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NatWest Group United Kingdom

RAROC profile and corporate credit pricing model derived from Pillar 3 disclosures.

Cost-to-income
48.6%
Operating efficiency
Effective tax rate
24.3%
Applied to RAROC numerator
Avg corporate PD
1.20%
Probability of default
Avg LGD unsecured
37.0%
Loss given default

How NatWest Group prices corporate credit

NatWest Group is a United Kingdom-based bank with approximately EUR 109bn of corporate credit exposure (EAD) under the A-IRB approach to credit risk capital. The numbers below come directly from NatWest Group's most recent Pillar 3 CR6 regulatory filings and are used to model how this bank prices corporate credit facilities.

ParameterValueWhat it means
IRB approachA-IRBHow the bank computes risk-weighted assets
Cost-to-income ratio48.6%Operating cost share of net revenue
Effective tax rate24.3%Applied to RAROC numerator after EL and funding
Average corporate PD1.20%EAD-weighted probability of default
Avg LGD (unsecured)37.0%Loss share if borrower defaults, no collateral
Avg LGD (secured)20.0%Loss share with eligible collateral
Funding spread15bpBank's wholesale funding cost above risk-free
Corporate EADEUR 109bnTotal exposure at default to corporates

Sample RAROC calculation

On a representative BBB+ rated, 5-year term loan of EUR 25M at 150bp spread with a 20bp commitment fee, NatWest Group would generate an estimated RAROC of 7.37% against a typical 12% bank hurdle rate. To hit that hurdle on this exact deal, the bank would need a minimum spread of 250bp. This deal is significantly below target — the bank would either reprice it or decline.

ComponentValue
Annual revenue (spread + fees)EUR 385,000
Operating costEUR 154,000
Expected loss (PD × LGD × EAD)EUR 28,750
Capital required (FPE)EUR 2,451,320
RAROC (after tax)7.37%
Min spread to hit 12% RAROC250bp

How NatWest Group compares to peers

Out of 59 banks in the OpenRAROC dataset, NatWest Group ranks #26 by RAROC on this sample deal.

RankBankCountryRAROCMin spread
1Qatar National BankQatar9.00%203bp
2DBS GroupSingapore8.18%224bp
3JP MorganUnited States8.12%231bp
4ICBCChina8.06%233bp
5China Construction BankChina8.06%233bp
25Morgan StanleyUnited States7.40%249bp
26NatWest GroupUnited Kingdom7.37%250bp
27MUFGJapan7.37%254bp
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Data source

NatWest Pillar 3 2025 CR6 (Corp-Other); FY2025 Annual Results

Corp-Other: EAD GBP 109bn, PD 1.20%, LGD 37%. C/I 48.6% excl L&C. Tax 24.3%.

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