Feb. 10 at 11:31 AM
$BCS
Barclays has beaten expectations for profit in the fourth quarter and announced a
$1BN share buyback in its latest results, as it unveiled plans to return more than
$15BN to investors over the next couple of years.
The bank reported profit before tax of
$1.9bn in the fourth quarter, in results released on Tuesday. This was up from
$1.7bn reported for the same quarter last year and was ahead of forecasts for
$1.72bn, according to consensus estimates provided by Barclays.
For the year, pre-tax profit came in at
$9.1bn, up from
$8.1bn for 2024 and was also ahead of estimates for
$9.01bn.
Barclays' total income increased
$29.14bn for 2025, up from
$26.79bn last year and compared to estimates of
$28.97bn.