NatWest Group plc
In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 14.1%, EPS grew 77.8%, free cash flow fell 47.4% and total debt was flat, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Revenue growth for three consecutive years, operating cash flow growth for three.
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NatWest Group plc (NWG) Dividend Safety Score
NatWest Group plc's Dividend Safety Score for fiscal 2025 cannot be worked out: not meaningful for banks, insurers and REITs.
Dividend Safety Score, annual
Annual newest first
| Period | Dividend Safety Score | Change (points) |
|---|
How fiscal 2025’s score is made up
| Component | This year | Year before | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payout of earnings | 43.37% | — | Fail | 20 |
| Payout of free cash flow | 38.96% | — | Pass | 25 |
| Net debt / EBITDA net cash | — | — | Pass | 20 |
| Years without a dividend cut | 0 | — | Fail | 0 |
| Years of falling or negative earnings over the last 10 fiscal years | 2 | — | Fail | 4 |
| Dividend Safety Score | n/a — not meaningful for banks, insurers and REITs | — | ||
How the stockrow Dividend Safety Score works
Our own composite, out of 100, for the latest fiscal year: up to 25 points for how little of its earnings the dividend takes, 25 for how little of its free cash flow, 20 for net debt against EBITDA, 20 for the years it has paid without a cut and 10 for how steady earnings per share have been over ten years. How we calculate it.
| 80–100 | Well covered |
|---|---|
| 60–79 | Adequately covered |
| 40–59 | Stretched |
| below 40 | Weakly covered |
Not worked out for a company that pays no regular dividend, for banks and REITs, whose payouts and leverage these measures do not describe, or with fewer than five years of earnings.
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What Dividend Safety Score is
The stockrow Dividend Safety Score rates how well earnings and free cash flow cover the dividend, with leverage, the dividend’s record and stable earnings.
Up to 25 points for the payout of earnings, 25 for the payout of free cash flow, 20 for net debt ÷ EBITDA, 20 for the years without a dividend cut and 10 for stable earnings