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Autonomous vehicles and AI-led platforms are not yet hitting earnings, but Barclays argues the market is only beginning to price in structural risk to a revenue pool that makes up 35–40% of global P&C. The AI debate has barely begun in insurance.

Barclays PLC (LSE:BARC) shares rose 1.9% on Tuesday as investors digested its upgraded financial guidance for 2026 and a resilient set of results that beat revenue expectations. However, scrutiny continues over the bank's position in UK wealth management following recent competitive moves in the sector.

Barclays hiked CEO C.S. Venkatakrishnan's pay package to 15 million pounds ($20.5 million) in 2025, it said on Tuesday, up from 11.6 million pounds the year before after the bank in common with other British lenders increased bonus payouts for top staff.

Barclays PLC (LSE:BARC) has surpassed market expectations with a robust fourth-quarter performance and confirmed it achieved all financial guidance for 2025, including a return on tangible equity of 11.3% as every division delivered double-digit returns. Profit before tax rose 13% year on year to £9.1 billion and earnings per share increased 22% to 43.8p.

The bank is guiding for income growth of more than 5% each year through to 2028.

Barclays said its annual profit increased 12% and announced new performance targets out to 2028 on Tuesday, as the British bank aims to improve returns by focusing on its core home market and using technology such as AI to cut costs.

Last week's meltdown in risk assets doesn't represent an inflection point for the stock market overall — or for the artificial-intelligence sector that led it down — and investors should be more positive, Barclays says.

Barclays share price pulled back last week as the Bank of England (BoE) delivered its interest rate decision and as traders waited for its upcoming earnings, which will provide more color about its business. BARC was trading at 480p, down from the year-to-date high 505p.