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BBVA vs BCS

Side-by-side comparison of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. (BBVA) and Barclays PLC (BCS): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both BBVA and BCS operate in Commercial Banks (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
  • BBVA is the larger of the two at $126.85B, about 1.5x BCS ($84.38B).
  • Over the past year, BBVA is up 47.1% and BCS is up 33.9% - BBVA leads by 13.2 points.
  • BBVA has been more active in the news (4 items in the past 4 weeks vs 3 for BCS).
  • BCS has more recent analyst coverage (19 ratings vs 17 for BBVA).
PerformanceBBVA+47.05%BCS+33.89%
2025-06-09+0.00%2026-06-05
MetricBBVABCS
Company
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.
Barclays PLC
Price
$22.22-2.63%
$24.50-2.04%
Market cap
$126.85B
$84.38B
1M return
+0.32%
+1.04%
1Y return
+47.05%
+33.89%
Industry
Commercial Banks
Commercial Banks
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
News (4w)
4
3
Recent ratings
17
19
BBVA

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A., together with its subsidiaries, provides retail banking, wholesale banking, asset management, and private banking services. It offers current accounts; and demand, savings, overnight, time, term, and subordinated deposits. The company also provides loan products; deals in securities; and manages pension funds. In addition, it offers credit cards; corporate and investment banking services; insurance products and services; and real estate services. The company provides its products through online and mobile channels. As of December 31, 2020, it operated through a network of 7,432 branches and 31, 000 ATMs in approximately 30 countries. It operates in Spain, Mexico, South America, the United States, Turkey, the Asia-Pacific, and rest of Europe. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. was founded in 1857 and is headquartered in Bilbao, Spain.

BCS

Barclays PLC

Barclays PLC, through its subsidiaries, provides various financial products and services in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. The company operates through Barclays UK and Barclays International divisions. It offers financial services, such as retail banking, credit cards, wholesale banking, investment banking, wealth management, and investment management services. The company also engages in securities dealing activities; and issues credit cards. The company was formerly known as Barclays Bank Limited and changed its name to Barclays PLC in January 1985. Barclays PLC was founded in 1690 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.