Banco Santander (SAN) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2025)
Banco Santander (SAN) recorded Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -0.15% in Q4 2025, down 0.50 percentage points from 0.35% a year earlier.
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Banco Santander (SAN) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Banco Santander reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -0.03%, up 0.13 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of -0.85 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -0.16% in FY2024 (-0.03 pp), -0.13% in FY2023 (-0.25 pp), 0.12% in FY2022 (-0.55 pp) and 0.67% in FY2021 (-0.16 pp).
- The Q4 2025 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in data going back to Q4 2011.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 896.53 Bn | 896.53 Bn | - | 15.72% |
| 2 | Bank Of America | 354.20 Bn | -2,021.91 Bn | - | 12.95% |
| 3 | Hsbc Holdings | 303.54 Bn | -1,800.05 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 283.29 Bn | -546.75 Bn | - | 49.26% |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 281.19 Bn | -262.84 Bn | - | 11.83% |
| 6 | Goldman Sachs | 256.26 Bn | -3,487.19 Bn | - | 13.88% |
| 7 | Wells Fargo & Company | 253.33 Bn | 253.33 Bn | - | 15.09% |
| 8 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 238.77 Bn | -102.62 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 3.69% |
| 9 | American Express | 216.03 Bn | 15.51 Bn | - | 19.59% |
| 10 | Banco Santander | 174.96 Bn | -510.44 Bn | 10.56 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.29% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.32% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.59% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.81% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 1.70% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 3.22% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 0.47% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 3.67% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 2.07% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 5.18% |
API Access
Banco Santander Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=SAN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=SAN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();