Banco Santander (SAN) Stock Overview
Provides various financial products and services to individuals, small and medium-sized enterprises, large corporations, and public entities worldwide. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 4/6 |
| Future Growth | 3/6 |
| Past Performance | 4/6 |
| Financial Health | 4/6 |
| Dividends | 4/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | €10.18 |
| 52 Week High | €11.26 |
| 52 Week Low | €6.75 |
| Beta | 0.95 |
| 1 Month Change | -7.79% |
| 3 Month Change | -1.03% |
| 1 Year Change | 47.29% |
| 3 Year Change | 218.19% |
| 5 Year Change | 202.18% |
| Change since IPO | 1,907.19% |
Recent News & Updates
Narrative Update • Apr 24
SAN: Share Buybacks And Rising Cash Dividends Will Support Future Upside
Analysts have made a small upward adjustment to Banco Santander's price target, lifting it from €11.90 to about €11.94, reflecting updates to fair value, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E assumptions. What's in the News The General Shareholders’ Meeting on 27 March 2026 approved an amendment to the bylaws article relating to capital and the number of shares.Narrative Update • Apr 10
SAN: Expanded Buybacks And Higher Cash Dividends Will Support Future Upside
Analysts have slightly adjusted their price target for Banco Santander to €11.90 from €11.95, reflecting updated assumptions around discount rates, revenue growth, profit margins, and future P/E levels. What's in the News Shareholders approved an amendment to the Bylaws article relating to capital and the number of shares at the General Shareholders' Meeting on 27 March 2026 (Key Developments).Recent updates
Narrative Update • Apr 24
SAN: Share Buybacks And Rising Cash Dividends Will Support Future Upside
Analysts have made a small upward adjustment to Banco Santander's price target, lifting it from €11.90 to about €11.94, reflecting updates to fair value, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E assumptions. What's in the News The General Shareholders’ Meeting on 27 March 2026 approved an amendment to the bylaws article relating to capital and the number of shares.Narrative Update • Apr 10
SAN: Expanded Buybacks And Higher Cash Dividends Will Support Future Upside
Analysts have slightly adjusted their price target for Banco Santander to €11.90 from €11.95, reflecting updated assumptions around discount rates, revenue growth, profit margins, and future P/E levels. What's in the News Shareholders approved an amendment to the Bylaws article relating to capital and the number of shares at the General Shareholders' Meeting on 27 March 2026 (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Mar 26
SAN: Ongoing Buybacks And Rising Dividend Payouts Will Support Future Upside Potential
Analysts have made a slight downward adjustment to Banco Santander's price target, moving it from €11.98 to €11.95, reflecting updated views on fair value, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E assumptions. What's in the News Banco Santander has completed a share buyback of 1,403,170,478 shares, representing 8.98% of its share capital, for a total of €7,016.34m under the program announced on October 5, 2023 (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Mar 12
SAN: Rising Dividends And Buybacks Will Support Attractive Future Return Potential
Analysts have nudged their price target on Banco Santander higher from about €11.47 to roughly €11.98. This reflects updated assumptions around slightly lower discount rates, higher projected revenue growth, modestly stronger profit margins and a reduced future P/E multiple.Narrative Update • Feb 26
SAN: Dividend Plans And Buybacks Will Support Fairly Balanced Return Prospects
Analysts have adjusted their price target for Banco Santander to €11.47 from €10.73, citing updated assumptions for revenue growth, profit margins, discount rate, and forward P/E that they see as better aligned with the bank's current fundamentals. What's in the News The board plans to submit a final cash dividend of €0.125 per share against 2025 profit for approval at the AGM expected on 27 March 2026.Narrative Update • Feb 10
SAN: Buybacks And Earnings Assumptions Will Support Fairly Balanced Return Prospects
Analysts have nudged their price target on Banco Santander higher to €10.73 from €10.34, citing updated assumptions for fair value, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E. These changes reflect their latest assessment of the bank's risk and earnings profile.Narrative Update • Jan 27
SAN: Dividend Payout And Earnings Guidance Will Support Fairly Balanced Return Prospects
Analysts have raised their price target for Banco Santander from €9.68 to €10.34, citing updated assumptions that include slightly higher revenue growth and profit margins, a modestly lower discount rate, and a small adjustment to the assumed future P/E multiple. What's in the News Banco Santander has scheduled a special or extraordinary shareholders meeting for November 28, 2025, in São Paulo, Brazil, at Avenida Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek 2041, Mezanino, Vila Nova Conceicao (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Jan 12
SAN: Dividend Payout And Revenue Outlook Will Support Fairly Balanced Return Prospects
Analysts have inched their price target for Banco Santander higher, lifting fair value by €0.15 to €9.68 as slightly lower discount rate assumptions, a marginally stronger profit margin outlook and a modestly higher future P/E expectation offset small adjustments to revenue growth forecasts. What's in the News Banco Santander has called a special or extraordinary shareholders meeting for November 28, 2025 in São Paulo, Brazil, with a follow up special or extraordinary meeting scheduled for January 15, 2026 at the same Avenida Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek address in Vila Nova Conceição, São Paulo (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Dec 15
SAN: Dividend Payout And Revenue Outlook Will Support Balanced Return Prospects
Analysts have nudged their price target for Banco Santander higher to €9.53 from €9.46. This reflects marginally stronger expectations for revenue growth, profitability, and valuation multiples under a slightly lower discount rate.Narrative Update • Nov 30
SAN: Revenue Outlook And Upcoming Dividend Are Expected To Drive Stable Returns
Analysts have raised their price target for Banco Santander from €9.30 to €9.46, reflecting slight improvements in projected revenue growth and profit margins. What's in the News Banco Santander will hold Special/Extraordinary Shareholders Meetings on October 16, 2025 and November 28, 2025 in São Paulo, Brazil (company filing).Narrative Update • Nov 16
SAN: Revenue Guidance And Dividends To Support Steady Performance Ahead
Analysts have raised their price target for Banco Santander from €9.19 to €9.30, citing improved profit margin forecasts and a slightly reduced discount rate as key factors supporting the upward revision. What's in the News Banco Santander announced an interim cash dividend of 11.5 euro cents per share to be paid from 3 November 2025.Narrative Update • Nov 01
SAN: Upcoming Dividend And Profit Margin Outlook Will Steady Future Value
Analysts have raised their price target for Banco Santander from €8.83 to €9.19, citing an improved profit margin outlook and a slightly lower discount rate as key factors behind the update. What's in the News Banco Santander, S.A. will hold a Special/Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting on October 16, 2025, in São Paulo, Brazil (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Oct 18
Digital Banking And Latin America Urbanization Will Unlock New Value
Analysts have raised the fair value estimate for Banco Santander from €8.65 to €8.83, citing modest improvements in projected profit margins and revenue growth expectations. What's in the News Banco Santander's board of directors approved an interim cash dividend of 11.5 euro cents per share.Analysis Article • Oct 18
Banco Santander's (BME:SAN) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's
Banco Santander, S.A.'s ( BME:SAN ) dividend will be increasing from last year's payment of the same period to €0.0932...Narrative Update • Oct 04
Digital Banking And Latin America Urbanization Will Unlock New Value
Analysts have raised their price target for Banco Santander from €8.20 to €8.65, citing modest improvements in revenue growth and profit margin projections along with a slightly lower discount rate. What's in the News A Special/Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting is scheduled for October 16, 2025, in São Paulo, Brazil (Key Developments) A Board Meeting is set for July 29, 2025, to discuss interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2025 (Key Developments) A Board Meeting is planned for February 25, 2025, to review consolidated annual accounts for 2024 and to consider payment of a complementary dividend (Key Developments) An upcoming Analyst/Investor Day has been announced (Key Developments) Valuation Changes The consensus analyst price target has increased from €8.20 to €8.65.Analysis Article • Oct 03
Banco Santander (BME:SAN) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year
Banco Santander, S.A. ( BME:SAN ) has announced that it will be increasing its dividend from last year's comparable...Narrative Update • Sep 19
Digital Banking And Latin America Urbanization Will Unlock New Value
Driven by modest improvements in both revenue growth and net profit margin forecasts, analysts have raised their price target for Banco Santander from €8.00 to €8.20. What's in the News Santander and Barclays are the only remaining contenders to acquire Banco de Sabadell's UK unit, TSB; a sale decision is expected soon, with BBVA pursuing a potential takeover of Sabadell.Narrative Update • Sep 04
Digital Banking And Latin America Urbanization Will Unlock New Value
Banco Santander’s consensus price target was maintained at €8.00, as a marginally higher future P/E multiple offset steady revenue growth projections. What's in the News Banco Santander is one of two main contenders to acquire Banco de Sabadell’s UK unit, TSB, alongside Barclays, with both banks in the final bidding stages.Analysis Article • Jun 25
Here's Why We Think Banco Santander (BME:SAN) Is Well Worth Watching
The excitement of investing in a company that can reverse its fortunes is a big draw for some speculators, so even...New Narrative • Feb 09
Banco Santander set to boost capital revenues and RoTE by 2025
Banco Santander is present in Europe (Germany, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Finland, Isle of Man, Italy, Norway, Poland, Portugal and the UK); North America (USA, Mexico); South America (Argentin
New Narrative • Nov 07
Santander's Global Expansion And Innovation Set To Drive Impressive Revenue Growth And Efficiency Gains
Strategic expansions in digital onboarding and cross-border operations enhance revenue growth and fee income globally.Shareholder Returns
| SAN | ES Banks | ES Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -2.7% | -1.1% | -1.4% |
| 1Y | 47.3% | 42.5% | 22.0% |
Return vs Industry: SAN exceeded the Spanish Banks industry which returned 42.5% over the past year.
Return vs Market: SAN exceeded the Spanish Market which returned 22% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| SAN volatility | |
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| SAN Average Weekly Movement | 6.0% |
| Banks Industry Average Movement | 4.2% |
| Market Average Movement | 4.0% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in ES Market | 6.7% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in ES Market | 1.0% |
Stable Share Price: SAN's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the Spanish market.
Volatility Over Time: SAN's weekly volatility (6%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of Spanish stocks.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1856 | 186,370 | Hector Grisi Checa | www.santander.com |
Banco Santander, S.A. provides various financial products and services to individuals, small and medium-sized enterprises, large corporations, and public entities worldwide. The company operates through five segments: Retail & Commercial Banking, Digital Consumer Bank, Corporate & Investment Banking, Wealth Management & Insurance, and Payments. It offers demand and time deposits, mutual funds, and current and savings accounts; mortgages, consumer finance, loans, and various financing solutions; and project finance, debt capital markets, global transaction banking, and corporate finance services.
Banco Santander, S.A. Fundamentals Summary
| SAN fundamental statistics | |
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| Market cap | €146.64b |
| Earnings (TTM) | €12.47b |
| Revenue (TTM) | €47.37b |
11.8x
P/E Ratio1.4x
P/B RatioIs SAN overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| SAN income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | €47.37b |
| Cost of Revenue | €0 |
| Gross Profit | €47.37b |
| Other Expenses | €34.91b |
| Earnings | €12.47b |
Last Reported Earnings
Mar 31, 2026
Next Earnings Date
Jul 22, 2026
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 0.87 |
| Gross Margin | 100.00% |
| Net Profit Margin | 26.32% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 348.8% |
How did SAN perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
2.5%
Current Dividend Yield28%
Payout RatioCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/05/17 18:41 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/05/15 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
Banco Santander, S.A. is covered by 38 analysts. 16 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Javier Esteban Lario | Banco de Sabadell. S.A. |
| Cecilia Romero Reyes | Barclays |
| Thomas Andrew Rayner | Barclays |