Banco Santander approves interim dividend for Banco Santander stock
Published on 10/03/2026 at 10:17 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Banco Santander, S.A. approved an interim cash dividend against 2026 results of 12.70 euro cents per share on September 29, 2026, according to RNS via TradingView News. The dividend is scheduled to be paid from November 2, 2026.
In weekend trading at Lang & Schwarz, Banco Santander stock was EUR 11.78 at 10:16 a.m. CEST on October 3, 2026. That was unchanged at 0.00 percent versus the Lang & Schwarz close of EUR 11.78 on October 2, 2026. The bid was EUR 11.70 and the ask was EUR 11.85. The further course of weekend trading at Lang & Schwarz until 1:00 p.m. CEST is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Banco Santander stock.
Shareholder distribution
The interim dividend represents approximately 25 percent of the Santander Group's underlying profit in the first half of 2026, the bank said in the September 29 announcement. The bank's ordinary shareholder remuneration policy targets approximately 50 percent of underlying profit for 2026 results, split approximately evenly between cash dividends and share buybacks. The last day to trade shares with dividend rights is October 28, 2026, followed by an ex-dividend date of October 29 and a record date of October 30.
Share buyback
In a separate announcement dated October 1, 2026, Banco Santander said it had purchased 17.50 million of its own shares between September 24 and September 30, 2026. The cash amount spent under the buyback program through September 30 was EUR 915,938,461, representing approximately 50.20 percent of the program's maximum investment amount, according to Investegate.
Next Xetra session
The next Xetra session is scheduled for October 5, 2026.
