4.2

Corporate loans1

54,057

6,756

970

-

61,783


0.2

2.6

30.3

-

1.2

Total UK

238,387

23,376

2,923

39

264,725


0.2

3.2

22.9

-

0.8

Retail mortgages

1,827

72

107

-

2,006


0.1

-

18.3

-

1.3

Retail credit cards

18,406

1,740

381

-

20,527


2.1

31.4

78.5

-

11.2

Retail other

2,479

201

44

-

2,724


0.1

2.4

30.2

-

1.0

Corporate loans

66,589

3,567

1,385

-

71,541


0.1

3.6

21.6

-

0.8

Total Rest of the World

89,301

5,580

1,917

-

96,798


0.5

14.4

48.7

-

3.2

Total loans and advances at amortised cost

327,688

28,956

4,840

39

361,523


0.3

5.6

35.7

-

1.4

Debt securities at amortised cost

68,113

362

-

-

68,475


-

2.4

-

-

-

Total loans and advances at amortised cost including debt securities

395,801

29,318

4,840

39

429,998


0.2

5.5

35.7

-

1.2

Off-balance sheet loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts2

410,349

16,233

780

5

427,367


-

1.5

3.9

-

0.1

Total3,4

806,150

45,551

5,620

44

857,365


0.1

4.1

32.6

-

0.7

 

1

Includes Business Banking, which has a gross exposure of £12.4bn and an impairment allowance of £326m. This comprises £62m impairment allowance on £9.3bn Stage 1 exposure, £50m on £2.3bn Stage 2 exposure and £214m on £0.8bn Stage 3 exposure. Excluding this, total coverage for corporate loans in UK is 0.8%.

2

Excludes loan commitments and financial guarantees of £22.2bn carried at fair value and includes exposure relating to financial assets classified as assets held for sale.

3

Excludes other financial assets subject to impairment comprising of cash collateral and settlement balances, reverse repurchase agreements and other similar secured lending, financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income and other assets. These have a total gross exposure of £224.1bn and an impairment allowance of £150m. This comprises £18m impairment allowance on £222.4bn Stage 1 exposure, £8m on £1.6bn Stage 2 exposure and £124m on £127m Stage 3 exposure.

4

The annualised loan loss rate is 52bps after applying the total impairment charges of £2,279m.

 

Loans and advances at amortised cost by product

 

The table below presents loans and advances at amortised cost by product and stage, including Stage 2 past due balances.

 



Stage 2

 

 

 

As at 30.06.26

Stage 1

Not past due

<=30 days past due

>30 days past due

Total

Stage 3 excluding POCI

Stage 3 POCI

Total

Gross exposure

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

Retail mortgages

165,632

11,391

2,031

678

14,100

1,937

-

181,669

Retail credit cards

34,108

4,258

332

275

4,865

2,117

13

41,103

Retail other

12,297

1,711

186

144

2,041

425

8

14,771

Corporate loans

125,692

10,144

92

152

10,388

3,194

-

139,274

Total

337,729

27,504

2,641

1,249

31,394

7,673

21

376,817










Impairment allowance









Retail mortgages

19

14

5

2

21

87

-

127

Retail credit cards

582

896

140

179

1,215

1,639

-

3,436

Retail other

110

122

32

36

190

236

-

536

Corporate loans

189

297

10

8

315

913

-

1,417

Total

900

1,329

187

225

1,741

2,875

-

5,516










Net exposure









Retail mortgages

165,613

11,377

2,026

676

14,079

1,850

-

181,542

Retail credit cards

33,526

3,362

192

96

3,650

478

13

37,667

Retail other

12,187

1,589

154

108

1,851

189

8

14,235

Corporate loans

125,503

9,847

82

144

10,073

2,281

-

137,857

Total

336,829

26,175

2,454

1,024

29,653

4,798

21

371,301










Coverage ratio

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

Retail mortgages

-

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.1

4.5

-

0.1

Retail credit cards

1.7

21.0

42.2

65.1

25.0

77.4

-

8.4

Retail other

0.9

7.1

17.2

25.0

9.3

55.5

-

3.6

Corporate loans

0.2

2.9

10.9

5.3

3.0

28.6

-

1.0

Total

0.3

4.8

7.1

18.0

5.5

37.5

-

1.5

As at 31.12.25









Gross exposure

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

Retail mortgages

161,654

11,072

2,033

724

13,829

1,967

-

177,450

Retail credit cards

33,723

3,832

317

330

4,479

2,055

24

40,281

Retail other

12,349

1,398

207

113

1,718

349

15

14,431

Corporate loans

120,853

10,409

71

158

10,638

3,159

-

134,650

Total

328,579

26,711

2,628

1,325

30,664

7,530

39

366,812










Impairment allowance









Retail mortgages

17

9

4

3

16

84

-

117

Retail credit cards

566

840

138

216

1,194

1,569

-

3,329

Retail other

101

126

28

29

183

233

-

517

Corporate loans

207

298

7

10

315

804

-

1,326

Total

891

1,273

177

258

1,708

2,690

-

5,289










Net exposure









Retail mortgages

161,637

11,063

2,029

721

13,813

1,883

-

177,333

Retail credit cards

33,157

2,992

179

114

3,285

486

24

36,952

Retail other

12,248

1,272

179

84

1,535

116

15

13,914

Corporate loans

120,646

10,111

64

148

10,323

2,355

-

133,324

Total

327,688

25,438

2,451

1,067

28,956

4,840

39

361,523










Coverage ratio

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

Retail mortgages

-

0.1

0.2

0.4

0.1

4.3

-

0.1

Retail credit cards

1.7

21.9

43.5

65.5

26.7

76.4

-

8.3

Retail other

0.8

9.0

13.5

25.7

10.7

66.8

-

3.6

Corporate loans

0.2

2.9

9.9

6.3

3.0

25.5

-

1.0

Total

0.3

4.8

6.7

19.5

5.6

35.7

-

1.4

 

Movement in gross exposures and impairment allowance including provisions for loan commitments and financial guarantees

 

The following tables present a reconciliation of the opening to the closing balance of the gross exposure and impairment allowance.

 

Transfers between stages in the tables have been reflected as if they had taken place at the beginning of the period. 'Net drawdowns, repayments, net re-measurement and movements due to exposure and risk parameter changes' includes additional drawdowns and partial repayments from existing facilities. Additionally, the tables below do not include other financial assets subject to impairment such as debt securities at amortised cost, reverse repurchase agreements and other similar secured lending, cash collateral and settlement balances, financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income and other assets.

 

The movements in gross exposures and expected credit losses (ECL) are measured over a six-month period.

 

Loans and advances at amortised cost


Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3 excluding POCI

Stage 3 POCI

Total


Gross exposure

ECL

Gross exposure

ECL

Gross exposure

ECL

Gross exposure

ECL

Gross exposure

ECL

Retail mortgages

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

As at 01.01.26

161,654

17

13,829

16

1,967

84

-

-

177,450

117

Transfers from Stage 1 to Stage 2

(5,412)

(1)

5,412

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

Transfers from Stage 2 to Stage 1

3,648

3

(3,648)

(3)

-

-

-

-

-

-

Transfers to Stage 3

(197)

-

(300)

(1)

497

1

-

-

-

-

Transfers from Stage 3

27

-

74

1

(101)

(1)

-

-

-

-

Business activity in the period

17,491

3

213

-

-

-

-

-

17,704

3

Refinements to models used for calculation

-

(2)

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

(1)

Net drawdowns, repayments, net re-measurement and movement due to exposure and risk parameter changes

(3,815)

-

(300)

9

(53)

16

-

-

(4,168)

25

Final repayments

(7,385)

(1)

(760)

(1)

(210)

(7)

-

-

(8,355)

(9)

Disposals1

(379)

-

(420)

(1)

(158)

(2)

-

-

(957)

(3)

Write-offs

-

-

-

-

(5)

(5)

-

-

(5)

(5)

As at 30.06.26

165,632

19

14,100

21

1,937

87

-

-

181,669

127












Retail credit cards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at 01.01.26

33,723

566

4,479

1,194

2,055

1,569

24

-

40,281

3,329

Transfers from Stage 1 to Stage 2

(2,169)

(63)

2,169

63

-

-

-

-

-

-

Transfers from Stage 2 to Stage 1

1,519

343

(1,519)

(343)

-

-

-

-

-

-

Transfers to Stage 3

(331)

(15)

(708)

(325)

1,039

340

-

-

-

-

Transfers from Stage 3

16

10

13

6

(29)

(16)

-

-

-

-

Business activity in the period2

2,163

60

164

41

3

2

-

-

2,330

103

Net drawdowns, repayments, net re-measurement and movement due to exposure and risk parameter changes

(708)

(314)

313

593

(31)

599

(11)

-

(437)

878

Final repayments

(105)

(5)

(46)

(14)

(55)

(46)

-

-

(206)

(65)

Disposals1

-

-

-

-

(250)

(194)

-

-

(250)

(194)

Write-offs

-

-

-

-

(615)

(615)

-

-

(615)

(615)

As at 30.06.26

34,108

582

4,865

1,215

2,117

1,639

13

-

41,103

3,436

 

1

The £957m of gross disposals reported within Retail mortgages relate to the transfer of facilities to a non-consolidated SPV for the purpose of securitisation. The £250m of gross disposals reported within Retail credit cards relate to debt sales undertaken during the period.

2

Business activity in the period reported within Retail credit cards includes £101m related to the acquisition of Best Egg within USCB.

 

Loans and advances at amortised cost







Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3 excluding POCI

Stage 3 POCI

Total


Gross exposure

ECL

Gross exposure

ECL

Gross exposure

ECL

Gross exposure

ECL

Gross exposure

ECL

Retail other

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

As at 01.01.26

12,349

101

1,718

183

349

233

15

-

14,431

517

Transfers from Stage 1 to Stage 2

(917)

(8)

917

8

-

-

-

-

-

-

Transfers from Stage 2 to Stage 1

538

46

(538)

(46)

-

-

-

-

-

-

Transfers to Stage 3

(124)

(1)

(121)

(27)

245

28

-

-

-

-

Transfers from Stage 3

1

-

9

3

(10)

(3)

-

-

-

-

Business activity in the period1

3,101

27

238

27

8

4

-

-

3,347

58

Refinements to models used for calculation

-

(2)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(2)

Net drawdowns, repayments, net re-measurement and movement due to exposure and risk parameter changes

(845)

(43)

143

49

44

101

(7)

-

(665)

107

Final repayments

(1,806)

(10)

(325)

(7)

(88)

(9)

-

-

(2,219)

(26)

Disposals2

-

-

-

-

(21)

(16)

-

-

(21)

(16)

Write-offs

-

-

-

-

(102)

(102)

-

-

(102)

(102)

As at 30.06.26

12,297

110

2,041

190

425

236

8

-

14,771

536












Corporate loans











As at 01.01.26

120,853

207

10,638

315

3,159

804

-

-

134,650

1,326

Transfers from Stage 1 to Stage 2

(2,679)

(14)

2,679

14

-

-

-

-

-

-

Transfers from Stage 2 to Stage 1

2,186

37

(2,186)

(37)

-

-

-

-

-

-

Transfers to Stage 3

(698)

(1)

(294)

(19)

992

20

-

-

-

-

Transfers from Stage 3

157

6

124

12

(281)

(18)

-

-

-

-

Business activity in the period

21,366

23

214

11

44

11

-

-

21,624

45

Refinements to models used for calculation

-

(2)

-

1

-

1

-

-

-

-

Net drawdowns, repayments, net re-measurement and movement due to exposure and risk parameter changes

1,609

(49)

204

44

(262)

438

-

-

1,551

433

Final repayments

(17,047)

(17)

(991)

(26)

(124)

(9)

-

-

(18,162)

(52)

Disposals2

(55)

(1)

-

-

-

-

-

-

(55)

(1)

Write-offs

-

-

-

-

(334)

(334)

-

-

(334)

(334)

As at 30.06.26

125,692

189

10,388

315

3,194

913

-

-

139,274

1,417

 

1

Business activity in the period reported within Retail other includes £122m related to the acquisition of Best Egg within USCB.

2

The £21m of gross disposals reported within Retail other and £55m of gross disposals reported within Corporate loans relate to debt sales undertaken during the period.

 

Reconciliation of ECL movement to impairment charges for the period

 

 

 




Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3 excluding POCI

Stage 3 POCI

Total

 




£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

Retail mortgages

2

6

10

-

18

Retail credit cards

16

21

879

-

916

Retail other

9

7

121

-

137

Corporate loans

(17)

-

443

-

426

ECL movements excluding disposals and write-offs1

10

34

1,453

-

1,497

ECL movement on loan commitments and other financial guarantees

14

(2)

5

-

17

ECL movement on other financial assets

(1)

2

-

-

1

ECL movement on debt securities at amortised cost

(2)

-

-

-

(2)

Recoveries and reimbursements2

(13)

(11)

(84)

-

(108)

ECL charge on assets held for sale3



 

 

50

Total exchange and other adjustments


 


 

(61)

Total income statement charges for the period

 

 

 

 

1,394

 

1

In H126, gross write-offs amounted to £1,056m (H125: £747m) and cash recoveries on previously written off accounts were £66m (H125: £43m). Net write-offs, representing gross write-offs less recoveries, amounted to £990m (H125: £704m).

2

Recoveries and reimbursements comprised of £66m (H125: £43m) of cash recoveries on previously written off accounts and £42m (H125: £58m) of reimbursements expected to be received under financial guarantee contracts with third parties.

3

The ECL charges on assets held for sale relates to the AA portfolio within USCB, the sale of which was completed in April 2026.

 

Loan commitments and financial guarantees1


Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3 excluding POCI

Stage 3 POCI

Total


Gross

exposure

ECL

Gross

exposure

ECL

Gross

exposure

ECL

Gross

exposure

ECL

Gross

exposure

ECL

Retail mortgages

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

As at 01.01.26

11,755

-

125

-

-

-

-

-

11,880

-

Net transfers between stages

(41)

-

39

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

Business activity in the period

12,144

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

12,144

-

Net drawdowns, repayments, net re-measurement and movement due to exposure and risk parameter changes

(8,966)

-

(10)

-

(1)

-

-

-

(8,977)

-

Limit management and final repayments

(163)

-

(12)

-

-

-

-

-

(175)

-

As at 30.06.26

14,729

-

142

-

1

-

-

-

14,872

-

Retail credit cards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at 01.01.26

163,724

52

2,330

3

94

-

5

-

166,153

55

Net transfers between stages

(1,663)

7

1,567

(7)

96

-

-

-

-

-

Business activity in the period

8,181

14

105

1

-

-

-

-

8,286

15

Net drawdowns, repayments, net re-measurement and movement due to exposure and risk parameter changes

2,870

(6)

(1,243)

9

(94)

-

-

-

1,533

3

Limit management and final repayments

(4,996)

(4)

(62)

(3)

(9)

-

-

-

(5,067)

(7)

Disposals2

(23,511)

-

(146)

-

-

-

-

-

(23,657)

-

As at 30.06.26

144,605

63

2,551

3

87

-

5

-

147,248

66

Retail other











As at 01.01.26

7,116

1

413

-

19

-

-

-

7,548

1

Net transfers between stages

24

-

(34)

-

10

-

-

-

-

-

Business activity in the period

450

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

450

-

Net drawdowns, repayments, net re-measurement and movement due to exposure and risk parameter changes

228

-

(3)

-

(5)

-

-

-

220

-

Limit management and final repayments

(598)

-

(4)

-

-

-

-

-

(602)

-

As at 30.06.26

7,220

1

372

-

24

-

-

-

7,616

1

Corporate loans











As at 01.01.26

227,898

91

13,605

237

699

32

-

-

242,202

360

Net transfers between stages

(573)

4

498

(4)

75

-

-

-

-

-

Business activity in the period

33,307

15

720

27

5

-

-

-

34,032

42

Net drawdowns, repayments, net re-measurement and movement due to exposure and risk parameter changes

11,720

(3)

(157)

8

36

6

-

-

11,599

11

Limit management and final repayments

(31,618)

(13)

(1,516)

(33)

(89)

(1)

-

-

(33,223)

(47)

Disposals2

(86)

-

(65)

-

-

-

-

-

(151)

-

As at 30.06.26

240,648

94

13,085

235

726

37

-

-

254,459

366

 

1

Loan commitments reported also include exposure relating to financial assets classified as held for sale.

2

The gross disposals within Retail credit cards and Corporate loans reflect the sale of the AA portfolio within USCB, which was completed in April 2026.

 

Management adjustments to models for impairment

 

Management adjustments to impairment models are applied in order to factor in certain conditions or changes in policy that are not fully incorporated into the impairment models, or to reflect additional facts and circumstances at the period end. Management adjustments are reviewed and incorporated into future model development where applicable.

 

Management adjustments are captured through "Economic uncertainty" and "Other" adjustments, and are presented by product and geography below:

 

Management adjustments to models for impairment allowance presented by product and geography

 

Impairment allowance pre management adjustments1

Economic uncertainty adjustments

Other adjustments

Management adjustments2

Total impairment allowance3

Proportion of Management adjustments to total impairment allowance

 

 

(a)

(b)

(a+b)

 

 

As at 30.06.26

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

%

Retail mortgages

93

-

4

4

97

4.1

Retail credit cards

812

-

-

-

812

-

Retail other

409

-

97

97

506

19.2

Corporate loans

936

17

49

66

1,002

6.6

Total UK

2,250

17

150

167

2,417

6.9

Retail mortgages

30

-

-

-

30

-

Retail credit cards

2,635

-

55

55

2,690

2.0

Retail other

29

-

2

2

31

6.5

Corporate loans

718

57

6

63

781

8.1

Total Rest of the World

3,412

57

63

120

3,532

3.4

Total

5,662

74

213

287

5,949

4.8

Debt securities at amortised cost

18

2

-

2

20

10.0

Total including debt securities at amortised cost

5,680

76

213

289

5,969

4.8

 


 

 

 

 

 

As at 31.12.25

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

%

Retail mortgages

76

-

15

15

91

16.5

Retail credit cards

761

-

-

-

761

-

Retail other

406

-

85

85

491

17.3

Corporate loans

714

39

53

92

806

11.4

Total UK

1,957

39

153

192

2,149

8.9

Retail mortgages

25

-

1

1

26

3.8

Retail credit cards

2,505

31

87

118

2,623

4.5

Retail other

27

-

-

-

27

-

Corporate loans

823

44

13

57

880

6.5

Total Rest of the World

3,380

75

101

176

3,556

4.9

Total

5,337

114

254

368

5,705

6.5

Debt securities at amortised cost

21

1

-

1

22

4.5

Total including debt securities at amortised cost

5,358

115

254

369

5,727

6.4

 

1

Includes £4.3bn (December 2025: £4.3bn) of modelled ECL, £0.9bn (December 2025: £0.7bn) of individually assessed impairments, £nil (December 2025: £(0.2)bn) of ECL from the AA portfolio within USCB, the sale of which was completed in April 2026 and £0.5bn (December 2025: £0.6bn) of ECL from benchmarked exposures and debt securities.

2

Management adjustments related to other financial assets subject to impairment excluded in the table above include cash collateral and settlement balances £1m (December 2025: £1m) and reverse repurchase agreements and other similar secured lending £1m (December 2025: £1m) within the IB portfolio.

3

Total impairment allowance consists of ECL stock on drawn and undrawn exposures.

 

Economic uncertainty adjustments presented by stage


Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Total

As at 30.06.26

£m

£m

£m

£m

Retail mortgages

-

-

-

-

Retail credit cards

-

-

-

-

Retail other

-

-

-

-

Corporate loans

9

7

1

17

Total UK

9

7

1

17

Retail mortgages

-

-

-

-

Retail credit cards

-

-

-

-

Retail other

-

-

-

-

Corporate loans

16

41

-

57

Total Rest of the World

16

41

-

57

Total

25

48

1

74

Debt securities at amortised cost

1

1

-

2

Total including debt securities at amortised cost

26

49

1

76

As at 31.12.25

£m

£m

£m

£m

Retail mortgages

-

-

-

-

Retail credit cards

-

-

-

-

Retail other

-

-

-

-

Corporate loans

23

10

6

39

Total UK

23

10

6

39

Retail mortgages

-

-

-

-

Retail credit cards

-

31

-

31

Retail other

-

-

-

-

Corporate loans

13

31

-

44

Total Rest of the World

13

62

-

75

Total

36

72

6

114

Debt securities at amortised cost

1

-

-

1

Total including debt securities at amortised cost

37

72

6

115

 

Economic uncertainty adjustments

 

Economic uncertainty adjustments result from the identification of customers and clients who may be more vulnerable to economic instability and are applied at a portfolio level.

 

Economic uncertainty adjustments have decreased from last year, informed by the retirement of tariff-related adjustments of £81m driven by the lack of tariff-driven credit deterioration and losses. However, geopolitical uncertainty persists and is reflected through an adjustment of £66m to capture increased downside risk, as any potential impact on corporate earnings is expected to lag.

 

Total economic uncertainty adjustments as at 30 June 2026 are £76m (December 2025: £115m) and include:

 

Retail credit cards (ROW) £nil (December 2025: £31m): The previously held tariff-related adjustment was retired following the lack of tariff-driven credit deterioration and losses

Corporate loans (UK) £17m (December 2025: £39m): This adjustment reflects potential cross-default risk on Barclays' lending in respect of clients who have taken out Bounce Back Loans and an adjustment to capture increased downside risk, amid ongoing geopolitical uncertainty. The reduction reflects the partial release of the cross-default risk adjustment, supported by resilient borrower behaviour

Corporate loans (ROW) £57m (December 2025: £44m): The previously held tariff-related adjustment was retired due to the lack of tariff-driven credit deterioration and losses. However, geopolitical uncertainty persists and is reflected through an adjustment to capture increased downside risk, as any potential impact on corporate earnings is expected to lag

 

Other adjustments

Other adjustments are operational and remain in place until incorporated into the underlying models. These adjustments result from data limitations and model performance related issues identified through model monitoring and other established governance processes.

 

Total other adjustments as at 30 June 2026 are £213m (December 2025: £254m) and include:

Retail mortgages (UK) £4m (December 2025: £15m): The movement reflects the retirement of operational adjustments following updates to the Private Banking impairment models

Retail credit cards (ROW) £55m (December 2025: £87m): This adjustment reflects provisioning for the Best Egg acquisition during the period and the annual update to the high-risk account management (HRAM) framework within the USCB portfolio. The previously held adjustment relating to the acquisition of the GM consumer cards portfolio was retired following model implementation

Retail other (UK) £97m (December 2025: £85m) and Corporate loans (UK) £49m (December 2025: £53m): These include adjustments for the definition of default (DOD) criteria under the Capital Requirements Regulation and model monitoring outcomes and have remained broadly stable compared to year-end

Corporate loans (ROW) £6m (December 2025: £13m): This adjustment reflects operational adjustments within the GM business cards portfolio

 

Measurement uncertainty

 

Scenarios used to calculate the Group's modelled ECL charge were refreshed in Q226, with the Baseline scenario reflecting the latest consensus macroeconomic forecasts available at the time of the scenario refresh. The Baseline scenario continues to reflect the volatile trade policies of the US administration and ongoing geopolitical uncertainty but with a more pronounced inflationary backdrop. Global growth slows modestly as higher US tariffs, retaliatory measures and persistent uncertainty disrupt trade flows, dampen business confidence, and weigh on investment, though domestic demand in advanced economies remains relatively resilient. UK and US GDP growth in 2026 is expected to be 0.4% and 1.7%, respectively. Headline inflation remains elevated and sticky, particularly through imported goods and energy-related components. The softening in labour markets is gradual and insufficient to quickly alleviate underlying price pressures. UK and US quarterly unemployment rates peak at 5.4% and 4.5%, respectively.

 

The Downside scenarios have been calibrated to capture a severe escalation in geopolitical tensions, centred on a prolonged Middle East conflict, alongside intensifying global trade frictions. Early in the scenario, conflict escalates sharply with disruptions at critical maritime chokepoints, triggering severe shipping disruptions, surging insurance costs and sharp increases in oil and gas prices amid infrastructure damage. As the shock becomes protracted, firms delay investment, reassess supply chains and hoard inputs, while business and consumer confidence fall sharply. The deterioration in demand and investment drives a sharp increase in unemployment, initially concentrated in trade and energy exposed sectors but increasingly spilling over into services. Inflation dynamics diverge sharply from Baseline, generating a stagflationary impulse. Energy prices rise sharply and remain structurally elevated, with persistent volatility and recurring supply disruptions. Monetary policy faces a difficult trade-off between persistent inflation and weakening growth. Central banks initially hike to ensure inflation expectations remain well anchored, but as the downturn deepens and demand forces weaken price pressures, they shift towards easing. The scenarios also incorporate climate-related risks through both physical and transition channels, including more frequent severe weather disruptions and a shift in sentiment around energy security. These effects amplify volatility, increase costs and further weigh on growth over the medium term.

 

In the Upside scenarios, a rise in labour force participation and higher productivity contribute to accelerated economic growth, without creating new inflationary pressures. Central banks lower interest rates stimulating private consumption and investment growth. Demand for labour increases and unemployment decreases. As geopolitical tensions ease, low inflation supports consumer purchasing power and contributes further to healthy GDP growth.

 

The methodology for estimating scenario weights involves simulating a range of future paths for UK and US GDP using historical data with the five scenarios mapped against the distribution of these future paths. The decrease in Upside weights is driven by deterioration in UK GDP outlook in the Baseline scenario, moving the Baseline scenario further from the Upside scenarios. For further details see page 38.

 

Management adjustments recognised in Q126 in Barclays UK (£10m) and US Consumer Bank (£25m1) to reflect near-term impacts of the most recent geopolitical escalation, were consumed, as the impacts are now captured through the Q226 scenario refresh. However, the Group has retained the £66m2 management adjustment introduced in Q126 within the Investment Bank, reflecting increased downside risk amid persistent geopolitical uncertainty, as any potential impact on corporate earnings is expected to lag. For further details see page 35.

The following tables show the key macroeconomic variables used in the five scenarios (5-year annual paths) and the weights applied to each scenario.

 

1

Excludes management adjustment of £4m for held for sale portfolio.

2

Excludes management adjustment of £2m related to other financial assets subject to impairment.

 

Macroeconomic variables used in the calculation of ECL

As at 30.06.26

2026

2027

2028

2029

2030

Baseline

%

%

%

%

%

UK GDP1

0.4

1.1

1.4

1.4

1.5

UK unemployment2

5.3

5.3

5.0

4.9

4.9

UK HPI3

1.3

1.6

3.9

3.0

3.9

UK bank rate6

4.1

4.4

4.3

4.3

4.3

US GDP1

1.7

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

US unemployment4

4.4

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

US HPI5

2.1

2.1

2.4

2.4

2.4

US federal funds rate6

3.7

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

 

 


 

 


Downside 2

 

 

 



UK GDP1

(0.5)

(4.1)

1.9

1.7

1.0

UK unemployment2

6.0

7.8

7.8

6.9

6.0

UK HPI3

(12.0)

(19.3)

6.7

9.3

4.6

UK bank rate6

4.2

5.1

4.6

4.5

4.5

US GDP1

0.5

(4.3)

-

2.1

1.6

US unemployment4

5.5

8.5

8.3

7.2

6.1

US HPI5

(3.1)

(6.3)

5.7

5.0

2.9

US federal funds rate6

3.8

4.9

4.3

4.3

4.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Downside 1

 

 

 

 

 

UK GDP1

(0.1)

(1.6)

1.6

1.5

1.2

UK unemployment2

5.6

6.6

6.4

5.9

5.4

UK HPI3

(5.4)

(9.2)

5.3

6.1

4.3

UK bank rate6

4.1

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

US GDP1

1.1

(1.2)

1.1

2.1

1.9

US unemployment4

5.0

6.4

6.3

5.8

5.2

US HPI5

(0.5)

(2.1)

4.0

3.7

2.7

US federal funds rate6

3.8

4.2

4.1

4.0

4.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upside 2

 


 

 


UK GDP1

0.9

3.8

3.2

2.6

2.3

UK unemployment2

5.1

4.6

4.1

4.0

4.0

UK HPI3

4.1

14.2

6.8

2.7

3.8

UK bank rate6

4.0

3.8

3.0

3.1

3.3

US GDP1

1.8

3.2

2.9

2.8

2.8

US unemployment4

4.2

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.6

US HPI5

4.9

4.3

5.3

4.9

4.9

US federal funds rate6

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

 




 

 

Upside 1

 

 

 

 

 

UK GDP1

0.6

2.4

2.3

2.0

1.9

UK unemployment2

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.5

4.5

UK HPI3

2.7

7.8

5.4

2.9

3.9

UK bank rate6

4.0

4.1

3.5

3.6

3.8

US GDP1

1.8

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

US unemployment4

4.3

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

US HPI5

3.5

3.2

3.8

3.6

3.6

US federal funds rate6

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

 

1

Average Real GDP seasonally adjusted change in year.

2

Average UK unemployment rate 16-year+.

3

Change in year-end UK HPI = Halifax HPI Meth2 All Houses, All Buyers index, relative to prior year-end.

4

Average US civilian unemployment rate 16-year+.

5

Change in year-end US HPI = FHFA House Price Index, relative to prior year-end.

6

Average rate.

 

As at 31.12.25

2025

2026

2027

2028

2029

Baseline

%

%

%

%

%

UK GDP1

1.5

1.1

1.4

1.4

1.4

UK unemployment2

4.7

4.9

4.8

4.8

4.7

UK HPI3

1.5

2.9

2.5

4.3

3.8

UK bank rate6

4.2

3.4

3.4

3.5

3.6

US GDP1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

US unemployment4

4.2

4.5

4.4

4.4

4.4

US HPI5

3.2

1.7

1.9

2.6

2.6

US federal funds rate6

4.2

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Downside 2

 

 

 

 

 

UK GDP1

1.5

(2.5)

(1.2)

2.8

1.1

UK unemployment2

4.7

5.8

7.7

6.9

5.7

UK HPI3

1.5

(24.9)

(5.1)

9.6

14.2

UK bank rate6

4.2

2.3

0.5

0.4

1.1

US GDP1

2.1

(2.7)

(2.8)

1.6

2.4

US unemployment4

4.2

5.7

8.0

7.9

5.9

US HPI5

3.2

(8.2)

(1.7)

7.2

7.7

US federal funds rate6

4.2

3.6

2.4

1.4

1.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Downside 1

 

 

 

 

 

UK GDP1

1.5

(0.7)

0.1

2.1

1.3

UK unemployment2

4.7

5.3

6.3

5.8

5.2

UK HPI3

1.5

(11.8)

(1.3)

6.9

8.9

UK bank rate6

4.2

2.9

2.0

1.9

2.4

US GDP1

2.1

(0.3)

(0.4)

1.8

2.2

US unemployment4

4.2

5.1

6.2

6.1

5.1

US HPI5

3.2

(3.3)

0.1

4.9

5.1

US federal funds rate6

4.2

3.6

2.8

2.4

2.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upside 2

 

 

 

 

 

UK GDP1

1.5

2.7

3.7

2.9

2.4

UK unemployment2

4.7

4.3

4.0

3.9

3.8

UK HPI3

1.5

11.9

8.4

5.1

4.1

UK bank rate6

4.2

3.1

2.3

2.3

2.6

US GDP1

2.1

2.8

3.1

2.8

2.8

US unemployment4

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.7

US HPI5

3.2

6.2

4.7

4.8

4.9

US federal funds rate6

4.2

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upside 1

 

 

 

 

 

UK GDP1

1.5

1.9

2.6

2.2

1.9

UK unemployment2

4.7

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.3

UK HPI3

1.5

7.4

5.4

4.7

3.9

UK bank rate6

4.2

3.2

2.8

2.8

3.1

US GDP1

2.1

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.4

US unemployment4

4.2

4.2

4.1

4.1

4.1

US HPI5

3.2

4.0

3.3

3.7

3.7

US federal funds rate6

4.2

3.3

2.8

2.8

3.0

 

1

Average Real GDP seasonally adjusted change in year.

2

Average UK unemployment rate 16-year+.

3

Change in year-end UK HPI = Halifax HPI Meth2 All Houses, All Buyers index, relative to prior year-end.

4

Average US civilian unemployment rate 16-year+.

5

Change in year-end US HPI = FHFA House Price Index, relative to prior year-end.

6

Average rate.

 

Scenario weighting

Upside 2

Upside 1

Baseline

Downside 1

Downside 2

 

%

%

%

%

%

As at 30.06.26

 

 

 

 

 

Scenario weighting

13.7

27.3

39.5

12.5

7.0

As at 31.12.25

 

 

 

 

 

Scenario weighting

14.4

27.4

38.5

12.7

7.0

 

Specific bases show the most extreme position of each variable in the context of the downside/upside scenarios, for example, the highest unemployment for downside scenarios, average unemployment for baseline scenarios and lowest unemployment for upside scenarios. GDP and HPI downside and upside scenario data represent the lowest and highest cumulative positions relative to the start point in the 20 quarter period.

 

Macroeconomic variables (specific bases)1


Upside 2

Upside 1

Baseline

Downside 1

Downside 2

As at 30.06.26

%

%

%

%

%

UK GDP2

14.4

10.2

1.1

(1.9)

(5.1)

UK unemployment3

4.0

4.5

5.1

6.7

8.1

UK HPI4

35.4

24.6

2.8

(14.1)

(29.3)

UK bank rate3

3.0

3.5

4.3

4.8

5.3

US GDP2

14.5

12.5

2.0

(1.1)

(5.2)

US unemployment3

3.6

4.0

4.3

6.6

8.8

US HPI4

26.7

19.1

2.3

(3.0)

(9.2)

US federal funds rate3

2.8

3.3

3.7

4.3

5.3

As at 31.12.25

%

%

%

%

%

UK GDP2

14.5

10.8

1.4

(0.3)

(3.5)

UK unemployment3

3.8

4.3

4.8

6.5

8.1

UK HPI4

34.6

24.9

3.0

(12.6)

(28.0)

UK bank rate3

2.3

2.8

3.6

4.6

4.6

US GDP2

14.6

12.4

2.0

(0.2)

(4.6)

US unemployment3

3.7

4.1

4.4

6.6

8.8

US HPI4

26.2

19.3

2.4

(1.5)

(8.1)

US federal funds rate3

2.5

2.8

3.5

4.3

4.3

 

1

UK GDP = Real GDP growth seasonally adjusted; UK unemployment = UK unemployment rate 16-year+; UK HPI = Halifax HPI Meth2 All Houses, All Buyers index; US GDP = Real GDP growth seasonally adjusted; US unemployment = US civilian unemployment rate 16-year+; US HPI = FHFA House Price Index. 20 quarter period starts from Q126 (2025: Q125).

2

Maximum growth relative to Q425 (2025: Q424), based on 20 quarter period in Upside scenarios; 5-year yearly average CAGR in Baseline; minimum growth relative to Q425 (2025: Q424), based on 20 quarter period in Downside scenarios.

3

Lowest quarter in 20 quarter period in Upside scenarios; 5-year average in Baseline; highest quarter 20 quarter period in Downside scenarios.

4

Maximum growth relative to Q425 (2025: Q424), based on 20 quarter period in Upside scenarios; 5-year quarter end CAGR in Baseline; minimum growth relative to Q425 (2025: Q424), based on 20 quarter period in Downside scenarios

 

Average basis represents the average quarterly value of variables in the 20 quarter period with GDP and HPI based on yearly average and quarterly CAGRs respectively.

 

Macroeconomic variables (5-year averages)1


Upside 2

Upside 1

Baseline

Downside 1

Downside 2

As at 30.06.26

%

%

%

%

%

UK GDP2

2.6

1.8

1.1

0.5

-

UK unemployment3

4.3

4.7

5.1

6.0

6.9

UK HPI4

6.3

4.5

2.8

-

(2.8)

UK bank rate3

3.4

3.8

4.3

4.5

4.6

US GDP2

2.7

2.4

2.0

1.0

-

US unemployment3

3.7

4.0

4.3

5.7

7.1

US HPI4

4.9

3.6

2.3

1.5

0.7

US federal funds rate3

3.0

3.3

3.7

4.0

4.3

As at 31.12.25

%

%

%

%

%

UK GDP2

2.7

2.0

1.4

0.9

0.3

UK unemployment3

4.1

4.5

4.8

5.5

6.2

UK HPI4

6.1

4.5

3.0

0.6

(2.0)

UK bank rate3

2.9

3.2

3.6

2.7

1.7

US GDP2

2.7

2.4

2.0

1.1

0.1

US unemployment3

3.9

4.1

4.4

5.4

6.3

US HPI4

4.8

3.6

2.4

1.9

1.5

US federal funds rate3

2.9

3.2

3.5

3.1

2.5

 

1

UK GDP = Real GDP growth seasonally adjusted; UK unemployment = UK unemployment rate 16-year+; UK HPI = Halifax HPI Meth2 All Houses, All Buyers index; US GDP = Real GDP growth seasonally adjusted; US unemployment = US civilian unemployment rate 16-year+; US HPI = FHFA House Price Index. 20 quarter period starts from Q126 (2025: Q125).

2

5-year yearly average CAGR, starting 2025 (2025: 2024).

3

5-year average. Period based on 20 quarters from Q126 (2025: Q125).

4

5-year quarter end CAGR, starting Q425 (2025: Q424).

 

ECL sensitivity analysis

 

The table below shows the modelled ECL assuming each of the five modelled scenarios are 100% weighted with the dispersion of results around the Baseline, highlighting the impact on exposure and ECL across the scenarios.

Model exposure uses exposure at default (EAD) values and is not directly comparable to gross exposure used in other disclosures.

 


Scenarios

 

As at 30.06.26

Weighted1

Upside 2

Upside 1

Baseline

Downside 1

Downside 2

 

Stage 1 Model Exposure (£m)







 

Retail mortgages

156,076

158,653

157,553

156,010

152,793

148,752

 

Retail credit cards2

61,160

60,777

60,899

61,019

61,810

62,521

 

Retail other

13,173

13,298

13,243

13,176

13,019

12,846

 

Corporate loans2

235,090

236,716

236,161

235,455

233,473

228,609

 

Stage 1 Model ECL (£m)







 

Retail mortgages

12

4

5

8

23

58

 

Retail credit cards2

563

508

526

545

643

761

 

Retail other

38

35

36

38

39

43

 

Corporate loans2

249

212

224

236

299

379

 

Stage 1 Coverage (%)







 

Retail mortgages

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Retail credit cards

0.9

0.8

0.9

0.9

1.0

1.2

 

Retail other

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

 

Corporate loans

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.2

 

Stage 2 Model Exposure (£m)







 

Retail mortgages

13,985

11,408

12,509

14,051

17,268

21,309

 

Retail credit cards2

5,004

4,748

4,925

4,985

5,165

5,448

 

Retail other

1,692

1,567

1,622

1,689

1,846

2,019

 

Corporate loans2

19,210

17,431

18,046

18,866

20,974

25,984

 

Stage 2 Model ECL (£m)







 

Retail mortgages

25

7

11

17

51

131

 

Retail credit cards2

1,085

1,010

1,040

1,071

1,184

1,339

 

Retail other

84

73

78

83

97

113

 

Corporate loans2

453

359

390

428

576

867

 

Stage 2 Coverage (%)







 

Retail mortgages

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.3

0.6

 

Retail credit cards

21.7

21.3

21.1

21.5

22.9

24.6

 

Retail other

5.0

4.7

4.8

4.9

5.3

5.6

 

Corporate loans

2.4

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.7

3.3

 

Stage 3 Model Exposure (£m)3







 

Retail mortgages

1,617

1,617

1,617

1,617

1,617

1,617

 

Retail credit cards2

2,229

2,229

2,229

2,229

2,229

2,229

 

Retail other

185

185

185

185

185

185

 

Corporate loans2

3,658

3,658

3,658

3,658

3,658

3,658

 

Stage 3 Model ECL (£m)







 

Retail mortgages

44

31

34

38

62

105

 

Retail credit cards2

1,642

1,596

1,621

1,645

1,686

1,721

 

Retail other

67

66

66

67

68

69

 

Corporate loans2,4

66

62

63

64

72

80

 

Stage 3 Coverage (%)







 

Retail mortgages

2.7

1.9

2.1

2.4

3.8

6.5

 

Retail credit cards

73.7

71.6

72.7

73.8

75.6

77.2

 

Retail other

36.2

35.7

35.7

36.2

36.8

37.3

 

Corporate loans4

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.0

2.2

 

Total Model ECL (£m)







 

Retail mortgages

81

42

50

63

136

294

 

Retail credit cards2

3,290

3,114

3,187

3,261

3,513

3,821

 

Retail other

189

174

180

188

204

225

 

Corporate loans2,4

768

633

677

728

947

1,326

 

Total Model ECL

4,328

3,963

4,094

4,240

4,800

5,666

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation to total ECL

£m

Total weighted model ECL

4,328

ECL from individually assessed exposures4

882

ECL from benchmarked exposures and others5

452

ECL from debt securities at amortised cost

20

ECL from post model management adjustments

287

Of which: ECL from economic uncertainty adjustments

74

Total ECL

5,969










 

1

Model exposures are allocated to a stage based on an individual scenario rather than a probability-weighted approach as required for Barclays reported impairment allowances. As a result, it is not possible to back solve the final reported weighted ECL from individual scenarios given balances may be assigned to a different stage dependent on the scenario.

2

Model exposures and ECL reported within Retail credit cards and Corporate loans exclude the AA portfolio within USCB, the sale of which was completed in April 2026.

3

Model exposures allocated to Stage 3 do not change in any of the scenarios as the transition criteria relies only on observable evidence of default as at 30 June 2026 and not on the macroeconomic scenario.

4

Material corporate loan defaults are individually assessed across different recovery strategies. As a result, ECL of £882m is reported as an individually assessed impairment in the reconciliation table.

5

ECL from benchmarked exposures and others includes ECL on Tesco Bank of £430m calculated using a benchmarked approach based on UK cards and UK retail loans. The sensitivity of these exposures would materially reflect the sensitivity of the benchmarked model.

 

The use of five scenarios with associated weightings results in a total weighted ECL uplift from the Baseline ECL of 2.1%.

 

Retail mortgages: Total weighted ECL of £81m represents a 28.6% increase over the Baseline ECL (£63m). Total ECL increases to £294m under the Downside 2 scenario, driven by a fall in UK HPI.

 

Retail credit cards: Total weighted ECL of £3,290m represents a 0.9% increase over the Baseline ECL (£3,261m). Total ECL increases to £3,821m under the Downside 2 scenario, driven by an increase in UK and US unemployment rate.

 

Retail other: Total weighted ECL of £189m represents a 0.5% increase over the Baseline ECL (£188m). Total ECL increases to £225m under the Downside 2 scenario, largely driven by an increase in UK unemployment rate.

 

Corporate loans: Total weighted ECL of £768m represents a 5.5% increase over the Baseline ECL (£728m). Total ECL increases to £1,326m under the Downside 2 scenario, driven by a decrease in UK and US GDP.

 


Scenarios

As at 31.12.25

Weighted1

Upside 2

Upside 1

Baseline

Downside 1

Downside 2

Stage 1 Model Exposure (£m)







Retail mortgages

149,004

151,314

150,144

148,760

146,786

144,360

Retail credit cards2

61,320

61,096

61,204

61,325

61,569

61,724

Retail other

6,260

6,378

6,326

6,268

6,106

5,927

Corporate loans2

220,292

222,057

221,337

220,646

218,634

213,827

Stage 1 Model ECL (£m)







Retail mortgages

3

1

2

2

6

13

Retail credit cards2

561

523

541

561

599

637

Retail other

32

30

31

31

35

38

Corporate loans2

231

201

212

221

274

329

Stage 1 Coverage (%)







Retail mortgages

-

-

-

-

-

-

Retail credit cards

0.9

0.9

0.9

0.9

1.0

1.0

Retail other

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.6

0.6

Corporate loans

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.2

Stage 2 Model Exposure (£m)







Retail mortgages

13,586

11,276

12,446

13,830

15,804

18,230

Retail credit cards2

5,307

5,133

5,224

5,301

5,478

5,759

Retail other

1,164

1,046

1,098

1,156

1,318

1,497

Corporate loans2

18,172

16,264

17,037

17,836

19,979

24,927

Stage 2 Model ECL (£m)







Retail mortgages

16

6

8

11

33

79

Retail credit cards2

1,183

1,099

1,138

1,175

1,277

1,415

Retail other

81

67

72

77

102

134

Corporate loans2

477

383

415

454

604

879

Stage 2 Coverage (%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail mortgages

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.4

Retail credit cards

22.3

21.4

21.8

22.2

23.3

24.6

Retail other

7.0

6.4

6.6

6.7

7.7

9.0

Corporate loans

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.5

3.0

3.5

Stage 3 Model Exposure (£m)3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail mortgages

1,621

1,621

1,621

1,621

1,621

1,621

Retail credit cards2

2,158

2,158

2,158

2,158

2,158

2,158

Retail other

128

128

128

128

128

128

Corporate loans2

3,650

3,650

3,650

3,650

3,650

3,650

Stage 3 Model ECL (£m)







Retail mortgages

43

32

35

38

59

98

Retail credit cards2

1,592

1,548

1,573

1,596

1,632

1,663

Retail other

79

76

77

77

80

87

Corporate loans2,4

60

57

57

59

64

71

Stage 3 Coverage (%)







Retail mortgages

2.7

2.0

2.2

2.3

3.6

6.0

Retail credit cards

73.8

71.7

72.9

74.0

75.6

77.1

Retail other

61.7

59.4

60.2

60.2

62.5

68.0

Corporate loans4

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.9

Total Model ECL (£m)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail mortgages

62

39

45

51

98

190

Retail credit cards

3,336

3,170

3,252

3,332

3,508

3,715

Retail other

192

173

180

185

217

259

Corporate loans2,4

768

641

684

734

942

1,279

Total Model ECL

4,358

4,023

4,161

4,302

4,765

5,443

 

Reconciliation to total ECL

£m

Total weighted model ECL

4,358

ECL from individually assessed exposures4

672

ECL from benchmarked exposures and others5

542

ECL from debt securities at amortised cost

22

ECL from held for sale assets (AA portfolio)

(235)

ECL from post model management adjustments

368

Of which: ECL from economic uncertainty adjustments

114

Total ECL

5,727

 

1

Model exposures are allocated to a stage based on an individual scenario rather than a probability-weighted approach as required for Barclays reported impairment allowances. As a result, it is not possible to back solve the final reported weighted ECL from individual scenarios given balances may be assigned to a different stage dependent on the scenario.

2

Model exposure and ECL reported within Retail credit cards and Corporate loans continue to include the AA portfolio within USCB, classified as assets held for sale.

3

Model exposures allocated to Stage 3 do not change in any of the scenarios as the transition criteria relies only on observable evidence of default as at 31 December 2025 and not on the macroeconomic scenario.

4

Material corporate loan defaults are individually assessed across different recovery strategies. As a result, ECL of £672m is reported as an individually assessed impairment in the reconciliation table.

5

ECL from benchmarked exposures and others includes ECL on Tesco Bank of £400m calculated using a benchmarked approach based on UK cards and UK retail loans. The sensitivity of these exposures would materially reflect the sensitivity of the benchmarked model.

 

Analysis of specific portfolios and asset types

Secured home loans

 

The UK home loan portfolio primarily comprises first lien mortgages and accounts for 97% (December 2025: 97%) of the Group's total home loans balance.

 

 

Barclays UK

Home loans principal portfolios

As at 30.06.26

As at 31.12.25

Gross loans and advances (£m)

176,772

172,415

>90 day arrears rate, excluding recovery book (%)

0.1

0.1

Annualised gross charge-off rates - 180 days past due (%)

0.5

0.5

Recovery book proportion of outstanding balances (%)

0.5

0.6

Recovery book impairment coverage ratio (%)1

4.3

4.3


 

 

Average marked to market LTV

 

 

Balance weighted %

56.5

55.2

Valuation weighted %

42.7

41.5




New lending

Half year ended 30.06.26

Half year ended 30.06.25

New home loan bookings (£m)

17,654

15,448

New home loan proportion > 90% LTV (%)

4.4

1.6

Average LTV on new home loans: balance weighted (%)

70.2

69.5

Average LTV on new home loans: valuation weighted (%)

62.2

60.7

 

1

Recovery Book Impairment Coverage Ratio for 31.12.25 excludes Kensington Mortgages Company.

 

Home loans principal portfolios - distribution of balances by LTV1


Distribution of balances

Distribution of impairment allowance

Coverage ratio


Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Total

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Total

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Total

Barclays UK

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

As at 30.06.26













<=75%

71.0

6.7

0.9

78.6

4.7

15.4

43.7

63.8

-

0.1

2.5

-

>75% and <=90%

18.1

1.1

0.1

19.3

6.2

7.9

9.8

23.9

-

0.4

6.5

0.1

>90% and <=100%

2.0

0.1

-

2.1

1.5

0.7

6.0

8.2

-

0.7

21.0

0.2

>100%

-

-

-

-

-

0.1

4.0

4.1

0.1

2.7

37.3

8.0

As at 31.12.25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<=75%

73.4

6.9

0.9

81.2

3.3

14.1

49.9

67.3

-

0.1

2.5

-

>75% and <=90%

16.0

1.0

0.1

17.1

4.3

6.3

11.7

22.3

-

0.3

7.3

0.1

>90% and <=100%

1.7

-

-

1.7

0.8

0.5

5.4

6.7

-

0.7

22.7

0.2

>100%

-

-

-

-

-

0.1

3.6

3.7

-

2.9

31.3

5.9

 

1

Portfolio marked to market based on the most updated valuation including recovery book balances. Updated valuations reflect the application of the latest HPI available as at 30 June 2026.

 

New home loan bookings increased 14.3% to £17.7bn (H125: £15.4bn), reflecting a larger share of a larger mortgage market. Demand for >90% LTV lending increased within the Group's established risk appetite.

 

Retail credit cards and Retail other

The principal portfolios listed below accounted for 91% (December 2025: 91%) of the Group's total retail credit cards and retail other.

 

Principal portfolios

Gross exposure

30 day arrears rate, excluding recovery book

90 day arrears rate, excluding recovery book

Annualised gross write-off rate

Annualised net write-off rate

As at 30.06.26

£m

%

%

%

%

Barclays UK






UK cards1

17,468

0.9

0.3

1.6

1.4

UK personal loans1

8,860

1.2

0.5

1.7

1.6

Barclays Partner Finance

814

1.0

0.6

1.5

1.5

Barclays US Consumer Bank

 

 

 

 

 

US cards

23,634

2.9

1.6

4.0

3.8


 





As at 31.12.25

 

 

 

 

 

Barclays UK

 

 

 

 

 

UK cards1

17,169

0.8

0.2

1.0

0.8

UK personal loans1

8,515

1.1

0.5

0.7

0.6

Barclays Partner Finance

1,210

0.7

0.3

1.2

1.2

Barclays US Consumer Bank

 

 

 

 

 

US cards2

29,100

3.0

1.6

3.4

3.2

 

1

Includes Tesco Bank. Tesco Bank arrears rates are calculated using POCI balances adjusted to fair value.

2

Includes AA portfolio in USCB, classified as held for sale (see table below).

 

UK cards: Gross exposure increased from £17.2bn to £17.5bn following a growth in spend and new promotional balance lending. 30 and 90 day arrears rates remained broadly stable at 0.9% (2025: 0.8%) and 0.3% (2025: 0.2%) respectively. Gross and net write-off rates increased to 1.6% (2025: 1.0%) and 1.4% (2025: 0.8%) respectively, reflecting sufficient maturing of the Tesco default book, post-acquisition, for accounts to qualify for write-off.

 

UK personal loans: Gross exposure increased from £8.5bn to £8.9bn due to growth in new lending. 30 and 90 day arrears rates remained stable at 1.2% (2025: 1.1%) and 0.5% (2025: 0.5%) respectively. Gross and net write off rates increased to 1.7% (2025: 0.7%) and 1.6% (2025: 0.6%) respectively, reflecting sufficient maturing of the Tesco default book, post-acquisition, for accounts to qualify for write-off.

 

Barclays Partner Finance: 30 and 90 day arrears rates increased to 1.0% (2025: 0.7%) and 0.6% (2025: 0.3%) respectively as total exposure reduced to £0.8bn (2025: £1.2bn) due to a strategic decision to reduce the number of active partner businesses. Both annualised gross and net write off rates increased to 1.5% (2025: 1.2%) following the reduction in gross exposure.

 

US cards: 30 day arrears rates decreased slightly to 2.9% (2025: 3.0%) following the expected impact of seasonality. Gross and net write off rates increased to 4.0% (2025: 3.4%) and 3.8% (2025: 3.2%) respectively reflecting the impact of the exit of the AA portfolio in the period.

 

Retail Credit Cards and Retail Other held for sale

Gross exposure

30 day arrears rate, excluding recovery book

90 day arrears rate, excluding recovery book

Annualised gross write-off rate

Annualised net write-off rate

As at 31.12.25

£m

%

%

%

%

Barclays US Consumer Bank

5,988

1.8

0.9

2.1

1.9







 

Assets held for sale

The prior period presents gross loans and advances and the related impairment allowance for the AA portfolio in USCB classified as assets held for sale in the condensed consolidated balance sheet. The sale of this portfolio was completed on 24 April 2026.

 

Loans and advances by product


Stage 1

 

Stage 2

 

Stage 3

 

Total


Gross

ECL

Coverage

 

Gross

ECL

Coverage

 

Gross

ECL

Coverage

 

Gross

ECL

Coverage

As at 31.12.25

£m

£m

%

 

£m

£m

%

 

£m

£m

%

 

£m

£m

%

Retail credit cards - US

5,468

65

1.2


466

124

26.6

 

54

44

81.5

 

5,988

233

3.9

Corporate loans - US

43

1

2.3

 

6

2

33.3

 

-

-

-

 

49

3

6.1

Total Rest of the World

5,511

66

1.2


472

126

26.7

 

54

44

81.5

 

6,037

236

3.9

 

Management adjustments to models for impairment allowance presented by product

 

Impairment allowance pre management adjustments

Economic uncertainty adjustments1

Other adjustments

Management adjustments

Total impairment allowance

Proportion of Management adjustments to total impairment allowance









 

 

 

 

 

 

As at 31.12.25

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

%

Retail credit cards - US

232

5

-

5

237

2.1

Corporate loans - US

3

-

-

-

3

-

Total Rest of the World

235

5

-

5

240

2.1

 

1

Reflects a Stage 2 adjustment for elevated US macroeconomic uncertainty; with impacts yet to materialise in consumer behaviour.

 

Market Risk

 

Analysis of management value at risk (VaR)

 

The table below shows the total management VaR on a diversified basis by risk factor. Total management VaR includes all trading positions in the Group and it is calculated with a one-day holding period. VaR limits are applied to total management VaR and by risk factor. Additionally, the market risk management function applies VaR sub-limits to material businesses and trading desks.

 

Management VaR (95%) by risk factor

 














Half year ended 30.06.26

 

Half year ended 31.12.25

 

Half year ended 30.06.25


Average

High

Low

 

Average

High

Low

 

Average

High

Low


£m

£m

£m

 

£m

£m

£m

 

£m

£m

£m

Credit risk

17

20

14


14

21

11

 

16

20

13

Interest rate risk

13

22

5


15

23

6

 

15

25

5

Equity risk

7

11

4


6

10

4

 

8

14

5

Basis risk

6

8

4


6

9

4

 

5

7

4

Spread risk

4

6

3


5

6

3

 

5

7

4

Foreign exchange risk

7

13

4


6

10

3

 

4

7

3

Commodity risk

1

2

-


-

1

-

 

-

1

-

Inflation risk

4

6

3


5

6

4


5

8

3

Diversification effect1

(39)

n/a

n/a


(39)

n/a

n/a

 

(39)

n/a

n/a

Total management VaR

20

29

13


18

26

8

 

19

30

10

 

1

Diversification effects recognise that forecast losses from different assets or businesses are unlikely to occur concurrently, hence the expected aggregate loss is lower than the sum of the expected losses from each area. Historical correlations between losses are taken into account in making these assessments. The high and low VaR figures reported for each category did not necessarily occur on the same day as the high and low total management VaR. Consequently, a diversification effect balance for the high and low VaR figures would not be meaningful and is therefore omitted from the above table.

 

Average Management VaR remained relatively stable at £20m (H225: £18m) driven by a small increase in credit risk, partially offset by a slight decrease in interest rate risk.

 

Treasury and Capital Risk

 

The Group has established a comprehensive set of policies, standards and controls for managing its liquidity risk; together these set out the requirements for Barclays' liquidity risk framework. The liquidity risk framework meets the PRA standards and enables Barclays to maintain liquidity resources that are sufficient in amount and quality, and a funding profile that is appropriate to meet the Group's Liquidity Risk Appetite. The liquidity risk framework is delivered via a combination of policy formation, review and challenge, governance, analysis, stress testing, limit setting and monitoring.

 

Liquidity risk stress testing

 

The Internal Liquidity Stress Tests (ILST) measure the potential contractual and contingent stress outflows under a range of scenarios, which are then used to determine the size of the liquidity pool that is immediately available to meet anticipated outflows if a stress occurs. The short-term scenarios include a 30 day Barclays-specific stress event, a 90 day market-wide stress event and a 30 day combined scenario consisting of both a Barclays specific and market-wide stress event. The Group also runs a liquidity stress test which measures the anticipated outflows over a 12 month market-wide scenario.

 

The LCR requirement takes into account the relative stability of different sources of funding and potential incremental funding requirements in a stress. The LCR is designed to promote short-term resilience of a bank's liquidity risk profile by holding sufficient high quality liquid assets to survive an acute stress scenario lasting for 30 days.

 

Barclays implemented a new methodology for calculating net stress outflows related to secured financing transactions in the LCR. This change materialised from June 2025, with the Group headline ratio contracting over time from previously elevated levels whilst remaining broadly within ranges reported over recent years. The revised methodology models a more asymmetric unwind of client activity, resulting in a higher net outflow calculation. Barclays has always maintained, and intends to continue to maintain, a significant liquidity buffer which allows for this impact to be readily absorbed within the Group surplus.

 

As at 30 June 2026 the average LCR was 157.7% (December 2025: 170.0%). The Group held eligible liquid assets in excess of 100% of net stress outflows as measured according to both its internal ILST and external regulatory requirements.

 

Liquidity coverage ratio1

As at 30.06.26

As at 31.12.25


£bn

£bn

LCR Eligible High Quality Liquid Assets (HQLA)

321.2

321.4

Net stress outflows

(204.0)

(190.2)

Surplus

117.2

131.2




Liquidity coverage ratio

157.7%

170.0%

 

1

Represents the average of the last 12 spot month end ratios. In June 2025, Barclays implemented a new methodology for calculating net stress outflows related to secured financing transactions in the liquidity coverage ratio.

 

Net Stable Funding Ratio

 

The external NSFR metric requires banks to maintain a stable funding profile taking into account both on and certain off-balance sheet exposures over a medium to long term period. The ratio is defined as the Available Stable Funding (capital and certain liabilities which are treated as stable sources of funding) relative to the Required Stable Funding (a measure of assets on the balance sheet and certain off-balance sheet exposures which may require longer term funding). The NSFR (average of last four quarter ends) as at 30 June 2026 was 135.8%, which was a surplus above the regulatory requirement of £171.7bn.

 

Net Stable Funding Ratio2

As at 30.06.26

As at 31.12.25


£bn

£bn

Total Available Stable Funding

650.9

639.4

Total Required Stable Funding

479.2

473.1

Surplus

171.7

166.3




Net Stable Funding Ratio

135.8%

135.2%

 

2

Represents average of the last four spot quarter end ratios.

 

As part of the liquidity risk appetite, Barclays establishes minimum LCR, NSFR and internal liquidity stress test limits. Risks to market funding conditions, the Group's liquidity position and funding profile are assessed continuously, and actions are taken to manage the size of the liquidity pool and the funding profile as appropriate.

 

Composition of the Group liquidity pool









LCR eligible1 High Quality Liquid Assets (HQLA)

 

Liquidity pool


Cash

Level 1

Level 2A

Level 2B

Total

 

2026

2025


£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

 

£bn

£bn

Cash and deposits with central banks2

237

-

-

-

237

 

255

237



 





 

 

Government bonds3

 





 

 

 

AAA to AA-

-

56

2

-

58

 

54

62

A+ to A-

-

14

-

-

14

 

14

14

BBB+ to BBB-

-

-

-

-

-


-

2

Total government bonds

-

70

2

-

72


68

78


 

 

 

 

 



 

Other

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Government Guaranteed Issuers, PSEs and GSEs

-

4

-

-

4

 

8

7

International Organisations and MDBs

-

8

-

-

8

 

7

7

Covered bonds

-

5

4

-

9

 

8

8

Other

-

-

-

4

4

 

1

1

Total other

-

17

4

4

25

 

24

23







 

 

 

Total as at 30 June 2026

237

87

6

4

334

 

347

 

Total as at 31 December 2025

219

85

11

5

320

 

 

338

 

1

The LCR eligible HQLA is adjusted under the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (CRR) Part of the PRA Rulebook for operational restrictions upon consolidation, such as trapped liquidity within Barclays subsidiaries. It also reflects differences in eligibility of assets between the LCR and Barclays' Liquidity Pool.

2

Includes cash held at central banks and surplus cash at central banks related to payment schemes. Over 99.7% (December 2025: over 99.5%) was placed with the Bank of England, US Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, Bank of Japan and Swiss National Bank.

3

Of which over 85% (December 2025: over 85%) comprised UK, US, French, German, Japanese, Swiss and Dutch securities.

 

The Group liquidity pool was £346.7bn as at June 2026, an increase of £8.9bn versus December 2025 (December 2025: £337.8bn).

 

In H1 2026, the month-end liquidity pool ranged from £321bn to £347bn (2025: £326bn to £352bn), and the month-end average balance was £332bn (2025: £337bn). The liquidity pool is held unencumbered and represents readily accessible funds to meet potential cash outflows during stress periods.

 

As at 30 June 2026, 70% (December 2025: 68%) of the liquidity pool was located in Barclays Bank PLC, 15% (December 2025: 17%) in Barclays Bank UK PLC and 8% (December 2025: 9%) in Barclays Bank Ireland PLC. The residual portion of the liquidity pool is held outside of these entities, predominantly in US subsidiaries, to meet entity-specific stress outflows and local regulatory requirements. To the extent the use of this residual portion of the liquidity pool is restricted due to local regulatory requirements, it is assumed to be unavailable to the rest of the Group in calculating the LCR.

 

The composition of the pool is subject to limits set by the Board and the second-line liquidity, credit and market risk functions. In addition, the investment of the liquidity pool is monitored for concentration by issuer, currency and asset type. Given returns generated by these highly liquid assets, the risk and reward profile is continuously managed.

 

Deposit funding


As at 30.06.26


As at 31.12.25


Loans and advances, debt securities at amortised cost

Deposits at amortised cost2

Loan: deposit ratio1


Loan: deposit ratio1

Funding of loans and advances

£bn

£bn

%


%

Barclays UK

238

246

97


94

Barclays UK Corporate Bank

31

89

35


34

Barclays Private Bank and Wealth Management

15

73

21


21

Barclays Investment Bank

136

162

84


83

Barclays US consumer Bank

22

25

88


92

Head Office

3

-

 



Barclays Group

445

594

75


73

 

1

The loan: deposit ratio is calculated as loans and advances at amortised cost and debt securities at amortised cost divided by deposits at amortised cost.

2

Totals may not sum due to rounding.

 

Funding structure and funding relationships

 

The basis for sound liquidity risk management is a funding structure that reduces the probability of a liquidity stress leading to an inability to meet funding obligations as they fall due. The Group's overall funding strategy is to develop a diversified funding base (geographically, by type and by counterparty) and maintain access to a variety of alternative funding sources, to provide protection against unexpected fluctuations, while minimising the cost of funding.

 

Within this, the Group aims to align the sources and uses of funding. As such, retail and corporate loans and advances are largely funded by deposits in the relevant entities, with the surplus primarily funding the liquidity pool. The majority of reverse repurchase agreements are matched by repurchase agreements. Derivative liabilities and assets are largely matched. A substantial proportion of balance sheet derivative positions qualify for counterparty netting and the remaining portions are largely offset when netted against cash collateral received and paid. Wholesale debt and equity is used to fund residual assets.

 

These funding relationships as at 30 June 2026 are summarised below:

 


As at 30.06.26

As at 31.12.25


 

As at 30.06.26

As at 31.12.25

Assets

£bn

£bn


Liabilities and equity

£bn

£bn

Loans and advances at amortised cost1

418

400


Deposits at amortised cost

594

586

Group liquidity pool

347

338


<1 Year wholesale funding

89

84





>1 Year wholesale funding

147

136

Reverse repurchase agreements, trading portfolio assets, cash collateral and settlement balances

567

471


Repurchase agreements, trading portfolio liabilities, cash collateral and settlement balances

458

359

Derivative financial instruments

304

252


Derivative financial instruments

292

241

Other assets2

94

83


Other liabilities

70

60

 




Equity

80

78

Total assets

1,730

1,544


Total liabilities and equity

1,730

1,544

 

1

Adjusted for liquidity pool debt securities reported at amortised cost of £27bn (December 2025: £30bn).

2

Other assets include fair value assets that are not part of reverse repurchase agreements or trading portfolio assets, and other asset categories.

 

Composition of wholesale funding

 

Wholesale funding outstanding (excluding repurchase agreements) was £236.0bn (December 2025: £220.1bn). In H126, the Group issued £9.9bn1 of MREL eligible instruments from Barclays PLC (the Parent company) in a range of tenors and currencies, completing the targeted 2026 MREL issuance plan within H126.

 

Our operating companies also access wholesale funding markets to maintain their stable and diversified funding bases. Barclays Bank PLC continued to issue in the shorter-term and medium-term notes markets. In addition, Barclays Bank UK PLC continued to issue in the shorter-term markets and maintains active secured funding programmes.

 

Wholesale funding of £88.7bn (December 2025: £83.9bn) matures in less than one year, representing 38% (December 2025: 38%) of total wholesale funding outstanding. This includes £32.6bn (December 2025: £28.4bn) related to term funding2.

 

Maturity profile of wholesale funding3,4










<1 month

1-3 months

3-6 months

6-12 months

<1 year

1-2 years

2-3 years

3-4 years

4-5 years

>5 years

Total


£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

Barclays PLC (the Parent company)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior unsecured (Public benchmark)

-

-

-

1.2

1.2

6.9

6.8

9.3

5.9

29.1

59.2

Senior unsecured (Privately placed)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.2

0.1

0.8

1.1

Subordinated liabilities

-

-

-

-

-

1.5

-

1.1

-

6.8

9.4

Barclays Bank Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior unsecured (Public benchmark)

-

-

-

-

-

1.5

1.1

-

-

-

2.6

Senior unsecured (Privately placed)5

2.8

4.6

7.7

14.9

30.0

14.6

14.1

8.6

8.2

23.7

99.2

Certificates of deposit and commercial paper

2.0

8.5

19.4

13.1

43.0

-

-

-

-

-

43.0

Asset backed commercial paper

4.2

4.5

0.5

-

9.2

-

-

-

-

-

9.2

Asset backed securities

-

0.1

-

0.8

0.9

0.3

1.1

-

0.1

2.1

4.5

Subordinated liabilities

-

0.4

-

0.1

0.5

0.2

-

-

-

0.3

1.0

Barclays Bank UK Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior unsecured (Privately placed)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.1

0.1

0.2

Certificates of deposit and commercial paper

3.6

-

-

-

3.6

-

-

-

-

-

3.6

Covered bonds

-

-

-

-

-

0.5

0.7

0.7

-

0.1

2.0

Asset backed securities

-

-

0.3

-

0.3

-

-

-

-

-

0.3

Subordinated liabilities

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.7

0.7

Total as at 30 June 2026

12.6

18.1

27.9

30.1

88.7

25.5

23.8

19.9

14.4

63.7

236.0

Of which secured

4.2

4.6

0.8

0.8

10.4

0.8

1.8

0.7

0.1

2.9

16.7

Of which unsecured

8.4

13.5

27.1

29.3

78.3

24.7

22.0

19.2

14.3

60.8

219.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total as at 31 December 2025

10.4

17.0

31.5

25.0

83.9

21.2

22.7

19.3

13.8

59.2

220.1

Of which secured

2.3

8.9

1.8

0.3

13.3

0.7

1.5

0.7

0.7

3.5

20.4

Of which unsecured

8.1

8.1

29.7

24.7

70.6

20.5

21.2

18.6

13.1

55.7

199.7

 

1

Includes £0.5bn of AT1

2

Term funding comprises public benchmark and privately placed senior unsecured notes, covered bonds, asset-backed securities and subordinated debt where the original maturity of the instrument is more than 1 year.

3

The composition of wholesale funds comprises the balance sheet reported financial liabilities at fair value, debt securities in issue and subordinated liabilities. It does not include participation in the central bank facilities reported within repurchase agreements and other similar secured borrowing.

4

Excludes £0.5bn of AT1

5

Includes structured notes of £84.5bn, of which £27.0bn matures within one year.

 

Credit ratings

 

In addition to monitoring and managing key metrics related to the financial strength of the Group, Barclays solicits independent credit ratings from agencies such as Standard & Poor's Global (S&P), Moody's and Fitch. These ratings assess the creditworthiness of the Group, its subsidiaries and its branches, and are based on reviews of a broad range of business and financial attributes including capital strength, profitability, funding, liquidity, asset quality, strategy and governance.

 

Barclays PLC

Standard & Poor's

Moody's

Fitch

Long-term

BBB+ / Stable

Baa1 / Stable

A / Stable

Short-term

A-2

P-2

F1





Barclays Bank PLC

 

 

 

Long-term

A+ / Stable

A1 / Stable

AA- / Stable

Short-term

A-1

P-1

F1+





Barclays Bank UK PLC




Long-term

A+ / Stable

A11 / Stable

AA- / Stable

Short-term

A-1

P-11

F1+

 

1

Deposit ratings

 

In H126, Fitch upgraded the long and short term ratings for Barclays Bank PLC and Barclays Bank UK PLC, whilst affirming the ratings for Barclays PLC. S&P also affirmed all ratings for all entities.

 

A credit rating downgrade could result in outflows to meet collateral requirements on existing contracts. Outflows related to credit rating downgrades are included in the ILST scenarios and a portion of the liquidity pool is held against this risk. Credit ratings downgrades could also result in reduced funding capacity and increased funding costs.

 

A one and two-notch long-term downgrade, with associated short-term downgrades, across all credit ratings agencies would result in outflows of £1bn and £3bn respectively on derivative contracts and other off balance sheet products to satisfy the contractual collateral requirements. This is provided for in determining an appropriate liquidity pool size given the Group's liquidity risk appetite. These numbers do not assume any management or restructuring actions that could be taken to reduce posting requirements.

 

Regulatory minimum requirements

 

Capital

As at 30 June 2026, the Group's Overall Capital Requirement for CET1, excluding any applicable PRA buffer, was 12.2% and comprised a 4.5% Pillar 1 minimum, a 2.5% Capital Conservation Buffer (CCB), a 1.5% Global Systemically Important Institution (G-SII) buffer, a 2.7% Pillar 2A requirement and a 1.0% Countercyclical Capital Buffer (CCyB).

 

The Group's CCyB is based on the buffer rate applicable for each jurisdiction in which the Group has exposures. The buffer rates set by other national authorities for non-UK exposures are not currently material.

 

The Group's Pillar 2A requirement is 4.8% with at least 56.25% to be met with CET1 capital, equating to 2.7% of RWAs. The Pillar 2A requirement, based on a point in time assessment, has been set as a proportion of RWAs and is subject to at least annual review.

 

The Group's CET1 target ratio of 13-14% takes into account minimum capital requirements and applicable buffers. The Group remains above its minimum capital regulatory requirements and applicable buffers.

 

Leverage

As at 30 June 2026, the Group was subject to a UK leverage ratio requirement of 4.1%. This comprised the 3.25% minimum requirement, a G-SII additional leverage ratio buffer (G-SII ALRB) of 0.53% and a countercyclical leverage ratio buffer (CCLB) of 0.3%. The Group is also required to disclose an average UK leverage ratio which is based on capital on the last day of each month in the quarter and an exposure measure for each day in the quarter.

 

MREL

As at 30 June 2026, the Group was required to meet the higher of: (i) two times the sum of 8% Pillar 1 and 4.8% Pillar 2A equating to 25.5% of RWAs; and (ii) 6.75% of leverage exposures. CET1 capital cannot be counted towards both MREL and the buffers, meaning that the buffers, including any applicable PRA buffer, will effectively be applied above MREL requirements.

 

Significant regulatory updates in the period

 

In January 2026, the PRA confirmed the final implementation timetable for the UK Basel 3.1 framework. The PRA's final rules reaffirm that Basel 3.1 will be implemented from 1 January 2027.

 

The PRA also confirmed its approach to the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB), under which implementation of the Internal Models Approach (IMA) will be deferred to 1 January 2028, while all other FRTB components will take effect from 1 January 2027.

 

Capital ratios

As at 30.06.26

As at 31.03.26

As at 31.12.25

CET1

14.3%

14.1%

14.3%

T1

18.0%

17.5%

17.9%

Total regulatory capital

20.3%

19.7%

20.4%

MREL ratio as a percentage of total RWAs

36.7%

35.4%

35.8%


 

 


Own funds and eligible liabilities

£m

£m

£m

Total equity excluding non-controlling interests per the balance sheet

79,358

76,668

77,784

Less: other equity instruments (recognised as AT1 capital)

(13,275)

(12,714)

(12,725)

Adjustment to retained earnings for foreseeable ordinary share dividends

(1,000)

(500)

(778)

Adjustment to retained earnings for foreseeable repurchase of shares

-

(507)

(271)

Adjustment to retained earnings for foreseeable other equity coupons

(38)

(45)

(36)


 

 

 

Other regulatory adjustments and deductions

 

 

 

Additional value adjustments (PVA)

(2,086)

(2,103)

(1,956)

Goodwill and intangible assets

(8,845)

(8,327)

(8,255)

Deferred tax assets that rely on future profitability excluding temporary differences

(892)

(958)

(1,069)

Fair value reserves related to gains or losses on cash flow hedges

1,548

2,147

666

Excess of expected losses over impairment

(505)

(446)

(436)

Gains or losses on liabilities at fair value resulting from own credit

577

507

904

Defined benefit pension fund assets

(2,407)

(2,352)

(2,398)

Direct and indirect holdings by an institution of own CET1 instruments

(6)

(7)

(14)

Other regulatory adjustments

(186)

(144)

(346)

CET1 capital

52,243

51,219

51,070


 

 


AT1 capital

 

 


Capital instruments and related share premium accounts

13,286

12,758

12,758

Other regulatory adjustments and deductions

(10)

(44)

(33)

AT1 capital

13,275

12,714

12,725


 

 


T1 capital

65,519

63,933

63,795


 

 


T2 capital

 

 


Capital instruments and related share premium accounts

8,479

7,937

8,835

Qualifying T2 capital (including minority interests) issued by subsidiaries

49

53

55

Other regulatory adjustments and deductions

(118)

(134)

(71)

Total regulatory capital

73,929

71,789

72,614


 



Less : Ineligible T2 capital (including minority interests) issued by subsidiaries

(49)

(53)

(55)

Eligible liabilities

59,973

57,113

55,106

Total own funds and eligible liabilities1

133,852

128,850

127,665

 

 

 

 

Total RWAs

364,764

364,462

356,774

 

1

As at 30 June 2026, the Group's MREL requirement, excluding any applicable PRA buffer, was to hold £111.4bn of own funds and eligible liabilities equating to 30.5% of RWAs. The Group remains above its MREL regulatory requirement including any applicable PRA buffer.

 

Movement in CET1 capital

Three months ended 30.06.26

 Six months ended 30.06.26


£m

£m

Opening CET1 capital

51,219

51,070




Profit for the period attributable to equity holders

2,503

4,678

Own credit relating to derivative liabilities

26

8

Ordinary share dividends paid and foreseen

(500)

(1,000)

Purchased and foreseeable share repurchase

(500)

(1,500)

Other equity coupons paid and foreseen

(236)

(489)

Increase in retained regulatory capital generated from earnings

1,293

1,697




Net impact of share schemes

274

(109)

Fair value through other comprehensive income reserve

140

101

Currency translation reserve

(134)

219

Other reserves

(3)

(8)

Increase in other qualifying reserves

277

203




Pension remeasurements within reserves

41

(24)

Defined benefit pension fund asset deduction

(55)

(9)

Net impact of pensions

(14)

(33)




Additional value adjustments (PVA)

16

(131)

Goodwill and intangible assets

(519)

(590)

Deferred tax assets that rely on future profitability excluding those arising from temporary differences

66

177

Excess of expected loss over impairment

(59)

(69)

Direct and indirect holdings by an institution of own CET1 instruments

1

8

Other regulatory adjustments

(37)

(89)

Decrease in regulatory capital due to adjustments and deductions

(532)

(694)




Closing CET1 capital

52,243

52,243

 

CET1 capital increased by £1.2bn to £52.2bn (December 2025: £51.1bn). Significant movements in the period were:

 

£4.7bn of capital generated from profit partially offset by distributions of £3.0bn comprising:


-

£1.5bn completed share buybacks announced with FY25 and Q126 results


-

£1.0bn accrual towards the total 2026 dividend


-

£0.5bn of equity coupons paid and foreseen

 

£0.2bn increase in other qualifying reserves including a £0.2bn increase in the currency translation reserve as a result of foreign exchange movements

 

£0.7bn decrease due to regulatory adjustments and deductions including £0.6bn of goodwill and intangibles deductions primarily driven by the Best Egg acquisition

 

RWAs by risk type and business


Credit risk


Counterparty credit risk


Market Risk


Operational risk

Total RWAs


STD

IRB


STD

IRB

Settlement Risk

CVA


STD

IMA




As at 30.06.26

£m

£m


£m

£m

£m

£m


£m

£m


£m

£m

Barclays UK

16,987

57,919

 

118

9

-

33

 

135

-

 

13,804

89,005

Barclays UK Corporate Bank

3,866

18,522

 

97

260

-

3

 

16

274

 

3,530

26,568

Barclays Private Bank & Wealth Management

5,002

570

 

128

25

-

11

 

37

185

 

2,062

8,020

Barclays Investment Bank

44,721

51,050

 

25,723

22,591

336

2,566

 

12,110

19,772

 

25,275

204,144

Barclays US Consumer Bank

17,894

1,016

 

-

-

-

-

 

-

-

 

5,394

24,304

Head Office

5,538

5,883

 

1

4

-

-

 

175

32

 

1,090

12,723

Barclays Group

94,008

134,960

 

26,067

22,889

336

2,613

 

12,473

20,263

 

51,155

364,764

 

As at 31.03.26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Barclays UK

16,737

56,662


117

9

-

37


118

-


13,804

87,484

Barclays UK Corporate Bank

4,097

18,921


87

267

-

3


19

330


3,530

27,254

Barclays Private Bank & Wealth Management

5,020

678


124

30

1

11


32

225


2,062

8,183

Barclays Investment Bank

42,919

51,782


24,119

21,504

243

2,522


11,978

21,380


25,275

201,722

Barclays US Consumer Bank

21,158

1,017


-

-

-

-


-

-


5,394

27,569

Head Office

5,441

5,482


-

-

-

-


237

-


1,090

12,250

Barclays Group

95,372

134,542


24,447

21,810

244

2,573


12,384

21,935


51,155

364,462

 

As at 31.12.25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Barclays UK

16,731

55,037


132

8

-

43


177

-


13,697

85,825

Barclays UK Corporate Bank

3,878

18,341


89

312

1

4


31

343


3,510

26,509

Barclays Private Bank & Wealth Management

4,981

580


112

19

-

11


39

240


2,054

8,036

Barclays Investment Bank

44,961

49,750


21,986

19,442

165

3,030


12,018

20,111


25,238

196,701

Barclays US Consumer Bank

21,050

1,004


-

1

-

-


-

-


5,393

27,448

Head Office

5,405

5,439


1

5

-

-


219

59


1,127

12,255

Barclays Group

97,006

130,151


22,320

19,787

166

3,088


12,484

20,753


51,019

356,774

 

Movement analysis of RWAs

Credit risk

Counterparty credit risk

Market risk

Operational risk

Total RWAs


£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

RWAs as at 31.12.25

227,157

45,361

33,237

51,019

356,774

Book size

3,849

5,944

(680)

136

9,249

Acquisitions and disposals

(3,192)

-

-

-

(3,192)

Book quality

462

271

-

-

733

Model updates

-

-

-

-

-

Methodology and policy

(174)

29

-

-

(145)

Foreign exchange movements1

866

300

179

-

1,345

Total RWA movements

1,811

6,544

(501)

136

7,990

RWAs as at 30.06.26

228,968

51,905

32,736

51,155

364,764

 

1

Foreign exchange movements does not include the impact of foreign exchange for modelled market risk or operational risk.

 

Total RWAs increased £8.0bn to £364.8bn (Dec 2025: £356.8bn) primarily driven by:

 

Credit risk RWAs increased £1.8bn:

A £3.8bn increase in book size primarily reflecting lending growth in UK businesses; partially offset by

A £3.2bn decrease in acquisitions and disposals reflecting the net impact of the AA portfolio exit and the Best Egg acquisition

 

Counterparty credit risk RWAs increased £6.5bn primarily driven by higher activity in Global Markets

 

Leverage ratios

As at 30.06.26

As at 31.03.26

As at 31.12.25

£m

£m

£m

UK leverage ratio1

4.9%

4.8%

5.1%

T1 capital

65,519

63,933

63,795

UK leverage exposure

1,345,596

1,321,321

1,247,313

Average UK leverage ratio

4.6%

4.6%

4.7%

Average T1 capital

63,787

63,239

63,277

Average UK leverage exposure

1,393,843

1,373,842

1,358,364

 

1

Although the leverage ratio is expressed in terms of T1 capital, the leverage ratio buffers and 75% of the minimum requirement must be covered solely with CET1 capital. The CET1 capital held against the 0.53% G-SII ALRB was £7.1bn and against the 0.3% CCLB was £4.0bn.

 

The UK leverage ratio decreased to 4.9% (December 2025: 5.1%) as the leverage exposure increased by £98.3bn to £1,345.6bn (December 2025: £1,247.3bn). The increase in leverage exposure was primarily driven by higher trading activity in IB.

 

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

 

The Directors (the names of whom are set out below) are required to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis unless it is not appropriate to do so. In making this assessment, the directors have considered information relating to present and future conditions. Each of the Directors confirm that to the best of their knowledge, the condensed consolidated interim financial statements and notes have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34, 'Interim Financial Reporting', as adopted by the UK, and that the interim management report herein includes a fair review of the information required by Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules 4.2.7R and 4.2.8R namely:

an indication of important events that have occurred during the six months ended 30 June 2026 and their impact on the condensed consolidated interim financial statements, and a description of the principal risks and uncertainties for the remaining six months of the financial year

any related party transactions in the six months ended 30 June 2026 that have materially affected the financial position or performance of Barclays during that period and any changes in the related party transactions described in the last Annual Report that could have a material effect on the financial position or performance of Barclays in the six months ended 30 June 2026

 

Signed on 27 July 2026 on behalf of the Board by

 

 

C.S. Venkatakrishnan

Anna Cross

Group Chief Executive

Group Finance Director

Barclays PLC Board of Directors

 

Chairman

Executive Directors

Non-Executive Directors

Nigel Higgins

C.S. Venkatakrishnan

Robert Berry

 

Anna Cross

Dawn Fitzpatrick

 

 

Brian Gilvary

 

 

Sir John Kingman

 

 

Diony Lebot

 

 

Mary Mack

 

 

Marc Moses

 

 

Brian Shea

 

 

Julia Wilson

 

 


 

 

Independent Review Report to Barclays PLC

 

Conclusion

 

We have been engaged by Barclays PLC ("the Company" or "the Group") to review the condensed set of financial statements in the Interim Results Announcement for the six months ended 30 June 2026 which comprises:

 

the condensed consolidated income statement and condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income for the period then ended;

the condensed consolidated balance sheet as at 30 June 2026;

the condensed consolidated statement of changes in equity for the period then ended;

the condensed consolidated cash flow statement for the period then ended; and

the related explanatory notes.

 

Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the condensed set of financial statements in the Interim Results Announcement for the six months ended 30 June 2026 is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting as adopted for use in the UK and the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules ("the DTR") of the UK's Financial Conduct Authority ("the UK FCA"). 

 

Basis for conclusion

We conducted our review in accordance with International Standard on Review Engagements (UK) 2410 Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity ("ISRE (UK) 2410") issued for use in the UK. A review of interim financial information consists of making enquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. We read the other information contained in the Interim Results Announcement and consider whether it contains any apparent misstatements or material inconsistencies with the information in the condensed set of financial statements.

 

A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.   

 

Conclusions relating to going concern

Based on our review procedures, which are less extensive than those performed in an audit as described in the Basis for conclusion section of this report, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the directors have inappropriately adopted the going concern basis of accounting, or that the directors have identified material uncertainties relating to going concern that have not been appropriately disclosed.

 

This conclusion is based on the review procedures performed in accordance with ISRE (UK) 2410. However, future events or conditions may cause the Group to cease to continue as a going concern, and the above conclusions are not a guarantee that the Group will continue in operation.

 

Directors' responsibilities

The Interim Results Announcement is the responsibility of, and has been approved by, the directors. The directors are responsible for preparing the Interim Results Announcement in accordance with the DTR of the UK FCA.

 

As disclosed in note 1, the annual financial statements of the Group are prepared in accordance with UK-adopted international accounting standards.

 

The directors are responsible for preparing the condensed set of financial statements included in the Interim Results Announcement in accordance with IAS 34 as adopted for use in the UK.

 

In preparing the condensed set of financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the Group's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the Group or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

 

Our responsibility

Our responsibility is to express to the Company a conclusion on the condensed set of financial statements in the Interim Results Announcement based on our review. Our conclusion, including our conclusions relating to going concern, are based on procedures that are less extensive than audit procedures, as described in the Basis for conclusion section of this report.

 

The purpose of our review work and to whom we owe our responsibilities

This report is made solely to the Company in accordance with the terms of our engagement to assist the Company in meeting the requirements of the DTR of the UK FCA. Our review has been undertaken so that we might state to the Company those matters we are required to state to it in this report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Company for our review work, for this report, or for the conclusions we have reached.

 

Stuart Crisp

for and on behalf of KPMG LLP

Chartered Accountants

15 Canada Square

London, E14 5GL

 

27 July 2026

 

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Condensed consolidated income statement (unaudited)



Half year

ended

30.06.26

Half year

ended

30.06.25


Notes1

£m

£m

Interest and similar income

 

17,447

18,264

Interest and similar expense

 

(9,789)

(11,242)

Net interest income


7,658

7,022

Fee and commission income

3

5,945

5,656

Fee and commission expense

3

(1,986)

(1,972)

Net fee and commission income

3

3,959

3,684

Net trading income

 

4,623

4,171

Net investment income/(expense)

 

4

(18)

Other income2

 

257

37

Total income

 

16,501

14,896

 


 

 

Staff costs

4

(5,670)

(5,254)

Infrastructure, administration and general expenses

5

(3,203)

(3,153)

UK regulatory levies

 

(84)

(96)

Litigation and conduct

 

(108)

(87)

Operating expenses

 

(9,065)

(8,590)


 

 

 

Share of post-tax results of associates and joint ventures

 

24

9

Profit before impairment

 

7,460

6,315

Credit impairment charges

 

(1,394)

(1,112)

Profit before tax

 

6,066

5,203

Tax charge

 

(1,369)

(1,173)

Profit after tax

 

4,697

4,030

 

 

 

 

Attributable to:

 

 

 

Shareholders of the parent

 

4,191

3,523

Other equity holders

 

487

484

Equity holders of the parent

 

4,678

4,007

Non-controlling interests

 

19

23

Profit after tax

 

4,697

4,030

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share

 

 

 

Basic earnings per ordinary share

6

30.7p

24.7p

Diluted earnings per ordinary share

6

29.8p

23.8p

 

1

For Notes to the Financial Statements see pages 66 to 85.

2

Other income includes c.£225m gain recognised on sale of the AA portfolio on 24 April 2026.

 

Condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income (unaudited)



Half year ended 30.06.26

Half year ended 30.06.25


Notes1

£m

£m

Profit after tax


4,697

4,030





Other comprehensive (loss)/income that may be recycled to profit or loss:



Currency translation reserve

 



Currency translation differences

 

219

(1,568)

Tax

 

-

(3)

Fair value through other comprehensive income reserve

 

 

 

Net (losses)/gains from changes in fair value

 

(578)

1,268

Net losses transferred to net profit on disposal

 

57

68

Net release of impairment

 

-

(2)

Net gains/(losses) due to fair value hedging

 

662

(769)

Tax

 

(39)

(157)

Cash flow hedging reserve

 

 

 

Net (losses)/gains from changes in fair value

 

(1,837)

3,043

Net losses/(gains) transferred to net profit

 

618

(656)

Tax

 

337

(667)

Other comprehensive (loss)/income that may be recycled to profit or loss

 

(561)

557





Other comprehensive income/(loss) not recycled to profit or loss:



Retirement benefit remeasurements

13

(37)

(283)

Fair value through other comprehensive income reserve


(1)

-

Own credit


457

710

Tax

 

(110)

(111)

Other comprehensive income not recycled to profit or loss

 

309

316





Other comprehensive (loss)/income for the period


(252)

873





Total comprehensive income for the period

 

4,445

4,903


 



Attributable to:

 



Equity holders of the parent


4,426

4,880

Non-controlling interests


19

23

Total comprehensive income for the period


4,445

4,903

 

1

For Notes to the Financial Statements see pages 66 to 85.

 

Condensed consolidated balance sheet (unaudited)



As at 30.06.26

As at 31.12.25

Assets

Notes1

£m

£m

Cash and balances at central banks


245,859

229,752

Cash collateral and settlement balances


189,461

130,532

Debt securities at amortised cost


73,519

68,475

Loans and advances at amortised cost to banks


11,978

8,638

Loans and advances at amortised cost to customers


359,323

352,885

Reverse repurchase agreements and other similar secured lending at amortised cost


12,100

17,622

Trading portfolio assets


210,102

190,061

Financial assets at fair value through the income statement


213,100

186,857

Derivative financial instruments

8

303,602

252,459

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income


83,012

74,394

Investments in associates and joint ventures


732

739

Goodwill and intangible assets

10

8,912

8,284

Property, plant and equipment


4,226

3,720

Current tax assets


222

276

Deferred tax assets


4,987

4,992

Retirement benefit assets

13

3,316

3,308

Assets included in a disposal group classified as held for sale

18

-

5,932

Other assets

 

5,907

5,239

Total assets

 

1,730,358

1,544,165


 



Liabilities

 



Deposits at amortised cost from banks

 

19,921

20,413

Deposits at amortised cost from customers

 

574,436

565,200

Cash collateral and settlement balances

 

182,142

117,583

Repurchase agreements and other similar secured borrowings at amortised cost

 

30,704

25,170

Debt securities in issue

 

126,837

119,033

Subordinated liabilities

11

11,098

12,954

Trading portfolio liabilities

 

78,405

57,737

Financial liabilities designated at fair value

 

321,925

294,108

Derivative financial instruments

8

291,785

240,808

Current tax liabilities

 

1,020

868

Deferred tax liabilities

 

13

13

Retirement benefit liabilities

13

266

265

Provisions

12

1,681

1,664

Other liabilities

 

10,314

10,113

Total liabilities

 

1,650,547

1,465,929


 



Equity

 



Called up share capital and share premium


4,186

4,178

Other equity instruments


13,275

12,725

Other reserves

14

1,493

1,628

Retained earnings

 

60,404

59,253

Total equity excluding non-controlling interests

 

79,358

77,784

Non-controlling interests

 

453

452

Total equity

 

79,811

78,236


 



Total liabilities and equity

 

1,730,358

1,544,165

 

1

For Notes to the Financial Statements see pages 67 to 85.

 

Condensed consolidated statement of changes in equity (unaudited)


Called up share capital and share premium1,2

Other equity instruments3

Other reserves4

Retained earnings

Total

Non-controlling interests

Total equity

Half year ended 30.06.2026

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

Balance as at 1 January 2026

4,178

12,725

1,628

59,253

77,784

452

78,236

Profit after tax

-

487

-

4,191

4,678

19

4,697

Currency translation movements

-

-

219

-

219

-

219

Fair value through other comprehensive income reserve

-

-

101

-

101

-

101

Cash flow hedges

-

-

(882)

-

(882)

-

(882)

Retirement benefit remeasurements

-

-

-

(24)

(24)

-

(24)

Own credit

-

-

334

-

334

-

334

Total comprehensive income for the period

-

487

(228)

4,167

4,426

19

4,445

Employee share schemes and hedging thereof

109

-

-

479

588

-

588

Issue and redemption of other equity instruments

-

527

-

-

527

-

527

Other equity instruments coupon paid

-

(487)

-

-

(487)

-

(487)

Redemption of preference shares

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Vesting of employee share schemes net of purchases

-

-

(11)

(948)

(959)

-

(959)

Dividends paid

-

-

-

(769)

(769)

(19)

(788)

Repurchase of shares

(101)

-

101

(1,781)

(1,781)

-

(1,781)

Other movements

-

23

3

3

29

1

30

Balance as at 30 June 2026

4,186

13,275

1,493

60,404

79,358

453

79,811

 

Condensed consolidated statement of changes in equity (unaudited)

 

Called up share capital and share premium1, 2

Other equity instruments3

Other reserves4

 

 

Retained earnings

 

 

Total

Non-controlling interests

 

Total equity

Half year ended 31.12.2025

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

Balance as at 1 July 2025

4,201

13,266

693

57,746

75,906

449

76,355

Profit after tax

-

513

-

2,652

3,165

18

3,183

Currency translation movements

-

-

439

-

439

-

439

Fair value through other comprehensive income reserve

-

-

365

-

365

-

365

Cash flow hedges

-

-

544

-

544

-

544

Retirement benefit remeasurements

-

-

-

186

186

-

186

Own credit

-

-

(453)

-

(453)

-

(453)

Total comprehensive income for the period

-

513

895

2,838

4,246

18

4,264

Employee share schemes and hedging thereof

68

-

-

458

526

-

526

Issue and redemption of other equity instruments

-

(531)

-

1

(530)

-

(530)

Other equity instruments coupon paid

-

(513)

-

-

(513)

-

(513)

Vesting of employee shares scheme net of purchases

-

-

(55)

31

(24)

-

(24)

Dividends paid

-

-

-

(422)

(422)

(18)

(440)

Repurchase of shares

(91)

-

91

(1,407)

(1,407)

-

(1,407)

Other movements

-

(10)

4

8

2

3

5

Balance as at 31 December 2025

4,178

12,725

1,628

59,253

77,784

452

78,236

 

Condensed consolidated statement of changes in equity (unaudited)


Called up share capital and share premium1,2

Other equity instruments3

Other reserves4

 

 

Retained earnings

 

 

Total

Non-controlling interests

 

Total equity

Half year ended 30.06.25

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

Balance as at 1 January 2025

4,186

12,075

(468)

56,028

71,821

660

72,481

Profit after tax

-

484

-

3,523

4,007

23

4,030

Currency translation movements

-

-

(1,571)

-

(1,571)

-

(1,571)

Fair value through other comprehensive income reserve

-

-

408

-

408

-

408

Cash flow hedges

-

-

1,720

-

1,720

-

1,720

Retirement benefit remeasurements

-

-

-

(200)

(200)

-

(200)

Own credit

-

-

516

-

516

-

516

Total comprehensive income for the period

-

484

1,073

3,323

4,880

23

4,903

Employee share schemes and hedging thereof

82

-

-

669

751

-

751

Issue and redemption of other equity instruments

-

1,182

-

(5)

1,177

-

1,177

Other equity instruments coupon paid

-

(484)

-

-

(484)

-

(484)

Redemption of preference shares

-

-

-

(59)

(59)

(211)

(270)

Vesting of employee share schemes net of purchases

-

-

19

(585)

(566)

-

(566)

Dividends paid

-

-

-

(791)

(791)

(23)

(814)

Repurchase of shares

(67)

-

67

(834)

(834)

-

(834)

Other movements

-

9

2

-

11

-

11

Balance as at 30 June 2025

4,201

13,266

693

57,746

75,906

449

76,355

 

1

As at 30 June 2026, Called up share capital comprises 13,507m (December 2025: 13,867m) ordinary shares of 25p each.

2

During the six months ended 30 June 2026, Barclays PLC announced and fully executed two share buyback programmes and completed the share buyback programme that had been announced and partially executed in 2025, totalling £1,790m. As part of these buybacks, 403m shares were repurchased and cancelled in the period. The nominal value of 101m relating to these shares was transferred from Share capital to the Capital redemption reserve within Other reserves. In the year ended 31 December 2025, Barclays PLC fully executed two share buyback programmes and partially executed one share buyback programme totalling £2,232m. A total of 636m shares were repurchased and cancelled, with a nominal value of £158m transferred from Share capital to the Capital redemption reserve within Other reserves.

3

Other equity instruments of £13,275m (December 2025: £12,725m) comprise AT1 securities issued by Barclays PLC. During the six months ended 30 June 2026, there was one issuance in the form of Fixed Rate Resetting Perpetual Subordinated Contingent Convertible Securities for £527m (net of £4m issuance costs) and no redemptions. For the six months ended 31 December 2025, there were two issuances totalling £1,607m (including £6m issuance costs) and two redemptions totalling £2,138m. For the six months ended 30 June 2025, there were two issuances totalling £2,177m (including £9m of issuance costs) and one redemption of £995m, all relating to Fixed Rate Resetting Perpetual Subordinated Contingent Convertible Securities.

4

Details are shown in Note 14 - Other reserves on page 79.

 

Condensed consolidated cash flow statement (unaudited)


Half year ended 30.06.26

Half year ended 30.06.25


£m

£m

Profit before tax

6,066

5,203

Adjustment for non-cash and other items

3,108

9,466

Net increase in loans and advances at amortised cost

(7,580)

(1,950)

Net increase in deposits at amortised cost

8,744

3,872

Net increase in debt securities in issue

3,670

8,195

Changes in other operating assets and liabilities

17,221

(3,772)

Corporate income tax paid

(793)

(712)

Net cash from operating activities

30,436

20,302

Net cash from investing activities

(10,989)

(4,184)

Net cash from financing activities1

(1,130)

3,720

Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents

334

(2,632)

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

18,651

17,206

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period

256,463

235,611

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period

275,114

252,817

 

1

Issuance and redemption of debt securities included in financing activities relate to instruments that qualify as eligible liabilities and satisfy regulatory requirements for MREL instruments which came into effect during 2019.

 

Financial Statement Notes

 

1.   Basis of preparation

 

These condensed consolidated interim financial statements ("the financial statements") for the six months ended 30 June 2026 have been prepared in accordance with the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules (DTR) of the UK's FCA, and IAS 34, Interim Financial Reporting, as published by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and adopted by the UK.

 

The condensed consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025. The annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025 were prepared in accordance with international accounting standards in conformity with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 and in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and interpretations (IFRICs) as issued by the IASB and adopted by the UK.

 

The accounting policies and methods of computation applied in these condensed consolidated interim financial statements are consistent with those set out in the Barclays PLC Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2025, except for the adoption of the amendments to IFRS 9, effective from 1 January 2026. The amendments include:

 

Additional guidance clarifying when certain financial assets comply with solely payments of principal and interest (SPPI) requirements, including instruments with contingent features (e.g. Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)-linked financing), as well as contractually-linked instruments and non-recourse financing.

Clarifications to the derecognition requirements for financial assets and financial liabilities and the introduction of an accounting policy choice for liabilities settled via an electronic payment system. If the policy choice is elected, a liability may be derecognised before it is legally extinguished, provided that the entity has initiated a payment instruction and the specified IFRS 9 criteria are met.

 

In the limited circumstances where there is a delay between cash being transferred by Barclays via an electronic payment system and the legal extinguishment of the related liability, Barclays has adopted the policy choice referred to above. There was no material impact from Barclays' adoption of these IFRS 9 amendments.

 

i. Going concern

The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, as the Directors are satisfied that the Group and parent company have the resources to continue in business for a period of at least 12 months from approval of the interim financial statements. In making this assessment, the Directors have considered a wide range of information relating to present and future conditions and includes a review of a working capital report (WCR). The WCR is used by the Directors to assess the future performance of the business and that it has the resources in place that are required to meet its ongoing regulatory requirements. The WCR also includes an assessment of the impact of internally generated stress testing scenarios on the liquidity and capital requirement forecasts. The stress tests used were based upon an assessment of reasonably possible downside economic scenarios that the Group could experience.

 

The WCR indicated that the Group had sufficient capital in place to support its future business requirements and remained above its regulatory minimum requirements in the internal stress scenarios.

 

ii.   Other disclosures

The Credit risk disclosures on pages 26 to 47 form part of these interim financial statements.

 

2.   Segmental reporting

Analysis of results by business








Barclays UK

Barclays UK Corporate Bank

Barclays Private Bank and Wealth Management

Barclays Investment Bank

Barclays US Consumer Bank

Head Office

Barclays Group

Half year ended 30.06.26

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

Net interest income

3,986

807

420

794

1,555

96

7,658

Non-interest income

531

281

293

7,192

564

(18)

8,843

Total income

4,517

1,088

713

7,986

2,119

78

16,501

Of which inter-segmental income/(expense)

(44)

770

888

(1,681)

(9)

76

-

 








Operating costs

(2,368)

(488)

(521)

(4,306)

(822)

(368)

(8,873)

UK regulatory levies

(44)

(15)

(3)

(22)

-

-

(84)

Litigation and conduct

-

-

-

2

(2)

(108)

(108)

Total operating expenses

(2,412)

(503)

(524)

(4,326)

(824)

(476)

(9,065)

Other net income1

-

-

-

-

-

24

24

Profit/(loss) before impairment

2,105

585

189

3,660

1,295

(374)

7,460

Credit impairment (charges)/ releases

(338)

(19)

(3)

(323)

(713)

2

(1,394)

Profit/(loss) before tax

1,767

566

186

3,337

582

(372)

6,066









As at 30.06.26

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

Total assets

304.9

75.6

44.2

1,250.2

32.8

22.7

1,730.4

Total liabilities

287.5

107.9

81.8

1,132.1

25.6

15.6

1,650.5

 


Barclays UK

Barclays UK Corporate Bank

Barclays Private Bank and Wealth Management

Barclays Investment Bank

Barclays US Consumer Bank

Head Office

Barclays Group

Half year ended 30.06.25

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

Net interest income

3,677

701

407

631

1,318

288

7,022

Non-interest income

516

302

290

6,549

369

(152)

7,874

Total income

4,193

1,003

697

7,180

1,687

136

14,896

Of which inter-segmental income/(expense)

1

985

915

(1,895)

(3)

(3)

-

 








Operating costs

(2,283)

(474)

(472)

(3,993)

(803)

(382)

(8,407)

UK regulatory levies

(43)

(24)

(2)

(27)

-

-

(96)

Litigation and conduct

(29)

(39)

-

(11)

(3)

(5)

(87)

Total operating expenses

(2,355)

(537)

(474)

(4,031)

(806)

(387)

(8,590)

Other net income

-

-

-

-

-

9

9

Profit/(loss) before impairment

1,838

466

223

3,149

881

(242)

6,315

Credit impairment (charges)/releases

(237)

(31)

11

(139)

(711)

(5)

(1,112)

Profit/(loss) before tax

1,601

435

234

3,010

170

(247)

5,203









As at 31.12.25

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

Total assets

299.6

71.3

41.9

1,072.4

34.6

24.4

1,544.2

Total liabilities

280.3

103.7

80.4

965.9

25.4

10.2

1,465.9

 

Inter-segmental income/(expense) refers to the internal charging of revenues between different business segments, reflecting how resources such as funding, capital, or services are utilised across the organisation. Segments which operate with a net customer deposit position contribute surplus deposits as a funding source for other Group segment activities.

 

1

Other net income represents the share of post-tax results of associates and joint ventures.

 

3.   Net fee and commission income

 

Fee and commission income is disaggregated below and includes a total for fees in scope of IFRS 15, Revenue from Contracts with Customers.


Barclays UK

Barclays UK Corporate Bank

Barclays Private Bank and Wealth Management

Barclays Investment Bank

Barclays US Consumer Bank

Head Office

Barclays Group

Half year ended 30.06.26

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

Fee type








Transactional

610

229

14

165

1,205

115

2,338

Advisory

-

-

174

452

-

-

626

Brokerage and execution

95

-

91

1,095

-

-

1,281

Underwriting and syndication

18

58

-

1,451

62

-

1,589

Other

2

-

-

-

-

8

10

Total revenue from contracts with customers

725

287

279

3,163

1,267

123

5,844

Other non-contract fee income

-

14

-

87

-

-

101

Fee and commission income

725

301

279

3,250

1,267

123

5,945

Fee and commission expense

(241)

(43)

(21)

(734)

(921)

(26)

(1,986)

Net fee and commission income

484

258

258

2,516

346

97

3,959

 


Barclays UK

Barclays UK Corporate Bank

Barclays Private Bank and Wealth Management

Barclays Investment Bank

Barclays US Consumer Bank

Head Office

Barclays Group

Half year ended 30.06.25

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

Fee type








Transactional

608

229

15

171

1,333

140

2,496

Advisory

-

-

166

282

-

-

448

Brokerage and execution

100

-

79

979

-

-

1,158

Underwriting and syndication

18

51

-

1,391

-

-

1,460

Other

6

-

-

-

-

9

15

Total revenue from contracts with customers

732

280

260

2,823

1,333

149

5,577

Other non-contract fee income

-

14

-

65

-

-

79

Fee and commission income

732

294

260

2,888

1,333

149

5,656

Fee and commission expense

(242)

(46)

(18)

(675)

(959)

(32)

(1,972)

Net fee and commission income

490

248

242

2,213

374

117

3,684

 

Fee types

Transactional fees are service charges on deposit accounts, cash management services and transactional processing fees. These include interchange and merchant fee income generated from credit and bank card usage.

 

Advisory fees are generated from wealth management services and investment banking advisory services related to mergers, acquisitions and financial restructurings.

 

Brokerage and execution fees are earned for executing client transactions with various exchanges and over-the-counter markets and assisting clients in clearing transactions and facilitating foreign exchange transactions for spot/forward contracts.

 

Underwriting and syndication fees are earned for the distribution of client equity or debt securities and the arrangement and administration of a loan syndication. These include commitment fees to provide loan financing.

 

4.   Staff costs


Half year ended 30.06.26

Half year ended 30.06.25

Compensation costs

£m

£m

Upfront bonus charge

887

679

Deferred bonus charge

390

304

Other incentives

35

29

Performance costs

1,312

1,012

Salaries

2,559

2,549

Social security costs

495

442

Post-retirement benefits

287

280

Other compensation costs

362

354

Total compensation costs

5,015

4,637




Other resourcing costs



Outsourcing

457

437

Redundancy and restructuring

101

83

Temporary staff costs

37

33

Other

60

64

Total other resourcing costs

655

617




Total staff costs

5,670

5,254




Barclays Group compensation costs as a % of total income

30.4%

31.1%

 

5.   Infrastructure, administration and general expenses


Half year ended 30.06.26

Half year ended 30.06.25

Infrastructure costs

£m

£m

Property and equipment

1,016

923

Depreciation and amortisation

863

885

Impairment of property, equipment and intangible assets

3

8

Total infrastructure costs

1,882

1,816



 

Administration and general expenses


 

Consultancy, legal and professional fees

382

371

Marketing and advertising

330

287

Other administration and general expenses

609

679

Total administration and general expenses

1,321

1,337



 

Total infrastructure, administration and general expenses

3,203

3,153

 

6.   Earnings per share


Half year

ended

30.06.26

Half year

ended

30.06.25


£m

£m

Profit attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent

4,191

3,523





m

m

Basic weighted average number of shares in issue

13,645

14,262

Number of potential ordinary shares

435

513

Diluted weighted average number of shares

14,080

14,775


 

 


p

p

Basic earnings per ordinary share

30.7

24.7

Diluted earnings per ordinary share

29.8

23.8

 

7.   Dividends on ordinary shares


Half year ended 30.06.26

Half year ended 30.06.25


Per share

Total

Per share

Total

Dividends paid during the period

p

£m

p

£m

Full year dividend paid during period

5.60

769

5.50

791

 

It is Barclays' policy to declare and pay dividends on a semi-annual basis. The 2025 full year dividend of 5.6p per ordinary share was paid on 31 March 2026 to the shareholders on the Share Register on 20 February 2026. A half year dividend for 2026 of 5.9p (H125: 3.0p) per ordinary share will be paid on 15 September 2026.

 

For qualifying American Depositary Receipt (ADR) holders, the half year dividend of 5.9p per ordinary share becomes 23.6p per American Depositary Share (ADS) (representing four shares). The depositary bank will post the half year dividend on 15 September 2026 to ADR holders on the record at close of business on 7 August 2026.

 

The Directors have confirmed their intention to initiate a share buyback of up to £1,000m after the balance sheet date. The share buyback is expected to commence in the third quarter of 2026. The financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2026 do not reflect the impact of the proposed share buyback, which will be accounted for as and when shares are repurchased by the Company.

 

8.   Derivative financial instruments


Contract notional amount


Fair value



Assets

Liabilities

As at 30.06.26

£m

 

£m

£m

Foreign exchange derivatives

10,343,102

 

88,073

(82,139)

Interest rate derivatives

103,471,652

 

96,185

(82,336)

Credit derivatives

1,974,655

 

8,832

(9,520)

Equity and stock index and commodity derivatives

4,586,752

 

108,290

(117,071)

Derivative assets/(liabilities) held for trading

120,376,161

 

301,380

(291,066)


 

 

 

 

Derivatives in hedge accounting relationships

 

 

 

 

Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges

161,205

 

2,132

(100)

Derivatives designated as fair value hedges

176,326

 

50

(576)

Derivatives designated as hedges of net investments

4,442

 

40

(43)

Derivative assets/(liabilities) designated in hedge accounting relationships

341,973

 

2,222

(719)


 

 

 

 

Total recognised derivative assets/(liabilities)

120,718,134

 

303,602

(291,785)


 




As at 31.12.25

 




Foreign exchange derivatives

8,534,098


74,246

(71,778)

Interest rate derivatives

86,471,333

 

93,166

(79,718)

Credit derivatives

1,736,768

 

7,851

(8,379)

Equity and stock index and commodity derivatives

3,729,728

 

74,480

(80,252)

Derivative assets/(liabilities) held for trading

100,471,927


249,743

(240,127)


 

 

 

 

Derivatives in hedge accounting relationships

 

 

 

 

Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges

151,412

 

2,485

(86)

Derivatives designated as fair value hedges

164,515

 

75

(552)

Derivatives designated as hedges of net investments

4,389

 

156

(43)

Derivative assets/(liabilities) designated in hedge accounting relationships

320,316


2,716

(681)


 

 

 

 

Total recognised derivative assets/(liabilities)

100,792,243

 

252,459

(240,808)

 

The IFRS netting posted against derivative assets was £37bn including £5bn of cash collateral netted (December 2025: £43bn including £6bn cash collateral netted) and £38bn for liabilities including £5bn of cash collateral netted (December 2025: £43bn including £5bn of cash collateral netted). Derivative asset exposures would be £273bn (December 2025: £226bn) lower than reported under IFRS if netting were permitted for assets and liabilities with the same counterparty or for which the Group holds cash collateral of £36bn (December 2025: £31bn). Similarly, derivative liabilities would be £265bn (December 2025: £218bn) lower reflecting counterparty netting and cash collateral placed of £28bn (December 2025: £23bn). In addition, non-cash collateral of £14bn (December 2025: £13bn) was held in respect of derivative assets £5bn (December 2025: £5bn) was placed in respect of derivative liabilities. Collateral amounts are limited to net on balance sheet exposure so as to not include over-collateralisation

 

9.   Fair value of financial instruments

 

This note should be read in conjunction with Note 17, Fair value of financial instruments of the Barclays PLC Annual Report 2025 which provides more detail regarding accounting policies adopted, valuation methodologies used in calculating fair value and the valuation control framework which governs oversight of valuations. There have been no changes in the accounting policies adopted in the period. During the period, the Group further enhanced its fair value levelling framework. These enhancements enabled a more granular assessment of input observability and a broader application of significance assessments in determining the fair value hierarchy classification of financial instruments.

 

Valuation

The following table shows the Group's assets and liabilities that are held at fair value disaggregated by the fair value hierarchy and balance sheet classification:

 

Assets and liabilities held at fair value


Valuation techniques used


Quoted market prices

Observable inputs

Significant unobservable inputs

 


Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

As at 30.06.26

£m

£m

£m

£m

Trading portfolio assets

129,002

72,322

8,778

210,102

Financial assets at fair value through the income statement

6,666

201,409

5,025

213,100

Derivative financial instruments

61

301,565

1,976

303,602

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

55,653

24,918

2,441

83,012

Investment property

-

-

42

42

Total assets

191,382

600,214

18,262

809,858

Trading portfolio liabilities

(63,674)

(14,652)

(79)

(78,405)

Financial liabilities designated at fair value

(1,678)

(317,749)

(2,498)

(321,925)

Derivative financial instruments

(47)

(288,883)

(2,855)

(291,785)

Total liabilities

(65,399)

(621,284)

(5,432)

(692,115)

 

As at 31.12.25

 

 

 

 

Trading portfolio assets

111,158

68,556

10,347

190,061

Financial assets at fair value through the income statement

5,140

173,140

8,577

186,857

Derivative financial instruments

108

250,639

1,712

252,459

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

51,717

19,578

3,099

74,394

Investment property

-

-

43

43

Total assets

168,123

511,913

23,778

703,814

Trading portfolio liabilities

(42,917)

(14,733)

(87)

(57,737)

Financial liabilities designated at fair value

(1,702)

(287,532)

(4,874)

(294,108)

Derivative financial instruments

(93)

(237,650)

(3,065)

(240,808)

Total liabilities

(44,712)

(539,915)

(8,026)

(592,653)

 

The following table shows the Group's Level 3 assets and liabilities that are held at fair value disaggregated by product type:

 

As at 30.06.26

Loans

Corporate debt

Asset backed securities

Government and Government sponsored debt

Private equity investments

Issued debt

Reverse repurchase and repurchase agreements

Interest rate derivatives

Equity derivatives

Other products1

Total


£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

Trading portfolio assets

3,156

1,873

1,670

1,342

-

-

-

-

-

737

8,778

Financial assets at fair value through the income statement

2,979

465

271

33

1,183

-

-

-

-

94

5,025

Derivative financial instruments

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

942

289

745

1,976

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

2,192

227

11

7

4

-

-

-

-

-

2,441

Investment property

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

42

42

Total assets

8,327

2,565

1,952

1,382

1,187

-

-

942

289

1,618

18,262

Trading portfolio liabilities

-

(46)

-

(4)

-

-

-

-

-

(29)

(79)

Financial liabilities designated at fair value

-

-

-

-

(20)

(2,397)

-

-

-

(81)

(2,498)

Derivative financial instruments

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1,436)

(424)

(995)

(2,855)

Total liabilities

-

(46)

-

(4)

(20)

(2,397)

-

(1,436)

(424)

(1,105)

(5,432)

 

As at 31.12.25

Loans

Corporate debt

Asset backed securities

Government and Government sponsored debt

Private equity investments

Issued debt

Reverse repurchase and repurchase agreements

Interest rate derivatives

Equity derivatives

Other products1

Total


£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

Trading portfolio assets

5,667

1,849

874

1,513

-

-

-

-

-

444

10,347

Financial assets at fair value through the income statement

5,990

905

188

33

1,260

-

97

-

-

104

8,577

Derivative financial instruments

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

759

522

431

1,712

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

2,235

25

756

79

4

-

-

-

-

-

3,099

Investment property

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

43

43

Total assets

13,892

2,779

1,818

1,625

1,264

-

97

759

522

1,022

23,778

Trading portfolio liabilities

-

(36)

-

(34)

-

-

-

-

-

(17)

(87)

Financial liabilities designated at fair value

-

-

-

-

(20)

(3,760)

(887)

-

-

(207)

(4,874)

Derivative financial instruments

-

-

-

-

-

-

(612)

(1,602)

(851)

(3,065)

Total liabilities

-

(36)

-

(34)

(20)

(3,760)

(887)

(612)

(1,602)

(1,075)

(8,026)

 

1

Other products include certificate of deposits, funds and fund-linked products, equity cash products, investment property, credit derivatives and foreign exchange derivatives.

 

Assets and liabilities transferred between Level 1 and Level 2

 

During the six-month period ended 30 June 2026, there were no assets or liabilities transferred between Level 1 and Level 2 (year ended 31 December 2025: £42.7bn assets and £(9.9)bn liabilities transferred from Level 2 to Level 1).

 

Level 3 movement analysis

 

The following table summarises the movements in the Level 3 balances during the six-month period. Transfers have been reflected as if they had taken place at the beginning of the period.

 

Assets and liabilities transferred between Level 2 and Level 3 primarily reflect the application of the enhanced fair value levelling framework, including refinements to observability assessments and significance testing methodologies, together with the reassessment of fair value hierarchy classifications at the reporting date. Transfers include £4.7bn assets and £(2.3)bn liabilities transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 reflecting these enhancements.

 

Analysis of movements in Level 3 assets and liabilities

 

As at 01.01.26

 

 

 

 

Total gains and (losses) in the period recognised in the income statement

Total gains and (losses) in the period recognised in OCI

Transfers

As at 30.06.26


Purchases

Sales

Issues

Settlements

Trading income2

Other income

In

Out


£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

Trading portfolio assets

10,347

4,116

(2,052)

-

(2,133)

35

-

-

586

(2,121)

8,778

Financial assets at fair value through the income statement

8,577

1,472

(1,212)

-

(1,164)

(35)

17

-

31

(2,661)

5,025

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

3,099

466

(246)

-

(953)

8

-

-

146

(79)

2,441

Investment property

43

-

-

-

-

(1)

-

-

-

-

42

Trading portfolio liabilities

(87)

(62)

41

-

-

12

-

-

(15)

32

(79)

Financial liabilities designated at fair value

(4,874)

-

-

(1,278)

504

67

-

-

(265)

3,348

(2,498)

Net derivative financial instruments1

(1,353)

(495)

64

-

-

104

1

-

(79)

879

(879)

Total

15,752

5,497

(3,405)

(1,278)

(3,746)

190

18

-

404

(602)

12,830

 

 

As at 01.01.25


 

 


Total gains and (losses) in the period recognised in the income statement

Total gains and (losses) in the period recognised in OCI

Transfers

As at 30.06.25


Purchases

Sales

Issues

Settlements

Trading income2

Other income

In

Out


£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

Trading portfolio assets

10,115

4,125

(3,524)

-

(1,147)

136

-

-

439

(265)

9,879

Financial assets at fair value through the income statement

8,424

2,469

(1,200)

-

(573)

(75)

8

-

63

(285)

8,831

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

3,739

566

(1,447)

-

(6)

2

29

-

307

(12)

3,178

Investment property

9

33

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

42

Trading portfolio liabilities

(395)

(46)

28

-

-

37

-

-

(57)

9

(424)

Financial liabilities designated at fair value

(3,258)

-

91

(617)

31

88

-

-

(179)

996

(2,848)

Net derivative financial instruments1

(1,104)

(17)

249

-

-

166

3

-

(34)

(135)

(872)

Total

17,530

7,130

(5,803)

(617)

(1,695)

354

40

-

539

308

17,786

 

1

The derivative financial instruments are represented on a net basis. On a gross basis, derivative financial assets were £1,976m (June 2025: £1,989m) and derivative financial liabilities were £(2,855)m (June 2025: £(2,861)m).

2

Trading income represents gains and losses on Level 3 financial instruments which in the majority are offset by losses and gains on financial instruments disclosed in Level 2.

 

Unrealised gains and losses on Level 3 assets and liabilities

 

The following table discloses the unrealised gains and losses recognised in the six-month period arising on Level 3 assets and liabilities held at the period end.

 


Half year ended 30.06.26

Half year ended 30.06.25


Income statement

Other comprehensive income

Total

Income statement

Other comprehensive income

Total


Trading income1

Other income

Trading income1

Other income


£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

Trading portfolio assets

26

-

-

26

21

-

-

21

Financial assets at fair value through the income statement

(46)

18

-

(28)

(74)

7

-

(67)

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

8

-

-

8

1

28

-

29

Investment property

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Trading portfolio liabilities

12

-

-

12

34

-

-

34

Financial liabilities designated at fair value

70

-

-

70

87

-

-

87

Net derivative financial instruments

104

1

-

105

164

3

-

167

Total

174

19

-

193

233

38

-

271

 

1

Trading income represents gains and losses on Level 3 financial instruments which in the majority are offset by losses and gains on financial instruments disclosed in Level 2.

 

 

Valuation techniques and sensitivity analysis

 

Sensitivity analysis is performed on products with significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) to generate a range of reasonably possible alternative valuations. The sensitivity methodologies applied take account of the nature of valuation techniques used, as well as the availability and reliability of observable proxy and historical data and the impact of using alternative models. These methodologies primarily leverage the prudent valuation framework when determining sensitivities.

 

Sensitivities are based on either range or spread data from reliable reference source or a scenario based on relevant market analysis alongside the impact of using alternative models. Sensitivities are calculated without reflecting the impact of any diversification in the portfolio.

 

The valuation and sensitivity methodologies applied in the current period are consistent with those described in Note 17, Fair value of financial instruments, in the Barclays PLC Annual Report 2025.

 

Sensitivity analysis of valuations using unobservable inputs (Relates to Level 3 Portfolios)











As at 30.06.26

As at 31.12.25


Favourable changes

Unfavourable changes

Favourable changes

Unfavourable changes


Income statement

Equity

Income statement

Equity

Income statement

Equity

Income statement

Equity


£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

Loans

187

3

(229)

(40)

245

21

(324)

(37)

Corporate debt

72

-

(87)

-

88

-

(68)

-

Asset backed securities

110

1

(88)

(1)

51

6

(43)

(6)

Government and Government sponsored debt

55

-

(53)

-

45

-

(41)

-

Private equity investments

210

-

(210)

-

218

1

(218)

(1)

Interest rate derivatives

127

-

(131)

-

109

-

(134)

-

Equity derivatives

375

-

(375)

-

336

-

(336)

-

Other products1

60

21

(61)

(34)

109

312

(108)

(89)

Total

1,196

25

(1,234)

(75)

1,201

340

(1,272)

(133)

 

1

Other products include issued debt, certificate of deposits, funds and fund-linked products, equity cash products, reverse repurchase and repurchase agreements, credit derivatives and foreign exchange derivatives.

 

The effect of stressing unobservable inputs to a range of reasonably possible alternatives, alongside considering the impact of using alternative models, would be to increase fair values by up to £1,221m (December 2025: £1,541m) or to decrease fair values by up to £1,309m (December 2025: £1,405m) with substantially all of the potential effect impacting profit and loss rather than reserves.

 

Significant unobservable inputs

 

The valuation techniques and significant unobservable inputs for Level 3 assets and liabilities recognised at fair value are broadly consistent with Note 17, Fair value of financial instruments in the Barclays PLC Annual Report 2025.

 

Fair value adjustments

 

Key balance sheet valuation adjustments are quantified below:


As at 30.06.26

As at 31.12.25


£m

£m

Exit price adjustments derived from market bid-offer spreads

(715)

(628)

Uncollateralised derivative funding

49

62

Derivative credit valuation adjustments

(162)

(155)

Derivative debit valuation adjustments

103

119

 

Unrecognised gains as a result of the use of valuation models using unobservable inputs

 

The amount that is yet to be recognised in income, relating to the difference between the transaction price (the fair value at initial recognition) and the amount that would have arisen had valuation models using unobservable inputs been used on initial recognition, is £227m (December 2025: £264m) for financial instruments measured at fair value. These unrecognised gains decreased by amortisation and releases of £73m (December 2025: £64m) partly offset by additions and FX revaluation of £36m (December 2025: £55m). For financial instruments carried at amortised cost, the amount that is yet to be recognised in income is £163m (December 2025: £164m). There are amortisation and releases of £6m (December 2025: £9m) offset by additions of £5m (December 2025: £nil).

 

Third party credit enhancements

 

Structured and brokered certificates of deposit issued by the Group are insured up to $250,000 per depositor by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in the United States. The FDIC is funded by fees that Barclays and other banks pay for deposit insurance coverage. The carrying value of these issued certificates of deposit that are designated under the IFRS 9 fair value option includes this third-party credit enhancement. The on-balance sheet value of these brokered certificates of deposit amounted to £1,948m (December 2025: £4,156m).

 

Comparison of carrying amounts and fair values for assets and liabilities not held at fair value

 

Valuation methodologies employed in calculating the fair value of financial assets and liabilities not held at fair value are consistent with those described within Note 17, Fair value of financial instruments in the Barclays PLC Annual Report 2025.

 

The following table summarises the fair value of financial assets and liabilities not held at fair value on the Group's balance sheet:


As at 30.06.26

As at 31.12.25


Carrying amount

Fair value

Carrying amount

Fair value

Financial assets

£m

£m

£m

£m

Debt securities at amortised cost

73,519

72,595

68,475

67,442

Loans and advances at amortised cost

371,301

368,550

361,523

361,517

Reverse repurchase agreements and other similar secured lending

12,100

12,100

17,622

17,622

Assets included in disposal groups classified as held for sale

-

-

5,801

6,065




 

 

Financial liabilities



 

 

Deposits at amortised cost

(594,357)

(594,358)

(585,613)

(585,689)

Repurchase agreements and other similar secured borrowing

(30,704)

(30,704)

(25,170)

(25,170)

Debt securities in issue

(126,837)

(129,065)

(119,033)

(121,439)

Subordinated liabilities

(11,098)

(11,571)

(12,954)

(13,483)

 

10. Goodwill and intangible assets

 

As part of the preparation of the Barclays Group's financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025, an impairment review of its goodwill and intangible asset balances was performed. The outcome of this review is disclosed on pages 452-453 of the Barclays PLC Annual Report 2025. No impairment was recognised as a result of the review as value in use exceeded carrying amount. A review of the Group's goodwill and intangible assets as at 30 June 2026 did not identify any factors indicating impairment.

 

On 1 May 2026, Barclays completed the acquisition of Best Egg, resulting in a £0.1bn increase in intangible assets and the recognition of £0.4bn of goodwill. As at 30 June 2026, management has not identified any indicators of impairment in respect of the goodwill arising on acquisition.

 

11. Subordinated liabilities


Half year
ended
30.06.26

Year ended 31.12.25


£m

£m

Opening balance as at 1 January

12,954

11,921

Issuances

750

1,772

Redemptions

(2,573)

(727)

Other

(33)

(12)

Closing balance

11,098

12,954

 

Issuances of £750m comprise GBP 6.174% Fixed Rate Resetting Subordinated Callable Notes issued externally by Barclays PLC.

 

Redemptions of £2,573m comprise £862m EUR 1.125% Fixed Rate Resetting Subordinated Callable Notes, £1,505m USD 5.200% Fixed Rate Subordinated Notes issued externally by Barclays PLC, £155m ZAR Floating Rate Notes issued externally by a Barclays Bank PLC Subsidiary and £51m GBP junior securitisation notes issued externally by a Barclays securitisation special purpose vehicle (SPV).

 

Other movements predominantly comprise foreign exchange movements and fair value hedge adjustments.

 

12. Provisions


As at 30.06.26

As at 31.12.25


£m

£m

Customer redress

623

543

Legal, competition and regulatory matters

44

79

Redundancy and restructuring

168

190

Undrawn contractually committed facilities and guarantees

433

416

Onerous contracts

28

41

Sundry provisions

385

395

Total

1,681

1,664

 

Further information in respect of customer redress, legal, competition and regulatory matters is provided in Note 16.

 

13. Retirement benefits

 

As at 30 June 2026, the Group's IAS 19 net retirement benefit assets were £3.1bn (December 2025: £3.0bn). The two Sections of the UK Retirement Fund (UKRF), which are the Group's main defined benefit pension schemes, had IAS 19 net retirement benefit assets of £3.2bn (December 2025: £3.3bn).

 

Following sectionalisation of the UKRF at 1 July 2025, the first triennial valuations of the Barclays Bank and Barclays UK sections have been completed during 2026. Results for each are shown below.

 

Barclays Bank Section of the UKRF

The triennial valuation of the Barclays Bank Section showed a funding surplus of £1.9bn at 30 September 2025.

As part of the valuation the Trustee and Barclays Bank PLC agreed an annual adequacy test on a more prudent basis than IAS 19 and funding. Should the Barclays Bank Section be sufficiently funded on this basis, regular employer contributions to fund future pension accrual will not be required in the following calendar year. The test was passed at September 2025, so no regular employer contributions are required for 2026.

 

Barclays UK Section of the UKRF

The triennial valuation of the Barclays UK Section showed a funding surplus of £83m at 30 September 2025. Barclays Bank UK PLC will continue to meet the costs of ongoing accrual and administration expenses for this Section.

The next triennial actuarial valuations for both Sections of the UKRF are due to be completed in 2029 with an effective date of 30 September 2028.

 

14. Other reserves

 

Currency translation reserve

The currency translation reserve represents the cumulative gains and losses on the retranslation of the Group's net investment in foreign operations, net of the effects of hedging.

 

Fair value through other comprehensive income reserve

The fair value through other comprehensive income reserve represents the changes in the fair value of financial instruments accounted for at fair value through other comprehensive income since initial recognition.

 

Cash flow hedging reserve

The cash flow hedging reserve represents the cumulative gains and losses on effective cash flow hedging instruments that will be recycled to the income statement when the hedged transactions affect profit or loss.

 

Own credit reserve

The own credit reserve reflects the cumulative own credit gains and losses on financial liabilities at fair value. Amounts in the own credit reserve are not recycled to profit or loss in future periods.

 

Other reserves and treasury shares

Other reserves relate to redeemed ordinary and preference shares issued by the Group. Treasury shares relate to Barclays PLC shares held principally in relation to the Group's various share schemes. Treasury shares are deducted from shareholders' equity within other reserves.


As at 30.06.26

As at 31.12.25


£m

£m

Currency translation reserve

2,712

2,493

Fair value through other comprehensive income reserve

(1,000)

(1,100)

Cash flow hedging reserve

(1,548)

(666)

Own credit reserve

(652)

(990)

Other reserves and treasury shares

1,981

1,891

Total

1,493

1,628

 

15. Contingent liabilities and commitments


As at 30.06.26

As at 31.12.25

 

£m

£m

Guarantees and letters of credit pledged as collateral security

17,687

16,749

Performance guarantees, acceptances and endorsements

8,235

8,625

Documentary credits and other short-term trade related transactions

1,263

1,103

Standby facilities, credit lines and other commitments

429,277

423,503

Total 1

456,462

449,980

 

1

Includes exposures relating to financial assets classified as assets held for sale.

 

Further details on contingent liabilities, where it is not practicable to disclose an estimate of the potential financial effect on Barclays relating to legal and competition and regulatory matters can be found in Note 16.

 

16. Legal, competition and regulatory matters

 

The Group faces legal, competition and regulatory challenges, many of which are beyond our control. The extent of the impact of these matters cannot always be predicted but may materially impact our operations, financial results, condition and prospects. Matters arising from a set of similar circumstances can give rise to either a contingent liability or a provision, or both, depending on the relevant facts and circumstances.

 

The recognition of provisions in relation to such matters involves critical accounting estimates and judgements in accordance with the relevant accounting policies applicable to Note 12, Provisions. We have not disclosed an estimate of the potential financial impact or effect on the Group of contingent liabilities where it is not currently practicable to do so. Various matters detailed in this note seek damages of an unspecified amount. While certain matters specify the damages claimed, such claimed amounts do not necessarily reflect the Group's potential financial exposure in respect of those matters.

 

Matters are ordered under headings corresponding to the financial statements in which they are disclosed.

 

1. Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC

 

Civil actions related to LIBOR and other benchmarks

 

Various individuals and corporates in a range of jurisdictions have threatened or brought civil actions against the Group and other banks in relation to the alleged manipulation of LIBOR and/or other benchmarks.

 

US civil actions related to LIBOR

 

Multiple civil actions have been filed in the US against the Group and other banks alleging manipulation of USD LIBOR, Sterling LIBOR and the LIBOR benchmark that was administered by the Intercontinental Exchange Inc. and certain of its affiliates (ICE LIBOR).

 

With respect to USD LIBOR, one action alleging that Barclays Bank PLC, Barclays Capital Inc. (BCI) and other financial institutions individually and collectively violated provisions of the US Sherman Antitrust Act (Sherman Act), the US Commodity Exchange Act, the US Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and various state laws by manipulating USD LIBOR rates remains, seeking unspecified damages. In 2025, the US federal district court in the Southern District of New York (SDNY) granted the defendants' motion for summary judgment and dismissed the remaining USD LIBOR litigations, including the action against the Group. The plaintiffs are appealing the decision.

 

Non-US benchmarks civil actions

Proceedings are ongoing in Spain and Italy relating to alleged manipulation of LIBOR and EURIBOR.

 

Foreign exchange civil actions

Legal proceedings have been brought or are threatened against Barclays PLC, Barclays Bank PLC, BCI and Barclays Execution Services Limited (BX) in connection with alleged manipulation of foreign exchange in the UK, the Netherlands, Israel and Brazil. In Israel, a settlement in principle has been agreed subject to court approval. The settlement is not material to the Group's operating results, cash flows or financial position.

 

The above-mentioned proceedings include a class action filed against Barclays PLC, Barclays Bank PLC, BX, BCI and other financial institutions in the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) in 2019. The CAT refused to certify the claim in 2022. In 2025, the UK Supreme Court issued a judgment in the defendants' favour, establishing that this claim cannot be brought as an opt-out class action. The case has been remitted to the CAT for a hearing in July 2026 to determine the defendants' application to dismiss the claim and the claimant's application for further time to bring an opt-in claim.

 

Metals-related civil actions

A US civil complaint alleging manipulation of the price of silver in violation of the US Commodity Exchange Act, the Sherman Act and state antitrust and consumer protection laws was brought by a proposed class of plaintiffs against a number of banks, including Barclays Bank PLC, BCI and BX. The complaint, which is filed in the SDNY, was dismissed against the Barclays entities and certain other defendants in 2018, and against the remaining defendants in 2023. The plaintiffs have appealed the dismissal of the complaint against all defendants.

 

Civil actions have also been filed in Canadian courts against Barclays PLC, Barclays Bank PLC, Barclays Capital Canada Inc. and BCI on behalf of proposed classes of plaintiffs alleging manipulation of gold and silver prices. The Barclays entities have reached a settlement which will require court approval. The settlement is not material to the Group's operating results, cash flows or financial position.

 

US residential mortgage-related civil action

There remains one US Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (RMBS) related civil action arising from unresolved repurchase requests submitted by Trustees for certain RMBS, alleging breaches of various loan-level representations and warranties made by Barclays Bank PLC and/or a subsidiary acquired in 2007. Barclays' motion to dismiss the action was denied in 2023. The parties appealed the decision and in January 2025, the appellate court reversed the lower court's decision and dismissed the action. The plaintiff's request for review by the New York State Court of Appeals was denied in May 2026, concluding the matter.

 

Government and agency securities civil actions

 

Treasury auction securities civil actions

A consolidated purported class action filed in US federal court against Barclays Bank PLC, BCI and other financial institutions under the Sherman Act and state common law was dismissed, which was affirmed on appeal. The plaintiffs did not seek US Supreme Court review, concluding the matter.

 

Certain plaintiffs have filed a direct action against BCI and certain other financial institutions, alleging that defendants conspired to fix and manipulate the US Treasury securities market in violation of the Sherman Act, the US Commodity Exchange Act and state common law. This action remains stayed.

 

Variable Rate Demand Obligations civil actions

Civil actions have been filed against Barclays Bank PLC and BCI and other financial institutions alleging the defendants conspired or colluded to artificially inflate interest rates set for Variable Rate Demand Obligations (VRDOs). VRDOs are municipal bonds with interest rates that reset on a periodic basis, most commonly weekly. An action in state court has been filed by private plaintiffs on behalf of the state of California. A settlement in principle has been agreed in that action, subject to court approval. This settlement is not material to the Group's operating results, cash flows or financial position. In addition, three purported class action complaints have been consolidated in the SDNY. In the consolidated SDNY class action, certain of the plaintiffs' claims were dismissed in 2020 and 2022 and the plaintiffs' motion for class certification was granted in 2023, which means the case may proceed as a class action.

 

Credit Default Swap civil action

 

A purported antitrust class action is pending in New Mexico federal court against Barclays Bank PLC, BCI and various other financial institutions. The plaintiffs, the New Mexico State Investment Council and certain New Mexico pension funds, allege that the defendants conspired to manipulate the benchmark price used to value Credit Default Swap (CDS) contracts at settlement (i.e. the CDS final auction price). The plaintiffs allege violations of US antitrust laws and the US Commodity Exchange Act, and unjust enrichment under state law. The defendants' motion to dismiss was denied in 2023. In 2024, the SDNY ruled that settlement in an earlier CDS antitrust litigation bars these plaintiffs from asserting claims based on conduct occurring before 30 June 2014. The plaintiffs appealed to the Second Circuit and the appeal was denied in 2025. The case has returned to New Mexico federal court and the defendants have filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings.

 

Interest rate swap and credit default swap US civil actions

Barclays PLC, Barclays Bank PLC and BCI, together with other financial institutions that act as market makers for interest rate swaps (IRS), are named as defendants in several antitrust actions brought by certain swap execution facilities, which are pending in the SDNY. The complaints allege the defendants conspired to prevent the development of exchanges for IRS and demand unspecified money damages.

 

BDC Finance L.L.C.

In 2008, BDC Finance L.L.C. (BDC) filed a complaint in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, demanding damages of $298m, alleging that Barclays Bank PLC had breached a contract in connection with a portfolio of total return swaps governed by an ISDA Master Agreement. Following a trial, the court ruled in 2018 that Barclays Bank PLC was not a defaulting party, which was affirmed on appeal. Barclays Bank PLC filed a counterclaim against BDC for damages, legal fees, expenses and interest. A trial on damages took place in June 2026 and proceedings are ongoing.

 

Civil actions in respect of the US Anti-Terrorism Act

Since 2014, eight civil actions, on behalf of more than 4,000 plaintiffs, were filed in US federal courts in the US District Court in the Eastern District of New York (EDNY) and SDNY against Barclays Bank PLC and a number of other banks. The complaints generally allege that Barclays Bank PLC and those banks engaged in a conspiracy to facilitate US dollar-denominated transactions for the Iranian government and various Iranian banks, which in turn funded acts of terrorism that injured or killed the plaintiffs or the plaintiffs' family members. The plaintiffs seek to recover damages for pain, suffering and mental anguish under the US Anti-Terrorism Act, which allows for the trebling of any proven damages.

 

The court granted the defendants' motions to dismiss three out of the six actions in the EDNY. The plaintiffs appealed in one action and the dismissal was affirmed, and judgment was entered, in 2023. The plaintiffs' motion to vacate the judgment was denied in 2025. The other two dismissed actions in the EDNY were consolidated into one action. The plaintiffs in that action, and in one other action in the EDNY, filed amended complaints. The defendants' motion to dismiss the consolidated action was granted as to all claims against Barclays and the other defendant banks except for one bank, which is seeking reconsideration. The other actions in the EDNY are currently stayed. Out of the two actions in the SDNY, the court granted the defendants' motion to dismiss the first action. That action is stayed, and the second SDNY action is stayed pending any appeal on the dismissal of the first.

 

Shareholder derivative action

In 2020, a purported Barclays shareholder filed a purported derivative action in New York state court against BCI and a number of current and former members of the Board of Directors of Barclays PLC and senior executives or employees of the Group. The shareholder plaintiff filed the claim on behalf of nominal defendant Barclays PLC, alleging that the individual defendants harmed the company through breaches of their duties, including under the Companies Act 2006. The plaintiff sought damages on behalf of Barclays PLC for the losses that Barclays PLC allegedly suffered as a result of these alleged breaches. An amended complaint was filed in 2021, which BCI and certain other defendants moved to dismiss. The motion to dismiss was granted in 2022. The plaintiff appealed the decision, and the dismissal was unanimously affirmed in 2023 by the First Judicial Department in New York. The plaintiff appealed the First Judicial Department's decision to the New York Court of Appeals. The dismissal was affirmed by the New York Court of Appeals in May 2025, concluding the matter. In November 2025, the same plaintiff filed a new complaint in New York state court against the same defendants. In February 2026, the plaintiff voluntarily dismissed the new complaint. The dismissal received court approval in March 2026, concluding the matter.

 

Motor finance commission arrangements

From 2003 to late 2019, Barclays, through Clydesdale Financial Services Limited (CFSL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Group, provided motor finance to customers in the UK. In 2020, CFSL was transferred from Barclays Bank PLC to Barclays Principal Investments Ltd (BPIL), another subsidiary of Barclays PLC. Barclays Bank PLC has provided an intragroup indemnity to BPIL in respect of historical litigation and conduct matters relating to CFSL.

 

In January 2024, the FCA appointed a skilled person to review the historical use of discretionary commission arrangements and sales in the UK motor finance market. In October 2025, the FCA consulted on an industry-wide redress scheme for eligible motor finance customers where a commission was payable by the lender to the broker, and Barclays engaged with the FCA as part of this process. In March 2026, the FCA published its final rules for such scheme.

 

Barclays increased its provision in Q1 26 by £105m to reflect the expected financial impact of the redress scheme. The increase in provision was primarily driven by moving from a multi-scenario approach to a single scenario based on the FCA's final rules and higher compensatory interest. There has been no further increase in Q2 26 and the provision in respect of this matter is £430m as at 30 June 2026 (as at 31 December 2025: £325m). The provision as at 30 June 2026 reflects Barclays' estimate of cases in scope of the FCA redress scheme, the anticipated level of customer redress under the FCA's methodology (including compensatory interest at a minimum of 3% per annum), the estimated customer response rate (with reference to prior remediation exercises across the Group), and implementation costs. The ultimate financial impact could differ from the current estimate due to factors such as customer response rates and average cost of redress.

 

Barclays decided not to challenge the FCA's final rules in the interests of enabling a swift resolution for customers. However, Barclays strongly disagrees with aspects of the rules which require financial redress even where customers suffered no demonstrable financial harm. On 2 July 2026, the Upper Tribunal ordered a suspension of parts of the redress scheme following four legal challenges to the FCA's final rules. Such challenges will delay and may otherwise affect the implementation of the redress scheme. The legal and regulatory outcomes and the nature, extent and timing of any remediation action, therefore remain uncertain. Barclays has not incorporated the potential impact of any legal challenge into the provision estimate.

 

Over-issuance of securities in the US

In 2022, executive management became aware that Barclays Bank PLC had issued securities materially in excess of the set amount under its US shelf registration statements.

 

In 2023, holders of VXX ETNs brought a purported class action in the SDNY against Barclays PLC, Barclays Bank PLC, and former and current executives and board members in the US alleging, among other things, that Barclays' failure to disclose that these ETNs were unregistered securities misled investors and that, as a result, Barclays is liable for the holders' alleged losses following the suspension of further sales and issuances of the ETNs. The plaintiffs were granted leave to amend and filed a new complaint in March 2024. Barclays' motion to dismiss was granted in March 2025. The plaintiffs' motion for reconsideration was denied in June 2025. The plaintiffs appealed the decision, and in March 2026, the Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal, thereby concluding the matter.

 

In 2024, a purported class action was filed in the SDNY against Barclays PLC, Barclays Bank PLC and former and current executives. The plaintiff purports to bring claims on behalf of a class of short sellers, alleging that their short positions suffered substantial losses when Barclays suspended new issuances and sales of VXX ETNs as a result of the over-issuance of securities. Barclays' motion to dismiss was granted in March 2025. The plaintiff appealed the decision granting Barclays' motion to dismiss and, in December 2025, the Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal, thereby concluding the matter.

 

ABS related civil action

In February 2026, certain institutional investors filed a civil action in the SDNY against Barclays Bank PLC, BCI, and other financial institutions in connection with the collapse of a US-based subprime auto lender, Tricolor Auto Acceptance, LLC. The plaintiffs, who hold notes issued by the auto lender's securitisation trusts, allege that the banks (acting as warehouse lenders and initial purchasers in the securitisations) either knew of, or were willfully blind to, red flags of the auto lender's alleged fraud. The plaintiffs seek damages for alleged securities fraud in connection with the alleged losses on their associated notes, and also assert fraudulent transfer claims against the lenders. The defendants' motion to dismiss the action was granted in June 2026. The plaintiffs may appeal.

 

2. Barclays PLC, Barclays Bank PLC and Barclays Bank UK PLC

 

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) assessments concerning UK Value Added Tax

In 2018, HMRC issued notices that have the effect of either removing certain Barclays overseas subsidiaries that have operations in the UK from Barclays' UK VAT group or preventing them from joining it. Supplies between members of a UK VAT group are generally free from VAT. The notices had both retrospective and prospective effect. Barclays appealed HMRC's decisions to the First-Tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber) in relation to both the retrospective VAT assessments and the ongoing VAT payments made since 2018. £181m of VAT (inclusive of interest) was assessed retrospectively by HMRC covering the periods 2014 to 2018, of which approximately £128m is expected to be attributed to Barclays Bank UK PLC and £53m to Barclays Bank PLC. This retrospectively assessed VAT was paid in 2018 and an asset, adjusted to reflect expected eventual recovery, is recognised. Since 2018 Barclays has paid, and recognised as an expense, VAT on intra-group supplies from the relevant subsidiaries to the members of the VAT group. In 2024, the court upheld HMRC's denial of VAT grouping relating to one of the overseas subsidiaries. Barclays appealed this decision to the Upper Tribunal, which upheld HMRC's denial of VAT grouping in June 2026. Barclays has not sought to appeal this decision, but has other appeals filed in the Tax Chamber, both for this subsidiary and other overseas subsidiaries.

 

UK bank levy

In November 2024, HMRC updated its published guidance on the treatment of beneficiary accounts for the purposes of the exclusion of protected deposits from the UK bank levy charge. HMRC's interpretation of the UK bank levy legislation differs from Barclays' interpretation of the legislation, which has been applied in Barclays' UK bank levy returns and which Barclays continues to consider is correct. In December 2024, HMRC wrote to notify Barclays of its intention to challenge this treatment. Engagement with HMRC continues, and HMRC has not issued formal assessments.

 

3. Barclays PLC, Barclays Bank PLC and Barclays Bank Ireland PLC

 

Potential indemnity claim relating to the sale of Barclays Consumer Bank Europe

In January 2025, Barclays Bank Ireland PLC completed the sale of certain assets and liabilities, specifically the Consumer Bank Europe, its German consumer finance business, to BAWAG P.S.K., a wholly-owned subsidiary of BAWAG Group AG (BAWAG). As part of the transaction, Barclays Bank Ireland PLC provided BAWAG with a capped indemnity in relation to transfer taxes on certain assets. Discussions with the relevant taxation authority remain at an early stage and no formal assessment has been issued.

 

4. Barclays PLC

 

Civil action in respect of statements concerning Barclays' former CEO

In 2023, a purported class action was filed in federal court in California against Barclays PLC and a number of current and former senior executives of Barclays PLC. It was amended in 2024 to assert US securities law claims against Barclays PLC and individual defendants, and a UK securities law claim against Barclays PLC. The complaint seeks to hold the defendants responsible for declines in the price of Barclays PLC's American depositary receipts and Barclays PLC's ordinary shares, which the plaintiffs claim occurred as a result of alleged misstatements and omissions in Barclays' public disclosures relating to its former CEO's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Barclays PLC and an individual defendant's motion to dismiss was granted in part and denied in part in June 2025, while another individual defendant's motion to dismiss was denied. The defendants moved for reconsideration or, alternatively, leave to appeal, which is pending before the court. The plaintiffs filed a second amended complaint in July 2025, repleading the UK securities law claim against Barclays PLC and which Barclays PLC has moved to dismiss.

 

General

The Group is engaged in various other legal, competition and regulatory matters in the UK, the US and a number of other overseas jurisdictions. It is subject to legal proceedings brought by and against the Group which arise in the ordinary course of business from time to time, including (but not limited to) disputes in relation to contracts, securities, guarantees, debt collection, consumer credit, fraud, trusts, client assets, competition, data management and protection, intellectual property, money laundering, financial crime, employment, environmental and other statutory and common law issues.

 

The Group is also subject to enquiries and examinations, requests for information, audits, investigations and legal and other proceedings by regulators, governmental and other public bodies in connection with (but not limited to) consumer protection measures, the effectiveness of systems and controls, measures to combat money laundering and financial crime, compliance with legislation and regulation, wholesale trading activity and other areas of banking and business activities in which the Group is or has been engaged. The Group is cooperating with the relevant authorities and keeping all relevant agencies briefed as appropriate in relation to these matters and others described in this note on an ongoing basis.

 

At the present time, Barclays PLC does not expect the ultimate resolution of any of these other matters to have a material adverse effect on the Group's financial position. However, in light of the uncertainties involved in such matters and the matters specifically described in this note, there can be no assurance that the outcome of a particular matter or matters (including formerly active matters or those matters arising after the date of this note) will not be material to Barclays PLC's results, operations or cash flows for a particular period, depending on, among other things, the amount of the loss resulting from the matter(s) and the amount of profit otherwise reported for the reporting period.

 

17. Related party transactions

 

Related party transactions in the half year ended 30 June 2026 were similar in nature to those disclosed in the Barclays PLC Annual Report 2025. No related party transactions that have taken place in the half year ended 30 June 2026 have materially affected the financial position or the performance of the Group during this period, and there have been no changes to the related party transactions described in the Barclays Annual Report 2025 that have materially affected the financial position or the performance of the Group during this period.

 

18. Assets and liabilities included in disposal group classified as held for sale

 

The assets and liabilities classified as held for sale as at 30 June 2026 were £nil.

 

Comparative balances have been accounted for in line with the requirements of IFRS 5 and relate to the sale of the AA portfolio within USCB. On 24 April 2026, Barclays exited its AA co-branded credit card partnership, generating a gain on sale of c.£225m.

 

 

As at 30.06.26

As at 31.12.25

Assets included in disposal groups classified as held for sale

£m

£m

Loans and advances to customers

-

5,801

Intangible assets

-

11

Other assets

-

120

Total assets classified as held for sale

-

5,932

 

 


Net assets classified as held for sale

-

5,932

 

Appendix: Non-IFRS Performance Measures

 

The Group's management believes that the non-IFRS performance measures included in this document provide valuable information to the readers of the financial statements, as they enable the reader to identify a more consistent basis for comparing the businesses' performance between financial periods, and provide more detail concerning the elements of performance which the managers of these businesses are most directly able to influence or are relevant for an assessment of the Group. They also reflect an important aspect of the way in which operating targets are defined and performance is monitored by management.

However, any non-IFRS performance measures in this document are not a substitute for IFRS measures and readers should consider the IFRS measures as well.

 

Non-IFRS performance measures glossary

 

Measure

Definition

Loan: deposit ratio

Total loans and advances at amortised cost divided by total deposits at amortised cost.

Period end tangible equity refers to:

Period end tangible shareholders' equity (for Barclays Group)

Shareholders' equity attributable to ordinary shareholders of the parent, adjusted for the deduction of goodwill and intangible assets.

Period end allocated tangible equity (for businesses)

Allocated tangible equity is calculated as 13.5% (2025: 13.5%) of RWAs for each business, adjusted for capital deductions, excluding goodwill and intangible assets, reflecting the assumptions the Barclays Group uses for capital planning purposes. Head Office allocated tangible equity represents the difference between the Barclays Group's tangible shareholders' equity and the amounts allocated to businesses.

Average tangible equity refers to:

Average tangible shareholders' equity (for Barclays Group)

Calculated as the average of the previous month's period end tangible shareholders' equity and the current month's period end tangible shareholders' equity. The average tangible shareholders' equity for the period is the average of the monthly averages within that period.

Average allocated tangible equity (for businesses)

Calculated as the average of the previous month's period end allocated tangible equity and the current month's period end allocated tangible equity. The average allocated tangible equity for the period is the average of the monthly averages within that period.

Return on tangible equity (RoTE) refers to:

Return on average tangible shareholders' equity (for Barclays Group)

Annualised Group attributable profit, as a proportion of average tangible shareholders' equity. The components of the calculation have been included on page 87.

Return on average allocated tangible equity (for businesses)

Annualised business attributable profit, as a proportion of that business's average allocated tangible equity. The components of the calculation have been included on pages 88 to 89.

 

 

Operating costs

A measure of total operating expenses excluding litigation and conduct charges and UK regulatory levies.

Cost: income ratio

Total operating expenses divided by total income.

Loan loss rate

Quoted in basis points and represents total impairment charges divided by total gross loans and advances held at amortised cost (including portfolios reclassified to assets held for sale) at the balance sheet date. The components of the calculation have been included on pages 90 to 92.

Net interest margin

Annualised net interest income divided by the sum of average customer assets. The components of the calculation have been included on page 23.

Tangible net asset value per share

Calculated by dividing shareholders' equity, excluding non-controlling interests and other equity instruments, less goodwill and intangible assets, by the number of issued ordinary shares. The components of the calculation have been included on page 94.

Profit before impairment

Calculated by excluding credit impairment charges or releases from profit before tax.

Net New Assets Under Management

The net inflows and outflows of client balances within Discretionary Portfolio Management and Advisory mandates. Excludes market performance and foreign exchange translation but includes reinvested dividend payments.

Assets under Management (AUM)

Total market value of client investment balances managed within investment mandates where Barclays provides discretionary portfolio management or advisory services. Total Assets Under Management excludes uninvested cash held under an investment mandate and reported within deposits.

Assets under Supervision (AUS)

Total market value of client investment balances where Barclays provides custodian or transactional services.

Group net interest income excluding Barclays Investment Bank and Head Office

A measure of Barclays Group net interest income, excluding the net interest income reported in Barclays Investment Bank and Head Office.

Income over average risk weighted assets

Represents total income as a proportion of average risk weighted assets. Average risk weighted assets calculated as the average of the previous month's period end risk weighted assets and the

current month's period end risk weighted assets. Average risk weighted assets for the period is the average of the monthly averages within that period.

 

Returns

 


Half year ended 30.06.26



Barclays UK

Barclays UK Corporate Bank

Barclays Private Bank and Wealth Management

Barclays Investment Bank

Barclays US Consumer Bank

Head Office

Barclays Group

Return on average tangible equity

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

Attributable profit/(loss)

1,214

388

148

2,315

429

(303)

4,191


 








£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

Average equity

16.1

3.8

1.2

29.9

4.2

9.9

65.1

Average goodwill and intangibles

(4.0)

-

(0.1)

-

(0.7)

(3.6)

(8.5)

Average tangible equity

12.1

3.8

1.1

29.9

3.5

6.3

56.7






 


 

Return on average tangible equity

20.1%

20.6%

26.1%

15.5%

24.2%

n/m

14.8%

 


Half year ended 30.06.25



Barclays UK

Barclays UK Corporate Bank

Barclays Private Bank and Wealth Management

Barclays Investment Bank

Barclays US Consumer Bank

Head Office

Barclays Group

Return on average tangible equity

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

Attributable profit/(loss)

1,090

284

184

2,075

128

(238)

3,523


 

 

 

 

 

 

 


£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

Average equity

15.7

3.4

1.2

29.2

4.1

8.2

61.8

Average goodwill and intangibles

(4.0)

-

(0.1)

-

(0.6)

(3.6)

(8.3)

Average tangible equity

11.7

3.4

1.1

29.2

3.5

4.6

53.5


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on average tangible equity

18.6%

16.8%

33.2%

14.2%

7.3%

n/m

13.2%

 

Barclays Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on average tangible shareholders' equity

Q226

Q126

 

Q425

Q325

Q225

Q125

 

Q424

Q324

£m

£m

 

£m

£m

£m

£m

 

£m

£m

Attributable profit

2,259

1,932

 

1,195

1,457

1,659

1,864


965

1,564


 

 

 

 

 


 




 

£bn

£bn

 

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn


£bn

£bn

Average shareholders' equity

64.8

65.5

 

64.8

63.3

62.1

61.4


59.7

59.1

Average goodwill and intangibles

(8.7)

(8.3)

 

(8.3)

(8.2)

(8.2)

(8.3)


(8.2)

(8.1)

Average tangible shareholders' equity

56.1

57.2

 

56.5

55.1

53.9

53.1


51.5

51.0


 

 

 

 

 


 




Return on average tangible shareholders' equity

16.1%

13.5%

 

8.5%

10.6%

12.3%

14.0%


7.5%

12.3%

 

Barclays UK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on average allocated tangible equity

Q226

Q126


Q425

Q325

Q225

Q125

 

Q424

Q324

£m

£m


£m

£m

£m

£m

 

£m

£m

Attributable profit

623

591

 

706

647

580

510


781

621

 

 

 

 

 


 





 

£bn

£bn

 

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn


£bn

£bn

Average allocated equity

16.2

15.9

 

15.9

15.9

15.8

15.7


15.1

14.5

Average goodwill and intangibles

(4.0)

(3.9)

 

(4.0)

(4.0)

(4.0)

(4.0)


(3.9)

(3.9)

Average allocated tangible equity

12.2

12.0

 

11.9

11.9

11.8

11.7


11.2

10.6

 

 

 

 

 


 





Return on average allocated tangible equity

20.4%

19.7%

 

23.8%

21.8%

19.7%

17.4%


28.0%

23.4%

 

Barclays UK Corporate Bank

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on average allocated tangible equity

Q226

Q126


Q425

Q325

Q225

Q125

 

Q424

Q324

£m

£m

 

£m

£m

£m

£m

 

£m

£m

Attributable profit

201

187

 

168

196

142

142


98

144

 



 








 

£bn

£bn

 

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn


£bn

£bn

Average allocated equity

3.8

3.8

 

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.3


3.2

3.1

Average goodwill and intangibles

-

-

 

-

-

-

-


-

-

Average allocated tangible equity

3.8

3.8

 

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.3


3.2

3.1

 



 



 





Return on average allocated tangible equity

21.3%

19.9%

 

19.1%

22.8%

16.6%

17.1%


12.3%

18.8%

 

Barclays Private Bank and Wealth Management





 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on average allocated tangible equity

Q226

Q126


Q425

Q325

Q225

Q125

 

Q424

Q324

£m

£m

 

£m

£m

£m

£m

 

£m

£m

Attributable profit

75

73

 

35

72

88

96


63

74

 

 


 


 


 




 

£bn

£bn

 

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

 

£bn

£bn

Average allocated equity

1.2

1.2

 

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2


1.2

1.1

Average goodwill and intangibles

(0.1)

(0.1)

 

(0.1)

(0.1)

(0.1)

(0.1)


(0.1)

(0.1)

Average allocated tangible equity

1.1

1.1

 

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1


1.1

1.0

 

 


 


 


 




Return on average allocated tangible equity

26.9%

25.5%

 

12.6%

26.4%

31.9%

34.5%


23.9%

29.0%

 

Barclays Investment Bank

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on average allocated tangible equity

Q226

Q126


Q425

Q325

Q225

Q125

 

Q424

Q324

£m

£m


£m

£m

£m

£m

 

£m

£m

Attributable profit

1,204

1,111

 

294

723

876

1,199


247

652

 


 

 

 

 






 

£bn

£bn

 

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn


£bn

£bn

Average allocated equity

30.0

29.7

 

29.6

28.6

28.7

29.6


29.3

29.5

Average goodwill and intangibles

-

-

 

-

-

-

-


-

-

Average allocated tangible equity

30.0

29.7

 

29.6

28.6

28.7

29.6


29.3

29.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





Return on average allocated tangible equity

16.0%

15.0%

 

4.0%

10.1%

12.2%

16.2%


3.4%

8.8%

 

Barclays US Consumer Bank

 

 

 

 


 


 



Return on average allocated tangible equity

Q226

Q126


Q425

Q325

Q225

Q125

 

Q424

Q324

£m

£m


£m

£m

£m

£m

 

£m

£m

Attributable profit

253

176

 

144

118

87

41


94

89



 

 

 

 


 





£bn

£bn

 

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

 

£bn

£bn

Average allocated equity

4.1

4.3

 

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.2


4.0

3.8

Average goodwill and intangibles

(0.8)

(0.5)

 

(0.6)

(0.5)

(0.6)

(0.6)


(0.6)

(0.5)

Average allocated tangible equity

3.3

3.8

 

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.6


3.4

3.3



 

 

 

 


 




Return on average allocated tangible equity

30.2%

18.8%

 

15.8%

13.5%

10.2%

4.5%


11.2%

10.9%

 

Loan loss rates

 


Half year ended 30.06.26



Barclays UK

Barclays UK Corporate Bank

Barclays Private Bank and Wealth Management

Barclays Investment Bank

Barclays US Consumer Bank

Head Office

Barclays Group

Loan loss rate

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

Credit impairment (charges)/ releases

(338)

(19)

(3)

(323)

(713)

2

(1,394)

 

 






 

 

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

Gross loans and advances held at amortised cost (including portfolios reclassified as held for sale)1

239.8

31.4

15.1

137.2

25.0

1.9

450.4

 






 

Loan loss rate (bps)

28

12

4

47

575

n/m

62

 


Half year ended 30.06.25



Barclays UK

Barclays UK Corporate Bank

Barclays Private Bank and Wealth Management

Barclays Investment Bank

Barclays US Consumer Bank

Head Office

Barclays Group

Loan loss rate

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

Credit impairment charges

(237)

(31)

11

(139)

(711)

(5)

(1,112)

 







 

 

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

Gross loans and advances held at amortised cost (including portfolios reclassified as held for sale)1

228.5

28.2

14.8

126.8

27.4

2.7

428.4

 






 

Loan loss rate (bps)

21

22

(15)

22

523

n/m

52

 

1

Includes gross loans and advances to customers and banks, in addition to debt securities

 

Barclays Group

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan loss rate

Q226

Q126


Q425

Q325

Q225

Q125

 

Q424

Q324

£m

£m


£m

£m

£m

£m

 

£m

£m

Credit impairment charges

(571)

(823)


(535)

(632)

(469)

(643)


(711)

(374)

 











 

£bn

£bn


£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

 

£bn

£bn

Gross loans and advances held at amortised cost (including portfolios reclassified as held for sale)

450.4

449.9


441.3

437.5

428.4

430.4


429.6

408.3

 











Loan loss rate (bps)

51

74


48

57

44

61


66

37

 

Barclays UK

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan loss rate

Q226

Q126


Q425

Q325

Q225

Q125

 

Q424

Q324

£m

£m


£m

£m

£m

£m

 

£m

£m

Credit impairment charges

(160)

(178)


(74)

(102)

(79)

(158)


(283)

(16)

 











 

£bn

£bn


£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

 

£bn

£bn

Gross loans and advances held at amortised cost (including portfolios reclassified as held for sale)

239.8

233.6


231.9

230.9

228.5

227.5


227.5

218.4

 











Loan loss rate (bps)

27

31


13

18

14

28


49

3

 

Barclays UK Corporate Bank

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan loss rate

Q226

Q126

 

Q425

Q325

Q225

Q125

 

Q424

Q324

£m

£m

 

£m

£m

£m

£m

 

£m

£m

Credit impairment charges

(16)

(3)

 

(1)

(5)

(12)

(19)


(40)

(13)

 

 

 

 

 


 





 

£bn

£bn

 

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

 

£bn

£bn

Gross loans and advances held at amortised cost (including portfolios reclassified as held for sale)

31.4

31.0

 

30.2

29.2

28.2

27.0


25.8

25.2

 

 

 

 

 


 





Loan loss rate (bps)

20

4

 

1

7

17

28


62

21

 

Barclays Private Bank and Wealth Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan loss rate

Q226

Q126


Q425

Q325

Q225

Q125

 

Q424

Q324

£m

£m


£m

£m

£m

£m

 

£m

£m

Credit impairment (charges)/releases

(5)

2


(2)

(1)

2

9


(2)

(7)

 

 

 


 

 


 




 

£bn

£bn


£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

 

£bn

£bn

Gross loans and advances held at amortised cost (including portfolios reclassified as held for sale)

15.1

15.1


15.1

15.2

14.8

14.8


14.7

14.3

 

 

 


 

 


 




Loan loss rate (bps)

13

(6)


5

3

(5)

(25)


5

19

 

Barclays Investment Bank

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan loss rate

Q226

Q126

 

Q425

Q325

Q225

Q125

 

Q424

Q324

£m

£m

 

£m

£m

£m

£m

 

£m

£m

Credit impairment charges/releases

(44)

(279)

 

(22)

(144)

(67)

(72)


(46)

(43)

 


 

 

 







 

£bn

£bn

 

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

 

£bn

£bn

Gross loans and advances held at amortised cost (including portfolios reclassified as held for sale)

137.2

137.4

 

131.0

129.8

126.8

129.6


124.9

116.5

 


 

 

 







Loan loss rate (bps)

13

82

 

7

44

21

23


15

15

 

Barclays US Consumer Bank

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan loss rate

Q226

Q126

 

Q425

Q325

Q225

Q125

 

Q424

Q324

£m

£m

 

£m

£m

£m

£m

 

£m

£m

Credit impairment charges

(346)

(367)

 

(431)

(379)

(312)

(399)


(298)

(276)

 

 

 

 

 







 

£bn

£bn

 

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

 

£bn

£bn

Gross loans and advances held at amortised cost (including portfolios reclassified as held for sale)

25.0

30.3

 

30.6

29.8

27.4

28.9


30.0

26.7

 

 

 

 

 







Loan loss rate (bps)

555

491


558

505

456

562


395

411

 

Income over average RWAs

 

Barclays Investment Bank

Half year ended 30.06.26

Half year ended 30.06.25

£m

£m

Income

7,986

7,180

 

 

 

 

£bn

£bn

Average RWAs

203.2

198.8

 

 

 

Income over average RWAs

7.9%

7.2%

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barclays Investment Bank

Q226

Q126


Q425

Q325

Q225

 

Q125

Q424

Q324

£m

£m


£m

£m

£m

 

£m

£m

£m

Income

3,958

4,028


2,792

3,083

3,307


3,873

2,607

2,851

 

 

 


 

 

 


 

 

 

 

£bn

£bn


£bn

£bn

£bn

 

£bn

£bn

£bn

Average RWAs

204.5

202.0


202.1

194.9

196.1


201.4

199.9

201.8

 

 

 


 

 

 


 

 

 

Income over average RWAs

7.7%

8.0%


5.5%

6.3%

6.7%


7.7%

5.2%

5.7%

 

Tangible net asset value per share

As at 30.06.26

As at 31.12.25

As at 30.06.25

 

£m

£m

£m

Total equity excluding non-controlling interests

79,358

77,784

75,906

Other equity instruments

(13,275)

(12,725)

(13,266)

Goodwill and intangibles

(8,912)

(8,284)

(8,186)

Tangible shareholders' equity attributable to ordinary shareholders of the parent

57,171

56,775

54,454

 

 

 

 

 

m

m

m

Shares in issue

13,507

13,867

14,180

 

 

 

 

 

p

p

p

Tangible net asset value per share

423

409

384

 

Shareholder Information

 

Results timetable1

 

 

 

 

Date

 

 

Ex-dividend date





6 August 2026

 

Dividend record date

 

 

 

 

7 August 2026

 

DRIP last election date

 

 

 

 

24 August 2026

 

Dividend payment date

 

 

 

 

15 September 2026

 

Q3 2026 Results Announcement

 

 

 

 

22 October 2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 








For qualifying ADR holders, the 2026 half year dividend of 5.9p per ordinary share becomes 23.6p per ADS (representing four shares).     The ex-dividend date for ADR holders is 7 August 2026. The dividend record and dividend payment dates for ADR holders are as shown above. The dividend fee chargeable by the ADR depositary to ADR holders is 4.5% of gross dividend.

A Dividend Re-Investment Plan (DRIP) is provided by Equiniti Financial Services Limited. The DRIP enables the Company's shareholders to elect to have their cash dividend payments used to purchase the Company's shares.

More information can be found at shareview.co.uk/info/drip

DRIP participants will usually receive their additional ordinary shares (in lieu of a cash dividend) three to four days after the dividend

payment date. Qualifying ADR holders should contact Computershare Shareowner Services for further details regarding the DRIP.

Barclays PLC ordinary shares ISIN code: GB0031348658

Barclays PLC ordinary shares TIDM Code: BARC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% Change2


Exchange rates

30.06.26

31.12.25

30.06.25


31.12.25

30.06.25


Period end - GBP/USD

1.33

1.34

1.37


(1)%

(3)%


YTD average - GBP/USD

1.35

1.32

1.30


2%

4%


3 month average - GBP/USD

1.34

1.33

1.35


1%

-%


Period end - GBP/EUR

1.16

1.15

1.17


1%

(1)%


YTD average - GBP/EUR

1.15

1.17

1.19


(2)%

(3)%


3 month average - GBP/EUR

1.16

1.14

1.18


2%

(2)%


 

 







Share price data

 

 

 


 

 


Barclays PLC (p)

507

476

337


 

 


Barclays PLC number of shares (m)

13,507

13,867

14,180

 

 

 


 








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