SAN vs UBS Stock Comparison

Banco Santander and UBS Group AG Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SAN Banco Santander, S.A.
$12.38 -14.1% 1M +28.0% 1Y
Market cap
$185.76B
P/E
9.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$70.35B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
4 wins
UBS UBS Group AG
$46.47 -6.4% 1M +22.2% 1Y
Market cap
$147.81B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

Banco Santander leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Banco Santander 4, UBS Group AG 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSANUBSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $185.76B $147.81B SAN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.8x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.4x 12.2x SAN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.4% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.9% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -103.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.0% +22.2% SAN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.7%/yr +20.8%/yr SAN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.3% 27.0% UBS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 14/100 — –

Percentile Scorecard

SANUBS

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisSANUBS
Valuation 8 #335 of 362 –
Growth 18 #181 of 221 –
Profitability 12 #176 of 200 –
Financial Health 0 #203 of 203 23 #157 of 203
Shareholder Returns 34 #226 of 342 9 #311 of 342
Overall 14 –
  • SAN ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • UBS ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodSANUBSSPY
1 month -14.1%-6.4% -0.8%
3 months -11.5%-11.6% +3.5%
6 months +3.2%+10.2% +7.0%
Year to date +5.5%+0.3% +12.2%
1 year +28.0%+22.2% +13.0%
3 years +242.9%+98.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +50.8%+25.8% +23.1%
5 years +226.6%+157.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +26.7%+20.8% +11.0%
10 years +169.7%+237.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.4%+12.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSANUBSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.3%27.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.9%28.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.711.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.820.82 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.0%-34.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.6%-16.6% -1.8%
52-week high $15.03$55.73 $779.14
52-week low $9.87$36.41 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleSANUBS
P/E now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 12.1x —median 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 3.4x —median 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -107.0xmedian 5.0x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.2xmedian 11.0x —median 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 1.2x 1.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.36median 1.36 —median 1.36

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsSANUBS
Revenue $70.35B –
Gross profit -$52.97B –
Operating income -$95.63B –
Net income $20.36B –
Free cash flow -$42.89B –
EPS (diluted) $1.27 –
Cash & equivalents $157.63B $215.72B
Total debt $27.02T $104.15B
Shares (diluted) 14.98B 3.29B
Enterprise value -$496.24B -$782.30B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricSANUBS
P/E 9.7x –
P/FCF -4.2x –
P/Operating cash flow -4.2x –
P/S 2.6x –
P/B 17.7x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 47.6x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA -107.0x –
EV/EBIT -99.9x –
EV/Revenue 80.5x –
EV/FCF -132.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow -132.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.36 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSANUBS
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – –
Net income growth (1Y) 28.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) -83.3% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -199.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -96.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -199.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -96.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSANUBS
Gross margin -75.3% –
EBITDA margin -75.2% –
Operating margin -135.9% –
Pretax margin 32.4% –
Net margin 26.9% –
FCF margin -61.0% –
Operating cash flow margin -61.0% –
Return on equity 246.8% –
Return on assets 0.9% –
Return on invested capital – –
Return on capital employed – –
Asset turnover 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.1x –
Stock comp / revenue – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSANUBS
Debt / assets 256.5% 1.7%
Debt / equity 558.7x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -103.6x –
Debt / FCF -133.5x –
Liabilities / assets 99.5% 94.8%
Equity / assets 0.5% 5.2%
Interest coverage -0.8x –
Current ratio – –
Quick ratio – –
Cash ratio – –
Altman Z-score – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSANUBS
Dividend yield 2.3% 1.2%
Net buyback yield – –
Shareholder yield 2.3% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusSANUBS
Forward P/E 11.4xFY2026 12.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.09FY2026 $3.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.8%FY2026 +38.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.9% +14.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $76.20BFY2026 $52.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.5%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.8% +12.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSANUBS
Held by institutions 3.4% 40.4%
Institutions holding 659 762
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +10.4%
Institutions buying 402 427
Institutions selling 149 218
Buyers to sellers 2.70 1.96

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

SANUBS
SAN 1.00 0.60
UBS 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SAN and UBS?

Banco Santander (SAN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Banco Santander (SAN) $185.76B, UBS Group AG (UBS) $147.81B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Banco Santander (SAN) returned the most: Banco Santander (SAN) +28.0%, UBS Group AG (UBS) +22.2%. Over five years, Banco Santander (SAN) compounded fastest (Banco Santander (SAN) +26.7%/yr, UBS Group AG (UBS) +20.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, UBS Group AG (UBS) has been the steadiest (Banco Santander (SAN) 34.3%, UBS Group AG (UBS) 27.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do SAN and UBS move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.60, a moderate positive relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, SAN and UBS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Banco Santander (SAN) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.