Stock · SAN.MC · Financial Services
Spain · Large Cap · listed since 1987 · Revenue 12 mo. €74.4B
Price as of 11/06/2026
Banco Santander, S.A. provides various financial products and services to individuals, small and medium-sized enterprises, large corporations, and public entities worldwide.
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. The company also provides credit and debit cards, real estate loans, microfinance, and auto loans; corporate and investment banking services; advice on mergers and acquisitions; wealth, asset, and risk management services; and digital payments and technology solutions. In addition, it is involved in the securitization, leasing, management of portfolios, e-commerce, air transport, aircraft rental, software, consulting, fund and investment management, renewable energy, vehicle rental, insurance, advertising, marketing, telemarketing, automotive, agricultural, factoring, securities brokerage and investment, pension fund management, trade intermediary, venture capital fund, renting, restaurant, electricity production, IT, internet, and financial advisory and other activities; management, and other real estate activities; and purchase and sale of vehicles. Further, the company offers mobile and online banking services. Banco Santander, S.A. was formerly known as Banco Santander Central Hispano SA and changed its name to Banco Santander, S.A. in February 2007. The company was incorporated in 1856 and is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.
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Summary
44.6 of 100
Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.
Analysis
What the price requires
Book value €97.5B, market value €150.2B (P/B 1.5). At a 9% discount rate, the premium over book value only pays off with a lasting 13.9% return on equity.
Required return on equity per year
13.9%
no perpetual growth
Price to book 1.54×, above its usual range.
Middle half of 20 quarters: 0.63× to 0.97×, median 0.73×.
Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.
with respect to the priced-in expectation
No indication in the stored figures.
with respect to the priced-in expectation
Since the last quarter
Q1 → Q2 2026
4 more unchanged: Revenue, 12 mo., EBIT margin, Shares outstanding, Return on equity
Derivation
Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.
Price as of 11/06/2026.
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 13.67% | 12.46% | Rank 57 |
| Return on capital (Greenblatt) | 8.84% | 59.04% | Rank 22 |
| EBIT margin | 15.65% | 23.06% | Rank 26 |
| FCF margin | 65.06% | 19.82% | Rank 88 |
| Gross margin | 39.79% | 65.53% | Rank 15 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, 1 year | −4.90% | 7.39% | Rank 17 |
| Earnings growth, 3 years per year | 18.62% | 15.20% | Rank 59 |
| Earnings growth, 5 years per yeardoes not count towards the rank | – | 15.17% | |
| Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings) | 4.90% | 1.25% | Rank 88 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yield | 8.87% | 6.47% | Rank 81 |
| FCF yield | 51.70% | 7.16% | Rank 97 |
| EV/saleslower is better | 1.79 | 2.82 | Rank 61 |
| EV/EBITlower is better | 11.42 | 14.24 | Rank 63 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | 10.00% | 7.80% | Rank 54 |
| Share price, 6 months | 2.68% | 8.71% | Rank 28 |
| Share price, 3 months | −11.68% | 0.45% | Rank 5 |
| Distance from 52-week high | −17.42% | −10.68% | Rank 29 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accruals (Sloan)lower is better | 1.53% | 1.23% | Rank 45 |
| Change in share countlower is better | −4.48% | −0.60% | Rank 84 |
| Dividend streak in years | 4 | 5 | Rank 48 |
| Price reaction to results, market-adjusted | −5.82% | 0.00% | Rank 5 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equity ratio | 5.52% | 9.21% | Rank 22 |
| Net debt/EBITDAlower is better | 2.89 | 0.12 | Rank 28 |
| Debt to equitylower is better | 5.05 | 0.90 | Rank 7 |
| Volatility, 1 yearlower is better | 31.71% | 25.95% | Rank 30 |
Ten years in figures
| Year | Revenue, €B | Net income, €B | Return on equity | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 45.7 | 6.2 | 6.8% | 15.0B |
| 2017 | 49.6 | 6.6 | 7.0% | 16.1B |
| 2018 | 49.7 | 7.8 | 8.1% | 16.9B |
| 2019 | 52.3 | 6.5 | 6.5% | 17.1B |
| 2020 | 60.5 | −8.8 | −10.8% | 17.3B |
| 2021 | 39.0 | 8.1 | 9.4% | 17.3B |
| 2022 | 87.0 | 9.6 | 10.8% | 16.9B |
| 2023 | 117.8 | 11.1 | 11.6% | 15.9B |
| 2024 | 125.5 | 12.6 | 12.8% | 15.6B |
| 2025 | 119.4 | 14.1 | 13.7% | 14.9B |
4 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built
Banco Santander S.A. mainly meets criteria in the Valuation category. Result from 18 strategies checked.
This is how the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set, calculates the points for Banco Santander S.A. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.
4 of 7 rules met
6 of 11 points
The rule “Exclusion: financial and real estate stocks” applies. The stock is therefore not rated regardless of the points scored.
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Selected fundamental metrics for Banco Santander S.A.
| Metric | Stock | Sector |
|---|---|---|
| P/E ratio | 11.3 | 15.2 |
| P/B ratio | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 13.7% | 12.5% |
| Equity ratio | 5.5% | 9.2% |
| Debt-to-equity (D/E) | 5.05 | 0.90 |
| Dividend yield | 2.4% | 3.3% |
How comparable stocks in the same sector score in the StockScorer model.
| Symbol | Company | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| SAN.MC | Banco Santander S.A.this page | |
| BBVA | Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria SA ADR | locked |
| SMFG | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc | locked |
| UBSG.SW | UBS Group AG | locked |
| CBA.AX | Commonwealth Bank of Australia | locked |
| C | Citigroup Inc. | locked |
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