A recent report<\/a> said Santander issued 329,846,438 new ordinary shares at EUR 0.50 each after the Webster transaction closed, with trading in the new shares expected to begin on August 26, 2026.<\/p>\nThe deal value was put at $12.3 billion, and the capital increase approved on March 27, 2026, underlines how large the transaction is in relation to the group’s current earnings base.<\/p>\n
First-half strength<\/p>\n
In the first half of 2026, Santander said its profit reached EUR 8.973 billion, a 31% increase from the same period a year earlier, which gives the Webster purchase a cleaner scale story than a pure volume story.<\/p>\n
With assets of nearly $327 billion, loans of $185 billion and deposits of $172 billion at December 31, 2025, the combined U.S. franchise gives the bank more balance-sheet depth at a time when European lenders are still being judged on capital use.<\/p>\n
More on Santander products<\/p>\n
Santander’s retail and commercial banking model still revolves around deposits, lending, payments and wealth management across Europe and the Americas, with the Webster integration adding more U.S. banking scale.<\/p>\n
Shares and valuation<\/p>\n
At EUR 12.50 on August 21, 2026, the stock was trading after a 2.65% rise, and the move left the market weighing the completed acquisition against the bank’s EUR 8.973 billion first-half profit figure.<\/p>\n
More on Banco Santander stock<\/p>\n
Company: Banco Santander, S.A. ISIN: ES0113900019 Ticker: SAN Exchange: BME Price (as of August 21, 2026): EUR 12.50 Market cap: EUR 175.233 billion Sector \/ Industry: Financials \/ Diversified Banks Index membership: IBEX 35 Next earnings date: October 29, 2026<\/p>\n
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