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Banco Santander SA return on equity (ROE)

Banco Santander SA's return on equity is 13.86%: net income of 15.72B EUR over the last twelve months on shareholders' equity of 113.40B EUR.

Today
13.86%
Average, 5 years
12.33%
Low, 5 years
10.54%
High, 5 years
15.26%

ROE (return on equity) = net income (last 12 months) ÷ shareholders' equity = 15.72B ÷ 113.40B = 13.86%

ROE (return on equity)
Net income
Shareholders' equity

Each quarter's net income over its last four quarters, over the shareholders' equity at the quarter end.

What drives Banco Santander SA's return on equity?

Net margin
11.8%
profit on each dollar of sales
Asset turnover
0.06×
sales on each dollar of assets
Equity multiplier
18.10×
assets on each dollar of equity
Return on equity
13.7%
FY2025
  • FY202511.8% × 0.06 × 18.10 = 13.7%
  • FY20249.7% × 0.07 × 18.63 = 12.8%
  • FY20239.1% × 0.07 × 18.83 = 11.6%
  • FY202211.0% × 0.05 × 19.47 = 10.8%
  • FY202113.2% × 0.04 × 18.36 = 9.3%

The DuPont breakdown, on each year-end's assets and equity, as the return on equity elsewhere on this page. A high equity multiplier means a small equity base: debt, or buybacks that return the equity to shareholders, lift the return on what is left.

ROE (return on equity) by year and by quarter

Fiscal yearPeriod endingROE (return on equity)Net incomeShareholders' equity
Today13.86%15.72B113.40B
FY202531 Dec 202515.02%15.50B103.17B
FY202431 Dec 202412.75%12.57B98.60B
FY202331 Dec 202311.61%11.08B95.42B
FY202231 Dec 202212.08%10.76B89.10B
FY202131 Dec 202111.10%9.65B86.93B
FY202031 Dec 2020-9.46%-7.71B81.48B
FY201931 Dec 20198.11%8.12B100.07B
FY201831 Dec 20189.66%9.32B96.47B
FY201731 Dec 20178.69%8.21B94.49B
FY201631 Dec 20168.23%7.49B90.94B
FY201531 Dec 20158.33%7.33B88.04B
FY201431 Dec 20148.58%6.94B80.81B
FY201331 Dec 20137.55%5.33B70.59B
FY201231 Dec 20124.13%2.97B71.80B
FY201131 Dec 20118.03%6.14B76.41B
FY201031 Dec 201012.13%9.10B75.02B
FY200931 Dec 200913.71%9.41B68.67B
FY200831 Dec 200816.21%9.33B57.59B
FY200731 Dec 200717.46%9.64B55.20B
FY200631 Dec 200618.38%8.25B44.85B
FY200531 Dec 200516.97%6.75B39.78B
FY200431 Dec 200411.61%4.00B34.41B
FY200331 Dec 20032.59%2.61B100.47B
FY200231 Dec 200210.61%2.25B21.19B
FY200131 Dec 200110.88%2.49B22.89B
FY200031 Dec 200010.81%2.26B20.94B
FY199931 Dec 199916.13%1.58B9.78B
FY199831 Dec 199824.41%1.25B5.12B
FY199731 Dec 199724.64%987.45M4.01B
FY199631 Dec 199619.63%738.07M3.76B
FY199531 Dec 199515.57%652.55M4.19B
FY199431 Dec 199416.46%618.53M3.76B
FY199331 Dec 199315.81%416.47M2.63B
FY199231 Dec 199219.30%426.52M2.21B
FY199131 Dec 199126.76%549.65M2.05B
FY199031 Dec 1990—429.31M—
FY198931 Dec 1989—358.81M—
FY198831 Dec 1988—296.95M—
FY198731 Dec 1987—227.42M—

Figures in EUR. A quarter's revenue, net income and dividends are those of its last four quarters.

See also:P/E ratio,Market cap,P/S ratio,Debt to equity,All ratios

Common questions about Banco Santander SA's ROE

Source: Financial Modeling Prep

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