Banco Santander US (SAN)
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Rating:72Outperform
Price Target:
$14.50
â–²(13.19% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:10/29/25
Banco Santander SA's overall score reflects strong earnings performance and positive sentiment from the latest earnings call, offset by high leverage and negative cash flow. The stock's valuation is reasonable, and technical indicators suggest moderate momentum.
Positive Factors
Scale & Customer Base Growth
Strong, broad customer growth and record profit signal durable revenue scale and cross-sell capacity. A 178M customer base increases low-cost deposits, fee opportunities, and revenue diversification across retail, payments, and wealth, supporting sustained top-line resilience.
Negative Factors
High Financial Leverage
A debt-to-equity ratio near 3.3 implies elevated leverage that can amplify losses and limit strategic flexibility. In adverse credit or rate environments, high leverage raises funding and regulatory pressures, constraining capital allocation and growth options over months.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Scale & Customer Base Growth
Strong, broad customer growth and record profit signal durable revenue scale and cross-sell capacity. A 178M customer base increases low-cost deposits, fee opportunities, and revenue diversification across retail, payments, and wealth, supporting sustained top-line resilience.
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Banco Santander SA (SAN) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$179.06B
Dividend Yield1.85%
Average Volume (3M)14.62M
Price to Earnings (P/E)11.0
Beta (1Y)1.06
Revenue Growth-15.34%
EPS Growth16.71%
CountryUS
Employees206,736
SectorFinancial
Sector Strength70
IndustryBanks - Diversified
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.28
Shares Outstanding14,689,319,000
10 Day Avg. Volume10,228,476
30 Day Avg. Volume14,621,363
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.77
Price to Book (P/B)1.50
Price to Sales (P/S)1.29
P/FCF Ratio0.00
Enterprise Value/Market Cap2.93
Enterprise Value/Revenue6.99
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit11.18
Enterprise Value/Ebitda23.44
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)1.18
Revenue Forecast (FY)$73.11B
Banco Santander SA Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Banco Santander, S.A. provides various retail and commercial banking products and services to individuals, small and medium-sized enterprises, and large companies worldwide. It offers demand and time deposits, and current and savings accounts; mor...
How the Company Makes Money
Banco Santander generates revenue through multiple key streams. The primary source is net interest income, which comes from the difference between the interest earned on loans and the interest paid on deposits. The bank also earns significant inco...
Banco Santander SA Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Feb 03, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:Apr 29, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presented a strong set of FY'25 results with multiple encouraging metrics (record profit, customer growth, higher RoTE, improved efficiency, fee momentum, strong wealth/CIB/payments performance) and a clear strategic rationale for the Webster bolt-on to accelerate U.S. returns. Key near-term negatives are the expected CET1 compression (~140 bps), sizable integration and restructuring costs (EUR ~800m), shareholder dilution from the share consideration, and some operational timing risk (delayed Openbank rollout). Management emphasized disciplined capital hierarchy, conservative synergy recognition and pathways to restore CET1 above 13% by 2027, and set ambitious group RoTE targets (>20% by 2028). Overall, the positives — strong underlying results, credible transformation gains, and an acquisition with quantified synergies and accretion — outweigh the near-term capital and execution headwinds.Positive Updates
Record Annual Profit and Earnings Growth
Reported best-ever annual profit of EUR 14.1 billion for FY'25 (up 12% YoY; +15% YoY ex-Argentina). Quarterly profit also hit a record. Earnings per share rose 17%.
Negative Updates
Near-term CET1 Ratio Impact from Webster
Acquisition expected to reduce group CET1 by ~140 bps (cash portion ~110 bps), leaving CET1 around 12.8% at closing (management expects to be back above 13% in 2027).
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Q4-2025 Updates
Positive
Negative
Record Annual Profit and Earnings Growth
Reported best-ever annual profit of EUR 14.1 billion for FY'25 (up 12% YoY; +15% YoY ex-Argentina). Quarterly profit also hit a record. Earnings per share rose 17%.
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Company Guidance
The management gave detailed forward guidance: ex‑M&A for 2026 they expect revenue to grow mid‑single‑digit in constant euros (double‑digit including M&A), fee growth to outpace NII, costs to be lower in absolute terms (constant euros), cost of risk broadly stable and attributable profit to increase, with group CET1 close to 12.8–13.0% by end‑2026; for 2027 they target double‑digit revenue growth, net profit up mid‑teens and CET1 >13%. On Webster, the headline consideration is €12.2bn (≈€10.3bn in euros), paid 65% cash/35% shares (exchange ratio 2.0548), implying ~6.8x P/E including synergies, ~10x 2028 consensual P/E and ~2x Q4’25 TBV; the deal is expected to reduce group CET1 by ~140 bps at closing (group CET1 ≈12.8% at close, back >13% in 2027), deliver ~€800m pre‑tax cost synergies phased in by end‑2028 (≈€480m HQ/branch, €280m tech & ops, €35m other) plus ~€200m from One Transformation and €100m balance‑sheet optimisation, cut the combined cost base to ~€3.5bn and push the combined efficiency ratio below 40% by 2028. Financial returns: Santander U.S. RoTE to ~18% post‑AT1 by 2028, 7–8% EPS accretion in 2028, ~15% cash‑on‑cash ROIC, while the group targets RoTE in excess of 20% in 2028; they reiterated at least €10bn of buybacks for ’25–’26 and a new up‑to €5bn buyback starting immediately.Banco Santander SA Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
79
Positive
Balance Sheet
73
Positive
Cash Flow
55
Neutral
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 119.89B | 129.91B | 121.87B | 87.03B | 61.50B |
| Gross Profit | 48.02B | 51.20B | 46.97B | 43.36B | 41.02B |
| EBITDA | 21.86B | 22.32B | 19.64B | 18.23B | 17.30B |
| Net Income | 14.10B | 12.57B | 11.08B | 9.61B | 8.12B |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 1.87T | 1.84T | 1.80T | 1.73T | 1.60T |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 318.20B | 237.41B | 268.41B | 223.07B | 264.01B |
| Total Debt | 496.64B | 483.38B | 310.98B | 282.96B | 334.39B |
| Total Liabilities | 1.75T | 1.73T | 1.69T | 1.64T | 1.50T |
| Stockholders Equity | 103.13B | 98.60B | 95.42B | 89.10B | 86.93B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 0.00 | -32.65B | -8.63B | 16.87B | 45.29B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 0.00 | -24.16B | 5.01B | 27.71B | 56.69B |
| Investing Cash Flow | 0.00 | -3.71B | -5.37B | -3.90B | -3.71B |
| Financing Cash Flow | 0.00 | -5.51B | -2.06B | -9.96B | -1.32B |
Banco Santander SA Technical Analysis
Positive
12.81
Price Trends
11.79
Positive
11.69
Positive
10.59
Positive
Market Momentum
0.21
Negative
64.40
Neutral
93.71
Negative
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For SAN, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 12.81 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 11.38, above the 50-day MA of 11.79, and above the 200-day MA of 10.59, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 0.21 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 64.40 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 93.71 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for SAN.
Banco Santander SA Risk Analysis
Banco Santander SA disclosed 41 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Banco Santander SA reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Banco Santander SA Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (68)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
72 Outperform | $179.06B | 10.97 | 13.89% | 1.85% | -15.34% | 16.71% | |
72 Outperform | $130.53B | 11.69 | 18.53% | 3.27% | 7.52% | 10.40% | |
71 Outperform | $310.68B | 12.28 | 11.88% | 4.14% | -9.54% | -22.46% | |
71 Outperform | $82.55B | 12.31 | 12.46% | 4.14% | 2.20% | -0.17% | |
68 Neutral | $18.00B | 11.42 | 9.92% | 3.81% | 9.73% | 1.22% | |
64 Neutral | $220.90B | 21.83 | 6.71% | 1.94% | -0.62% | 105.57% | |
60 Neutral | $80.82B | 9.29 | 9.41% | 1.71% | 17.50% | 49.25% |
* Financial Sector Average
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Banco Santander SA Corporate Events
Banco Santander Advances Share Buyback Program in November 2025
Nov 28, 2025
On November 27, 2025, Banco Santander announced the progress of its share buyback program, which was initially communicated on July 30, 2025. As of November 26, 2025, the bank has repurchased shares worth approximately 1.35 billion Euros, accounti...
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