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    Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS)

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    FINANCIAL SERVICES • BANKS - DIVERSIFIED • NYSE

    $91.14
    +1.09 (+1.20%)

    Market Cap: $109.35B

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 1:54 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    68%(27/40)
    Avg Surprise
    +1.57%
    Streak
    2 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Oct 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$2.54
    Range$2.29 - $2.63
    14 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $11.2B
    Range$10.9B - $11.6B
    9 analysts
    Period ending Jan 31, 2027
    EPS Consensus$2.32
    Range$2.24 - $2.40
    7 analysts
    EPS Revisions
    1
    0
    7d
    4
    1
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$2.23+4.0%
    60d ago$2.23+4.0%
    30d ago$2.25+3.1%
    7d ago$2.31+0.5%
    Current$2.32
    Revenue Consensus
    $10.6B
    Range$10.3B - $11.0B
    3 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Jan 27EST
    		-$2.32---
    Oct 26EST
    		-$2.54---
    Jul 26
    Reported Aug 25
    		$1.64$1.53+7.19%Beat-10.9%
    Apr 26
    Reported May 27
    		$2.02$1.94+4.12%Beat+32.9%
    Jan 26
    Reported Feb 24
    		$1.73$1.79-3.35%Miss-1.7%
    Oct 25
    Reported Dec 2
    		$1.93$1.84+4.89%Beat+58.2%
    Jul 25
    Reported Aug 26
    		$1.84$1.72+6.98%Beat+12.9%
    Apr 25
    Reported May 27
    		$1.52$1.57-3.18%Miss-3.8%
    Jan 25
    Reported Feb 25
    		$1.76$1.67+5.39%Beat+4.1%
    Oct 24
    Reported Dec 3
    		$1.22$1.61-24.22%Miss-3.2%
    Jul 24
    Reported Aug 27
    		$1.63$1.62+0.62%Beat-5.8%
    Apr 24
    Reported May 28
    		$1.58$1.55+1.94%Beat-7.1%
    Jan 24
    Reported Feb 27
    		$1.69$1.61+4.97%Beat-8.6%
    Oct 23
    Reported Nov 28
    		$1.26$1.65-23.64%Miss-38.8%
    Jul 23
    Reported Aug 29
    		$1.73$1.73+0.00%Beat-17.6%
    Apr 23
    Reported May 24
    		$1.70$1.83-7.10%Miss-22.0%
    Jan 23
    Reported Feb 28
    		$1.85$2.02-8.42%Miss-14.0%
    Oct 22
    Reported Nov 29
    		$2.06$1.99+3.52%Beat-1.9%
    Jul 22
    Reported Aug 23
    		$2.10$2.11-0.47%Miss+4.5%
    Apr 22
    Reported May 25
    		$2.18$1.97+10.66%Beat+14.7%
    Jan 22
    Reported Mar 1
    		$2.15$2.05+4.88%Beat+14.4%
    Oct 21
    Reported Nov 30
    		$2.10$1.91+9.95%Beat+44.8%
    Jul 21
    Reported Aug 24
    		$2.01$1.91+5.24%Beat+93.3%
    Apr 21
    Reported Jun 1
    		$1.90$1.76+7.95%Beat+82.7%
    Jan 21
    Reported Feb 23
    		$1.88$1.57+19.75%Beat+2.7%
    Oct 20
    Reported Dec 1
    		$1.45$1.25+16.00%Beat-20.3%
    Jul 20
    Reported Aug 25
    		$1.04$1.11-6.31%Miss-44.7%
    Apr 20
    Reported May 26
    		$1.04$0.95+9.47%Beat-38.8%
    Jan 20
    Reported Feb 25
    		$1.83$1.75+4.57%Beat+4.6%
    Oct 19
    Reported Nov 26
    		$1.82$1.82+0.00%Beat+2.8%
    Jul 19
    Reported Aug 27
    		$1.88$1.85+1.62%Beat+6.8%
    Apr 19
    Reported May 28
    		$1.70$1.74-2.30%Miss-0.6%
    Jan 19
    Reported Feb 26
    		$1.75$1.82-3.85%Miss+0.0%
    Oct 18
    Reported Nov 27
    		$1.77$1.79-1.12%Miss+7.3%
    Jul 18
    Reported Aug 28
    		$1.76$1.77-0.56%Miss+4.8%
    Apr 18
    Reported May 29
    		$1.71$1.67+2.40%Beat+4.9%
    Jan 18
    Reported Feb 27
    		$1.75$1.68+4.17%Beat+10.8%
    Oct 17
    Reported Nov 28
    		$1.65$1.66-0.60%Miss+4.4%
    Jul 17
    Reported Aug 29
    		$1.68$1.65+1.82%Beat-
    Apr 17
    Reported May 30
    		$1.63$1.56+4.49%Beat-
    Jan 17
    Reported Feb 28
    		$1.58$1.57+0.64%Beat-
    Oct 16
    Reported Nov 29
    		$1.58$1.51+4.64%Beat-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Forward Yield3.51%
    Forward Annual Dividend$3.20
    Payout Ratio35.38%
    Pay MonthsJan, Apr, Jul, Oct

    Growth

    3Y CAGR+9.46%
    5Y CAGR+2.87%
    BNS dividend history and ex-dividend datesRun BNS in the free DRIP calculator

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio15.56EV/EBITDA27.61x
    Price/FCF23.76xFCF Yield4.21%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin28.40%Operating Margin41.20%
    ROE11.50%ROIC2.49%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity3.92xInterest Coverage0.40x
    Current Ratio0.04xQuick Ratio0.04x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta1.19Avg Volume1.95M
    52-Week High$94.8752-Week Low$61.13

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$89.35
    SMA 20$90.68
    SMA 50$90.57
    SMA 200$80.25
    EMA 10$89.88
    EMA 20$90.25
    EMA 50$89.75
    EMA 200$80.95

    MACD

    Line: -0.39Signal: -0.37Hist: -0.02

    ADX

    ADX: 19.2+DI: 25.4-DI: 26.3

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up32.0
    Aroon Down80.0
    PSAR$86.49

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$94.49
    Lower Band$86.87
    %B Position840%(Upper)
    Band Width0.56

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    53.4

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K55.0
    Stoch %D44.4
    Williams %R-35.3
    ROC (10d)1.4%
    Momentum1.26
    CCI (20d)-7.8
    MFI (14d)17.0

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$1.63(1.8%)
    StdDev (20d)1.90
    Hist Vol20.3%(Moderate)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$90.79
    OBV123.4M
    AD Line-2.2B
    CMF (20d)-0.847

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)2.0M
    Vol Ratio0.5x(Low)
    VWMA (20d)$90.57

    Pivot Points

    R3$91.39
    R2$90.75
    R1$90.40
    Pivot Point$89.76
    S1$89.41
    S2$88.77
    S3$88.42

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI-6.27
    Ultimate Osc43.5
    KST-19.72

    Financial Data

    QuarterJul 2026Apr 2026Jan 2026Oct 2025Jul 2025Apr 2025Jan 2025Oct 2024Jul 2024Apr 2024Jan 2024Oct 2023
    Total Revenue$18.48B$17.19B$17.63B$18.21B$17.96B$17.95B$19.07B$18.89B$19.27B$18.56B$8.39B$7.92B
    Cost of Revenue$9.24B$8.79B$8.93B$9.74B$9.67B$10.41B$10.97B$11.43B$11.87B$11.53B$11.63B$11.69B
    Gross Profit$9.24B$8.40B$8.70B$8.47B$8.29B$7.53B$8.10B$-1,788,000,000$-1,820,000,000$18.56B$8.39B$7.92B
    Operating Expenses$5.33B$4.97B$5.53B$5.60B$4.93B$4.96B$6.38B$8.48B$8.45B$976.00M$-5,680,000,000$-6,431,000,000
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$3.05B$2.78B$2.94B$2.81B$2.66B$2.64B$2.71B$2.50B$2.46B$2.46B$2.45B$2.45B
    Operating Income$3.94B$3.43B$3.17B$2.86B$3.36B$2.57B$1.72B$2.20B$2.07B$31.00M$2.71B$1.49B
    Interest Income$14.03B$13.10B$13.33B$14.21B$14.12B$14.29B$14.98B$15.32B$15.68B$15.21B$15.44B$15.11B
    Interest Expense$8.17B$7.57B$7.75B$8.63B$8.63B$9.02B$9.81B$10.40B$10.82B$10.52B$10.67B$10.44B
    Income Before Tax$3.72B$3.43B$3.17B$2.86B$3.36B$2.57B$1.72B$2.20B$2.36B$2.57B$2.73B$1.52B
    Income Tax Expense$957.47M$799.00M$872.00M$656.00M$829.00M$540.00M$726.00M$511.00M$451.00M$537.00M$533.00M$138.00M
    Net Income$2.91B$2.60B$2.29B$2.22B$2.45B$1.98B$1.15B$1.64B$1.88B$2.07B$2.17B$1.35B
    EBITDA$4.12B$3.84B$3.56B$3.27B$3.76B$2.96B$2.12B$2.70B$2.79B$3.04B$3.11B$2.10B
    EBIT$3.72B$3.43B$3.17B$2.86B$3.36B$2.57B$1.72B$2.20B$2.36B$2.63B$2.69B$1.50B
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    ad-hoc-news.de•10/16/26•Neutral

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    BNS Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    15.6x
    Forward P/E
    13.8x
    EV/EBITDA
    27.6x
    P/FCF
    23.8x
    PEG
    1.0x
    P/B
    1.3x
    See GNG's fair value

    BNS Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    48.5%
    Operating margin
    41.2%
    Net margin
    28.4%
    ROIC
    2.5%
    ROE
    11.5%
    FCF margin
    11.1%
    FCF yield
    4.2%

    BNS Competitors

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    Sector: Financial Services

    BNS Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Hold
    Analysts
    14
    Strong Buy
    3
    Buy
    2
    Hold
    8
    Sell
    0
    Strong Sell
    1

    BNS Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • BNS has a 28.4% net profit margin.
    • BNS grew quarterly revenue 11.7% year over year.

    Bear case

    • BNS has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.9x.

    BNS Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    5 of 8 quarters (62.5%)
    Average surprise
    -0.3%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Oct 31, 2026)
    $2.54

    BNS Dividend

    Forward yield
    3.5%
    Payout ratio
    35.4%
    3Y DPS growth
    9.5%
    5Y DPS growth
    2.9%
    Pay months
    Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct
    BNS dividend history

    Frequently Asked Questions About BNS

    What is BNS's current dividend yield?

    Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) has a forward dividend yield of 3.51%.

    Does BNS pay dividends?

    Yes, Bank of Nova Scotia pays dividends with a forward dividend yield of 3.51%.

    What is BNS's P/E ratio?

    Bank of Nova Scotia has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 15.56.

    What is BNS's market cap?

    Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) has a market capitalization of $109.35B with a current stock price of $91.14.

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