Barclays Annual Profit Leaps by 13% as Bank Aims to Hand £15bn to Shareholders

Barclays to Give Investors £15 Billion After Profit Beat

(Bloomberg) — Barclays Plc said it will return at least £15 billion ($20.5 billion) to shareholders through 2028 as it continues to work through a long-term plan to slash costs and improve profitability.

Barclays annual profit leaps by 13% as bank aims to hand £15bn to shareholders

Barclays said it wants to hand out more than £15 billion to shareholders over the next two years, through dividends and share buybacks.

Barclays chief’s pay jumps to £15m as profits beat forecasts

Chief executive pay rose to £15.05m in 2025. Pre-tax profit climbed 13 per cent to £9.14bn. Bonus pool increased 15 per cent to £2.21bn.Barclays’ chief executive C S Venkatakrishnan saw his pay climb 29 per cent to just over £15m in 2025, as the bank reported stronger-than-expected profits and set out fresh financial targets.Venkat, as he is widely known, received total remuneration of £15.05m, up from £11.62m in 2024, according to the bank’s la…

Barclays to lean on AI as it targets £2bn cost cuts and £15bn capital return – Your Capital Minds

Barclays is turning to artificial intelligence to power the next phase of its turnaround, as the bank targets around £2 billion of cost savings and commits to returning more than £15 billion of surplus capital to shareholders by the end of 2028. C.S. Venkatakrishnan, the chief executive, widely known as Venkat, said the bank would pursue about £2 billion of gross efficiency savings over the next three years, alongside increased investment in tec…

Barclays to lean on AI as it targets £2bn cost cuts and £15bn capital return

Barclays is turning to artificial intelligence to power the next phase of its turnaround, as the bank targets around £2 billion of cost savings and commits to returning more than £15 billion of surplus capital to shareholders by the end of 2028. C.S. Venkatakrishnan, the chief executive, widely known as Venkat, said the bank would pursue about £2 billion of gross efficiency savings over the next three years, alongside increased investment in tec…