Banco Santander, S.A. (SAN) vs UBS Group AG (UBS)

Banco Santander, S.A. and UBS Group AG are both Banks Diversified companies. Banco Santander, S.A. is the larger, with a market value of $208.6B against $149.9B — 1.4× the size. Banco Santander, S.A. trades at the lower P/E: 11.6× against 16.2×. Banco Santander, S.A. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 76.4% against −13.0%. Banco Santander, S.A. has the higher net margin (14.0% vs 13.8%) and the higher return on invested capital (13.5% vs 3.60%). Both pay a dividend; Banco Santander, S.A. yields more (6.02% vs 2.64%). Across the 19 metrics below, Banco Santander, S.A. leads on 12 and UBS Group AG on 7.

Valuation

Metric SAN UBS Banks Diversified median
P/E 11.63 16.17 13.67
P/S 1.50 2.22 2.72
P/B 1.51 1.71 1.69
Price to free cash flow n/m 12.94 4.53
EV/EBITDA n/m n/m —
EV/Sales 1.72 3.33 —
Earnings yield 8.60% 6.19% 7.33%
Free cash flow yield (21.86%) 7.73% 7.63%

Profitability

Metric SAN UBS Banks Diversified median
Gross margin 50.17% 73.15% 67.18%
Operating margin 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Net margin 14.00% 13.80% 18.44%
Free cash flow margin (32.77%) 17.15% 1.96%
Return on equity 14.66% 10.63% 11.14%
Return on assets 0.87% 0.56% 0.74%
Return on invested capital 13.45% 3.60% 0.00%

Growth

Metric SAN UBS Banks Diversified median
Revenue growth (TTM) 76.39% (13.04%) 4.67%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 972.92% 55.26% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 15.04% 16.13% 14.34%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 3.45% 10.77%

Health

Metric SAN UBS Banks Diversified median
Debt to equity 3.89 3.84 1.39
Current ratio 0.24 1.10 0.87
Net debt to EBITDA 0.00 0.00 0.00

Dividend

Metric SAN UBS Banks Diversified median
Dividend yield 6.02% 2.64% 3.80%
Payout ratio 0.20 0.05 0.31

Size

Metric SAN UBS Banks Diversified median
Market cap 208.58b 149.93b 186.46b

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