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The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) Payout Ratio

Annual Payout Ratio:

71.84%-0.94%(-1.29%)
October 31, 2024

Summary

  • As of today, BNS annual payout ratio is 71.84%, with the most recent change of -0.94% (-1.29%) on October 31, 2024.
  • During the last 3 years, BNS annual payout ratio has risen by +25.59% (+55.33%).
  • BNS annual payout ratio is now -16.34% below its all-time high of 85.87%, reached on October 1, 1989.

Performance

1-Year Change

-1.29%

3-Year Change

+55.33%

5-Year Change

+42.29%

15-Year Change

+50.23%

BNS Payout Ratio Chart

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Highlights

Sector Percentile

81.18%
BNS annual payout ratio is higher than 81.18% of companies in Financial Services sector

Range

All-Time High

85.87%
BNS annual payout ratio is currently -16.34% below its historical high of 85.87%

3-Year Low

50.30%
BNS annual payout ratio is currently +42.82% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last Annual Earnings Report Date

Oct 31, 2024
BNS previous annual earnings announcement was published on Oct 31, 2024

Next Annual Earnings Report Date

Dec 2, 2025
BNS next annual earnings announcement is scheduled for Dec 2, 2025

OtherBNSdividend metrics

Annual Dividend Per Share

$3.14
BNS annual dividend per share is $3.14

Annual Dividend Yield

4.64%
BNS annual dividend yield is 4.64%

Annual Dividends Paid

$4.17B
BNS annual dividends paid is $4.17 billion

Annual Net Income

$5.80B
BNS annual net profit is $5.80 billion

TTM Payout Ratio:

82.08%0.00%(0.00%)
November 18, 2025

Summary

  • As of today, BNS TTM payout ratio is 82.08%, unchanged on November 18, 2025.
  • Over the past year, BNS TTM payout ratio has increased by +9.35% (+12.86%).
  • BNS TTM payout ratio is now -10.74% below its all-time high of 91.96%.

Performance

3-Month Change

+0.11%

1-Year Change

+12.86%

3-Year Change

+62.02%

5-Year Change

+21.56%

BNS TTM Payout Ratio Chart

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Highlights

Sector Percentile

94.02%
BNS TTM payout ratio is higher than 94.02% of companies in Financial Services sector

Range

All-Time High

91.96%
BNS TTM payout ratio is currently -10.74% below its historical high of 91.96%

3-Year Low

50.17%
BNS TTM payout ratio is currently +63.60% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last Quarterly Earnings Report Date

N/A
BNS has not yet announced its earnings

Next Quarterly Earnings Report Date

N/A
BNS next earnings announcement has not yet been scheduled

OtherBNSdividend metrics

TTM Dividend Per Share

$3.07
BNS TTM dividend per share is $3.07

TTM Dividend Yield

4.53%
BNS TTM dividend yield is 4.53%

TTM Dividends Paid

$4.25B
BNS TTM dividends paid is $4.25 billion

TTM Net Income

$5.19B
BNS TTM net profit is $5.19 billion

Quarterly Payout Ratio:

63.74%-7.91%(-11.04%)
July 1, 2025

Summary

  • As of today, BNS quarterly payout ratio is 63.74%, with the most recent change of -7.91% (-11.04%) on July 1, 2025.
  • Over the past year, BNS quarterly payout ratio has dropped by -10.74% (-14.42%).
  • BNS quarterly payout ratio is now -69.65% below its all-time high of 210.01%, reached on January 31, 2002.

Performance

3-Month Change

-11.04%

1-Year Change

-14.42%

3-Year Change

+30.7%

5-Year Change

-25.32%

BNS Quarterly Payout Ratio Chart

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Highlights

Sector Percentile

91.85%
BNS quarterly payout ratio is higher than 91.85% of companies in Financial Services sector

Range

All-Time High

210.01%
BNS quarterly payout ratio is currently -69.65% below its historical high of 210.01%

3-Year Low

61.73%
BNS quarterly payout ratio is currently +3.26% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last Quarterly Earnings Report Date

Jul 1, 2025
BNS previous earnings announcement was published on Jul 1, 2025

Next Quarterly Earnings Report Date

Dec 2, 2025
BNS next earnings announcement is scheduled for Dec 2, 2025

OtherBNSdividend metrics

Dividend Per Share

$0.79
BNS last dividend was $0.79 per share, with an ex-dividend date of October 7, 2025

TTM Dividend Yield

4.53%
BNS TTM dividend yield is 4.53%

Quarterly Dividends Paid

$1.16B
BNS quarterly dividends paid is $1.16 billion

Quarterly Net Income

$1.82B
BNS quarterly net profit is $1.82 billion

Payout Ratio Formula

Payout Ratio =  Dividends Paid
Net Income x 100%

Annual Payout Ratio

71.84%
BNS annual payout ratio is 71.84%

Annual Dividends Paid

$4.17B
BNS annual dividends paid is $4.17 billion

Annual Net Income

$5.80B
BNS annual net profit is $5.80 billion

BNS Payout Ratio Trends

PeriodPeriodAnnualAnnualTTMTTMQuarterlyQuarterly
1Y1 Year-1.3%+12.9%-14.4%
3Y3 Years+55.3%+62.0%+30.7%
5Y5 Years+42.3%+21.6%-25.3%

BNS Payout Ratio Highs & Lows

PeriodPeriodAnnual vs HighAnnual vs HighAnnual vs LowAnnual vs LowTTM vs HighTTM vs HighTTM vs LowTTM vs LowQuarter. vs HighQuarter. vs HighQuarter. vs LowQuarter. vs Low
3Y3-Year-1.3%+42.8%-7.2%+63.6%-56.1%+3.3%
5Y5-Year-1.3%+55.3%-7.2%+78.2%-56.1%+43.7%
All-TimeAll-Time-16.3%+180.5%-10.7%+153.9%-69.7%+120.9%

BNS Payout Ratio History

DateAnnualTTMQuarterly
Nov 2025
-
82.08%(+1.1%)
-
Jul 2025
-
81.16%(-8.3%)
63.74%(-11.0%)
Apr 2025
-
88.49%(+1.8%)
71.65%(-50.7%)
Jan 2025
-
86.91%(+19.5%)
145.22%(+71.2%)
Oct 2024
71.84%(-1.3%)
72.73%(-3.5%)
84.84%(+13.9%)
Jul 2024
-
75.39%(+5.4%)
74.48%(+9.9%)
Apr 2024
-
71.53%(+2.5%)
67.78%(+6.8%)
Jan 2024
-
69.78%(-4.1%)
63.44%(-34.8%)
Oct 2023
72.78%(+44.7%)
72.80%(+11.8%)
97.25%(+56.5%)
Jul 2023
-
65.12%(+7.1%)
62.16%(+0.7%)
Apr 2023
-
60.83%(+8.0%)
61.73%(-18.3%)
Jan 2023
-
56.31%(+11.2%)
75.60%(+18.7%)
Oct 2022
50.30%(+8.8%)
50.66%(+7.3%)
63.69%(+30.6%)
Jul 2022
-
47.20%(+2.5%)
48.77%(+5.6%)
Apr 2022
-
46.05%(-0.5%)
46.20%(+1.2%)
Jan 2022
-
46.28%(-0.8%)
45.66%(-0.4%)
Oct 2021
46.25%(-30.5%)
46.64%(-6.9%)
45.84%(+3.3%)
Jul 2021
-
50.12%(-13.5%)
44.37%(-6.8%)
Apr 2021
-
57.94%(-13.5%)
47.60%(+0.7%)
Jan 2021
-
66.97%(-0.8%)
47.29%(-23.4%)
Oct 2020
66.53%(+31.8%)
67.52%(+5.5%)
61.77%(-27.6%)
Jul 2020
-
63.97%(+8.9%)
85.35%(-2.2%)
Apr 2020
-
58.72%(+11.7%)
87.31%(+81.8%)
Jan 2020
-
52.56%(+0.4%)
48.02%(-4.3%)
Oct 2019
50.49%(+5.6%)
52.33%(+1.1%)
50.17%(-8.4%)
Jul 2019
-
51.75%(+3.0%)
54.79%(+9.8%)
Apr 2019
-
50.26%(+1.4%)
49.89%(+4.8%)
Jan 2019
-
49.58%(+3.4%)
47.62%(-2.4%)
Oct 2018
47.82%(+3.8%)
47.95%(+1.1%)
48.79%(-8.9%)
Jul 2018
-
47.44%(+2.7%)
53.53%(+11.3%)
Apr 2018
-
46.18%(+0.5%)
48.09%(+14.8%)
Jan 2018
-
45.95%(-2.2%)
41.89%(-11.2%)
Oct 2017
46.06%(-5.7%)
46.99%(+0.8%)
47.15%(+5.5%)
Jul 2017
-
46.64%(-0.2%)
44.70%(-2.7%)
Apr 2017
-
46.75%(-5.4%)
45.95%(-1.2%)
Jan 2017
-
49.44%(-1.2%)
46.49%(+1.2%)
Oct 2016
48.83%(+3.4%)
50.03%(-0.6%)
45.95%(-0.4%)
Jul 2016
-
50.35%(+0.2%)
46.15%(-18.7%)
Apr 2016
-
50.27%(+5.7%)
56.76%(+18.2%)
Jan 2016
-
47.54%(-0.4%)
48.02%(+1.7%)
Oct 2015
47.22%(+5.5%)
47.71%(-5.1%)
47.21%(+2.5%)
Jul 2015
-
50.28%(+9.4%)
46.07%(-2.9%)
Apr 2015
-
45.94%(+0.6%)
47.47%(-1.5%)
Jan 2015
-
45.65%(+0.9%)
48.20%(-16.8%)
Oct 2014
44.74%(-2.6%)
45.23%(+4.5%)
57.93%(+67.5%)
Jul 2014
-
43.27%(-6.0%)
34.58%(-24.2%)
Apr 2014
-
46.01%(-1.4%)
45.61%(-2.3%)
Jan 2014
-
46.67%(+0.8%)
46.69%(-0.6%)
Oct 2013
45.92%(+9.4%)
46.29%(-0.3%)
46.98%(+7.5%)
Jul 2013
-
46.41%(+8.6%)
43.72%(-9.2%)
Apr 2013
-
42.75%(+0.7%)
48.16%(+7.1%)
Jan 2013
-
42.44%(+1.5%)
44.98%(-6.0%)
Oct 2012
41.96%(-13.9%)
41.81%(+1.3%)
47.86%(+43.7%)
Jul 2012
-
41.28%(-10.4%)
33.30%(-28.6%)
Apr 2012
-
46.05%(+6.1%)
46.64%(+7.7%)
Jan 2012
-
43.42%(-1.6%)
43.31%(-13.2%)
Oct 2011
48.72%(-5.0%)
44.13%(-0.9%)
49.92%(+3.8%)
Jul 2011
-
44.52%(-0.9%)
48.09%(+20.5%)
Apr 2011
-
44.92%(-6.8%)
39.92%(-14.9%)
Jan 2011
-
48.22%(-3.8%)
46.92%(-6.7%)
Oct 2010
51.26%
50.11%(-4.1%)
50.31%(-2.1%)
Jul 2010
-
52.27%(-2.7%)
51.38%(+4.2%)
DateAnnualTTMQuarterly
Apr 2010
-
53.71%(-5.5%)
49.29%(-9.3%)
Jan 2010
-
56.86%(-3.6%)
54.34%(-8.1%)
Oct 2009
59.44%(-3.3%)
59.01%(-18.2%)
59.14%(+3.5%)
Jul 2009
-
72.14%(+4.8%)
57.14%(-5.9%)
Apr 2009
-
68.84%(+8.6%)
60.75%(-0.3%)
Jan 2009
-
63.40%(+1.9%)
60.92%(-60.2%)
Oct 2008
61.46%(+44.5%)
62.23%(+22.5%)
152.96%(+207.4%)
Jul 2008
-
50.80%(+2.8%)
49.76%(+4.2%)
Apr 2008
-
49.42%(+3.4%)
47.74%(-14.6%)
Jan 2008
-
47.78%(+8.8%)
55.89%(+28.6%)
Oct 2007
42.54%(+3.4%)
43.92%(+2.8%)
-
Jul 2007
-
42.71%(+1.5%)
43.45%(+8.6%)
Apr 2007
-
42.07%(+0.5%)
40.00%(-1.4%)
Jan 2007
-
41.87%(-0.9%)
40.57%(-4.5%)
Oct 2006
41.15%(+0.6%)
42.25%(+0.5%)
42.49%(+4.1%)
Jul 2006
-
42.04%(-1.3%)
40.81%(+3.1%)
Apr 2006
-
42.58%(-0.4%)
39.59%(-5.2%)
Jan 2006
-
42.74%(+0.6%)
41.74%(+0.2%)
Oct 2005
40.91%(+8.4%)
42.49%(-0.4%)
41.64%(-4.2%)
Jul 2005
-
42.64%(+1.0%)
43.45%(+13.7%)
Apr 2005
-
42.20%(+30.5%)
38.20%(-5.7%)
Jan 2005
-
32.33%(-18.8%)
40.50%(-0.1%)
Oct 2004
37.75%(+15.5%)
39.80%(-12.7%)
40.53%(-0.9%)
Jul 2004
-
45.58%(-13.4%)
40.91%(+28.3%)
Apr 2004
-
52.61%(-28.2%)
31.89%(-11.8%)
Jan 2004
-
73.26%(+1.4%)
36.15%(+12.8%)
Oct 2003
32.68%(-21.4%)
72.25%(+0.8%)
32.05%(-4.4%)
Jul 2003
-
71.71%(+1.1%)
33.53%(+3.9%)
Apr 2003
-
70.95%(+2.1%)
32.28%(-1.8%)
Jan 2003
-
69.46%(-21.0%)
32.88%(+8.8%)
Oct 2002
41.58%(+39.9%)
87.90%(+1.2%)
30.22%(-16.5%)
Jul 2002
-
86.82%
36.21%(+8.6%)
Apr 2002
-
-
33.33%(-84.1%)
Jan 2002
-
-
210.01%(+575.5%)
Oct 2001
29.72%(+4.1%)
-
31.09%(+5.7%)
Jul 2001
-
-
29.42%(-0.1%)
Apr 2001
-
-
29.44%(+2.0%)
Jan 2001
-
-
28.85%(-14.4%)
Oct 2000
28.54%(-10.1%)
-
-
Oct 1999
31.75%(-7.2%)
-
-
Jan 1999
-
-
33.70%(-77.2%)
Oct 1998
34.22%(+16.7%)
-
-
Oct 1997
29.33%(-22.8%)
-
-
Oct 1996
38.00%(-11.9%)
-
147.57%(+285.5%)
Apr 1996
-
-
38.28%(-4.7%)
Jan 1996
-
-
40.16%
Oct 1995
43.14%(-36.8%)
-
-
Oct 1994
68.23%(+52.6%)
-
-
Oct 1993
44.70%(+5.4%)
-
-
Oct 1992
42.42%(-1.6%)
-
-
Oct 1991
43.09%(-13.7%)
-
-
Oct 1990
49.94%(-41.8%)
-
-
Oct 1989
85.87%(+179.0%)
-
-
Oct 1988
30.78%(-16.0%)
-
-
Oct 1987
36.65%(-6.5%)
-
-
Oct 1986
39.19%(-1.6%)
-
-
Oct 1985
39.82%(+1.3%)
-
-
Oct 1984
39.29%(+53.4%)
-
-
Oct 1983
25.61%(-16.7%)
-
-
Oct 1982
30.74%(-4.1%)
-
-
Oct 1981
32.05%(+7.3%)
-
-
Oct 1980
29.87%
-
-

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What is The Bank of Nova Scotia annual payout ratio?

The current annual payout ratio of BNS is 71.84%

What is the all-time high annual payout ratio for The Bank of Nova Scotia?

The Bank of Nova Scotia all-time high annual payout ratio is 85.87%

What is The Bank of Nova Scotia annual payout ratio year-on-year change?

Over the past year, BNS annual payout ratio has changed by -0.94% (-1.29%)

What is The Bank of Nova Scotia TTM payout ratio?

The current TTM payout ratio of BNS is 82.08%

What is the all-time high TTM payout ratio for The Bank of Nova Scotia?

The Bank of Nova Scotia all-time high TTM payout ratio is 91.96%

What is BNS TTM payout ratio year-to-date change?

The Bank of Nova Scotia TTM payout ratio has changed by +9.35% (+12.86%) since the beginning of the year

What is The Bank of Nova Scotia TTM payout ratio year-on-year change?

Over the past year, BNS TTM payout ratio has changed by +9.35% (+12.86%)

What is The Bank of Nova Scotia quarterly payout ratio?

The current quarterly payout ratio of BNS is 63.74%

What is the all-time high quarterly payout ratio for The Bank of Nova Scotia?

The Bank of Nova Scotia all-time high quarterly payout ratio is 210.01%

What is The Bank of Nova Scotia quarterly payout ratio year-on-year change?

Over the past year, BNS quarterly payout ratio has changed by -10.74% (-14.42%)
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