Banco Santander SAN
NYSE SAN
$14.92 +0.17 (+1.16%)
As of: Sep 3, 2026 · 11:40 AM EDT

Banco Santander (SAN) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Banco Santander (SAN) posted Operating Expenses of -$7.4 billion for Q2 2026, down 3.74% sequentially from -$7.2 billion in Q1 2026, and down 7.68% YoY from -$8.1 billion in Q2 2025.

Analysis

Banco Santander (SAN) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Banco Santander has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$7.4 billion in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 7.68% year-over-year to -$7.4 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was -$30.8 billion (up 34.96% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$8.9 billion, up 2.97% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses fell to -$7.4 billion in Q2 2026 per SAN's latest filing, from -$7.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at -$6.2 billion in Q3 2022 and troughed at -$27.4 billion in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of -$10.2 billion and a median of -$7.0 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Operating Expenses decreased 13.61% in 2023, then surged 66.01% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at -$24.4 billion in 2022, then fell by 12.17% to -$27.4 billion in 2023, then gained by 1.76% to -$26.9 billion in 2024, then surged by 66.01% to -$9.1 billion in 2025, then increased by 18.5% to -$7.4 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered -$7.4 billion, -$7.2 billion, and -$9.1 billion for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

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1 Bank Of America 450.13 Bn -138.36 Bn 30.39 Bn 18.63 Bn
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4 Mitsubishi Ufj Financial 274.72 Bn -118.89 Bn 10.89 Bn 17.50 Bn
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6 Citigroup 234.12 Bn -2,068.19 Bn 24.75 Bn 14.22 Bn
7 Banco Santander 222.18 Bn 34.91 Bn 18.23 Bn -7.44 Bn
8 Toronto Dominion Bank 213.15 Bn 51.82 Bn - 6.08 Bn
9 UBS Group AG 173.77 Bn -60.76 Bn - -
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Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -7.44 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 -7.18 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -9.14 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -7.03 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -6.91 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -6.60 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -26.87 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -6.97 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -6.86 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -7.11 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -27.36 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 -7.06 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 -6.90 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 -6.60 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 -24.39 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 -6.21 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 -6.30 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 -6.21 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 -24.50 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 -6.37 Bn