{"id":21411,"date":"2026-02-13T07:27:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T07:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=21411"},"modified":"2026-02-13T07:27:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T07:27:20","slug":"natwest-profits-and-dividend-rise-in-strong-year-daily-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=21411","title":{"rendered":"NatWest profits and dividend rise in &#8216;strong year&#8217; \u2013 Daily Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Paul-Thwaite-and-RBS.png\" alt=\"Paul Thwaite\" class=\"wp-image-164289 lazyload\" style=\"width:834px;height:auto\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"502\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Paul-Thwaite-and-RBS.png\" alt=\"Paul Thwaite\" class=\"wp-image-164289 lazyload\" style=\"width:834px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Paul-Thwaite-and-RBS.png 794w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Paul-Thwaite-and-RBS-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Paul-Thwaite-and-RBS-768x486.png 768w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Paul-Thwaite-and-RBS-600x379.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Paul Thwaite: our strategy is working<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">NatWest, trading north of the border as Royal Bank of Scotland, posted another rise in profit and dividend in a \u2018strong year\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Attributable profit?rose to?\u00a35.48bn\u00a0from\u00a0\u00a34.52bn?in 2024 while operating profit increased to \u00a37.7bn\u00a0from \u00a36.2bn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The bank said it plans to pay a dividend of 23p a share, lifting the total for the year by 51% to 32.5p.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Chief executive, Paul Thwaite, said:?\u00a0\u201c2025 was another strong year for NatWest Group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u201cWe delivered broad based growth across our three customer businesses,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u201cIt is clear our strategy is working, and we are delivering consistently.\u00a0\u00a0We are raising our ambition and sharpening our strategic focus, with stretching new targets in place.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u201cWe must now make the most of the investment\u00a0we\u2019ve\u00a0made to become even more productive, build deeper customer\u00a0relationships\u00a0and ensure we are the bank of choice in the areas we want to grow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u2026 more follows\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- Simple Share Buttons Adder (8.5.3) 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'); 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