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Counterparty/Close Brothers Group plc
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Close Brothers Group plc

Group · UKAA · LEI 213800W73SYHR14I3X91
Counterparty scoreBand C
63
8th percentile of 12 peers
coverage92% of the method
Rating52w 40
Capital86w 25
Liquidity96w 15
Stability2w 10
Assets—w 5
Profit1w 5
Rating anchor and public pillars with published weights (w).Capped by rating at 75. Market overlay +2.5, bounded at ±10. Method
Agency ratingscompositeBBBStable (bonds)
Fitch
BBB▼
ST F3
2025-12-15
Moody's
Baa2▼
ST P-2
2026-04-17
ESMA European Rating Platform, checked daily · ▲ positive ▼ negative ◆ watch ▶ stableRating history
CET1 ratio
13.8%
first period2025-07-31
Leverage ratio
12.9%
first period2025-07-31
Total capital
17.8%
first period2025-07-31
LCR
1,012%
first period2025-07-31
NSFR
146%
first period2025-07-31
Risk-weighted assets
9.8bn
first period2025-07-31
8 series held, up to 48 periods each. Click a card to open it full size with every point and its date. The grey band on a ratio is where this bank’s peer group stands today, quartile to quartile, with the median dashed — not a peer history.
Standing
Liquidity and funding
Profitability and efficiency
Balance sheet

Rating history

Every action the European Rating Platform holds, since 2015. The composite is the median of the agencies on the day.
1upgrade
6downgrades
2.5notches weaker
20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026AA-BBB+BBBcomposite A- from 2015-07-01composite A- from 2020-04-01composite A- from 2021-07-13composite A- from 2024-02-20composite BBB+ from 2024-08-14composite BBB+ from 2025-03-27composite BBB from 2025-08-06composite BBB from 2025-10-17BBBCOMPOSITEFitchFitch A from 2015-07-01 to 2020-04-01AFitch A- from 2020-04-01 to 2024-02-20A-Fitch BBB+ from 2024-02-20 to 2025-08-06BBB+Fitch BBB from 2025-08-06, stillBBBFitch: stable outlook from 2015-10-27Fitch: watch negative outlook from 2019-03-01Fitch: stable outlook from 2019-12-20Fitch: negative outlook from 2020-04-01Fitch: stable outlook from 2021-05-26Fitch: negative outlook from 2023-03-01Fitch: watch negative outlook from 2024-11-01Fitch: negative outlook from 2025-08-06BBBMoody'sMoody's A3 from 2015-07-01 to 2021-07-13A3Moody's A2 from 2021-07-13 to 2024-08-14A2Moody's A3 from 2024-08-14 to 2025-03-27A3Moody's Baa1 from 2025-03-27 to 2025-10-17Baa1Moody's Baa2 from 2025-10-17, stillBaa2Moody's: stable outlook from 2015-07-01Moody's: negative outlook from 2019-11-12Moody's: stable outlook from 2022-11-23Moody's: negative outlook from 2024-01-25Moody's: watch negative outlook from 2024-11-01Moody's: negative outlook from 2026-04-17Baa2
AAACCCpositive outlookstablenegativewent on watch

Every move since 2015

  • 2025-10-17↓Moody's downgrade Baa1 → Baa2 · 1 notch
  • 2025-08-06↓Fitch downgrade BBB+ → BBB · 1 notch
  • 2025-03-27↓Moody's downgrade A3 → Baa1 · 1 notch
  • 2024-08-14↓Moody's downgrade A2 → A3 · 1 notch
  • 2024-02-20↓Fitch downgrade A- → BBB+ · 1 notch
  • 2021-07-13↑Moody's upgrade A3 → A2 · 1 notch
  • 2020-04-01↓Fitch downgrade A → A- · 1 notch

Every rating held today

AgencyTypeRatingOutlookDate
Fitchissuer default · long-termBBBnegative2025-12-15
Fitchissuer default · short-termF3—2025-12-15
Moody'sissuer credit · long-termBaa2negative2026-04-17
Moody'sissuer credit · short-termP-2—2026-04-17
Source: ESMA European Rating Platform, checked daily, with agency attribution.
Share price, 12 monthsGBp
307.50372.70437.90503.10568.3025-09: 473.0025-09: 479.6025-09: 496.8025-09: 479.6025-09: 507.0025-10: 491.6025-10: 524.0025-10: 454.4025-10: 433.8025-10: 428.6025-10: 422.6025-11: 421.0025-11: 433.2025-11: 426.8025-11: 397.6025-11: 455.6025-12: 442.2025-12: 467.6025-12: 469.2025-12: 480.8025-12: 520.0026-01: 525.0026-01: 518.0026-01: 509.5026-01: 517.0026-01: 521.5026-02: 505.0026-02: 518.5026-02: 494.2026-02: 498.2026-02: 482.2026-03: 478.2026-03: 432.0026-03: 417.0026-03: 351.0026-03: 360.6026-03: 381.6026-04: 389.6026-04: 416.0026-04: 496.8026-04: 462.2026-04: 437.4026-05: 482.6026-05: 437.8026-05: 444.6026-05: 464.4026-05: 460.8026-06: 457.2026-06: 447.4026-06: 446.8026-06: 457.8026-06: 444.8026-07: 407.6026-07: 391.0026-07: 417.8026-07: 413.4026-07: 420.8026-07: 421.8026-08: 436.0026-08: 421.2026-08: 431.6026-08: 428.2026-08: 413.0026-09: 426.0026-09: 397.80397.8025-0925-1025-1226-0226-0426-0626-09
30-day realised volatility22.4%
Drawdown from 52-week high-24.7%
Market signal Stable (bonds)
Last price2026-09-14
Bond yields vs peers, 31-day+13 bp (2 bonds, 2026-09-14)
CDS levels, bond yields and agency ratings feed the private market overlay and are never shown as levels; only the direction and the change against peers are public.
Every event held for this name, newest first: rating actions, Pillar 3 documents and filtered headlines. Severity is rules-based — read the source.
2026-08-03
News in Brief: Arval completes the acquisition of Athlon; Close Brothers Motor Finance renews with MotorEasy; Autorola celebrates 20 years in the UK - brokernews.co.uk
brokernews.co.uk
info
2026-07-31
Close Brothers Appoints Mark Pain as New Chair, Succeeding Mike Biggs - Global Banking & Finance Review
Global Banking & Finance Review
info
2026-07-03
Close Brothers Shares Jump as FCA Motor Finance Scheme Suspension Delays Redress Bill - AskTraders
AskTraders
info
2026-06-24
‘To be clear, Close Brothers Limited has not filed for administration’ - TheBanker.com
TheBanker.com
warn
2026-05-21
Close Brothers reports resilient third-quarter trading despite higher motor finance provision (CBG) - uk.finance.yahoo.com
uk.finance.yahoo.com
warn
2026-05-21
Close Brothers restructuring savings expected to beat guidance - Proactive Investors
Proactive Investors
good
2026-05-21
Close Brothers delivers ‘solid’ performance in Q3 as finance redress provision hits £320m - Car Dealer Magazine
Car Dealer Magazine
warn
2026-04-17
Moody's affirmation: Issuer Rating Baa2
ESMA European Rating Platform
info
2026-04-17
Moody's affirmation: Issuer Rating P-2
ESMA European Rating Platform
info
2026-04-17
Moody's maintained under negative outlook: Issuer Rating
ESMA European Rating Platform
warn
2025-12-15
Fitch maintained under negative outlook: Long Term Issuer Default Rating
ESMA European Rating Platform
warn
2025-12-15
Fitch affirmation: Long Term Issuer Default Rating BBB
ESMA European Rating Platform
info
2025-12-15
Fitch affirmation: Short Term Issuer Default Rating F3
ESMA European Rating Platform
info
2025-10-17
Moody's downgrade: Issuer Rating Baa2
ESMA European Rating Platform
warn
2025-10-17
Moody's affirmation: Issuer Rating P-2
ESMA European Rating Platform
info
2025-10-17
Moody's placed under negative outlook: Issuer Rating
ESMA European Rating Platform
warn
2025-10-17
Moody's removed under negative watch: Issuer Rating
ESMA European Rating Platform
warn
2025-10-01
Pillar 3 report for the period to 2025-07-31 published: Pillar 3 disclosures
FCA NSM
info
2025-08-06
Fitch removed under negative watch: Long Term Issuer Default Rating
ESMA European Rating Platform
warn
2025-08-06
Fitch placed under negative outlook: Long Term Issuer Default Rating
ESMA European Rating Platform
warn
2025-08-06
Fitch downgrade: Long Term Issuer Default Rating BBB
ESMA European Rating Platform
warn
2025-08-06
Fitch removed under negative watch: Short Term Issuer Default Rating
ESMA European Rating Platform
warn
2025-08-06
Fitch downgrade: Short Term Issuer Default Rating F3
ESMA European Rating Platform
warn

Documents and feeds

ESEF annual accounts (filings.xbrl.org) · tagged XBRL filing
3 documents · 6 metrics · 2021-07-31 to 2025-07-31
Latest source
Yahoo Finance fundamentals · public API
1 document · 2 metrics · 2025-01-31 to 2026-01-31
Latest source
Firm's Pillar 3 disclosures · read from the PDF
1 document · 8 metrics · 2025-07-31 to 2025-07-31
Latest source

Latest value of every metric held

MetricValueReference dateSourceConfidence
CET1 capital ratio13.802025-07-31Firm's Pillar 3 disclosures · read from the PDF0.98
Total deposits (currency millions)7,900.602026-01-31Yahoo Finance fundamentals · public API0.80
Cost-to-income or efficiency ratio118.562025-07-31ESEF annual accounts (filings.xbrl.org) · tagged XBRL filing0.75
Liquidity coverage ratio1,011.602025-07-31Firm's Pillar 3 disclosures · read from the PDF0.98
Leverage ratio12.902025-07-31Firm's Pillar 3 disclosures · read from the PDF0.98
Net interest margin4.042025-07-31ESEF annual accounts (filings.xbrl.org) · tagged XBRL filing0.75
Net stable funding ratio145.902025-07-31Firm's Pillar 3 disclosures · read from the PDF0.98
Overall capital requirement13.702025-07-31Firm's Pillar 3 disclosures · read from the PDF0.98
Return on assets-0.552025-07-31ESEF annual accounts (filings.xbrl.org) · tagged XBRL filing0.85
Return on equity-4.352025-07-31ESEF annual accounts (filings.xbrl.org) · tagged XBRL filing0.85
Risk-weighted assets (currency millions)9,798.502025-07-31Firm's Pillar 3 disclosures · read from the PDF0.98
Tier 1 capital ratio15.802025-07-31Firm's Pillar 3 disclosures · read from the PDF0.98
Total assets (currency millions)12,283.602026-01-31Yahoo Finance fundamentals · public API0.80
Total capital ratio17.802025-07-31Firm's Pillar 3 disclosures · read from the PDF0.98