Banco Santander stock: Board approves 12.7-cent interim dividend
Published on 09/29/2026 at 19:18 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Banco Santander’s board approved an interim cash dividend of 12.7 euro cents per share against the bank’s 2026 results on September 29, 2026. The payment is scheduled for November 2, 2026, according to Banco Santander.
Dividend increases 10 percent
The interim dividend is 10 percent higher than the payment made a year earlier. Santander said the distribution forms part of its shareholder remuneration for the first half of 2026, with total remuneration expected to reach approximately EUR 3.70 billion.
Cash and buybacks
The bank said the total remuneration will be divided broadly equally between an approximately EUR 1.80 billion cash dividend and an approximately EUR 1.80 billion share buyback program launched in August. The company also said it maintains its 2026 objective of a total shareholder remuneration level of approximately 50 percent of ordinary group profit, subject to the relevant corporate and regulatory approvals.
