v3.26.1
Non-current assets held for sale and liabilities associated with non-current assets held for sale
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Non-current assets or disposal groups classified as held for sale or as held for distribution to owners [abstract]  
Non-current assets held for sale and liabilities associated with non-current assets held for sale Non-current assets held for sale and liabilities associated with non-current assets held for sale
The detail, by nature, of Grupo Santander’s non-current assets held for sale and liabilities associated with non-current assets held for sale at 30 June 2026 and 31 December 2025 is as follows presented by nature:
EUR million
30-06-2026
31-12-2025
Tangible assets2,8572,850
Foreclosed assets2,4872,487
      Of which Property assets in Spain 1,6431,705
Other tangible assets held for sale370363
Entities held for sale72,148
Santander Bank Polska (Note 2)72,148
Other assets913
Total Assets associated with non-current assets held for sale2,866 75,011 
EUR million
30-06-2026
31-12-2025
Entities held for sale
Santander Bank Polska (Note 2)62,995
Total Liabilities associated with non-current assets held for sale 62,995 
The balance of the provisions for tangible assets at 30 June 2026 is EUR 2,241 million (EUR 2,357 million at 31 December 2025). The charges recorded in the first six months of 2026 and 2025 amounted to EUR 30 million and EUR 54 million, respectively, and the recoveries undergone during those periods amount to EUR 12 million and EUR 7 million, respectively.
Assets and liabilities from entities held for sale
As mentioned in Note 2, on 9 January 2026 the sale of 49% of the share capital of Santander Bank Polska and 50% of its asset management business in Poland to Erste Group Bank AG was completed.
The changes in the accounting balances of the Polish business for sale between 31 December 2025, and the closing date of the transaction, 9 January 2026, are not material for the purposes of these consolidated condensed interim financial statements.
The consolidated condensed balance sheet as of 31 December 2025 the consolidated condensed income statement, and the consolidated statement of cash flows for the first six months of 2025 for the Polish business for sale are included below:
Condensed balance sheets of companies held for sale - Santander Bank Polska
EUR million
Condensed assets
31-12-2025
Cash, cash balances at central banks and other deposits on demand2,515
Financial assets held for trading1,956
Financial assets designated at fair value through other comprehensive income8,173
Financial assets at amortised cost55,642
Intangible assets1,335
Tax assets1,224
Other assets1,303
TOTAL ASSETS72,148
EUR million
Condensed liabilities
31-12-2025
Financial liabilities held for trading842
Financial liabilities at amortised cost59,704
Provisions603
Tax liabilities1,335
Other liabilities511
TOTAL LIABILITIES62,995
EUR million
Other comprehensive income
31-12-2025
Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss56
Actuarial gains or losses on defined benefit pension plans
Changes in the fair value of equity instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income56
Items that may be reclassified to profit or loss(590)
Hedges of net investments in foreign operations (effective portion)(522)
Exchange differences(164)
Cash flow hedges (effective portion)98
Debt instruments at fair value with changes in other comprehensive income8
Share in other income and expenses recognised in investments, joint ventures and associates(10)
Condensed income statements of companies held for sale - Santander Bank Polska
EUR million
Condensed consolidated income statements
01-01-2025 to
30-06-2025
Interest Margin1,505
Dividend income3
Investments accounted for using the equity method14
Net commissions342
Net trading income37
Other operating results(73)
Total income1,828
Administrative expenses, depreciation and amortisation cost(501)
Impairment of financial assets (*)
(121)
Other results and provisions(243)
Profit before taxes963
Tax expense(237)
Profit of the year726
(*) Of which EUR -63 million correspond to renegotiations or contractual modifications as of 30 June 2025.

Condensed statements of cash flows of companies held for sale - Santander Bank Polska
EUR million
Condensed consolidated statements of cash flows
30-06-2025
A) Cash flows from operating activities430
B) Cash flows from investing activities(11)
C) Cash flows from financing activities(466)
D) Effect of foreign exchange rate differences9
E) Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents(38)
Effect on net cash inflows from discontinued operations - Sale of Santander Bank Polska
EUR million
30-06-2026
Cash and cash equivalents disposed of(2,515)
Consideration received satisfied in cash - Santander Bank Polska7,035