| Financial assets |
Financial assets a) Breakdown The detail, by nature and category for measurement purposes, of Grupo Santander's financial assets, other than the balances relating to Cash, cash balances at central banks and other deposits on demand and Hedging derivatives, at 30 June 2026 and 31 December 2025 is as follows, presented by the nature and categories for valuation purposes: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | EUR million | | 30-06-2026 | | Financial assets held for trading | Non-trading financial assets mandatorily at fair value through profit or loss | Financial assets designated at fair value through profit or loss | Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income | Financial assets at amortised cost | | Derivatives | 59,246 | | | | | | | Equity instruments | 23,105 | | 6,278 | | | 3,602 | | | | Debt instruments | 113,686 | | 247 | | 2,894 | | 58,970 | | 165,861 | | | Loans and advances | 90,904 | | 1,533 | | 4,990 | | 12,799 | | 1,168,490 | | | Central Banks | 18,524 | | — | | — | | — | | 17,156 | | | Credit institutions | 23,072 | | — | | 436 | | 355 | | 70,011 | | | Customers | 49,308 | | 1,533 | | 4,554 | | 12,444 | | 1,081,323 | | | Total | 286,941 | | 8,058 | | 7,884 | | 75,371 | | 1,334,351 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | EUR million | | 31-12-2025 | | Financial assets held for trading | Non-trading financial assets mandatorily at fair value through profit or loss | Financial assets designated at fair value through profit or loss | Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income | Financial assets at amortised cost | | Derivatives | 58,355 | | | | | | | Equity instruments | 22,030 | | 5,815 | | | 2,281 | | | | Debt instruments | 98,568 | | 245 | | 2,894 | | 58,305 | | 140,014 | | | Loans and advances | 73,365 | | 1,701 | | 5,152 | | 14,026 | | 1,062,675 | | | Central Banks | 14,632 | | — | | — | | — | | 15,986 | | | Credit institutions | 25,967 | | — | | 413 | | 1,120 | | 61,513 | | | Customers | 32,766 | | 1,701 | | 4,739 | | 12,906 | | 985,176 | | Total | 252,318 | | 7,761 | | 8,046 | | 74,612 | | 1,202,689 | |
Following is the gross exposure of financial assets subject to impairment stages at 30 June 2026 and 31 December 2025: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30-06-2026 | 31-12-2025 | | Gross Amount | Gross Amount | | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total | | Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income | 71,266 | | 428 | | 153 | | 71,847 | | 71,559 | | 737 | | 122 | | 72,418 | | | Debt instruments | 58,974 | | — | | — | | 58,974 | | 58,290 | | 20 | | — | | 58,310 | | | Loans and advances | 12,292 | | 428 | | 153 | | 12,873 | | 13,269 | | 717 | | 122 | | 14,108 | | | Central Banks | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | | Credit institutions | 355 | | — | | — | | 355 | | 1,120 | | — | | — | | 1,120 | | | Customers | 11,937 | | 428 | | 153 | | 12,518 | | 12,149 | | 717 | | 122 | | 12,988 | | | Financial assets at amortised cost | 1,233,331 | | 88,116 | | 35,463 | | 1,356,910 | | 1,109,395 | | 82,323 | | 32,251 | | 1,223,969 | | | Debt instruments | 163,464 | | 1,573 | | 1,498 | | 166,535 | | 138,219 | | 1,460 | | 842 | | 140,521 | | | Loans and advances | 1,069,867 | | 86,543 | | 33,965 | | 1,190,375 | | 971,176 | | 80,863 | | 31,409 | | 1,083,448 | | | Central Banks | 17,156 | | — | | — | | 17,156 | | 15,986 | | — | | — | | 15,986 | | | Credit institutions | 69,984 | | 33 | | — | | 70,017 | | 61,517 | | — | | — | | 61,517 | | | Customers | 982,727 | | 86,510 | | 33,965 | | 1,103,202 | | 893,673 | | 80,863 | | 31,409 | | 1,005,945 | | | Total | 1,304,597 | | 88,544 | | 35,616 | | 1,428,757 | | 1,180,954 | | 83,060 | | 32,373 | | 1,296,387 | |
On 30 June 2026, Grupo Santander has EUR 859 million (EUR 315 million on 31 December 2025) of exposure in impaired assets purchased with impairment, with a provision of EUR 70 million, which mainly correspond to the business combinations carried out by Grupo Santander. Of the aforementioned amount, EUR 493 million come from the acquisition of TSB (see Note 2). b) Impairment allowances of financial assets at amortised cost portfolio The following is the movement that has taken place, during the six-month periods ended 30 June 2026 and 2025, in the balance of provisions that cover losses due to impairment of assets which comprise the heading balance of the financial assets at amortised cost: | | | | | | | | | | EUR million | | 30-06-2026 | 30-06-2025 | | Balance as at beginning of period | 21,595 | | 22,326 | | | | | | Impairment losses charged to income for the period | 7,394 | | 7,314 | | | Of which: | | | | Impairment losses charged to income | 14,814 | | 14,514 | | | Impairment losses reversed with a credit to income | (7,420) | | (7,200) | | | Write-off of impaired balances against recorded impairment allowance | (6,350) | | (6,780) | | | Exchange differences and other | 778 | | (1,774) | | | | | | Balance as at end of period | 23,417 | | 21,086 | | | | | | Of which, relating to: | | | | Impaired assets | 15,443 | | 13,607 | | | Other assets | 7,974 | | 7,479 | | | | | | Of which: | | | | Individually calculated | 2,850 | | 2,628 | | | Collectively calculated | 20,567 | | 18,458 | |
Previously written-off assets recovered during the first six months of 2026 and 2025 amount to EUR 843 million and to EUR 845 million, respectively. Considering these amounts, the recorded impairment of financial assets at amortised cost is EUR 6,551 million and EUR 6,469 million at 30 June 2026 and 30 June 2025. Following is the movement of the loan loss provision broken down by impairment stage of loans and advances to customers recognised under 'Financial assets at amortised cost' as at 30 June 2026 and 30 June 2025: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | EUR million | | 30-06-2026 | | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total | | Impairment allowance as at beginning of period | 2,975 | | 4,623 | | 13,478 | | 21,076 | | | Transfers between stages | (577) | | 484 | | 4,702 | | 4,609 | | | Net changes of the exposure and modifications in the credit risk | 850 | | (485) | | 2,383 | | 2,748 | | | Write-offs | — | | — | | (6,298) | | (6,298) | | | Exchange differences and other | (94) | | 75 | | 543 | | 524 | | | Carrying amount at end of period | 3,154 | | 4,697 | | 14,808 | | 22,659 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | EUR million | | 30-06-2025 | | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total | | Impairment allowance as at beginning of period | 3,281 | | 4,735 | | 13,967 | | 21,983 | | | Transfers between stages | (769) | | 596 | | 3,925 | | 3,752 | | | Net changes of the exposure and modifications in the credit risk | 663 | | (469) | | 3,313 | | 3,507 | | | Write-offs | — | | — | | (6,717) | | (6,717) | | | Exchange differences and other | (217) | | (411) | | (1,208) | | (1,836) | | | Carrying amount at end of period | 2,958 | | 4,451 | | 13,280 | | 20,689 | |
c) Impaired assets of financial assets at amortised cost portfolio The movement during the six-month periods ended 30 June 2026 and 2025, in the balance of financial assets classified at amortised cost and considered impaired by reason for the credit risk is as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | EUR million | | | | 30-06-2026 | 30-06-2025 | | | | Balance as at beginning of period | 32,297 | | 34,206 | | | | | Net additions | 8,564 | | 6,119 | | | | | Written-off assets | (6,350) | | (6,780) | | | | | Perimeter Changes | 502 | | — | | | | | Exchange differences and other | 1,044 | | (2,549) | | | | | Balance at end of period | 36,057 | | 30,996 | | | |
This amount, after deducting the related allowances, represents Grupo Santander's best estimate of the discounted value of the flows that are expected to be recovered from the impaired assets. d) Collaterals received Following is the breakdown of the value of the collaterals received to ensure the collection of the financial assets that comprise the heading of financial assets at amortized cost, distinguishing between real collaterals and other collaterals at 30 June 2026 and 31 December 2025: | | | | | | | | | | EUR million | | 30-06-2026 | 31-12-2025 | | Real collaterals value | 673,085 | | 604,281 | | | Of which: Impaired | 11,857 | | 11,072 | | | Other collaterals value | 102,125 | | 100,726 | | | Of which: Impaired | 2,218 | | 1,809 | | | Total value of the collaterals received | 775,210 | | 705,007 | |
e) Fair value of financial assets not measured at fair value Following is a comparison of the carrying amounts of Grupo Santander’s financial assets measured at other than fair value and their respective fair values at 30 June 2026 and 31 December 2025: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | EUR million | | 30-06-2026 | 31-12-2025 | | Carrying amount | Fair value | Carrying amount | Fair value | | Loans and advances | 1,168,490 | | 1,167,161 | | 1,062,675 | | 1,062,981 | | | Debt instruments | 165,861 | | 164,914 | | 140,014 | | 139,242 | | | ASSETS | 1,334,351 | | 1,332,075 | | 1,202,689 | | 1,202,223 | |
The main valuation methods and inputs used in the estimation of the fair value of the financial assets of the previous table are detailed in Note 51.c of the consolidated annual accounts for the year 2025.
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