NatWest H1 FY26 attributable profit rises 22% to £3.04 billion; total income climbs 11% to £8.86 billion

• NatWest posted H1’26 attributable profit of GBP 3.04 billion, up 22% from H1’25; EPS rose 23.3% to 38.1p.
• Total income climbed 11% to GBP 8.86 billion, while net interest income excluding notable items rose 12.6% to GBP 6.89 billion.
• Profitability improved as the cost:income ratio fell 2.8 percentage points to 46%, driving return on tangible equity up 1.6 percentage points to 19.7%.
• Balance-sheet growth continued, with customer loans up 6.8% to GBP 410 billion and customer deposits up 2.7% to GBP 448 billion.
• NatWest raised its outlook, targeting about GBP 17.9 billion in total income excluding notable items and now expecting buybacks to restart in FY 2026.

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