NatWest CET1 ratio rises to 13.5% in Q3 2026
NWG•NatWest Group’s CET1 ratio rose 30 basis points to 13.5% in Q3 2026. Risk-weighted assets increased to £200.5 billion, while the UK leverage ratio fell to 4.6%.
1. Capital and liquidity
NatWest Group’s Q3 2026 Pillar 3 report showed CET1 capital increased £0.8 billion, mainly driven by attributable profit and partly offset by dividend accruals. Risk-weighted assets rose £1 billion to £200.5 billion, mainly reflecting higher credit and market risk exposures. The UK leverage ratio fell 10 basis points to 4.6%; average liquidity coverage fell 3 percentage points to 137%, and the average net stable funding ratio slipped 1 percentage point to 131%.
