SAN Stock Analysis: Banco Santander S.A. | MC

Banks - Diversified | MC, Spain | Market Cap: 166.122m EUR | 12M Return: 66.4% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis

Retail Banking, Corporate Banking, Wealth Management, Digital Payments
Total Rating 47
Safety 38
Buy Signal 0.25
Banks - Diversified
Industry Rotation: -6.9
Market Cap: 190B
Avg Turnover: 244M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility33.5%
VaR 5th Pctl5.94%
VaR vs Median7.61%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio1.69
Rel. Str. IBD86
Rel. Str. Peer Group71.3
Character TTM
Beta0.679
Beta Downside0.378
Hurst Exponent0.454
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD20.79%
CAGR/Max DD2.75
CAGR/Mean DD13.91
EPS (Earnings per Share) EPS (Earnings per Share) of SAN over the last years for every Quarter: "2021-06": 0.11, "2021-09": 0.12, "2021-12": 0.12, "2022-03": 0.14, "2022-06": 0.13, "2022-09": 0.14, "2022-12": 0.13, "2023-03": 0.15, "2023-06": 0.16, "2023-09": 0.17, "2023-12": 0.18, "2024-03": 0.17, "2024-06": 0.2, "2024-09": 0.2, "2024-12": 0.2, "2025-03": 0.21, "2025-06": 0.22, "2025-09": 0.22, "2025-12": 0.24, "2026-03": 0.23, "2026-06": 0.25,
EPS CAGR: 16.17%
EPS Trend: 99.2%
Last SUE: 0.00
Qual. Beats: 0
Revenue Revenue of SAN over the last years for every Quarter: 2021-06: 15015, 2021-09: 12199, 2021-12: 12353, 2022-03: 12625, 2022-06: 12630, 2022-09: 13291, 2022-12: 13332, 2023-03: 28298, 2023-06: 13918, 2023-09: 11625, 2023-12: 12160, 2024-03: 12564, 2024-06: 15490, 2024-09: 12173, 2024-12: 14151, 2025-03: 12501, 2025-06: 14332, 2025-09: 14177, 2025-12: 29051, 2026-03: 12160, 2026-06: 32940,
Rev. CAGR: 9.03%
Rev. Trend: 45.0%
Last SUE: 0.68
Qual. Beats: 0

Warnings

No concerns identified

Tailwinds

No distinct edge detected

Seasonality 10.5 years of data

Jan +1.4% 14
Feb -0.1% 0
Mar -2.9% 26
Apr +0.8% 11
May -0.8% 0
Jun -0.1% 2
Jul -1.7% 6
Aug -1.8% 33
Sep +0.1% 5
Oct -0.6% 9
Nov -0.1% 8
Dec -0.1% 8

How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.

Description: SAN Banco Santander S.A.

Banco Santander, S.A. is a Madrid-headquartered Spanish multinational bank founded in 1856 and listed since 1987, operating across five reportable segments: Retail & Commercial Banking, Digital Consumer Bank, Corporate & Investment Banking, Wealth Management & Insurance, and Payments. It serves a broad customer base spanning individuals, small and medium-sized enterprises, large corporations, and public-sector entities worldwide, offering deposits, mortgages, consumer and corporate finance, capital markets services, wealth and asset management, cards, payments, and digital/mobile banking.

As a diversified bank within the Financials sector, Santander combines traditional balance-sheet lending with fee-generating activities such as asset management, insurance, advisory, and payments, which helps diversify earnings away from reliance on net interest income. Its multi-country footprint, spanning Europe, the Americas, and other regions, is a defining feature of its business model and distinguishes it from domestically focused peers.

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • ECB rate cuts pressure net interest margins
  • Brazil and Mexico loan growth lifts emerging markets earnings
  • Openbank digital push targets consumer finance expansion
Piotroski VR-10 (Strict) 4.0
Net Income: 16.2b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: 0.04 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 4.15 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: -135.7% < 20% (prev -1.37k%; Δ 1.23k% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.04 > 3% & CFO 83.5b > Net Income 16.2b
Net Debt (315b) to EBITDA (20.9b): 15.08 < 3
Current Ratio: 0.54 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (14.7b) vs 12m ago -5.88% < -2%
Gross Margin: 33.72% > 18% (prev 47.02%; Δ -13.30% > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 4.69% > 50% (prev 2.93%; Δ 1.76% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: 0.33 > 6 (EBIT TTM 19.5b / Interest Expense TTM 59.4b)
Altman Z'' -0.08
A: -0.06 (Total Current Assets 138b - Total Current Liabilities 258b) / Total Assets 1954b
B: 0.06 (Retained Earnings 111b / Total Assets 1954b)
C: 0.01 (EBIT TTM 19.5b / Avg Total Assets 1885b)
D: 0.06 (Book Value of Equity 109b / Total Liabilities 1755b)
Altman-Z'' = -0.08 = B
What is the price of SAN shares?

As of July 28, 2026, the stock is trading at EUR 12.26 with a total of 31,154,270 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +4.29%, over one month by +2.84%, over three months by +20.71% and over the past year by +66.38%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 11.80 (which is 3.8% or 1.6 ATR below the current price).

Is SAN a buy, sell or hold?

Banco Santander S.A. has no consensus analysts rating.

Banco Santander S.A. (SAN) - Fundamental Data Overview as of 25 July 2026
Market Cap USD = 190b (166b EUR * 1.141 EUR.USD)
P/E Trailing = 13.1955
P/E Forward = 12.0773
P/S = 3.5066
P/B = 1.6297
P/EG = 3.8961
Revenue TTM = 88.3b EUR
EBIT TTM = 19.5b EUR
EBITDA TTM = 20.9b EUR
Long Term Debt = 324b EUR (from longTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Short Term Debt = 258b EUR (from shortTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Debt = 453b EUR (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 1.82b
Net Debt = 315b EUR (calculated: Debt 453b - CCE 138b)
Enterprise Value = 481b EUR (166b + Debt 453b - CCE 138b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 0.33 (Ebit TTM 19.5b / Interest Expense TTM 59.4b)
EV/FCF = 6.19x (Enterprise Value 481b / FCF TTM 77.7b)
FCF Yield = 16.16% (FCF TTM 77.7b / Enterprise Value 481b)
FCF Margin = 87.94% (FCF TTM 77.7b / Revenue TTM 88.3b)
Net Margin = 18.39% (Net Income TTM 16.2b / Revenue TTM 88.3b)
Gross Margin = 33.72% ((Revenue TTM 88.3b - Cost of Revenue TTM 58.5b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 40.07% (prev -49.55%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.25 (Enterprise Value 481b / Total Assets 1954b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 13.11% (Interest Expense 59.4b / Debt 453b)
Taxrate = 25.00% (4.80b / 19.2b)
NOPAT = 14.7b (EBIT 19.5b * (1 - 25.00%))
Current Ratio = 0.54 (Total Current Assets 138b / Total Current Liabilities 258b)
Debt / Equity = 4.14 (Debt 453b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 109b)
Debt / EBITDA = 15.08 (Net Debt 315b / EBITDA 20.9b)
Debt / FCF = 4.05 (Net Debt 315b / FCF TTM 77.7b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 105b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 0.86% (Net Income 16.2b / Total Assets 1954b)
RoE = 15.48% (Net Income TTM 16.2b / Total Stockholder Equity 105b)
RoCE = 4.55% (EBIT 19.5b / Capital Employed (Equity 105b + L.T.Debt 324b))
RoIC = 0.75% (NOPAT 14.7b / Invested Capital 1950b)
WACC = 9.44% (E(166b)/V(619b) * Re(8.37%) + D(453b)/V(619b) * Rd(13.11%) * (1-Tc(0.25)))
Discount Rate = 8.37% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -88.43 | Cagr: -5.77%
[DCF] Terminal Value 71.70% ; FCFF base≈77.7b ; Y1≈78.0b ; Y5≈82.6b
[DCF] Fair Price = 53.76 (EV 1084b - Net Debt 315b = Equity 769b / Shares 14.3b; r=9.44% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow 0.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 99.23 | EPS CAGR: 16.17% | SUE: 0.0 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 44.98 | Revenue CAGR: 9.03% | SUE: 0.68 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.26 | Chg30d=-1.54% | Revisions=+25% | Analysts=2
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=1.01 | Chg30d=+0.99% | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=+12.2% | GrowthRev=+1.0%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=1.23 | Chg30d=+1.06% | Revisions=+50% | GrowthEPS=+22.0% | GrowthRev=+8.5%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +40% (up=9, down=3)