NatWest reported £4.64 billion in third-quarter income, 7.1% above a year earlier and close to consensus; diluted earnings per share were 19.1 pence, down 2.6%.
Net interest income made up the larger component at £3.56 billion, 8.9% higher than in the year-earlier quarter. Non-interest income contributed £1.08 billion, an increase of 1.6%.
Earnings per share came to 19.1 pence, 0.5 pence below the 19.6 pence recorded in the same quarter a year earlier. The figures show that higher income coincided with lower per-share earnings in the quarter.
