Barclays BankLSE:47MB Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 5.27% as of Dec. 2025, which is 13% below its 10-year median of 6.06. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review.
Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated as Net Income divided by its average total shareholder tangible equity. Total shareholder tangible equity equals to Total Stockholders Equity minus Intangible Assets. Barclays Bank's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was £3,192.00 Mil. Barclays Bank's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was £60,523.00 Mil. Therefore, Barclays Bank's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was 5.27%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Barclays Bank's Return-on-Tangible-Equity or its related term are showing as below:
LSE:47MB'
s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.97 Med: 6.06 Max: 8.5
Current: 7.99
During the past 13 years, Barclays Bank's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 8.50%. The lowest was -1.97%. And the median was 6.06%.
LSE:47MB's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is not ranked
in the Banks industry.
Industry Median: 11.19
vs LSE:47MB: 7.99
Barclays Bank (LSE:47MB) Return-on-Tangible-Equity Explanation
Return-on-Tangible-Equity measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's tangible equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' tangible equity (shareholders equity minus intangibles). Return-on-Tangible-Equity shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. Return-on-Tangible-Equitys between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.
Be Aware
Net Income is used.
Because a company can increase its Return-on-Tangible-Equity by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high Return-on-Tangible-Equity companies. Like Return-on-Tangible-Asset, Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.
Asset light businesses require very few assets to generate very high earnings. Their Return-on-Tangible-Equitys can be extremely high.
Barclays Bank Return-on-Tangible-Equity Related Terms
Barclays Bank Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Barclays Bank's Return-on-Tangible-Equity can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
LSE:47MB vs USB, PNC, TFC: Return-on-Tangible-Equity Comparison
For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Barclays Bank's Return-on-Tangible-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Return-on-Tangible-Equity data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Barclays Bank Return-on-Tangible-Equity vs Banks Industry
For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Barclays Bank's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Barclays Bank's Return-on-Tangible-Equity falls into.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
In the calculation of annual Return-on-Tangible-Equity, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder tangible equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data,
the net income data used here is two times the semi-annual (Dec. 2025) net income data.
Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.
What does a Return-on-Tangible-Equity of 5.27% mean?
Barclays Bank (LSE:47MB) has a Return-on-Tangible-Equity of 5.27% as of Dec. 2025. Return on tangible equity is the ratio of current-period net income to average two-period tangible equity. View historical data on Barclays Bank and its competitors. This is 13% below median its historical median of 6.06.
Is Barclays Bank's Return-on-Tangible-Equity too high?
Barclays Bank's current Return-on-Tangible-Equity of 5.27% is 13% below median its 10-year median of 6.06. The Banks industry median Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 11.19. Barclays Bank's value of 5.27% is 52.9% below this industry median.
How does Barclays Bank's Return-on-Tangible-Equity compare to USB and PNC?
Barclays Bank's Return-on-Tangible-Equity of 5.27% can be compared against companies in the Banks industry. The industry median Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 11.19. Barclays Bank's value of 5.27% is 52.9% below this benchmark. While the company's 10-year median is 6.06 vs. the industry median of 11.19, Barclays Bank has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Return-on-Tangible-Equity for a Banks company?
The median Return-on-Tangible-Equity among Banks companies is 11.19, based on 1,522 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Return-on-Tangible-Equity significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Return-on-Tangible-Equity should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Barclays Bank's current Return-on-Tangible-Equity of 5.27% is 52.9% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Return-on-Tangible-Equity mean?
A high Return-on-Tangible-Equity can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Return on tangible equity is the ratio of current-period net income to average two-period tangible equity. View historical data on Barclays Bank and its competitors. For the Banks industry, the median Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 11.19 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Barclays Bank's current Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 5.27%, which is 13% below median its own 10-year median of 6.06. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Barclays Bank stock overvalued right now?
Barclays Bank (LSE:47MB) has a current Return-on-Tangible-Equity of 5.27%. The current Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 5.27%, which is 13% below median its 10-year median of 6.06 and 52.9% below the Banks industry median of 11.19. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Return-on-Tangible-Equity calculated?
Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Barclays Bank (LSE:47MB), the current Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 5.27% as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Barclays Bank PLC is a financial services provider engaged in retail and commercial banking, credit cards, investment banking, wealth management, and investment management services all over the world. The company's reportable segments are; Barclays UK Corporate Bank, Barclays Private Bank and Wealth Management, Barclays Investment Bank, and Barclays U.S. Consumer Bank. Maximum revenue for the company is generated from its Barclays Investment Bank segment. Geographically, it derives maximum revenue from the United States, followed by the United Kingdom, Europe, Africa, other regions of the Americas, and the Middle East and Asia.
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