NWG

Natwest Group PLC

Banks First-pass screen £46.7bn

470/1000 Overall fit

AI beneficiary 35% 35

Operating leverage 25% 70

Valuation 25% 30

Downside protection 15% 65

First-pass take

Strong operational leverage (cost:income 48.6%, improved 4.8pp) and solid capital position, but AI is internal efficiency only, not revenue-generating. No valuation metrics provided; cyclical to UK rates and economic cycles. Sharp rise in impairments (£671m from £359m) signals credit stress.

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