Banco Santander, S.A.
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2028)

2025202620272028
Price/Earnings ratio
377.09359.92354.02459.90
Price/Sales ratio
81.0979.1476.6287.71
Earnings per Share (EPS)
Β£0.65Β£0.68Β£0.70Β£0.53

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
14.3910.0311.1012.697.819.38-5.986.264.935.825.759.38
Price/Sales ratio
1.961.461.501.691.221.160.981.050.871.081.071.16
Price/Book Value ratio
1.030.740.750.880.630.610.560.580.530.670.720.63
Price/Cash Flow ratio
-21.245.123.152.0917.8718.030.690.891.7112.8717.0018.03
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
-7.0618.205.102.69-6.95-5.680.801.122.81-7.4815.90-6.95
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
0.68-1.53-1.19N/A0.33-0.450.02-0.030.210.394.770.33
Dividend Yield
1.08%2.27%3.35%3.17%5.10%6.17%N/A2.58%3.89%3.50%3.81%6.17%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
100%100%100%100%100.05%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Operating Profit Margin
81.52%72.26%73.42%65.01%65.77%20.91%-6.70%26.89%86.50%N/A20.68%20.91%
Pretax Profit Margin
22.85%24.27%23.56%24.37%28.58%23.97%-4.43%30.05%28.12%27.61%29.92%28.58%
Net Profit Margin
13.67%14.57%13.57%13.34%15.71%12.45%-16.46%16.78%17.71%18.58%19.96%15.71%
Effective Tax Rate
27.73%28.52%30.47%32.12%34.40%35.29%-271.29%33.64%29.41%25.97%27.08%35.29%
Return on Assets
0.45%0.48%0.46%0.45%0.53%0.42%-0.51%0.50%0.55%0.61%0.67%0.53%
Return On Equity
7.19%7.45%6.82%7.00%8.09%6.51%-9.46%9.34%10.77%11.60%12.74%8.09%
Return on Capital Employed
2.74%2.43%2.50%2.23%2.24%0.73%-0.21%0.83%2.77%N/A0.70%0.73%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Quick Ratio
95.37101.73112.03112.60132.007.4312.0811.778.55N/AN/A7.43
Cash ratio
34.1837.5450.2652.5597.553.727.208.105.28N/AN/A3.72
Days of Sales Outstanding
55.4346.7251.2351.7551.3747.6241.6343.4061.9365.0656.3851.37
Days of Inventory outstanding
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Operating Cycle
N/AN/AN/AN/A51.37N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A56.3851.37
Days of Payables Outstanding
N/AN/AN/AN/A-26.33KN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A-26.33K
Cash Conversion Cycle
N/AN/AN/AN/A26.38KN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A56.38N/A
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.160.160.170.150.160.190.170.170.180.170.170.16
Debt Equity Ratio
2.642.562.512.302.552.943.153.123.623.233.332.55
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.720.710.710.690.710.720.740.730.750.730.760.71
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.720.710.710.690.710.740.750.750.780.760.760.71
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.73N/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
-0.010.050.090.180.010.010.250.200.080.010.010.01
Company Equity Multiplier
15.6715.2214.7215.2815.1215.2118.5118.3519.4618.8318.6515.12
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
-0.090.280.470.810.060.061.411.170.510.080.060.06
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
3.000.280.610.77-2.56-3.170.870.790.60-1.721-2.56
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
-0.010.050.090.180.010.010.250.200.080.010.010.01
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.103.002.190.640.10N/A0.10
Dividend Payout Ratio
15.62%22.81%37.21%40.26%39.92%57.91%N/A16.16%19.24%20.41%N/A57.91%