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# UK's NatWest Group posts H1 2026 attributable profit of £3.0 billion; RoTE of 19.7%
- URL: https://www.theglobalbanker.com/natwest-group-h1-2026-attributable-profit-3-billion-rote-19-7-percent/
- Published: 2026-07-31T13:14:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-02T00:50:13.000Z
- Description: NatWest reported H1 attributable profit of £3.0 billion and RoTE of 19.7%, with the bank growing across all three of its main customer businesses.
- Author: TGB Editorial Team
- Tags: Banking News, Europe

NatWest Group reported attributable profit of £3.0 billion for the first half of 2026, with return on tangible equity of 19.7%, as the UK bank pointed to growth across all three of its customer businesses in support of the result.

Earnings per share were 38.1 pence, up 23.3% on the prior year, and the bank announced an interim dividend of 12.0p per share.

#### GROWTH ACROSS ALL THREE BUSINESSES

NatWest attributed the performance to expansion across each of its principal customer segments, spanning Retail Banking, Private Banking & Wealth Management and Commercial & Institutional. Customer assets and liabilities rose by £95.2 billion, or 10.7%, in the half, including £71.7 billion relating to the acquisition of Evelyn Partners.

Chief executive Paul Thwaite said the bank was "growing all three of our customer businesses, becoming even more efficient and delivering market leading returns".

#### SHAREHOLDER RETURNS IN FOCUS

Capital generation before distributions was 137 basis points, before the impact of the Evelyn Partners acquisition, and the CET1 ratio was 13.2%.

The bank raised its 2026 guidance alongside the results, now targeting total income excluding notable items of around £17.9 billion and a RoTE of more than 19%, and said it expects to announce its next share buyback with its full-year 2026 results, six months earlier than previously planned.

The cost:income ratio excluding litigation and conduct costs improved by 2.8 percentage points to 46.0%, and the cost of risk was 19 basis points.