NatWest Group reports 1H EPS 30.9p vs. 24.2p last year

Reports 1H total income GBP 7.99B, with pretax profit GBP 3.59B; Net interest margin of 2.28%; Common Equity Tier 1 ratio of 13.6%. Chief Executive, Paul Thwaite, commented: “NatWest (NWG) Group’s strong performance in the first half of the year reflects our consistent support for our customers and, in turn, delivery for our shareholders. We have today upgraded our income and returns guidance for 2025, as well as announcing a 9.5p interim dividend and a GBP 750 million share buyback. The role we play as a trusted partner to over 20 million customers is fundamental to our strategy and we continue to focus on helping them achieve their ambitions, with lending, deposits and assets under management once again increasing in H1 2025. With positive momentum in our business, we are ambitious for the future and see clear opportunities for further disciplined growth. This is complemented by our focus on bank-wide simplification, as we quietly revolutionise how we operate, enhancing our tech and AI capabilities in order to better meet and anticipate the evolving needs of our customers. Having returned to full private ownership in Q2 2025, NatWest Group is well placed to step up and play its part in supporting economic growth across the UK and, in doing so, to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders.”