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

Banks - Diversified | MC, Spain | Market Cap: 170.328m EUR | 12M Return: 71.3% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis

Retail Banking, Corporate Banking, Wealth Management, Digital Payments
Total Rating 43
Safety 38
Buy Signal 0.33
Banks - Diversified
Industry Rotation: -7.5
Market Cap: 194B
Avg Turnover: 220M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility25.0%
VaR 5th Pctl4.43%
VaR vs Median7.42%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio1.65
Rel. Str. IBD84.2
Rel. Str. Peer Group67.5
Character TTM
Beta0.655
Beta Downside0.391
Hurst Exponent0.433
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD20.79%
CAGR/Max DD2.69
CAGR/Mean DD13.61
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,
EPS CAGR: 17.45%
EPS Trend: 99.1%
Last SUE: -2.74
Qual. Beats: -1
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,
Rev. CAGR: -0.39%
Rev. Trend: -2.6%
Last SUE: -0.10
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) 5.0
Net Income: 16.2b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: 0.04 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 4.36 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: -1.46k% < 20% (prev -1.44k%; Δ -28.27% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.04 > 3% & CFO 83.5b > Net Income 16.2b
Net Debt (298b) to EBITDA (22.2b): 13.43 < 3
Current Ratio: 0.12 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (14.7b) vs 12m ago -3.24% < -2%
Gross Margin: 39.40% > 18% (prev 48.16%; Δ -8.76% > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 3.77% > 50% (prev 2.94%; Δ 0.82% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: 0.32 > 6 (EBIT TTM 19.0b / Interest Expense TTM 59.4b)
Altman Z'' -3.29
A: -0.55 (Total Current Assets 137b - Total Current Liabilities 1158b) / Total Assets 1857b
B: 0.06 (Retained Earnings 108b / Total Assets 1857b)
C: 0.01 (EBIT TTM 19.0b / Avg Total Assets 1851b)
D: 0.06 (Book Value of Equity 106b / Total Liabilities 1744b)
Altman-Z'' = -3.29 = D
What is the price of SAN shares?

As of July 23, 2026, the stock is trading at EUR 12.08 with a total of 57,380,602 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.92%, over one month by +0.67%, over three months by +15.87% and over the past year by +71.31%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 11.70 (which is 3.1% 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 23 July 2026
Market Cap USD = 194b (170b EUR * 1.1406 EUR.USD)
P/E Trailing = 13.2289
P/E Forward = 11.7509
P/S = 3.5954
P/B = 1.5857
P/EG = 3.791
Revenue TTM = 69.7b EUR
EBIT TTM = 19.0b EUR
EBITDA TTM = 22.2b EUR
Long Term Debt = 329b EUR (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 258b EUR (from shortTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Debt = 436b EUR (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 1.82b
Net Debt = 298b EUR (calculated: Debt 436b - CCE 137b)
Enterprise Value = 469b EUR (170b + Debt 436b - CCE 137b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 0.32 (Ebit TTM 19.0b / Interest Expense TTM 59.4b)
EV/FCF = 6.03x (Enterprise Value 469b / FCF TTM 77.7b)
FCF Yield = 16.58% (FCF TTM 77.7b / Enterprise Value 469b)
 FCF Margin = 111.4% (FCF TTM 77.7b / Revenue TTM 69.7b)
 Net Margin = 23.17% (Net Income TTM 16.2b / Revenue TTM 69.7b)
Gross Margin = 39.40% ((Revenue TTM 69.7b - Cost of Revenue TTM 42.2b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = -49.55% (prev 38.83%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.25 (Enterprise Value 469b / Total Assets 1857b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 13.63% (Interest Expense 59.4b / Debt 436b)
Taxrate = 24.68% (4.65b / 18.8b)
NOPAT = 14.3b (EBIT 19.0b * (1 - 24.68%))
Current Ratio = 0.12 (Total Current Assets 137b / Total Current Liabilities 1158b)
Debt / Equity = 4.11 (Debt 436b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 106b)
Debt / EBITDA = 13.43 (Net Debt 298b / EBITDA 22.2b)
Debt / FCF = 3.84 (Net Debt 298b / FCF TTM 77.7b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 103b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 0.87% (Net Income 16.2b / Total Assets 1857b)
RoE = 15.73% (Net Income TTM 16.2b / Total Stockholder Equity 103b)
RoCE = 4.41% (EBIT 19.0b / Capital Employed (Equity 103b + L.T.Debt 329b))
RoIC = 1.50% (NOPAT 14.3b / Invested Capital 953b)
WACC = 9.71% (E(170b)/V(606b) * Re(8.29%) + D(436b)/V(606b) * Rd(13.63%) * (1-Tc(0.25)))
Discount Rate = 8.29% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -76.26 | Cagr: -3.46%
[DCF] Terminal Value 70.82% ; FCFF base≈77.7b ; Y1≈78.0b ; Y5≈82.6b
[DCF] Fair Price = 52.11 (EV 1044b - Net Debt 298b = Equity 745b / Shares 14.3b; r=9.71% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow 0.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 99.10 | EPS CAGR: 17.45% | SUE: -2.74 | # QB: -1
Revenue Correlation: -2.65 | Revenue CAGR: -0.39% | SUE: -0.10 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=0.25 | Chg30d=-4.27% | Revisions=+25% | Analysts=2
EPS next 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=+1.12% | Revisions=+50% | GrowthEPS=+22.1% | GrowthRev=+8.5%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +44% (up=10, down=3)