SAN
Banco Santander, S.A.
SAN's fundamentals are mixed: revenue grew 50%, but its operating margin fell 7 points to 18%. Its PE isn't a useful guide right now because of how its recent earnings were reported.
SAN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
SAN's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like SAN.
SAN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 5.8x | $6.79 | -44% |
| Fair | 6.9x | $8.02 | -34% |
| Expensive | 11x | $12.46 | +2.7% |
| Current | 11x | $12.13 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SAN's PE is 11x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
SAN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for SAN, with profitability improving.
SAN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.16 | +27% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.14 | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.12 | +24% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.96 | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.91 | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.92 | +15% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.90 | +18% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.86 | +18% |
SAN's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $1.16 over the past year, up 27% from the year before, and higher year over year for 22 quarters in a row.
SAN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $36.4B | +170% |
| Q2 2026 | $37.2B | +134% |
| Q1 2026 | $33B | -6% |
| Q4 2025 | $16.6B | -5.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $13.4B | -19% |
| Q2 2025 | $15.9B | -7.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $35.1B | -6.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $17.6B | +9.8% |
SAN's revenue has picked up after two years of holding roughly level: $36.4B last quarter, up 170% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 15% | -18 points |
| Q2 2026 | 14% | -16 points |
| Q1 2026 | 17% | +0.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 33% | +3.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 33% | -0.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 31% | -1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 16% | +2.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 29% | +1.9 points |
SAN's operating margin was 15% last quarter, down 18 points from the same quarter a year ago.
SAN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | -$21.9B | +$416.6M |
| Q4 2025 | $0 | -100% |
| Q3 2025 | -$11.1B | -186% |
| Q2 2025 | $21.6B | +$38.8B |
| Q1 2025 | -$22.3B | +$32.7B |
| Q4 2024 | $23B | +370% |
| Q3 2024 | $12.9B | +101% |
| Q2 2024 | -$17.1B | -1043% |
SAN's free cash flow was −$11.3B over the past year, against −$3.6B the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like SAN.
SAN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +15% | +2.2B shares |
| 1 year | +6.2% | +990M shares |
| 3 years | +6.1% | +977M shares |
| 5 years | -9.7% | -1.8B shares |
| Available history | -6.8% | -1.2B shares |
SAN has 16.9B diluted shares, up 6.2% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | $3.4B |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $560.5M |
| Q2 2025 | $1.3B |
| Q1 2025 | $954.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $2.3B |
| Q3 2024 | $658.8M |
| Q2 2024 | $1.4B |
SAN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 15.4x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 14.8x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 13.8x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 14.6x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 11.9x | High |
SAN's net debt is about 15 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 1.4 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like SAN.
SAN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 14.4 | Oversold |
SAN's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 14 (oversold).
SAN PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | SAN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 13x | 19% below |
| PE % | 81 | 63 | 18 pts above |
SAN is trading at 11x earnings, a 19% discount to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x, though its earnings don't support one.
SAN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $12.8 | 5.3% below |
| 20 week MA | $13.7 | 12% below |
| 50 week MA | $12.7 | 4.5% below |
| 100 week MA | $10.3 | 18% above |
| 200 week MA | $7.25 | 67% above |
SAN has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 67% above its 200-week average.
SAN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3.96 | $3.19 | -19% |
| 2021 | $3.19 | $3.26 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | $3.26 | $2.94 | -9.8% |
| 2023 | $2.94 | $4.14 | +41% |
| 2024 | $4.14 | $4.49 | +8.5% |
| 2025 | $4.49 | $11.8 | +163% |
| 2026 YTD | $11.8 | $12.1 | +2.7% |
SAN has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 2.7% so far in 2026.