NatWest Group/£NWG

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About NatWest Group

NatWest Group derives around 90% of its total income from the United Kingdom. The bank operates a retail, commercial, and private bank in the UK, offering clients lending and payment services as well as asset management services.

Ticker

£NWG
Sector

Primary listing

LSE

Employees

61,651

NatWest Group Metrics

BasicAdvanced
£44B
9.16
£0.60
0.97
£0.25
4.57%

What the Analysts think about NatWest Group

Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for NatWest Group stock.

Bulls say / Bears say

Strong first-half 2025 operating pretax profit rose 18% to £3.6 billion, slightly above analyst forecasts, enabling a £750 million share buyback programme (Reuters).
Following H1 results, NatWest raised its full-year return on tangible equity forecast to 16.5%, up from up to 16%, reflecting confidence in sustained high returns (Reuters).
In March 2025, the UK government sold 89 million shares in NatWest, reducing its stake to 4.82% and making BlackRock the largest shareholder, a key milestone towards full privatisation (Reuters).
NatWest’s Q3 2025 pre-tax profit of £1.3 billion missed analyst expectations and the bank cut its lending margin guidance, warning that the benefits from higher interest rates have peaked, signalling pressure on net interest margins (FT).
Morgan Stanley cut the UK GDP growth forecast for 2025 to 0.9%, highlighting the risk that NatWest’s predominantly UK-focused loan book may face slower lending growth amid a domestic slowdown (Reuters).
The bank recorded a net impairment charge of £189 million in Q1 2025, underscoring elevated provisions for bad loans despite stable default levels, pointing to potential credit risk if economic headwinds deepen (CNBC).
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 2 Oct 2025.

NatWest Group Financial Performance

Revenues and expenses
QuarterlyAnnual
Q3 24
QoQ growth
Revenue
$37B
-39.75%
Net income
$45B
107.52%
Profit margin
37.65%
6.78%

NatWest Group Earnings Performance

Company profitability
QuarterlyAnnual
Q4 23
Q1 24
Q2 24
Q3 24
Q4 24
Actual
$3.69
$2.85
$2.45
$2.42
-
Expected
$3.55
$2.61
$2.05
$2.31
$3.94
Surprise
3.94%
9.20%
19.51%
4.63%
-
Data displayed above is indicative only and its accuracy or completeness is not guaranteed. Actual execution price may vary. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Your return may be affected by currency fluctuations and applicable fees and charges. Capital at risk.
Market data provided by CBOE Europe and Deutsche Börse.

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