NatWest Group (NWG) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $0.54
- Estimate
- $0.47
- Surprise
- +14.0%
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.7 → 5.5/10
Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.
How the report landed
NatWest Group (NWG) beat the $0.47 estimate with diluted EPS of $0.54 — a large 14.0% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.7/10) to Hold at 5.5/10 after the report — the engine's score fell despite the beat.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates NWG Hold at 6.4/10.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +14.0% surprise compares with a +11.0% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-10-30.
What supports the rating
- Sector modifier (Financial Services): +1.0
- Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- Near 52-week high (2.4% away)
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.1)
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $18.76
- Price target
- $21.79
- Stop
- $18.39
- Upside to target
- +16.2%
At 9.2× trailing and 8.5× forward earnings, consensus estimates imply little change in earnings power.
Risk check: trading volume is running 2.1× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-04 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
NWG at TrendMatrix's latest read
For financials, the EPS print is only half the story: credit costs, reserve builds, and rate sensitivity decide how a quarter actually lands.
- Industry
- Banks - Regional
- Market cap
- $73.80B
- P/E (fwd)
- 8.5
- P/E (ttm)
- 9.2
- 52-week range
- $13.56–$19.42
- Off 52-week high
- 3.4%
- RSI (14)
- 47
- Volume vs avg
- 2.11×
- Score today
- 6.4/10