Banco Santander stock reports a EUR 0.13 interim dividend

Published on 09/30/2026 at 16:45 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Banco Santander stock was at EUR 12.38 at Lang & Schwarz on September 30, 2026 at 4:35 p.m. CEST, down 1.98 percent versus EUR 12.63. H1 profit rose 15.00 percent.

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Banco Santander stock (ISIN US05964H1059) was at EUR 12.38 at Lang & Schwarz on September 30, 2026 at 4:35 p.m. CEST, down 1.98 percent versus the prior close of EUR 12.63. The bank has approved an interim dividend of EUR 0.13 per share, giving investors a concrete shareholder-return event ahead of November.

Dividend rises to EUR 0.13

According to Santander on September 29, 2026, the board approved the interim cash dividend against 2026 results. The payment equals EUR 0.13 per share after a 10.00 percent increase from the prior-year interim dividend and is scheduled for November 2, 2026.

The same release sets October 29, 2026 as the ex-dividend date and October 28, 2026 as the last trading date with dividend rights. Santander's shareholder remuneration against first-half 2026 results combines the cash payment with an ongoing buyback program.

Profit growth supports distribution

Santander reported EUR 7.3 billion in underlying profit for the first half of 2026, up 15.00 percent year over year. Revenue increased 6.00 percent to EUR 30.8 billion, while the efficiency ratio improved 2.90 percentage points to 42.80 percent, according to Santander.

The bank also reported 182 million customers at the end of the first half, after adding 12 million over the previous twelve months. Its 2026 targets include mid-single-digit revenue growth, lower costs in constant euros, underlying profit above the EUR 14.1 billion reported for 2025 and a year-end CET1 ratio of 12.80 percent to 13.00 percent.

Next results arrive October 28

Santander's investor-relations calendar lists the 9M 2026 earnings presentation for October 28, 2026. That date gives the dividend announcement a near-term operating checkpoint, because the next report will show whether the first-half revenue and efficiency trends continued into the third quarter.

The NYSE-listed ADR was last at USD 14.02 on September 30, 2026 at 10:43 a.m. EDT. Its 52-week range was USD 9.62 to USD 15.05, while market capitalization stood at USD 205.8 billion on the same date.

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