Spain's six largest banks – Santander, BBVA, CaixaBank, Sabadell, Bankinter, and Unicaja – collectively earned a record €25.453 billion between January and September of this year, 7.6% more than in the same period of 2014, according to data compiled by EFE. Pending Sabadell's announcement of its results on November 13, the accumulated profit of the major banks is calculated using the actual figures already presented by five institutions, plus analysts' estimates for the Catalan bank. Between July and September alone, these six banks earned approximately €8.4 billion, adding to the more than €17 billion obtained in the first half of the year. Once again, Banco Santander... he scored Santander achieved the best results and reached a record profit of €10.337 billion through September, an 11% increase, thanks to the performance of its net interest margin, fee income, and improved efficiency. Santander's chairwoman, Ana Botín, said they are on track to meet all of the bank's 2025 targets.