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) Net margin

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Banco Santander, S.A.'s net margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 15.3%, up 3.3 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (12.0%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −16.1% (fiscal 2020) to 13.7% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. That is below the Banks Diversified industry median of 18.4% and above the Financial sector median of 14.3%.

Net margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Net margin Change (points)
FY2025 12.0% 2.61
FY2024 9.34% 0.48
FY2023 8.86% (1.83)
FY2022 10.7% (2.96)
FY2021 13.7% 29.72
FY2020 −16.1% (24.44)
FY2019 8.37% (2.23)
FY2018 10.6% 1.72
FY2017 8.88% 0.29
FY2016 8.59% 0.49

Quarterly newest first

Period Net margin Change (points)
Sep 2026 88.4% 0.24
Jun 2026 88.2% 69.60
Mar 2026 18.6% 13.07
Dec 2025 5.50% (18.96)
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Against its own ten years

Low −16.1% High 13.7%
Ten-year median 8.88%
Current reading's percentile 83

Net margin against peers

Company Net margin
HSBC HSBC Holdings plc compare 64.3%
BBVA Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. compare 26.8%
MUFG Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. compare 19.3%
SMFG Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc compare 17.6%
WFC Wells Fargo & Company compare 16.9%
UBS UBS Group AG compare 16.1%
BNY BNY compare 15.7%
SAN Banco Santander, S.A. 15.3%
C Citigroup Inc. compare 10.4%
Banks Diversified industry median 18.4%
Financial sector median 14.3%
Market median 1.06%

What Net margin is

Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.

Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue

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