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NatWest Group (LSE:NWG) Stock Faces Q3 Earnings Margin And Loan Book Questions

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NatWest Group (LSE:NWG) Stock Faces Q3 Earnings Margin And Loan Book Questions

NatWest Group closed Friday at £5.796, rounding off a bruising stretch that left the share price down about 20% over three months and roughly 13% over the past month. That weak tape met a punchy Q3 2026 earnings print, with basic earnings per share at £0.193 and a reported net

Directly affected

  • NWG NatWest Group

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • XLF Financial Select Sector SPDR-3.5% 30d

    Financial Select Sector SPDR: it holds banks. Linked by “loan” (banks) in this story.

  • KRE SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF-4.8% 30d

    SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF: it holds banks. Linked by “loan” (banks) in this story.

  • JPM JPMorgan Chase-4.3% 30d

    JPMorgan Chase (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “loan” (banks) in this story.

  • BAC Bank of America-11.1% 30d

    Bank of America (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “loan” (banks) in this story.

  • WFC Wells Fargo-3.6% 30d

    Wells Fargo (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “loan” (banks) in this story.

  • C Citigroup-9.2% 30d

    Citigroup (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “loan” (banks) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
NWG+10.48%+11.45%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XLFNo price data for this ticker———————
KRENo price data for this ticker———————
JPMNo price data for this ticker———————
BACNo price data for this ticker———————
WFCNo price data for this ticker———————
CNo price data for this ticker———————

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

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NatWest Group (LSE:NWG) Stock Faces Q3 Earnings Margin And Loan Book Questions Yahoo Finance

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The price since 1 Nov 2026: Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF) versus the S&P 500

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
NWGthree days earlier+11.45%final price
NWGfive days earlier+10.48%final price

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Who gains and who loses around Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF)

Companies carried with this story

  • XLF Select Sector Spdr Tr

    For “NatWest Group (LSE:NWG) Stock Faces Q3 Earnings Margin And Loan Book Questions,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Financial Select Sector SPDR: it holds banks. Linked by “loan” (banks) in this story

  • KRE Spdr Series Trust

    For “NatWest Group (LSE:NWG) Stock Faces Q3 Earnings Margin And Loan Book Questions,” Spdr Series Trust (KRE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF: it holds banks. Linked by “loan” (banks) in this story

  • JPM Jpmorgan Chase

    Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 1 Nov 2026 story “NatWest Group (LSE:NWG) Stock Faces Q3 Earnings Margin And Loan Book Questions.” Reason on file: JPMorgan Chase (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “loan” (banks) in this story

  • BAC Bank Of America

    Bank Of America (BAC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 1 Nov 2026 story “NatWest Group (LSE:NWG) Stock Faces Q3 Earnings Margin And Loan Book Questions.” Reason on file: Bank of America (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “loan” (banks) in this story

  • WFC Wells Fargo

    For “NatWest Group (LSE:NWG) Stock Faces Q3 Earnings Margin And Loan Book Questions,” Wells Fargo (WFC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Wells Fargo (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “loan” (banks) in this story

  • C Citigroup

    Citigroup (C) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 1 Nov 2026 story “NatWest Group (LSE:NWG) Stock Faces Q3 Earnings Margin And Loan Book Questions.” Reason on file: Citigroup (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “loan” (banks) in this story

Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF)

The 1 Nov 2026 story “NatWest Group (LSE:NWG) Stock Faces Q3 Earnings Margin And Loan Book Questions” names Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF) because of this story.

The link for Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF) is this: Financial Select Sector SPDR: it holds banks. Linked by “loan” (banks) in this story

A second company, Spdr Series Trust (KRE), is listed for a different reason: SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF: it holds banks. Linked by “loan” (banks) in this story

Price levels for Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF)

JPM traded between 325.12 and 345.73 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 337.10. KRE traded between 67.80 and 71.93 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 70.61. XLF traded between 52.82 and 56.03 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 55.07.

What the saved facts support for Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF)

46 out of 100

“NatWest Group (LSE:NWG) Stock Faces Q3 Earnings Margin And Loan Book Questions” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.