Note 14 (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Financial Assets At Amortised Cost [Abstract]

Financial assets at amortised cost [Table Text Block]

The breakdown of the balance under this heading in the consolidated balance sheets, according to the nature of the financial instrument, is as follows:


FINANCIAL ASSETS AT AMORTIZED COST (MILLIONS OF EUROS)

	Notes	2025	2024	2023
Debt securities		73,379	59,014	49,462
Central banks		1,598	6	22
General governments		65,868	54,806	45,124
Credit institutions		3,914	2,459	2,366
Other financial corporations		701	451	923
Non-financial corporations		1,297	1,292	1,027
Loans and advances to central banks		10,869	8,255	7,151
Loans and advances to credit institutions		24,244	22,655	17,477
Reverse repurchase agreements		8,120	9,157	5,786
Other loans and advances		16,123	13,497	11,690
Loans and advances to customers	7.2.2	460,401	412,477	377,643
General governments		25,905	22,111	23,265
Other financial corporations		23,522	17,497	13,251
Non-financial corporations		217,390	193,386	171,063
Other		193,583	179,483	170,063
Total	8.2	568,893	502,400	451,732
Of which: impaired assets of loans and advances to customers	7.2.2	14,346	14,211	14,444
Of which: loss allowances of loans and advances	7.2.5	(12,329)	(11,630)	(11,316)
Of which: loss allowances of debt securities		(49)	(57)	(82)

Debt securities at amortized cost [Table Text Block]


FINANCIAL ASSETS AT AMORTIZED COST. DEBT SECURITIES (MILLIONS OF EUROS)

	2025	2024	2023

Domestic debt securities
Government and other government agencies	39,252			35,664	25,857

Credit institutions	1,108			1,099	1,028
Other issuers	404			367	230
Subtotal	40,764			37,130	27,114
Foreign debt securities
Mexico	6,701			4,139	6,277
Government and other government agencies	5,142			4,076	6,205
Central banks	1,519			—	—
Credit institutions	40			63	72
Other issuers	—			—	—
The United States	2,282			2,505	2,229
Government and other government agencies	2,244			2,463	2,188



Credit institutions	21			20	19
Other issuers	17			22	21
Turkey	5,288			6,764	6,284
Government and other government agencies	5,251			6,622	6,167

Credit institutions	8			7	8
Other issuers	29			135	109
Other countries	18,345			8,476	7,558
Other foreign governments and other government agency	13,980			5,982	4,707
Central banks	79			6	22
Credit institutions	2,738			1,269	1,239
Other issuers	1,548			1,219	1,591
Subtotal	32,615			21,884	22,348
Total	73,379			59,014	49,462

Debt securities by rating [Table Text Block]

As of December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, the distribution according to the credit quality (ratings) of the issuers of debt securities classified as financial assets at amortized cost, was as follows:


DEBT SECURITIES BY RATING

	2025			2024			2023
	Carrying amount (Millions of Euros)	%		Carrying amount (Millions of Euros)	%		Carrying amount (Millions of Euros)	%
AAA	2,703	3.7	%	1,907	3.2	%	1,829	3.7	%
AA+	3,242	4.4	%	3,418	5.8	%	3,096	6.3	%
AA	—	—	%	69	0.1	%	142	0.3	%
AA-	7,362	10.0	%	1,027	1.7	%	60	0.1	%
A+	569	0.8	%	22	—	%	25	0.1	%
A	37,936	51.7	%	497	0.8	%	444	0.9	%
A-	2,014	2.7	%	34,652	58.7	%	24,739	50.0	%
BBB+	10,160	13.8	%	4,518	7.7	%	6,615	13.4	%
BBB	1,170	1.6	%	4,105	7.0	%	4,551	9.2	%
BBB-	1,856	2.5	%	890	1.5	%	548	1.1	%
BB+ or below	6,027	8.2	%	7,199	12.2	%	6,642	13.4	%
Unclassified	341	0.5	%	711	1.2	%	772	1.6	%
Total	73,379	100.0	%	59,014	100.0	%	49,462	100.0	%

Loans and advances to customers [Table Text Block]

The breakdown of the balance under this heading in the consolidated balance sheets, according to their nature, is as follows:


LOANS AND ADVANCES TO CUSTOMERS (MILLIONS OF EUROS)

	2025	2024	2023
On demand and short notice	6,192	5,307	3,040
Credit card debt	30,651	27,720	22,889
Trade receivables	34,291	31,693	25,096
Finance leases	10,610	10,125	9,463
Reverse repurchase agreements	743	262	92
Other term loans	371,054	331,451	312,186
Advances that are not loans	6,861	5,919	4,877
Total	460,401	412,477	377,643

Loans and advances maturing in more than one year by interest rate fixed and floating [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth a breakdown of the gross carrying amount "Loans and advances to customers" with maturity greater than one year by fixed and variable rate as of December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023:


LOANS AND ADVANCES MATURING IN MORE THAN ONE YEAR BY FIXED AND VARIABLE RATE (MILLIONS OF EUROS)

	2025			2024			2023
	Domestic	Foreign	Total	Domestic	Foreign	Total	Domestic	Foreign	Total
Fixed rate	76,871	95,806	172,677	67,284	85,473	152,757	63,060	77,381	140,441
Variable rate	59,584	81,950	141,534	62,359	65,493	127,851	66,188	61,723	127,911
Total	136,454	177,757	314,211	129,642	150,966	280,608	129,248	139,104	268,352

Securitized loans [Table Text Block]

This heading also includes certain loans that have been securitized. The balances recognized in the consolidated balance sheets corresponding to these securitized loans are as follows:


SECURITIZED LOANS (MILLIONS OF EUROS)

	2025	2024	2023
Securitized mortgage assets	17,408	19,537	20,406
Other securitized assets	8,662	8,702	8,493
Total	26,070	28,239	28,899