Banco Santander (SAN) Projected to Post Earnings on Wednesday

Banco Santander (NYSE:SAN) is expected to be posting its Q1 2026 results before the market opens on Wednesday, April 29th. Analysts expect Banco Santander to post earnings of $0.28 per share and revenue of $17.4826 billion for the quarter. Individuals are encouraged to explore the company’s upcoming Q1 2026 earning overview page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 4:00 AM ET.

Banco Santander (NYSE:SAN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The bank reported $0.28 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $17.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $15.89 billion. Banco Santander had a net margin of 18.85% and a return on equity of 12.14%. On average, analysts expect Banco Santander to post $1 EPS for the current fiscal year and $1 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Banco Santander Price Performance

Shares of SAN opened at $12.32 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $183.33 billion, a PE ratio of 12.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.77 and a beta of 0.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.15, a quick ratio of 0.33 and a current ratio of 0.33. Banco Santander has a fifty-two week low of $6.82 and a fifty-two week high of $13.24. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $11.74 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $11.38.

Banco Santander Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 8th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 4th will be paid a $0.1473 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 254.0%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, May 4th. Banco Santander’s dividend payout ratio is currently 18.81%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Binnacle Investments Inc raised its position in Banco Santander by 96.2% in the third quarter. Binnacle Investments Inc now owns 3,227 shares of the bank’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 1,582 shares during the period. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its position in Banco Santander by 111.2% in the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 6,479 shares of the bank’s stock worth $54,000 after acquiring an additional 3,411 shares during the period. Larson Financial Group LLC raised its position in Banco Santander by 73.9% in the third quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 6,501 shares of the bank’s stock worth $68,000 after acquiring an additional 2,762 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its position in Banco Santander by 271.2% in the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 10,276 shares of the bank’s stock worth $69,000 after acquiring an additional 7,508 shares during the period. Finally, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. raised its position in Banco Santander by 673.3% in the fourth quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 5,970 shares of the bank’s stock worth $70,000 after acquiring an additional 5,198 shares during the period. 9.19% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

SAN has been the topic of several analyst reports. Kepler Capital Markets upgraded shares of Banco Santander from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Banco Santander from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Banco Santander from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (a-)” rating in a research note on Friday, February 27th. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Banco Santander in a research note on Monday, February 16th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Banco Santander from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, March 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

About Banco Santander

Banco Santander, SA (NYSE: SAN) is a Spanish multinational banking group headquartered in Santander, Spain. Founded in 1857, the bank has grown from a regional institution into one of Europe’s largest banking groups, operating a diversified financial services platform that serves retail, small and medium-sized enterprises, and large corporate clients. Santander is publicly listed in Spain and maintains American Depositary Receipts on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker SAN.

The group’s core activities include retail and commercial banking—offering deposit accounts, payment services, mortgages, personal and auto loans, and small business financing—alongside corporate and investment banking services for larger institutional clients.