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BBVA, Santander and Inditex to distribute over €6.5 billion to shareholders
Three major Spanish companies will distribute more than €6.5 billion to shareholders in dividends over the coming weeks.
BBVA will pay €0.37 per share on 15 October, its largest interim dividend on record, for a total of about €2 billion.
Santander and Inditex are scheduled to make their payments on 2 November.
Santander plans to pay €0.127 per share in cash, with about €1.8 billion going to dividends and a similar amount to a share buyback.
Inditex will pay a total of €0.875 per share, amounting to €2.727 billion.
These payments are part of how the companies return money to shareholders, alongside other forms of distribution such as Santander’s buybacks.
Investors must hold Inditex shares before 28 October to qualify for its dividend.
BBVA, Santander and Inditex are set to distribute more than €6.5 billion to shareholders in dividends in the coming weeks.
BBVA will pay about €2 billion on 15 October, including a record interim dividend of €0.37 per share.
Santander and Inditex are both scheduled to pay dividends on 2 November.
Santander will allocate about €1.8 billion to cash dividends from its first-half 2026 results, alongside a share buyback.
Inditex will pay €2.727 billion, with a total dividend of €0.875 per share.
- Who
- BBVA, Santander and Inditex.
- What
- They plan to distribute more than €6.5 billion to shareholders, mainly through dividends.
- When
- BBVA's payment is scheduled for 15 October; Santander and Inditex are scheduled to pay on 2 November. The year is not stated.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- The payments are shareholder distributions funded by company results; Santander's allocation is charged to its first-half 2026 results, while BBVA's interim dividend is on account of 2026 profits.
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BBVA paid an earlier dividend of €0.60 gross per share.
BBVA is scheduled to pay its interim dividend of €0.37 gross per share.
Santander and Inditex are scheduled to pay dividends.
- Combined distributions
- More than €6.5 billion
- BBVA payment
- About €2 billion
- BBVA interim dividend
- €0.37 gross per share
- Santander shareholder allocation
- €3.7 billion, including about €1.8 billion in dividends and a similar amount for a buyback
- Inditex payment
- €2.727 billion; €0.875 gross per share
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