Barclays vs Lloyds Banking
BCS and LYG side by side, both in commercial banks. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BCS and LYG compare
Lloyds Banking grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (7.9% versus 3.7% for Barclays).
Barclays keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 64.6% compared with 24.0% at Lloyds Banking.
Barclays scores higher on the StockData Score (4 against 3 for Lloyds Banking), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | BCS | LYG |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Share price | $22.30 | $5.00 |
| Change, 1 year | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 111% | 92.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.16 | 0.91 |
| Employees | 98K | 60K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 3.7% | 7.9% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.4% (better) | −7.8% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 13.7% (better) | 5.4% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 21.6% (better) | 11.3% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 37.5% | 41.9% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 64.6% (better) | 24.0% |
| FCF margin | – | 3.2% |
| Return on equity | 9.2% | 9.9% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 7 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Payout ratio | 17.5% | 44.0% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 2.1% | 1.0% |
| Held by insiders | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Go deeper
- BCS stock overview
- BCS income statement
- BCS valuation and score
- LYG stock overview
- LYG income statement
- LYG valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.