NatWest Group plc (NWG): one to watch?

Buy (cautiously) — this isn't a fresh crash but a genuine post-bailout turnaround with growing profits at a cheap price, just a normal 5% pullback near highs.

👀 WATCH Fundamentals63/100

Down 92% from its all-time high of $227.92 — now $18.42

Why NWG dropped

The stock's 92% collapse from its 2007 peak was caused by the 2008 financial crisis bailout (formerly Royal Bank of Scotland), not anything recent; the UK government has now fully exited its stake as of 2025, and today's price is just 5% below a 30-day high — no new bad news found, just normal trading noise.

Fwd P/E 8.4Op margin 53.0%Rev growth 14.5%Debt/equity —Analyst upside 19.0%

How this scored 63/100

✅ Passes all 4 hard checks — profitable, cash-generative, and financially survivable.

✅ Makes money Net profit margin 37.7%

✅ Generates cash Free cash flow unknown

✅ Not drowning in debt Debt/equity unknown — exempt (banks run on leverage by design)

✅ Can pay its bills Exempt (financials)

Bar length shows how much each metric is worth — a 10-point metric is twice as wide as a 5-point one. Hover any row for what it means.

Profitability Does it actually make money? 21/25

Operating margin 53.0% 9/9

Net profit margin 37.7% 8/8

Return on equity 14.8% 4/8

Growth Is it getting bigger, or dying? 17/25

Revenue growth 14.5% 6/9

Earnings growth 30.0% 8/8

Expected profit change 8.0% 4/8

Value Is it cheap right now? 17/25

Forward P/E 8.4 10/10

PEG ratio 1.4 5/8

Analyst target upside 19.0% 2/7

Balance sheet Will it survive? 8/25

Debt / equity unknown 3/10

Current ratio unknown 2/8

Free cash flow unknown 2/7

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Analysis generated by SmartStonks's AI from public fundamentals and news, first flagged 2026-09-11. Research only — not financial advice.