v3.26.1
Remuneration and other benefits paid to the Bank’s directors and senior managers - Schedule summarising shares assigned for deferred variable remuneration plans (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
payments
shares
Dec. 31, 2024
shares
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Immediate payment percentage 40.00%  
Deferred payment percentage 60.00%  
Deferral period 5 years  
2020 variable remuneration    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Long-term metric achievement percentage 83.00%  
CET objective, result 100.00%  
CET objective, target 12.00%  
Individual objectives, weight 33.30%  
BPA growth objective, result 150.00%  
BPA growth objective, target 10.00%  
TSR minimum metric, result 0.00%  
TSR minimum metric, target 33.00%  
2021 variable remuneration    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Long-term metric achievement percentage 91.60%  
CET objective, result 100.00%  
CET objective, target 12.00%  
Individual objectives, weight 33.30%  
BPA growth objective, result 150.00%  
BPA growth objective, target 100.00%  
TSR minimum metric, result 25.00%  
TSR minimum metric, target 33.00%  
TSR maximum metric, target 66.00%  
2022 variable remuneration    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Long-term metric achievement percentage 115.20%  
RoTE objective, result 150.00%  
Deferred payment, ROE objective, weight 40.00%  
Relative TSR metric, achievement rate 83.00%  
Deferred payment, TSR objective, weight 40.00%  
Sustainability metric, achievement rate 25.00%  
Deferred payment, sustainability objective, weight 20.00%  
Deferred variable compensation plan linked to multiannual objectives    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Deferred payment percentage 60.00%  
Deferral period 5 years  
Deferred payment, ROE objective, weight 30.00%  
Deferred payment, TSR objective, weight 50.00%  
Deferred payment, sustainability objective, weight 20.00%  
Maximum | Deferred variable compensation plan linked to multiannual objectives    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Deferral period 5 years  
Directors | 2019 variable remuneration    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Shares delivered (deferred payment variable remuneration) (in shares) (59,145) (59,145)
Directors | 2020 variable remuneration    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Shares delivered (deferred payment variable remuneration) (in shares) (47,914) (47,914)
Directors | 2021 variable remuneration    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Instruments matured but not consolidated at beginning of period (in shares)   (74,992)
Shares delivered (deferred payment variable remuneration) (in shares) (272,588) (297,586)
Directors | 2022 variable remuneration    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Shares delivered (deferred payment variable remuneration) (in shares) (104,413) (104,413)
Directors | 2023 variable remuneration    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Shares delivered (immediate payment variable remuneration) (in shares)   (790,931)
Shares delivered (deferred payment variable remuneration) (in shares) (188,768)  
Directors | 2024 variable remuneration    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Shares delivered (immediate payment variable remuneration) (in shares) (683,927)  
Directors | Deferred variable compensation plan linked to multiannual objectives    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Immediate payment percentage 40.00%  
Deferred payment percentage 60.00%  
Deferral period 5 years  
Number of payments subject to fulfilment of specific objectives | payments 3  
Directors | Ana Botín | 2019 variable remuneration    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Shares delivered (deferred payment variable remuneration) (in shares) (35,452) (35,452)
Directors | Ana Botín | 2020 variable remuneration    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Shares delivered (deferred payment variable remuneration) (in shares) (31,049) (31,049)
Directors | Ana Botín | 2021 variable remuneration    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Instruments matured but not consolidated at beginning of period (in shares)   (44,774)
Shares delivered (deferred payment variable remuneration) (in shares) (162,750) (177,675)
Directors | Ana Botín | 2022 variable remuneration    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Shares delivered (deferred payment variable remuneration) (in shares) (62,334) (62,334)
Directors | Ana Botín | 2023 variable remuneration    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Shares delivered (immediate payment variable remuneration) (in shares)   (469,286)
Shares delivered (deferred payment variable remuneration) (in shares) (114,421)  
Directors | Ana Botín | 2024 variable remuneration    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Shares delivered (immediate payment variable remuneration) (in shares) (404,447)  
Directors | José Antonio Álvarez | 2019 variable remuneration    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Shares delivered (deferred payment variable remuneration) (in shares) (23,693) (23,693)
Directors | José Antonio Álvarez | 2020 variable remuneration    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Shares delivered (deferred payment variable remuneration) (in shares) (16,865) (16,865)
Directors | José Antonio Álvarez | 2021 variable remuneration    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Instruments matured but not consolidated at beginning of period (in shares)   (30,218)
Shares delivered (deferred payment variable remuneration) (in shares) (109,838) (119,911)
Directors | José Antonio Álvarez | 2022 variable remuneration    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Shares delivered (deferred payment variable remuneration) (in shares) (42,079) (42,079)
Directors | Héctor Grisi | 2023 variable remuneration    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Shares delivered (immediate payment variable remuneration) (in shares)   (321,645)
Shares delivered (deferred payment variable remuneration) (in shares) (74,347)  
Directors | Héctor Grisi | 2024 variable remuneration    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Shares delivered (immediate payment variable remuneration) (in shares) (279,480)  
Directors | Maximum | 2019 variable remuneration    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Maximum number of shares to be delivered at beginning of period (in shares) 59,145 118,290
Maximum number of shares to be delivered at end of period (in shares)   59,145
Directors | Maximum | 2020 variable remuneration    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Maximum number of shares to be delivered at beginning of period (in shares) 95,826 143,740
Maximum number of shares to be delivered at end of period (in shares) 47,912 95,826
Directors | Maximum | 2021 variable remuneration    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Maximum number of shares to be delivered at beginning of period (in shares) 892,756 1,190,342
Maximum number of shares to be delivered at end of period (in shares) 545,176 892,756
Directors | Maximum | 2022 variable remuneration    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Maximum number of shares to be delivered at beginning of period (in shares) 495,961 600,374
Maximum number of shares to be delivered at end of period (in shares) 391,548 495,961
Directors | Maximum | 2023 variable remuneration    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Maximum number of shares to be delivered at beginning of period (in shares) 1,085,421 1,876,352
Maximum number of shares to be delivered at end of period (in shares) 896,653 1,085,421
Directors | Maximum | 2024 variable remuneration    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Maximum number of shares to be delivered at beginning of period (in shares) 1,632,496  
Maximum number of shares to be delivered at end of period (in shares) 948,569 1,632,496
Directors | Maximum | 2025 variable remuneration    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Maximum number of shares to be delivered at end of period (in shares) 1,010,904  
Directors | Maximum | Ana Botín | 2019 variable remuneration    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Maximum number of shares to be delivered at beginning of period (in shares) 35,452 70,905
Maximum number of shares to be delivered at end of period (in shares)   35,452
Directors | Maximum | Ana Botín | 2020 variable remuneration    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Maximum number of shares to be delivered at beginning of period (in shares) 62,097 93,146
Maximum number of shares to be delivered at end of period (in shares) 31,048 62,097
Directors | Maximum | Ana Botín | 2021 variable remuneration    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Maximum number of shares to be delivered at beginning of period (in shares) 533,023 710,698
Maximum number of shares to be delivered at end of period (in shares) 325,499 533,023
Directors | Maximum | Ana Botín | 2022 variable remuneration    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Maximum number of shares to be delivered at beginning of period (in shares) 296,085 358,419
Maximum number of shares to be delivered at end of period (in shares) 233,751 296,085
Directors | Maximum | Ana Botín | 2023 variable remuneration    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Maximum number of shares to be delivered at beginning of period (in shares) 657,923 1,127,209
Maximum number of shares to be delivered at end of period (in shares) 543,502 657,923
Directors | Maximum | Ana Botín | 2024 variable remuneration    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Maximum number of shares to be delivered at beginning of period (in shares) 976,463  
Maximum number of shares to be delivered at end of period (in shares) 572,016 976,463
Directors | Maximum | Ana Botín | 2025 variable remuneration    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Maximum number of shares to be delivered at end of period (in shares) 602,746  
Directors | Maximum | José Antonio Álvarez | 2019 variable remuneration    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Maximum number of shares to be delivered at beginning of period (in shares) 23,693 47,386
Maximum number of shares to be delivered at end of period (in shares)   23,693
Directors | Maximum | José Antonio Álvarez | 2020 variable remuneration    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Maximum number of shares to be delivered at beginning of period (in shares) 33,729 50,594
Maximum number of shares to be delivered at end of period (in shares) 16,864 33,729
Directors | Maximum | José Antonio Álvarez | 2021 variable remuneration    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Maximum number of shares to be delivered at beginning of period (in shares) 359,733 479,644
Maximum number of shares to be delivered at end of period (in shares) 219,677 359,733
Directors | Maximum | José Antonio Álvarez | 2022 variable remuneration    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Maximum number of shares to be delivered at beginning of period (in shares) 199,875 241,954
Maximum number of shares to be delivered at end of period (in shares) 157,796 199,875
Directors | Maximum | Héctor Grisi | 2023 variable remuneration    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Maximum number of shares to be delivered at beginning of period (in shares) 427,498 749,143
Maximum number of shares to be delivered at end of period (in shares) 353,151 427,498
Directors | Maximum | Héctor Grisi | 2024 variable remuneration    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Maximum number of shares to be delivered at beginning of period (in shares) 656,033  
Maximum number of shares to be delivered at end of period (in shares) 376,553 656,033
Directors | Maximum | Héctor Grisi | 2025 variable remuneration    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Maximum number of shares to be delivered at end of period (in shares) 408,159