Strong across all measured dimensions. No single area is pulling the score down meaningfully.
Broad-market heuristics · Not a buy/sell signal
Valuation and growth
Valuation
Growth
Under 20x, reasonable relative to earnings
0.8x book, trading near or below equity
5–10% CAGR, steady but not exceptional
Above 8% book-value compounding, strong
Business Quality & Capital Allocation
Shrinking >2%, active buybacks
10–15%, healthy ROE
5.1% equity/assets, adequate
Expanded 1–3pp, steady progress
Barclays (BARC.XLON) quality: score, margins and returns
Barclays (BARC.XLON) scores 88/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score (a high-quality business), a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100. Every metric is computed from company filings; this is analysis, not investment advice.
Frequently asked
Is Barclays (BARC.XLON) a high-quality business?+
Barclays scores 88 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which rates it a high-quality business on these measures. Quality and price are separate questions: even a great business can be a poor investment if you overpay, so read this score alongside the valuation. The metric-by-metric breakdown is on this scorecard.
What does Barclays's quality score measure?+
Intrinsiqq's quality score weighs profitability, returns on capital, revenue growth, and balance-sheet strength, using measures suited to banks, insurers and other financial companies (where free-cash-flow and operating-margin metrics do not apply), each computed from BARC.XLON's company filings rather than opinion or sentiment. A higher score means a more durable, capital-efficient business; it is not a buy or sell signal. Open each metric on this page to see exactly where Barclays scores well and where it falls behind.
How profitable is Barclays?+
Barclays runs a net margin of about 25.6%. Revenue has grown at roughly 7.3% a year recently. High, stable margins usually point to pricing power and operating discipline. Margins are most telling next to growth and returns on capital, all of which feed this quality score. This is analysis from company filings, not investment advice.
Peers
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Held by ETFs
BARC.XLON is in 133 US ETFs. The largest of them, with BARC.XLON's weight in each:
Vanguard Total International Stock ETFVXUS0.18%of the fund
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETFVEA0.25%of the fund
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETFIEFA0.31%of the fund
Vanguard Total World Stock ETFVT0.07%of the fund
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund ETF SharesVEU0.20%of the fund
iShares MSCI EAFE ETFEFA0.36%of the fund
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Data sourced from company filings and third-party price providers. Scores, valuations, and metrics are algorithmic estimates. This is not investment advice. See our Terms and Methodology.
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