Banco Santander S.A. filings document foreign-issuer disclosures for a global banking group and its ADR program. Form 6-K reports include interim consolidated financial statements, operating results, shareholder remuneration, segment information, financial assets and liabilities, provisions, equity, related-party matters, off-balance-sheet exposures, and director and senior manager remuneration.
The filing record also covers material-event disclosures, share buyback transactions, capital-structure matters, registration-statement updates, securities-law exemption documents, and completed acquisition disclosures. These filings provide formal records of governance, capital actions, financial reporting, and corporate transactions affecting Banco Santander and its banking group.
Banco Santander, S.A. reports that Fitch Ratings has upgraded its long-term rating from A to A+, with a stable outlook, while affirming its short-term rating at F1. The long-term ratings of key subsidiaries, including Santander Totta and several Santander Consumer entities, were also raised from A to A+ with stable outlooks and F1 short-term ratings affirmed. In addition, Santander Totta’s long-term deposit rating was upgraded from A+ to AA-, and its short-term deposit rating from F1 to F1+, signalling stronger assessed credit quality for that subsidiary.
Banco Santander, S.A. filed a Form 13F reporting institutional holdings with a Form 13F Information Table value total of $12,401,105,429 and 901 reported entries. The report lists 5 other included managers and is signed by Ruben Navajo on 05-06-2026.
Banco Santander, S.A. reports that its previously announced acquisition of TSB Banking Group plc has been completed. The transaction closed on 30 April 2026 (London time) on the terms that were announced in earlier inside information notices from July 2025.
The company also clarifies that this communication is classified as "Other Relevant Information" under securities market rules and explicitly states that it does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase securities.
Banco Santander, S.A. announces corporate function leadership appointments for the combined Santander–Webster US organization effective upon closing of the transaction. The communication lists named executives who will lead Technology & Operations, Risk, Legal, Finance, People & Culture, Audit, Marketing, and Corporate Affairs post-closing, and notes planned retirements and transitions. Integration execution will begin only after required shareholder and regulatory approvals; a town hall is scheduled for May 1 to provide further updates.
Banco Santander, S.A. announces corporate function leadership appointments for the combined Santander–Webster US organization effective upon closing of the transaction. The communication lists named executives who will lead Technology & Operations, Risk, Legal, Finance, People & Culture, Audit, Marketing, and Corporate Affairs post-closing, and notes planned retirements and transitions. Integration execution will begin only after required shareholder and regulatory approvals; a town hall is scheduled for May 1 to provide further updates.
Banco Santander reports strong first-quarter 2026 results, with consolidated profit rising to EUR 5,674 million from EUR 3,741 million. Profit attributable to shareholders reached EUR 5,455 million, and basic earnings per share increased to EUR 0.36 from EUR 0.21.
Continuing operations delivered profit of EUR 3,779 million, while discontinued operations added EUR 1,895 million, mainly from the sale of a 49% stake in Santander Bank Polska. Credit impairment charges on amortised cost assets were EUR 3,198 million, slightly above the prior year.
Total assets were broadly stable at EUR 1,856,625 million, with loans at amortised cost of EUR 1,249,000 million and customer deposits at EUR 987,615 million. Equity stood at EUR 112,548 million. The bank announced a new share buyback of up to EUR 5,030 million and a cash dividend of EUR 0.125 per share, and it agreed to acquire Webster Financial Corporation and progress the planned acquisition of TSB Banking Group.
Banco Santander reported a strong start to 2026, with underlying Q1 profit of €3.56bn, up 12% year on year, and attributable profit of €5.46bn including non-recurring gains. Revenue rose to €15.14bn, driven by higher net interest income and fees across all global businesses.
Cost control was notable: the efficiency ratio improved to 42.8% as costs fell while revenue grew, lifting underlying RoTE to 15.2%. Credit quality remained solid with a cost of risk of 1.14%, and the CET1 capital ratio increased to 14.4%, supported by strong organic generation and the Poland business disposal. Tangible net asset value per share plus cash dividends grew 19%, aided by ongoing share buybacks targeting at least €10bn over 2025–2026.
Banco Santander, S.A. reported Q1 2026 profit attributable to the parent of EUR 5,455 million, up 60% year-on-year, mainly due to a EUR 1,895 million capital gain from the Poland disposal. Underlying profit attributable to the parent reached EUR 3,560 million, a 12% increase in euros and 14% in constant euros.
Total income rose to EUR 15,140 million, with net interest income of EUR 11,019 million (about 5% growth in constant euros), while total costs fell 3%, improving the efficiency ratio to 42.8%. Reported RoTE was 17.3% and underlying RoTE 15.2%.
The phased-in CET1 ratio improved to 14.4%, supported by earnings and the Poland sale. Gross customer loans grew around 5% year-on-year and customer funds about 6% in constant euros. Santander also agreed to acquire Webster Financial for USD 12.2 billion and launched up to EUR 5,030 million in share buybacks alongside a total 2025 cash dividend of EUR 0.24 per share.
Banco Santander reported strong Q1 2026 results, with underlying profit of €3.56 billion, up 12%, helped by higher customer activity and tight cost control. Total income rose 4% to €15.14 billion, while costs fell 3%, improving the efficiency ratio to 42.8%.
Attributable profit reached €5.46 billion, up 60%, boosted by a €1.9 billion net capital gain from the sale of Santander Bank Polska. The CET1 capital ratio increased to 14.4%, and the bank added eight million customers over 12 months, reaching 176 million.
Credit quality remained solid, with cost of risk at 1.14%. Santander raised tangible net asset value plus cash dividend per share by 19% and maintained an active capital return policy, including a final 2025 cash dividend of 12.5 euro cents per share and a share buyback programme of up to around €5 billion. The group reiterated its 2026–2028 financial targets, including a RoTE above 20% and attributable profit above €20 billion by 2028.
Banco Santander reports progress on its ongoing share buyback programme. As of 23 April 2026, the bank has spent €2,829,295,540 repurchasing shares, equal to approximately 56.3% of the programme’s maximum investment amount.
These repurchases correspond to about 16.9% of Banco Santander’s outstanding shares as of 2021. Between 16 and 23 April 2026, the bank bought 11,994,505 shares across several European trading venues at weighted average prices around €10.32–€10.79 per share.
Webster Financial Corporation agreed to be acquired by Banco Santander, S.A. in a two‑step transaction. Under the transaction, Webster will first merge into newly formed Webster Virginia, then Santander will acquire each Webster Virginia share for 2.0548 Santander ADSs plus $48.75 cash per Webster share. The exchange consideration was valued at $75.63 per Webster share based on Santander ordinary-share pricing on February 2, 2026. The Webster board unanimously approved the transaction and recommends that stockholders vote "FOR" the proposals at the virtual special meeting on May 26, 2026.