Barclays total debt 1985–2026What is the debt to equity ratio? Debt to equity is a company's total debt divided by its shareholders' equity: how much it has borrowed for each dollar its owners have in the business.
Barclays's total debt was 189.31B GBP on 30 September 2026, up 31.5% on a year before. At the end of fiscal year 2025 it was 219.94B GBP.
Last updated 6 Nov 2026 · Next report 9 Feb 2027
Total debt
Growth
| Fiscal year | Period ending | Total debt | Growth | Cash and short-term investments | Net cash | Debt to equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest quarter | 30 Sept 2026 | 189.31B | +31.48% | 435.58B | 246.27B | 2.95 |
| FY2025 | 31 Dec 2025 | 219.94B | +18.41% | 407.56B | 187.62B | 2.83 |
| FY2024 | 31 Dec 2024 | 185.75B | +5.21% | 509.67B | 323.93B | 2.59 |
| FY2023 | 31 Dec 2023 | 176.55B | -3.72% | 538.31B | 361.76B | 2.48 |
| FY2022 | 31 Dec 2022 | 183.37B | +10.07% | 542.42B | 359.06B | 2.69 |
| FY2021 | 31 Dec 2021 | 166.59B | +15.67% | 521.33B | 354.74B | 2.41 |
| FY2020 | 31 Dec 2020 | 144.02B | -1.12% | 457.38B | 313.36B | 2.19 |
| FY2019 | 31 Dec 2019 | 145.65B | -2.59% | 359.34B | 213.69B | 2.26 |
| FY2018 | 31 Dec 2018 | 149.52B | +7.01% | 395.37B | 245.86B | 2.39 |
| FY2017 | 31 Dec 2017 | 139.72B | +40.69% | 394.29B | 254.57B | 2.19 |
| FY2016 | 31 Dec 2016 | 99.32B | +9.60% | 196.05B | 96.73B | 1.53 |
| FY2015 | 31 Dec 2015 | 90.62B | -39.46% | 156.26B | 65.64B | 1.52 |
| FY2014 | 31 Dec 2014 | 149.68B | +38.10% | 289.92B | 140.24B | 2.51 |
| FY2013 | 31 Dec 2013 | 108.39B | -24.49% | 366.82B | 258.43B | 1.96 |
| FY2012 | 31 Dec 2012 | 143.54B | -7.12% | 410.54B | 267.00B | 2.84 |
| FY2011 | 31 Dec 2011 | 154.55B | -41.04% | 415.34B | 260.79B | 2.89 |
| FY2010 | 31 Dec 2010 | 262.12B | +12.00% | 479.04B | 216.93B | 5.15 |
| FY2009 | 31 Dec 2009 | 234.03B | -2.81% | 374.89B | 140.86B | 4.95 |
| FY2008 | 31 Dec 2008 | 240.80B | +26.22% | 346.64B | 105.83B | 6.58 |
| FY2007 | 31 Dec 2007 | 190.78B | +21.30% | 382.62B | 191.84B | 8.19 |
| FY2006 | 31 Dec 2006 | 157.28B | +10.73% | 359.87B | 202.59B | 7.94 |
| FY2005 | 31 Dec 2005 | 142.03B | +77.43% | 321.52B | 179.49B | 8.15 |
| FY2004 | 31 Dec 2004 | 80.05B | +29.47% | 10.18B | -69.87B | 4.60 |
| FY2003 | 31 Dec 2003 | 61.83B | +7.62% | 10.89B | -50.93B | 3.69 |
| FY2002 | 31 Dec 2002 | 57.45B | +14.74% | 12.02B | -45.43B | 3.78 |
| FY2001 | 31 Dec 2001 | 50.07B | +685.24% | 3.73B | -46.34B | 3.44 |
| FY2000 | 31 Dec 2000 | 6.38B | +38.87% | 3.76B | -2.62B | 0.48 |
| FY1999 | 31 Dec 1999 | 4.59B | +23.00% | 3.65B | -937.75M | 0.54 |
| FY1998 | 31 Dec 1998 | 3.73B | +27.65% | 4.59B | 856.80M | 0.47 |
| FY1997 | 31 Dec 1997 | 2.92B | -5.26% | 749.37M | -2.18B | 0.38 |
| FY1996 | 31 Dec 1996 | 3.09B | -15.87% | 29.52B | 26.43B | 0.42 |
| FY1995 | 31 Dec 1995 | 3.67B | -28.42% | 20.93B | 17.26B | 0.52 |
| FY1994 | 31 Dec 1994 | 5.13B | -69.34% | 27.97B | 22.85B | 0.83 |
| FY1993 | 31 Dec 1993 | 16.72B | +528.54% | 22.39B | 5.67B | 3.15 |
| FY1992 | 31 Dec 1992 | 2.66B | -15.36% | 39.06B | 36.40B | 0.29 |
| FY1991 | 31 Dec 1991 | 3.14B | +639.56% | 24.35B | 21.20B | 0.55 |
| FY1990 | 31 Dec 1990 | 425.00M | +70.00% | 23.72B | 23.30B | 0.07 |
| FY1989 | 31 Dec 1989 | 250.00M | 0.00% | 20.90B | 20.65B | 0.04 |
| FY1988 | 31 Dec 1988 | 250.00M | -90.29% | 17.91B | 17.66B | 0.04 |
| FY1987 | 31 Dec 1987 | 2.57B | +2.02% | 16.19B | 13.62B | 0.61 |
| FY1986 | 31 Dec 1986 | 2.52B | +20.43% | 14.38B | 11.86B | 0.67 |
| FY1985 | 31 Dec 1985 | 2.10B | — | 11.20B | 9.10B | 0.64 |
| Quarter | Period ending | Total debt | Growth on a year before | Cash and short-term investments | Net cash | Debt to equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2026 | 30 Sept 2026 | 189.31B | +31.48% | 435.58B | 246.27B | 2.95 |
| Q2 FY2026 | 30 Jun 2026 | 137.94B | +17.45% | 455.96B | 318.03B | 1.74 |
| Q1 FY2026 | 31 Mar 2026 | 136.84B | +23.81% | 426.40B | 289.56B | 1.78 |
| Q4 FY2025 | 31 Dec 2025 | 219.94B | +18.41% | 407.56B | 187.62B | 2.83 |
| Q3 FY2025 | 30 Sept 2025 | 143.98B | +42.92% | 867.54B | 723.56B | 1.88 |
| Q2 FY2025 | 30 Jun 2025 | 117.44B | +8.17% | 225.72B | 108.28B | 1.55 |
| Q1 FY2025 | 31 Mar 2025 | 110.53B | -6.96% | 434.27B | 323.74B | 1.48 |
| Q4 FY2024 | 31 Dec 2024 | 185.75B | +5.21% | 509.67B | 323.93B | 2.59 |
| Q3 FY2024 | 30 Sept 2024 | 100.75B | -11.64% | 406.04B | 305.29B | 1.42 |
| Q2 FY2024 | 30 Jun 2024 | 108.57B | -6.44% | 445.49B | 336.92B | 1.53 |
| Q1 FY2024 | 31 Mar 2024 | 118.79B | -6.26% | 449.67B | 330.88B | 1.66 |
| Q4 FY2023 | 31 Dec 2023 | 176.55B | -3.72% | 538.31B | 361.76B | 2.48 |
| Q3 FY2023 | 30 Sept 2023 | 114.01B | -13.65% | 419.60B | 305.58B | 1.67 |
| Q2 FY2023 | 30 Jun 2023 | 116.04B | -9.19% | 421.26B | 305.23B | 1.71 |
| Q1 FY2023 | 31 Mar 2023 | 126.72B | +3.62% | 404.50B | 277.78B | 1.82 |
| Q4 FY2022 | 31 Dec 2022 | 183.37B | +10.07% | 542.42B | 359.06B | 2.69 |
| Q3 FY2022 | 30 Sept 2022 | 132.04B | +21.44% | 384.73B | 252.69B | 1.97 |
| Q2 FY2022 | 30 Jun 2022 | 127.78B | +23.37% | 411.78B | 284.00B | 1.84 |
| Q1 FY2022 | 31 Mar 2022 | 122.29B | +18.46% | 402.12B | 279.84B | 1.79 |
| Q4 FY2021 | 31 Dec 2021 | 166.59B | +15.67% | 521.33B | 354.74B | 2.41 |
| Q3 FY2021 | 30 Sept 2021 | 108.73B | -8.59% | 377.20B | 268.47B | 1.58 |
| Q2 FY2021 | 30 Jun 2021 | 103.57B | -16.38% | 368.66B | 265.09B | 1.54 |
| Q1 FY2021 | 31 Mar 2021 | 103.24B | -4.02% | 351.02B | 247.79B | 1.59 |
| Q4 FY2020 | 31 Dec 2020 | 144.02B | -1.12% | 457.38B | 313.36B | 2.19 |
| Q3 FY2020 | 30 Sept 2020 | 118.95B | +12.19% | 379.15B | 260.20B | 1.75 |
| Q2 FY2020 | 30 Jun 2020 | 123.86B | +12.99% | 326.74B | 202.88B | 1.81 |
| Q1 FY2020 | 31 Mar 2020 | 107.56B | +0.02% | 269.19B | 161.63B | 1.57 |
| Q4 FY2019 | 31 Dec 2019 | 145.65B | -2.59% | 359.34B | 213.69B | 2.26 |
| Q3 FY2019 | 30 Sept 2019 | 106.02B | +5.83% | 279.81B | 173.79B | 1.60 |
| Q2 FY2019 | 30 Jun 2019 | 109.62B | +11.29% | 287.44B | 177.82B | 1.62 |
| Q1 FY2019 | 31 Mar 2019 | 107.53B | +7.49% | 294.42B | 186.89B | 1.66 |
| Q4 FY2018 | 31 Dec 2018 | 149.52B | +7.01% | 395.37B | 245.86B | 2.39 |
| Q3 FY2018 | 30 Sept 2018 | 100.18B | -2.59% | 298.38B | 198.20B | 1.59 |
| Q2 FY2018 | 30 Jun 2018 | 98.50B | -2.03% | 277.98B | 179.48B | 1.61 |
| Q1 FY2018 | 31 Mar 2018 | 100.04B | -2.69% | 274.23B | 174.19B | 1.68 |
| Q4 FY2017 | 31 Dec 2017 | 139.72B | +40.69% | 394.29B | 254.57B | 2.19 |
| Q3 FY2017 | 30 Sept 2017 | 102.85B | +9.53% | 285.67B | 182.82B | 1.59 |
| Q2 FY2017 | 30 Jun 2017 | 100.54B | +13.20% | 255.20B | 154.65B | 1.57 |
| Q1 FY2017 | 31 Mar 2017 | 102.80B | +20.68% | 239.67B | 136.87B | 1.57 |
| Q4 FY2016 | 31 Dec 2016 | 99.32B | +9.60% | 196.05B | 96.73B | 1.53 |
| Q3 FY2016 | 30 Sept 2016 | 93.90B | +1.22% | 191.08B | 97.17B | 1.47 |
| Q2 FY2016 | 30 Jun 2016 | 88.82B | -6.69% | 174.73B | 85.90B | 1.41 |
| Q1 FY2016 | 31 Mar 2016 | 85.18B | -22.97% | 147.64B | 62.46B | 1.37 |
| Q4 FY2015 | 31 Dec 2015 | 90.62B | -39.46% | 156.26B | 65.64B | 1.52 |
| Q3 FY2015 | 30 Sept 2015 | 92.77B | -14.23% | 215.25B | 122.48B | 1.50 |
| Q2 FY2015 | 30 Jun 2015 | 95.19B | -7.70% | 225.75B | 130.57B | 1.61 |
| Q1 FY2015 | 31 Mar 2015 | 110.59B | +0.26% | 276.76B | 166.17B | 1.82 |
| Q4 FY2014 | 31 Dec 2014 | 149.68B | +34.39% | 289.92B | 140.24B | 2.51 |
| Q3 FY2014 | 30 Sept 2014 | 108.15B | -5.36% | 334.48B | 226.33B | 1.82 |
| Q2 FY2014 | 30 Jun 2014 | 103.13B | -17.88% | 346.54B | 243.41B | 1.78 |
| Q1 FY2014 | 31 Mar 2014 | 110.30B | -19.35% | 378.00B | 267.70B | 1.96 |
| Q4 FY2013 | 31 Dec 2013 | 111.38B | — | 77.03B | -34.35B | 2.01 |
| Q3 FY2013 | 30 Sept 2013 | 114.28B | -22.04% | 412.62B | 298.34B | 2.31 |
| Q2 FY2013 | 30 Jun 2013 | 125.59B | +468.55% | 450.16B | 324.57B | 2.46 |
| Q1 FY2013 | 31 Mar 2013 | 136.76B | — | 475.63B | 338.87B | 2.62 |
| Q3 FY2012 | 30 Sept 2012 | 146.59B | — | 459.21B | 312.62B | 2.70 |
| Q2 FY2012 | 30 Jun 2012 | 22.09B | -17.54% | 466.75B | 444.67B | 0.41 |
| Q4 FY2011 | 31 Dec 2011 | 154.55B | -41.04% | 415.34B | 260.79B | 2.89 |
| Q2 FY2011 | 30 Jun 2011 | 26.79B | +3.31% | 465.58B | 438.80B | 0.52 |
| Q4 FY2010 | 31 Dec 2010 | 262.12B | +12.00% | 479.04B | 216.93B | 5.15 |
| Q2 FY2010 | 30 Jun 2010 | 25.93B | -84.69% | 468.01B | 442.08B | 0.52 |
| Q4 FY2009 | 31 Dec 2009 | 234.03B | -2.81% | 374.89B | 140.86B | 4.95 |
| Q2 FY2009 | 30 Jun 2009 | 169.41B | +23.37% | 320.37B | 150.96B | 4.49 |
| Q4 FY2008 | 31 Dec 2008 | 240.80B | +26.22% | 346.64B | 105.83B | 6.58 |
| Q2 FY2008 | 30 Jun 2008 | 137.32B | +2.62% | 8.91B | -128.41B | 6.16 |
| Q4 FY2007 | 31 Dec 2007 | 190.78B | +21.30% | 382.62B | 191.84B | 8.19 |
| Q2 FY2007 | 30 Jun 2007 | 133.81B | +15.53% | 7.32B | -126.49B | 6.38 |
| Q4 FY2006 | 31 Dec 2006 | 157.28B | +10.73% | 359.87B | 202.59B | 7.94 |
| Q2 FY2006 | 30 Jun 2006 | 115.83B | +10.69% | 9.38B | -106.45B | 6.44 |
| Q4 FY2005 | 31 Dec 2005 | 142.03B | +77.43% | 321.52B | 179.49B | 8.15 |
| Q2 FY2005 | 30 Jun 2005 | 104.64B | +739.24% | 6.31B | -98.32B | 6.50 |
| Q4 FY2004 | 31 Dec 2004 | 80.05B | +29.47% | 10.18B | -69.87B | 4.60 |
| Q2 FY2004 | 30 Jun 2004 | 12.47B | — | 4.36B | -8.11B | 0.83 |
| Q4 FY2003 | 31 Dec 2003 | 61.83B | +7.62% | 10.89B | -50.93B | 3.69 |
| Q2 FY2003 | 30 Jun 2003 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| Q4 FY2002 | 31 Dec 2002 | 57.45B | +14.74% | 12.02B | -45.43B | 3.78 |
| Q2 FY2002 | 30 Jun 2002 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| Q4 FY2001 | 31 Dec 2001 | 50.07B | +685.24% | 3.73B | -46.34B | 3.44 |
| Q2 FY2001 | 30 Jun 2001 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| Q4 FY2000 | 31 Dec 2000 | 6.38B | +38.87% | 3.76B | -2.62B | 0.48 |
| Q2 FY2000 | 30 Jun 2000 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| Q4 FY1999 | 31 Dec 1999 | 4.59B | +23.00% | 3.65B | -937.75M | 0.54 |
| Q2 FY1999 | 30 Jun 1999 | 4.12B | +12.77% | 780.58M | -3.34B | 0.50 |
| Q4 FY1998 | 31 Dec 1998 | 3.73B | +27.65% | 4.59B | 856.80M | 0.47 |
| Q2 FY1998 | 30 Jun 1998 | 3.65B | — | 2.20B | -1.46B | 0.46 |
| Q4 FY1997 | 31 Dec 1997 | 2.92B | -5.26% | 749.37M | -2.18B | 0.38 |
| Q4 FY1996 | 31 Dec 1996 | 3.09B | -15.87% | 29.52B | 26.43B | 0.42 |
| Q4 FY1995 | 31 Dec 1995 | 3.67B | -28.42% | 20.93B | 17.26B | 0.52 |
| Q4 FY1994 | 31 Dec 1994 | 5.13B | -69.34% | 27.97B | 22.85B | 0.83 |
| Q4 FY1993 | 31 Dec 1993 | 16.72B | +528.54% | 22.39B | 5.67B | 3.15 |
| Q4 FY1992 | 31 Dec 1992 | 2.66B | -15.36% | 39.06B | 36.40B | 0.29 |
| Q4 FY1991 | 31 Dec 1991 | 3.14B | +639.56% | 24.35B | 21.20B | 0.55 |
| Q4 FY1990 | 31 Dec 1990 | 425.00M | +70.00% | 23.72B | 23.30B | 0.07 |
| Q4 FY1989 | 31 Dec 1989 | 250.00M | 0.00% | 20.90B | 20.65B | 0.04 |
| Q4 FY1988 | 31 Dec 1988 | 250.00M | -90.29% | 17.91B | 17.66B | 0.04 |
| Q4 FY1987 | 31 Dec 1987 | 2.57B | +2.02% | 16.19B | 13.62B | 0.61 |
| Q4 FY1986 | 31 Dec 1986 | 2.52B | +20.43% | 14.38B | 11.86B | 0.67 |
| Q4 FY1985 | 31 Dec 1985 | 2.10B | — | 11.20B | 9.10B | 0.64 |
Figures in GBP at the end of each period. Net cash is cash and short-term investments less total debt; book value per share is on the diluted share count. The latest column is the most recent quarter.
Total debt counts commercial paper, term debt and lease liabilities.
See also:Revenue,Net income,EPS,Shares outstanding,Operating income,Cash on hand,Free cash flow,Stock buybacks,Balance sheet
Common questions about Barclays's debt
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