Banco Santander Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 3/6
Banco Santander is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 4.03% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
4.0%
Dividend yield
4.2%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 8.3% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 5.1% |
| Dividend Growth | -4.2% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | US$0.207 |
| Payout ratio | 37% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Banco Santander: A Positive Update For 2025
Jan 23Banco Santander Q3 Earnings: 2025 Commentary Looks Bullish
Oct 30Banco Santander: Record H1 Results Met With A Cheaper Valuation
Aug 09Outperforming The Average With Santander
Jul 23Banco Santander Q1: Earnings Remain In A Sweet Spot
May 01Banco Santander Remains Materially Undervalued
Feb 17Santander Remains A Strong Play Of Southern-European/European Banking
Jan 16Banco Santander: Another Steady Quarter; Shares Still Attractive
Oct 26Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: SAN's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: SAN's dividend payments have fallen over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Banco Santander Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
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| Company (SAN) | 4.0% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.4% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.4% |
| Industry Average (Banks) | 2.5% |
| Analyst forecast (SAN) (up to 3 years) | 5.1% |
Notable Dividend: SAN's dividend (4.03%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.41%).
High Dividend: SAN's dividend (4.03%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.45%).
Current Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (37.1%), SAN's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: SAN's dividends in 3 years are forecast to be well covered by earnings (30.1% payout ratio).
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/02/02 09:14 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/31 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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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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Analyst Sources
Banco Santander, S.A. is covered by 60 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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| José Valle Carrascal | Ahorro Corporación |
| David Grinsztajn | AlphaValue |
| Carlos Peixoto | Banco BPI, S.A. |