NatWest Group (NWG-L)
FTSE 100 · Banks · data since 1988-07-01 · last close 2026-09-09
NatWest Group (NWG-L) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.1 | -7.0 | -10.6 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 11.3 | 5.8 | -3.7 | 1.3 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 7.7 | 10.6 | -5.6 | 5.8 | 9.7 | -2.5 | 3.0 | -3.1 | 2.1 | 12.0 | 8.3 | 3.1 |
| 2024 | 2.6 | 6.2 | 11.1 | 14.3 | 3.8 | -1.0 | 18.1 | -6.2 | -0.4 | 6.9 | 9.5 | -0.1 |
| 2023 | 16.1 | -5.1 | -9.8 | -0.6 | -0.9 | -7.2 | 1.4 | -5.7 | 2.3 | -24.4 | 16.7 | 5.5 |
| 2022 | 7.4 | -5.2 | -6.0 | 1.0 | 4.7 | -4.3 | 13.9 | -7.9 | -8.3 | 3.9 | 11.5 | 1.3 |
| 2021 | -12.0 | 24.8 | 6.6 | 0.2 | 5.3 | -1.8 | -0.4 | 5.3 | 5.5 | -1.7 | -3.8 | 6.2 |
| 2020 | -9.2 | -18.2 | -36.8 | -2.1 | -0.2 | 10.2 | -12.8 | 6.4 | -6.0 | 17.1 | 24.5 | 8.4 |
| 2019 | 11.2 | 10.3 | -7.0 | -3.0 | -10.8 | 2.9 | -1.3 | -14.5 | 11.9 | 2.5 | 6.3 | 6.2 |
| 2018 | 3.5 | -7.0 | -3.3 | 4.4 | 1.8 | -6.9 | -0.3 | -5.5 | 3.6 | -5.4 | -7.7 | -0.7 |
| 2017 | -1.3 | 7.2 | 1.8 | 9.6 | -2.0 | -4.9 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 6.5 | 5.3 | -2.1 | 0.5 |
| 2016 | -16.3 | -11.4 | -0.5 | 3.3 | 7.2 | -30.4 | 12.1 | 4.7 | -11.3 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 15.6 |
| 2015 | -8.1 | 1.3 | -7.4 | -0.4 | 2.0 | 1.8 | -2.6 | -1.6 | -6.5 | 0.8 | -4.8 | -0.1 |
| 2014 | 0.6 | -3.6 | -5.2 | -3.9 | 16.0 | -5.3 | 8.2 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 5.4 | 1.9 | -0.2 |
| 2013 | 5.8 | -5.7 | -14.9 | 11.2 | 9.9 | -18.8 | 16.1 | 5.1 | 7.8 | 2.1 | -11.0 | 3.3 |
| 2012 | 31.9 | 4.9 | -1.0 | -12.2 | -17.7 | 7.8 | -0.7 | 5.9 | 13.6 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 9.9 |
| 2011 | 6.7 | 8.3 | -9.7 | 1.7 | 2.7 | -9.7 | -7.2 | -32.0 | -3.2 | 3.1 | -15.5 | -1.5 |
| 2010 | 10.6 | 16.6 | 16.8 | 23.5 | -14.0 | -11.3 | 20.6 | -10.8 | 6.8 | -6.3 | -15.7 | 3.9 |
| 2009 | -55.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 70.6 | -8.6 | 2.0 | 15.1 | 28.6 | -8.2 | -20.7 | -21.0 | -12.0 |
| 2008 | -14.0 | 0.8 | -12.3 | 2.3 | -22.8 | -5.9 | -1.5 | 10.9 | -23.8 | -62.3 | -18.1 | -10.7 |
| 2007 | 2.6 | -1.8 | -1.2 | -2.7 | -2.5 | 0.9 | -6.4 | -3.0 | -8.6 | -1.6 | -11.1 | -3.3 |
| 2006 | -0.9 | 9.8 | -1.9 | -4.5 | -3.7 | 3.1 | -2.0 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 1.6 | -1.4 | 8.3 |
| 2005 | 0.5 | 1.4 | -5.5 | -6.6 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 0.5 | -4.2 | -0.7 | -2.8 | 5.4 | 6.4 |
| 2004 | -1.6 | 5.2 | -2.6 | 2.2 | -2.8 | -3.5 | -2.6 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 9.0 |
| 2003 | -10.1 | 8.5 | -1.8 | 14.9 | -3.3 | 7.2 | 3.4 | -10.4 | -2.9 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 1.5 |
| 2002 | 6.6 | -2.9 | 2.8 | 10.5 | 1.2 | -6.6 | -9.7 | -8.0 | -22.2 | 25.3 | 9.6 | -9.7 |
| 2001 | 2.9 | -6.6 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 0.0 | -3.1 | 2.1 | 7.5 | -13.1 | 10.1 | -1.3 | 3.0 |
| 2000 | -8.7 | -16.9 | 10.8 | 8.0 | 10.3 | 0.6 | -5.0 | 18.3 | 15.0 | 5.3 | -3.6 | 9.1 |
| 1999 | 12.2 | 13.1 | 10.7 | 8.8 | -9.5 | -2.6 | -0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 7.6 | -13.6 | -9.3 |
| 1998 | 12.6 | 8.1 | -1.3 | -0.5 | 12.0 | 0.6 | -5.8 | -13.5 | -21.0 | 18.2 | 15.3 | 5.2 |
| 1997 | 1.9 | 0.6 | -7.0 | 8.8 | 2.7 | -6.8 | 14.5 | -8.5 | 17.8 | -8.5 | 7.8 | 13.5 |
| 1996 | -4.4 | -1.3 | -11.8 | 6.5 | 0.6 | -5.6 | -4.9 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 7.6 |
| 1995 | -1.4 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 1.3 | -2.4 | 5.3 | -0.6 | 8.8 | -2.9 | 14.1 | 8.5 | 5.4 |
| 1994 | 8.7 | -6.4 | -12.1 | -1.5 | 2.0 | 3.2 | -9.0 | 10.7 | -2.6 | 6.0 | -4.5 | -6.3 |
| 1993 | 10.3 | 3.9 | 10.5 | 0.0 | 8.3 | -1.1 | 4.6 | -6.8 | 18.5 | 8.9 | 7.7 | 18.9 |
| 1992 | 3.8 | 6.0 | -12.5 | 19.5 | 7.6 | -4.0 | -7.9 | -17.7 | 12.5 | 8.0 | 6.9 | 11.5 |
| 1991 | 5.6 | 11.2 | 0.0 | 1.6 | -3.1 | -6.0 | 9.2 | -2.1 | -2.1 | -1.6 | -7.3 | -3.6 |
| 1990 | -3.3 | -6.4 | -3.1 | -16.8 | 16.9 | -2.2 | -3.4 | -11.2 | -15.9 | 7.9 | 15.3 | 1.3 |
| 1989 | 16.0 | -4.7 | 0.8 | -1.8 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 12.7 | 5.8 | -3.8 | -6.3 | 8.6 | 19.2 |
| 1988 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0.5 | -8.8 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 2.5 | -4.1 |
| Avg | 1.1 | 1.5 | -2.8 | 4.7 | 0.6 | -2.4 | 2.0 | -1.5 | -0.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 3.2 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
returnsview.com
NWG-L seasonality — average by calendar month
NatWest Group has monthly history back to 1988. Its strongest month by median is October — positive in 27 of 38 years, median +3.6%, and higher in 6 of the last 9. June is the soft spot, down in 24 of 38 with a median of -2.4%. Across its full record it has closed 54% of months higher, swings ±10.6% in an average month and has fallen 98.5% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +1.1% | +1.5% | -2.8% | +4.8% | +0.6% | -2.4% | +2.0% | -1.5% | -0.7% | +1.4% | +1.0% | +3.2% |
| Win rate | 63%/38 | 58%/38 | 32%/38 | 63%/38 | 55%/38 | 37%/38 | 49%/39 | 46%/39 | 50%/38 | 71%/38 | 58%/38 | 66%/38 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
NWG-L risk & extremes
NWG-L drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
Related stocks
Frequently asked questions
What was NatWest Group's best month?+
NatWest Group's strongest completed month on record is April 2009, at +70.61%.
What was NatWest Group's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is October 2008, at -62.29%.
Is NatWest Group up this year?+
NatWest Group is up 5.60% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is NatWest Group's 1-year return?+
+31.80% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is NatWest Group's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 98.5%, measured on month-end closes since 1988.
Which calendar month is historically best for NatWest Group?+
April has the highest average return across every completed April since 1988. An average is not a forecast.
About NatWest Group
NatWest Group is a FTSE 100 company, a banks business worth about $74 billion. It moves money around and keeps a slice for the trouble — with price receipts on this site going back to 1988. Since 1988 it has ground out +50% overall — not every story is a rocket.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was April 2009 at +70.61%; its worst, October 2008 at -62.29%.
- It has closed October in the green 27 out of 38 times — not a promise, just a suspicious habit.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.