Metro Bank H1 FY26 underlying profit before tax climbs 34% to £60.6 million; revenue rises 5% to £301 million

Reuters2026/08/04 06:01

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Metro Bank swings to statutory profit after tax of £49 million, up 61% year-on-year; earnings per share edged up to 4.7p.
Underlying profit before tax rose 34% from a year earlier to £60.6 million; total underlying revenue increased 5% to £301 million.
Net interest margin widened 0.31 percentage points year-on-year to 3.18%, with exit NIM at 3.25%; cost of deposits fell to 0.98%.
Net loans climbed 4% year-on-year to £9.07 billion while customer deposits dipped 1% to £13.22 billion, lifting the loan-to-deposit ratio to 69%.
Metro Bank reaffirmed guidance, targeting RoTE of at least 13% in Q4 2026; it signed three new store leases in Leeds, Newcastle and Nottingham.

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Metro Bank H1 FY26 underlying profit before tax climbs 34% to £60.6 million; revenue rises 5% to £301 million

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