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Banco Santander ( (ES:SAN) ) has issued an announcement.
Banco Santander has reported progress on its latest share buyback programme, disclosing transactions in its own shares between 12 and 18 February 2026 across several European trading venues. The bank has so far invested €1.15 billion in the programme, equivalent to about 22.8% of the planned maximum outlay.
With these purchases, Santander has now repurchased roughly 15.9% of its outstanding shares as of 2021, underscoring an aggressive approach to capital return and balance-sheet optimisation. The sizeable reduction in free float is likely to support earnings per share and may further bolster investor confidence in the bank’s capital strength and long-term profitability focus.
More about Banco Santander
Banco Santander is a global banking group headquartered in Spain, providing retail and commercial banking, corporate and investment banking, and wealth management services across Europe and the Americas. The group focuses on mass-market and SME customers, using large-scale share buybacks and dividends as key tools in its capital return strategy for shareholders.
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