{"id":7890,"date":"2026-10-30T07:30:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T07:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vaultinsider.top\/?p=7890"},"modified":"2026-10-30T07:30:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T07:30:47","slug":"natwest-rbs-profits-edge-higher-as-impairments-rise-daily-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vaultinsider.top\/?p=7890","title":{"rendered":"NatWest (RBS) profits edge higher as impairments rise \u2013 Daily Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RBS-purple-exterior.png\" alt=\"RBS purple exterior\" class=\"wp-image-201039 lazyload\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RBS-purple-exterior.png\" alt=\"RBS purple exterior\" class=\"wp-image-201039\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RBS-purple-exterior.png 794w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RBS-purple-exterior-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RBS-purple-exterior-768x464.png 768w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RBS-purple-exterior-599x362.png 599w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Purple rain: an RBS branch in Princes Street<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">NatWest (RBS) has posted a slightly higher operating profit before tax for the last quarter over the same period last year as impairment charges rose.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The bank reported \u00a32.2 billion operating profit against \u00a32.2bn in Q3 last year, a rise of 1.9%. Over nine months, operating profit came in 13.4% higher at \u00a36.5bn, against 5.8bn last time. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Attributable profit was\u00a0\u00a34.6bn for the nine month period, compared with \u00a34.1bn in 2025. Revenue over the period was 9.6% higher at \u00a313.3bn\u00a0(\u00a312.1bn).  <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The bank took a \u00a3277m\u00a0impairment charge in\u00a0the third quarter, compared with\u00a0\u00a3153m at Q3 last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The cost-income ratio improved to 45.7%\u00a0from 47.8%. Lending\u00a0rose to \u00a3417.8bn, up\u00a06.4% \u00a325.1bn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Chief executive Paul Thwaite, said:\u202f\u00a0\u201cNatWest Group has delivered another strong performance in the third quarter of 2026, underpinned by the activity of more than 20 million customers and the significant role we play in supporting economic growth across the UK. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs we help more customers to save and invest, buy a home or expand their businesses, we continue to see broad-based growth in our three customer franchises, with lending, deposits and assets under management all increasing during the quarter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur strategy is consistently delivering sector-leading growth and returns, with a Return on Tangible Equity of 20.2% for the year to date, supported by greater income diversification, disciplined cost management and strong capital generation. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are confident in the strengths we\u2019ve created and in the opportunities we see ahead, as we continue to invest in our capabilities, deepen customer relationships and support growth across the UK.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em><strong>Daily Business Bulletin<\/strong>:\u00a0Subscribe here for our free morning bulletin of breaking news<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Simple Share Buttons Adder (8.7.1) simplesharebuttons.com -->           \t            <\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n fbq('init', '1192059580980274'); \nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script>#NatWest #RBS #profits #edge #higher #impairments #rise #Daily #Business<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Purple rain: an RBS branch in &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7501,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[269,271,1945,599,10878,1447,2501,757,1449,70],"class_list":["post-7890","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-finance-news","tag-business","tag-daily","tag-edge","tag-higher","tag-impairments","tag-natwest","tag-paul-thwaite","tag-profits","tag-rbs","tag-rise"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - 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