Concrete return plan: management unveiled a strategic plan to distribute €6.3 billion to shareholders between 2025–2027 (cash dividends + buybacks). comunicacion.grupbancsabadell.com • Ordinary dividend guidance: the bank says ordinary cash dividends for 2025, 2026 and 2027 will exceed the 2024 gross dividend of €0.2044 per share (so market should expect >€0.2044 in 2026, per the plan). comunicacion.grupbancsabadell.com • Extraordinary payout from TSB sale: shareholders approved the sale of the UK unit (TSB) and an associated €2.5bn extraordinary cash dividend tied to that transaction (payment expected in April 2026). comunicacion.grupbancsabadell.com+1 • Deal buyer & size: Santander agreed to acquire TSB in an all-cash deal (reported valuation ≈£2.65bn / ~€3.1bn), which is the source of the extraordinary cash. santander.com+1 • Extra support for shareholder returns: management has completed share buybacks (~€1.0bn) and targets improving returns (ROTE ~16% by 2027), which increases the probability of material cash returns. comunicacion.grupbancsabadell.com+1
Bottom line: Sabadell’s combination of a multi-year cash-return plan (€6.3bn), an explicit promise that ordinary DPS in 2026 will top €0.2044, and a confirmed €2.5bn extraordinary dividend funded by the TSB sale (~0.45€/share) makes the stock compelling to yield-oriented investors — provided the bank executes the plan and macro/regulatory conditions remain stable. (~0.65€/share dividend expected for 2026)
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