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Bank of Nova Scotia

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Stock
ISIN: CA0641491075
Ticker: BNS
CA0641491075
BNS

Price

Dividend metrics

Annual payout (TTM) 
$3.217
Yield (TTM) 
3.454%
Payout ratio 
58.39%
Payout frequency 
Quarterly
Dividend growth (3Y) 
-0.418%
Next payment 
$0.814

Dividend history & forecast

$1.533

CHART BY

Status

Ex-date

Pay Date

Yield

% Change

Amount

20274.17%+2.67%$3.328
Forecasted06.10.202728.10.20270.92%0%$0.847
Forecasted07.07.202729.07.20270.96%+3.64%$0.847
Forecasted07.04.202728.04.20271.18%0%$0.817
Forecasted06.01.202728.01.20271.11%+0.44%$0.817
20264.01%+4.94%$3.241
Announced06.10.202628.10.20260.89%+0.19%$0.814
Paid07.07.202629.07.20260.92%+0.99%$0.812
Paid07.04.202628.04.20261.13%-0.96%$0.804
Paid06.01.202628.01.20261.07%+2.89%$0.812
20255.58%-0.11%$3.089
Paid07.10.202529.10.20251.21%-1.21%$0.789
Paid02.07.202529.07.20251.45%+4.24%$0.799
Paid01.04.202528.04.20251.55%+4.23%$0.766
Paid07.01.202529.01.20251.38%-3.53%$0.735
20246.28%-0.03%$3.092
Paid02.10.202429.10.20241.44%-0.43%$0.762
Paid03.07.202429.07.20241.69%-1.24%$0.765
Paid01.04.202426.04.20241.51%-1.94%$0.775
Paid02.01.202429.01.20241.64%+3.47%$0.79
20237.89%-1.1%$3.093
Paid02.10.202327.10.20232.47%-4.74%$0.764
Paid04.07.202327.07.20232.31%+6.09%$0.802
Paid03.04.202326.04.20231.53%-2.15%$0.756
Paid03.01.202327.01.20231.58%+1.71%$0.772
20225.23%+8.6%$3.128
Paid03.10.202227.10.20221.57%-5.51%$0.759
Paid04.07.202227.07.20221.37%+2.99%$0.804
Paid04.04.202227.04.20221.13%-0.55%$0.78
Paid31.12.202127.01.20221.16%+7.84%$0.785
20214.74%+7.62%$2.88
Paid04.10.202127.10.20211.14%+1.21%$0.728
Paid05.07.202128.07.20211.11%-1.73%$0.719
Paid05.04.202128.04.20211.15%+4.19%$0.731
Paid04.01.202127.01.20211.33%+3.84%$0.702
20206.05%+1.58%$2.676
Paid05.10.202028.10.20201.62%+0.23%$0.676
Paid06.07.202029.07.20201.56%+4.8%$0.675
Paid06.04.202028.04.20201.66%-5.6%$0.644
Paid06.01.202029.01.20201.22%-0.82%$0.682
20194.86%+3.17%$2.634
Paid30.09.201929.10.20191.2%+4.03%$0.687
Paid28.06.201929.07.20191.23%+2.34%$0.661
Paid01.04.201926.04.20191.21%+0.82%$0.646
Paid31.12.201829.01.20191.21%-1.07%$0.64
20184.26%+8.95%$2.553
Paid01.10.201829.10.20181.16%+3.04%$0.647
Paid29.06.201827.07.20181.08%-1.4%$0.628
Paid02.04.201826.04.20181.06%-0.5%$0.637
Paid29.12.201729.01.20180.96%+3.86%$0.64
20173.9%+8.11%$2.344
Paid02.10.201727.10.20170.98%+1.74%$0.617
Paid29.06.201727.07.20170.97%+8.61%$0.606
Paid31.03.201726.04.20170.98%-0.89%$0.558
Paid29.12.201627.01.20170.97%+1.85%$0.563
20164.54%+0.98%$2.168
Paid30.09.201627.10.20161.05%+0.84%$0.553
Paid30.06.201627.07.20161.12%-4.06%$0.548
Paid01.04.201627.04.20161.13%+15.27%$0.571
Paid31.12.201527.01.20161.25%-6.57%$0.496
20154.27%-7.3%$2.147
Paid02.10.201528.10.20151.16%+1.09%$0.53
Paid03.07.201529.07.20151.05%-7%$0.525
Paid02.04.201528.04.20151.04%+6.99%$0.564
Paid02.01.201528.01.20151.02%-10.58%$0.527
20143.82%-0.78%$2.316
Paid03.10.201429.10.20140.97%-0.09%$0.59
Paid27.06.201429.07.20140.89%+1.72%$0.59
Paid28.03.201428.04.20141%+4.45%$0.58
Paid03.01.201429.01.20140.96%-6.3%$0.556
20134.09%+6.27%$2.334
Paid27.09.201329.10.20131.05%+1.48%$0.593
Paid27.06.201329.07.20131.06%-0.8%$0.584
Paid28.03.201326.04.20131%+3.71%$0.589
Paid28.12.201229.01.20130.99%-0.37%$0.568
20124.13%+4.01%$2.196
Paid28.09.201229.10.20121.07%+4.19%$0.57
Paid28.06.201227.07.20121.04%-2.2%$0.547
Paid30.03.201226.04.20121%+7.64%$0.559
Paid29.12.201127.01.20121.02%-0.69%$0.52
20113.65%+11.48%$2.112
Paid30.09.201127.10.20110.99%-4.75%$0.523
Paid30.06.201127.07.20110.91%+0.62%$0.549
Paid01.04.201127.04.20110.88%+10.81%$0.546
Paid30.12.201027.01.20110.87%+3.55%$0.493
20103.9%+10.78%$1.894
Paid01.10.201027.10.20100.92%+0.49%$0.476
Paid02.07.201028.07.20100.97%-2.29%$0.474
Paid01.04.201028.04.20100.98%+5.31%$0.485
Paid31.12.200927.01.20101.03%+1.01%$0.46
20095.41%-5.38%$1.71
Paid02.10.200928.10.20091.05%+1.21%$0.456
Paid03.07.200929.07.20091.16%+12.3%$0.45
Paid03.04.200928.04.20091.62%-0.6%$0.401
Paid02.01.200928.01.20091.58%+2.04%$0.403
20084.07%+11.21%$1.807
Paid03.10.200829.10.20081.03%-17.33%$0.395
Paid27.06.200829.07.20081.03%+3.12%$0.478
Paid28.03.200828.04.20081.03%-1.39%$0.464
Paid28.12.200729.01.20080.98%-0.1%$0.47
20073.34%+22.71%$1.625
Paid28.09.200729.10.20070.86%+10.91%$0.471
Paid28.06.200727.07.20070.87%+13.21%$0.424
Paid30.03.200726.04.20070.79%+5.56%$0.375
Paid28.12.200629.01.20070.82%+2.06%$0.355
20063.22%+22.55%$1.324
Paid29.09.200627.10.20060.82%+1.2%$0.348
Paid29.06.200627.07.20060.86%+7.82%$0.344
Paid31.03.200626.04.20060.76%+1.67%$0.319
Paid29.12.200527.01.20060.78%+7.88%$0.314
20053.22%+28.22%$1.081
Paid30.09.200527.10.20050.8%+5.7%$0.291
Paid30.06.200527.07.20050.82%+7.29%$0.275
Paid01.04.200527.04.20050.8%-0.81%$0.256
Paid30.12.200427.01.20050.8%+5.48%$0.258
20043.1%+41.41%$0.843
Paid01.10.200427.10.20040.82%+8.76%$0.245
Paid02.07.200428.07.20040.84%+23%$0.225
Paid02.04.200428.04.20040.7%-3.26%$0.183
Paid02.01.200428.01.20040.75%+12.83%$0.189
20031.43%+26.65%$0.596
Paid03.10.200329.10.20030.7%+5.65%$0.168
Paid27.06.200329.07.20030.73%+15.07%$0.159
Paid28.03.200328.04.2003-+5.13%$0.138
Paid03.01.200329.01.2003-+8.04%$0.131
2002--3.02%$0.471
Paid27.09.200229.10.2002-+0.78%$0.122
Paid27.06.200229.07.2002--0.81%$0.121
Paid28.03.200226.04.2002-+13.76%$0.122
Paid28.12.200129.01.2002--0.98%$0.107
2001-+43.34%$0.485
Paid28.09.200129.10.2001-+3.38%$0.108
Paid28.06.200127.07.2001-+0.82%$0.104
Paid30.03.200126.04.2001-+35.93%$0.104
Paid20.03.200131.03.2001--18.26%$0.0762
Paid28.12.200029.01.2001-+1.54%$0.0932
2000-+11.59%$0.339
Paid29.09.200027.10.2000-+12.4%$0.0918
Paid29.06.200027.07.2000-+0.16%$0.0816
Paid31.03.200026.04.2000--2.5%$0.0815
Paid30.12.199927.01.2000-+1.05%$0.0836
1999-+10%$0.303
Paid01.10.199927.10.1999-+14.29%$0.0827
Paid02.07.199928.07.1999--4.55%$0.0724
Paid01.04.199928.04.1999-+4.76%$0.0758
Paid31.12.199827.01.1999-+5%$0.0724
1998-+11.11%$0.276
Paid02.10.199828.10.1998-0%$0.0689
Paid03.07.199829.07.1998-0%$0.0689
Paid03.04.199828.04.1998-0%$0.0689
Paid02.01.199828.01.1998-+11.11%$0.0689
1997-+5.88%$0.248
Paid03.10.199729.10.1997-0%$0.062
Paid27.06.199729.07.1997-0%$0.062
Paid31.03.199728.04.1997-0%$0.062
Paid03.01.199729.01.1997-0%$0.062
1996-+6.25%$0.234
Paid27.09.199629.10.1996-0%$0.062
Paid27.06.199629.07.1996-+12.5%$0.062
Paid29.03.199626.04.1996-0%$0.0552
Paid28.12.199529.01.1996-0%$0.0552
1995-+14.29%$0.221
Paid29.09.199527.10.1995-0%$0.0552
Paid29.06.199527.07.1995-0%$0.0552
Paid29.03.199526.04.1995-0%$0.0552
Paid23.12.199427.01.1995-+14.29%$0.0552
1994-0%$0.193
Paid28.09.199427.10.1994-0%$0.0483
Paid28.06.199427.07.1994-0%$0.0483
Paid29.03.199427.04.1994-0%$0.0483
Paid29.12.199327.01.1994-0%$0.0483
1993-0%$0.193
Paid21.09.199327.10.1993-0%$0.0483
Paid22.06.199328.07.1993-0%$0.0483
Paid22.03.199328.04.1993-0%$0.0483
Paid18.12.199227.01.1993-0%$0.0483
1992-+16.67%$0.193
Paid22.09.199228.10.1992-0%$0.0483
Paid23.06.199229.07.1992-0%$0.0483
Paid23.03.199228.04.1992-0%$0.0483
Paid19.12.199129.01.1992-+16.67%$0.0483
1991-0%$0.165
Paid23.09.199129.10.1991-0%$0.0414
Paid24.06.199129.07.1991-0%$0.0414
Paid20.03.199126.04.1991-0%$0.0414
Paid20.12.199029.01.1991-0%$0.0414
1990-+100%$0.165
Paid24.09.199029.10.1990-0%$0.0414
Paid21.06.199027.07.1990-0%$0.0414
Paid20.03.199026.04.1990-0%$0.0414
Paid21.12.198929.01.1990-0%$0.0414
1989--$0.0827
Paid21.09.198927.10.1989-0%$0.0414
Paid21.06.198927.07.1989--$0.0414

Frequently asked questions

Bank of Nova Scotia's dividends are paid out in January, April, July, and October.
On a quarterly basis.
The dividend yield is currently 3.45% and distributions have decreased by 0.42% in the last 3 years.
The last payment was made on 29.07.2026.
If you had Bank of Nova Scotia in your securities account on 07.07.2026, you received the distribution.
Bank of Nova Scotia paid out a dividend of $3.089 in 2025.
Bank of Nova Scotia paid out a dividend of $3.092 in 2024.
To receive the next dividend, Bank of Nova Scotia must be booked in the securities account on 06.10.2026.
On 28.10.2026, $0.814 per share is to be paid out as a dividend.

Dividend growth 

The dividend growth is -0.113% based on the previous financial year. The average dividend growth over the last 5 years is 2.908%.

1 Year

Negative growth-0.113%

3 Year

Negative growth-0.418%

5 Year

Low growth2.908%

10 Year

Moderate growth3.705%

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