v3.25.4
Note 22 (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Financial liabilities at amortised cost [Abstract]  
Financial liabilities at amortised cost [Table Text Block]
The breakdown of the balance under these headings in the consolidated balance sheets is as follows:
FINANCIAL LIABILITIES MEASURED AT AMORTIZED COST (MILLIONS OF EUROS)
2025
2024
2023
Deposits556,498496,720473,835
Deposits from central banks
17,226
14,668
20,309
Demand deposits
7
657
159
Time deposits and other
13,774
6,369
12,203
Repurchase agreements
3,445
7,642
7,947
Deposits from credit institutions
36,771
34,406
40,039
Demand deposits
6,764
6,977
6,629
Time deposits and other
16,700
15,049
12,871
Repurchase agreements
13,307
12,380
20,539
Customer deposits
502,501
447,646
413,487
Demand deposits
360,682
331,780
317,543
Time deposits and other
127,397
106,658
91,740
Repurchase agreements
14,422
9,208
4,204
Debt certificates issued
81,84269,86768,707
Other financial liabilities20,25817,75315,046
Total658,599584,339557,589
Deposits from banks [Table Text Block]
The breakdown by geographical area and the nature of the related instruments of this heading in the consolidated balance sheets is as follows:
DEPOSITS FROM CREDIT INSTITUTIONS (MILLIONS OF EUROS)
Demand deposits
Time deposits
and other (1)
Repurchase agreements
Total
December 2025
Spain
1,039
3,439
197
4,676
Mexico
1,825
964
—
2,789
Turkey
60
873
271
1,204
South America
636
2,468
259
3,363
Rest of Europe
1,890
3,513
11,707
17,110
Rest of the world
1,315
5,442
874
7,630
Total 6,76416,70013,30736,771
December 2024
Spain
1,039
3,116
538
4,693
Mexico
973
981
231
2,185
Turkey
158
2,002
2
2,162
South America
577
2,387
—
2,963
Rest of Europe
2,942
3,313
11,578
17,832
Rest of the world
1,289
3,250
31
4,570
Total 6,97715,04912,38034,406
December 2023
Spain
1,252
2,434
899
4,585
Mexico
789
642
—
1,431
Turkey
16
535
37
587
South America
416
2,242
—
2,659
Rest of Europe
3,011
2,742
19,344
25,097
Rest of the world
1,145
4,277
259
5,681
Total 6,62912,87120,53940,039
(1) Subordinated deposits are included amounting to €104 million, €48 million and €35 million as of December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Customer Deposits [Table Text Block]
The breakdown by geographical area of this heading in the consolidated balance sheets, by type of instrument, is as follows:
CUSTOMER DEPOSITS (MILLIONS OF EUROS)
Demand deposits
Time deposits
and other ⁽¹⁾
Repurchase agreements
Total
December 2025
Spain
192,222
23,664
12,786
228,672
Mexico
77,167
17,493
38
94,699
Turkey
27,443
24,794
450
52,687
South America
34,150
22,328
—
56,478
Rest of Europe
24,758
29,665
1,148
55,571
Rest of the world
4,942
9,452
—
14,394
Total 360,682127,39714,422502,501
December 2024
Spain
186,489
22,501
6,474
215,464
Mexico
70,133
14,319
987
85,439
Turkey
23,228
25,388
652
49,267
South America
32,443
20,232
—
52,675
Rest of Europe
17,170
17,613
1,095
35,878
Rest of the world
2,318
6,605
—
8,922
Total 331,780106,6589,208447,646
December 2023
Spain
179,825
17,952
4
197,780
Mexico
76,122
15,067
1,638
92,828
Turkey
20,423
21,485
1,331
43,239
South America
26,888
17,349
—
44,237
Rest of Europe
12,863
16,257
1,231
30,350
Rest of the world
1,422
3,630
—
5,052
Total 317,54391,7404,204413,487
(1) The balances corresponding to subordinated deposits under this heading were not significant in any of the years presented.
Deposits from debt certificates [Table Text Block]
The breakdown of the balance under this heading, by type of financial instrument and by currency, is as follows:
DEBT CERTIFICATES ISSUED (MILLIONS OF EUROS)
2025
2024
2023
In Euros42,07037,11844,622
Promissory bills and notes
5,379
1,360
5,416
Non-convertible bonds and debentures
15,860
17,788
16,256
Covered bonds
3,371
5,825
6,734
Hybrid financial instruments ⁽¹⁾
1,160
519
800
Securitization bonds
3,203
2,201
2,168
Wholesale funding
3,688
1,030
6,182
Subordinated liabilities
9,409
8,395
7,066
Convertible perpetual certificates
3,750
2,750
3,000
Other non-convertible subordinated liabilities
5,659
5,645
4,066
In foreign currencies39,77332,74824,086
Promissory bills and notes
2,781
2,962
336
Non-convertible bonds and debentures
13,302
12,136
8,684
Covered bonds
94
95
99
Hybrid financial instruments ⁽¹⁾
7,914
5,327
4,722
Securitization bonds
—
—
—
Wholesale funding
4,142
1,067
1,479
Subordinated liabilities
11,540
11,161
8,766
Convertible perpetual certificates
2,553
2,888
2,715
Other non-convertible subordinated liabilities
8,986
8,273
6,051
  Total81,84269,86768,707
(1) Corresponds to structured note issuances with embedded derivatives that have been segregated according to IFRS 9.
Memorandum item subordinated liabilities at amortized cost [Table Text Block]
The breakdown of this heading in the consolidated balance sheets is as follows:
MEMORANDUM ITEM: SUBORDINATED LIABILITIES AT AMORTIZED COST (MILLIONS OF EUROS)
2025
2024
2023
Subordinated deposits
104
56
35
Subordinated certificates
20,949
19,556
15,832
Compound convertible financial instruments
6,303
5,638
5,715
Other non-convertible subordinated liabilities
14,645
13,918
10,117
Total21,05319,61215,867
Other Financial Liabilities [Table Text Block]
The breakdown of the balance under this heading in the consolidated balance sheets is as follows:
OTHER FINANCIAL LIABILITIES (MILLIONS OF EUROS)
2025
2024
2023
Lease liabilities
1,463
1,467
1,507
Creditors for other financial liabilities
4,597
4,859
3,439
Collection accounts
4,450
3,693
3,642
Creditors for other payment obligations ⁽¹⁾
9,748
7,734
6,458
Total20,25817,75315,046
(1) In 2025, this caption includes the amount pending execution as of December 31, 2025, corresponding to the firm commitment for the acquisition of own shares derived from the execution of the first tranche of the share buyback program announced on December 19, 2025 and started to be carried out on December 22, 2025 (see Notes 2.2.11 and 4).
Maturity of future payment obligations [Table Text Block]
A breakdown of the maturity of the lease liabilities, due after December 31, 2025 is provided below:
MATURITY OF FUTURE PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS (MILLIONS OF EUROS)
Up to 1 year
1 to 3 years
3 to 5 years
Over 5 years
Total
Leases
227
279
204
752
1,463