Banco Santander, S.A.

SAN Financial Banks Diversified

Banco Santander, S.A.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $133.5 billion, down 3.54% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
−73.3%
EPS
−3.70%
Free cash flow
+381.0%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

12.04 0.03 −0.25%
Market cap
$174.7B
P/E
9.8×
Fwd P/E
9.4×
Dividend yield
2.41%
F-score
5/9
Altman Z
n/a
Beneish M
n/a
Dividend safety
n/a

Banco Santander, S.A. (SAN) Gross margin

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Banco Santander, S.A.'s gross margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 45.2%, down 4.5 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (49.7%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 48.1% (fiscal 2023) to 78.0% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 27% of that period. That is below the Banks Diversified industry median of 67.1% and below the Financial sector median of 70.1%.

Gross margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Gross margin Change (points)
FY2025 49.7% 1.35
FY2024 48.4% 0.27
FY2023 48.1% (13.28)
FY2022 61.4% (16.62)
FY2021 78.0% 1.68
FY2020 76.3% 6.71
FY2019 69.6% (1.19)
FY2018 70.8% 1.81
FY2017 69.0% 4.22
FY2016 64.8% (0.54)

Quarterly newest first

Period Gross margin Change (points)
Sep 2026 100.0% 0.00
Jun 2026 100.0% 48.46
Mar 2026 51.5% 15.34
Dec 2025 36.2% (63.80)
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Against its own ten years

Low 48.1% High 78.0%
Ten-year median 65.3%
Current reading's percentile 13

Gross margin against peers

Company Gross margin
HSBC HSBC Holdings plc compare 100.0%
BBVA Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. compare 100.0%
UBS UBS Group AG compare 80.3%
WFC Wells Fargo & Company compare 67.0%
MUFG Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. compare 65.5%
SMFG Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc compare 60.4%
BNY BNY compare 54.7%
C Citigroup Inc. compare 52.9%
SAN Banco Santander, S.A. 45.2%
Banks Diversified industry median 67.1%
Financial sector median 70.1%
Market median 45.1%

What Gross margin is

Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.

Gross Profit ÷ Revenue

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