Barclays launches buyback. Barclays stock costs EUR 4.95 with GBP 2.32 billion Q3 profit

Published on 10/26/2026 at 10:15 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Barclays stock costs EUR 4.95 on October 26, 2026. Q3 pretax profit rose 12.00 percent to GBP 2.32 billion as RoTE reached 11.70 percent.

Buyback and earnings support

Barclays announced a GBP 500 million buyback on October 22, 2026.
Third-quarter pretax profit rose 12.00 percent to GBP 2.32 billion.
Barclays stock trades at EUR 4.95 at 10:09 a.m. CEST at Lang & Schwarz on October 26, 2026.
Berenberg kept a Buy rating and set a GBp 620.00 target on October 23, 2026.

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Barclays (ISIN GB0031348658) was trading at EUR 4.95 at Lang & Schwarz on October 26, 2026, at 10:09 a.m. CEST. The British bank announced a GBP 500 million share buyback with its third-quarter results on October 22, 2026, according to RTTNews.

Profit rises as buyback starts

Barclays reported third-quarter pretax profit of GBP 2.32 billion, up 12.00 percent from GBP 2.08 billion a year earlier. Total income increased 3.00 percent to GBP 7.37 billion from GBP 7.17 billion, while basic earnings per share rose 18.00 percent to 12.3 pence from 10.4 pence, RTTNews reported.

The distribution package also included GBP 2.8 billion paid or announced year to date, up 46.00 percent from the same period in 2025. Management reaffirmed a 2026 group income target of GBP 31.5 billion and expects return on tangible equity above 12.00 percent for the full year, according to TipRanks.

What does the target imply?

Berenberg retained a Buy rating and set a GBp 620.00 price target in a report dated October 23, 2026, according to MarketBeat. Barclays trades on the London Stock Exchange under ticker BARC, and the target sits in the context of the bank's improving earnings and capital distribution profile.

Next reporting date

Barclays is scheduled to report its next results on February 9, 2027, according to Simply Wall St. The date follows the third-quarter update and gives investors the next formal checkpoint for the 2026 income and return targets.

Stock price and investor view

The earnings picture combines higher pretax profit with a 3.00 percent increase in income, while the GBP 500 million repurchase adds a direct capital-return element. The next test is whether the bank can convert the 2026 income target of GBP 31.5 billion and return on tangible equity above 12.00 percent into full-year delivery.

Barclays was trading at EUR 4.95 at Lang & Schwarz on October 26, 2026, at 10:09 a.m. CEST. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Barclays stock.