Banco Santander (SAN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Banco Santander (SAN) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -36.25% for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 36.61 percentage points from -72.86% a year earlier and up 17.27 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Banco Santander (SAN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Banco Santander posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 138.52%.
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since the quarter ended Mar 31, 2025.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] gained in three of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.37 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2024 (a gain of 122.15 percentage points); the low point was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2022 (a drop of 114.63 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 came in at -53.52% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), -76.41% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and -117.05% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 896.60 Bn | 896.60 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Bank Of America | 363.46 Bn | -2,012.61 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Hsbc Holdings | 325.99 Bn | -1,503.17 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Morgan Stanley | 278.62 Bn | -230.47 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 271.61 Bn | -558.43 Bn | - | 80.75% |
| 6 | Goldman Sachs | 260.21 Bn | -3,296.90 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 249.25 Bn | -45.69 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 12.10% |
| 8 | Wells Fargo & Company | 243.09 Bn | 243.09 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | American Express | 207.03 Bn | -1.15 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Banco Santander | 198.79 Bn | -483.21 Bn | 10.41 Bn | -70.82% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -70.82% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -6.61% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -27.76% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 15.07% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 71.92% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 61.56% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 27.52% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 71.72% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 31.44% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 22.84% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 42.98% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 39.87% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 45.48% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 20.25% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 35.32% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 23.00% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 18.27% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 19.08% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.45% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 24.00% |
API Access
Banco Santander Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=SAN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "SAN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=SAN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();