Banco Santander stock at EUR 12.17, 7.2 percent below its high

Published on 10/12/2026 at 13:19 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Banco Santander stock is up 19.4 percent year to date. It costs EUR 12.17 on October 12, 2026, 7.2 percent below EUR 13.12.

Key points in brief

Banco Santander stock was at EUR 12.17 at Lang & Schwarz on October 12, 2026 at 1:13 p.m. CEST.
The price was 7.2 percent below its 52-week high of EUR 13.12.
The stock was up 19.4 percent year to date, with a market capitalization of EUR 173.8 billion.
RBC Capital Markets cut its target from EUR 13.50 to EUR 13.25 on October 1, 2026.

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Banco Santander (ISIN ES0113900J37) was at EUR 12.17 at Lang & Schwarz on October 12, 2026 at 1:13 p.m. CEST, leaving the stock 7.2 percent below its 52-week high of EUR 13.12. The price report puts the share 19.4 percent higher year to date, while the next major calendar point is the bank's 9M 2026 earnings presentation on October 28, 2026.

Price stays below yearly high

The BME-listed share closed at EUR 12.02 on October 9, 2026, according to TickerLandia. Its 52-week range was EUR 8.10 to EUR 13.12, so the Lang & Schwarz price remains EUR 0.95 below the upper end and EUR 4.07 above the lower end.

TickerLandia's data place the year-to-date gain at 19.4 percent and the one-year gain at 39.0 percent, both measured against the BME share price. The same source lists a market capitalization of EUR 173.8 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.7 as of October 9, 2026.

Results and valuation markers

Banco Santander's investor-relations page reports underlying profit of EUR 7.3 billion in the first half of 2026, up 15.0 percent year over year. It also lists underlying return on tangible equity of 15.6 percent, a CET1 ratio of 14.0 percent as of June 2026 and an efficiency ratio of 42.8 percent for the first half, according to Banco Santander.

RBC Capital Markets reduced its price target from EUR 13.50 to EUR 13.25 on October 1, 2026, while keeping its outperform recommendation, Yahoo Finanzas reported. The new target stands 8.87 percent above the Lang & Schwarz price.

Comparison with peers

Banco Santander (BME, EUR): P/E 13.7, market capitalization EUR 173.8 billion

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BME, EUR): plus 1.25 percent, P/E 12.13, market capitalization EUR 129.3 billion

BNP Paribas (Euronext Paris, EUR): plus 0.37 percent, P/E 7.81, market capitalization EUR 98.9 billion

Calendar points to October 28

The investor-relations calendar names October 28, 2026 for the 9M 2026 earnings presentation and October 29, 2026 as the last day to trade shares with a right to receive the interim cash dividend. Payment is scheduled for November 2, 2026, according to Banco Santander.

Banco Santander was at EUR 12.17 at Lang & Schwarz on October 12, 2026 at 1:13 p.m. CEST, with the stock 7.2 percent below its 52-week high of EUR 13.12. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Banco Santander stock.