NWG vs. SMFG: NatWest vs. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Stock Comparison

Company Profile

NatWest (NWG) and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) are both classified in the Diversified Banks sub-industry within the broader Banks industry, placing them in the closest GICS peer bucket.

Both NatWest (NWG) and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) trade as ADRs — their core financials are comparable, but keep FX, depositary-program fees, and dividend withholding in view for each.

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Risk Profile

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Risk Metrics

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Profitability

NatWest (NWG) at 14.58% sits in the top ROE quartile, while Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) at 8.57% is in the bottom quartile, showing a clear gap in returns on equity.

NatWest (NWG) at 36.93% retains a top-quartile share of revenue as profit, ahead of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) at 27.82%, which keeps about the industry-typical share.

Neither side reports a meaningful operating margin: for NatWest (NWG) in Banks and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) in Banks, funding costs are part of the core business, so net margin and ROE are the cleaner profitability reads.

Profitability Metrics

Growth

Both NatWest (NWG) at 13.35% and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) at 14.32% land near their industries' usual revenue growth ranges, so top-line momentum looks broadly in line with peers on both sides.

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) at 36.62% sits in the top EPS growth quartile, while NatWest (NWG) at 26.93% is closer to the peer norm — faster per-share earnings growth for SMFG.

Growth Metrics

Financial Strength

current ratio doesn’t apply on either side: NatWest (NWG) in Banks and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) in Banks both report balance sheets without a current/non-current split, so their short-term liquidity is better judged through regulatory and funding measures.

debt-to-equity ratio is set aside for both: NatWest (NWG) in Banks and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) in Banks run businesses where balance-sheet leverage is part of the model, so capital-adequacy and funding measures are the better gauges of balance-sheet risk.

Financial Strength Metrics

Dividends

NatWest (NWG) at 2.19% pays an industry-typical yield; Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) at 334.33% is above its entire peer range — the higher number, but one that calls for a look at payout sustainability before treating it as an advantage.

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) at 33.62% pays out a band-typical share of earnings, while NatWest (NWG) at 47.43% distributes more than its industry norm — less retained, thinner cover.

Dividend Metrics

Valuation

NatWest (NWG) at 7.84 sits in the cheaper P/E ratio quartile, while Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) at 13.47 is closer to its industry’s usual earnings multiple — a discount for NWG, though growth and earnings durability still matter.

P/S ratio is set aside for both NatWest (NWG) in Banks and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) in Banks: without a conventional revenue line, pricing per dollar of sales isn’t meaningful, and book- or earnings-based multiples make the better comparison.

On P/B ratio, both NatWest (NWG) at 1.20 and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) at 1.45 are valued close to their industries’ norm against book — neither stands out from peers.

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