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# Barclays Reports Q1 2025 Pre-Tax Profit of £2.7 Billion, Up 19%, Driven by Investment Banking Revenues
- URL: https://www.theglobalbanker.com/barclays-q1-2025-pre-tax-profit-2-7-billion-up-19-percent-investment-banking/
- Published: 2025-04-30T15:29:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-02T14:35:58.000Z
- Description: Barclays posted Q1 2025 pre-tax profit of £2.7bn, up 19% year-on-year and ahead of consensus, with RoTE of 14%, EPS of 13.0p and a CET1 ratio of 13.9%.
- Author: TGB Editorial Team
- Tags: Banking News, Europe, #archive

Barclays delivered a stronger-than-expected first-quarter performance, reporting pre-tax profit of £2.7 billion for the three months ended 31 March 2025, a 19% increase on the comparable period a year earlier and ahead of consensus estimates compiled before the announcement. The result was driven principally by a 16% rise in Barclays Investment Bank income, alongside 14% income growth at Barclays UK.

Return on tangible equity reached 14.0%, and earnings per share came in at 13.0 pence. The Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio stood at 13.9%, a level the bank described as at the upper end of its 13-14% target range, in its quarterly results filing.

#### NET INTEREST INCOME

Net interest income rose, with Barclays UK's net interest margin up 46 basis points year-on-year to 3.55% and group NII guidance (excluding the investment bank and head office) raised to more than £12.5 billion.