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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 (September 18, 2025), 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 fallen by -25.59% (-55.33%).
  • BNS annual payout ratio is now -180.52% below its all-time high of -25.61%, reached on October 1, 1983.

Performance

1-year change

+1.29%

3-year change

-55.33%

5-year change

-42.29%

15-year change

-55.97%

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Highlights

Sector rank

7.65%
BNS annual payout ratio is higher than 7.65% of companies in Financial Services sector

Range

All-time high

-25.61%

3-year low

-72.78%

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

4.86%
BNS annual dividend yield is 4.86%

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:

79.64%0.00%(0.00%)
September 17, 2025

Summary

  • As of today (September 18, 2025), BNS TTM payout ratio is 79.64%, unchanged on September 17, 2025.
  • Over the past year, BNS TTM payout ratio has increased by +5.05% (+6.77%).
  • BNS TTM payout ratio is now -6.71% below its all-time high of 85.37%.

Performance

3-month change

-6.71%

1-year change

+6.77%

3-year change

+69.74%

5-year change

+28.18%

BNS TTM Payout Ratio Chart

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Highlights

Sector rank

93.55%
BNS TTM payout ratio is higher than 93.55% of companies in Financial Services sector

Range

All-time high

85.37%
BNS TTM payout ratio is currently -6.71% below its historical high of 85.37%

3-year low

46.92%
BNS TTM payout ratio is currently +69.74% 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

4.74%
BNS TTM dividend yield is 4.74%

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 (September 18, 2025), 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 increased by +10.74% (+14.42%).
  • BNS quarterly payout ratio is now -130.35% 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 rank

10.71%
BNS quarterly payout ratio is higher than 10.71% of companies in Financial Services sector

Range

All-time high

210.01%
BNS quarterly payout ratio is currently -130.35% below its historical high of 210.01%

3-year low

-145.22%

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

$0.81
BNS last dividend was $0.81 per share, with an ex-dividend date of July 2, 2025

TTM Dividend yield

4.74%
BNS TTM dividend yield is 4.74%

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
1 y1 year+1.3%+6.8%+14.4%
3 y3 years-55.3%+69.7%-30.7%
5 y5 years-42.3%+28.2%+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
3 y3-year-55.3%+1.3%-6.7%+69.7%-30.7%+56.1%
5 y5-year-55.3%+1.3%-6.7%+73.9%-43.7%+56.1%
alltimeall time-180.5%+16.3%-6.7%+125.2%-130.3%+58.3%

BNS Payout ratio History

DateAnnualTTMQuarterly
Sep 2025
-
79.64%(+1.0%)
-
Jul 2025
-
78.84%(-7.6%)
-63.74%(-11.0%)
Apr 2025
-
85.37%(+2.1%)
-71.65%(-50.7%)
Jan 2025
-
83.65%(+16.1%)
-145.22%(+71.2%)
Oct 2024
-71.84%(-1.3%)
72.02%(-3.4%)
-84.84%(+13.9%)
Jul 2024
-
74.59%(+5.3%)
-74.48%(+9.9%)
Apr 2024
-
70.85%(+2.4%)
-67.78%(+6.8%)
Jan 2024
-
69.20%(-4.2%)
-63.44%(-34.8%)
Oct 2023
-72.78%(+44.7%)
72.26%(+12.8%)
-97.25%(+56.5%)
Jul 2023
-
64.07%(+6.9%)
-62.16%(+0.7%)
Apr 2023
-
59.94%(+7.7%)
-61.73%(-18.3%)
Jan 2023
-
55.66%(+11.3%)
-75.60%(+18.7%)
Oct 2022
-50.30%(+8.8%)
50.03%(+6.6%)
-63.69%(+30.6%)
Jul 2022
-
46.92%(+2.5%)
-48.77%(+5.6%)
Apr 2022
-
45.79%(-0.4%)
-46.20%(+1.2%)
Jan 2022
-
45.96%(-1.1%)
-45.66%(-0.4%)
Oct 2021
-46.25%(-30.5%)
46.45%(-6.7%)
-45.84%(+3.3%)
Jul 2021
-
49.80%(-12.7%)
-44.37%(-6.8%)
Apr 2021
-
57.02%(-12.9%)
-47.60%(+0.7%)
Jan 2021
-
65.46%(-0.4%)
-47.29%(-23.4%)
Oct 2020
-66.53%(+31.8%)
65.74%(+5.8%)
-61.77%(-27.6%)
Jul 2020
-
62.13%(+7.7%)
-85.35%(-2.2%)
Apr 2020
-
57.67%(+11.2%)
-87.31%(+81.8%)
Jan 2020
-
51.85%(+0.2%)
-48.02%(-4.3%)
Oct 2019
-50.49%(+5.6%)
51.73%(+0.5%)
-50.17%(-8.4%)
Jul 2019
-
51.47%(+3.6%)
-54.79%(+9.8%)
Apr 2019
-
49.68%(+1.2%)
-49.89%(+4.8%)
Jan 2019
-
49.11%(+3.6%)
-47.62%(-2.4%)
Oct 2018
-47.82%(+3.8%)
47.42%(+1.3%)
-48.79%(-8.9%)
Jul 2018
-
46.82%(+2.3%)
-53.53%(+11.3%)
Apr 2018
-
45.78%(+0.7%)
-48.09%(+14.8%)
Jan 2018
-
45.48%(-2.3%)
-41.89%(-11.2%)
Oct 2017
-46.06%(-5.7%)
46.56%(+0.6%)
-47.15%(+5.5%)
Jul 2017
-
46.28%(-0.4%)
-44.70%(-2.7%)
Apr 2017
-
46.46%(-5.4%)
-45.95%(-1.2%)
Jan 2017
-
49.10%(-1.2%)
-46.49%(+1.2%)
Oct 2016
-48.83%(+3.4%)
49.68%(-0.6%)
-45.95%(-0.4%)
Jul 2016
-
49.99%(+0.2%)
-46.15%(-18.7%)
Apr 2016
-
49.91%(+5.7%)
-56.76%(+18.2%)
Jan 2016
-
47.21%(-0.4%)
-48.02%(+1.7%)
Oct 2015
-47.22%(+5.5%)
47.38%(-5.2%)
-47.21%(+2.5%)
Jul 2015
-
50.00%(+9.3%)
-46.07%(-2.9%)
Apr 2015
-
45.73%(+0.6%)
-47.47%(-1.5%)
Jan 2015
-
45.44%(+0.9%)
-48.20%(-16.8%)
Oct 2014
-44.74%(-2.6%)
45.02%(+4.7%)
-57.93%(+67.5%)
Jul 2014
-
43.00%(-5.8%)
-34.58%(-24.2%)
Apr 2014
-
45.67%(-1.4%)
-45.61%(-2.3%)
Jan 2014
-
46.32%(+1.0%)
-46.69%(-0.6%)
Oct 2013
-45.92%(+9.4%)
45.84%(-0.0%)
-46.98%(+7.5%)
Jul 2013
-
45.86%(+8.5%)
-43.72%(-9.2%)
Apr 2013
-
42.27%(+1.1%)
-48.16%(+7.1%)
Jan 2013
-
41.80%(+1.6%)
-44.98%(-6.0%)
Oct 2012
-41.96%(-13.9%)
41.14%(+1.1%)
-47.86%(+43.7%)
Jul 2012
-
40.69%(-10.4%)
-33.30%(-28.6%)
Apr 2012
-
45.41%(+5.3%)
-46.64%(+7.7%)
Jan 2012
-
43.11%(-1.9%)
-43.31%(-13.2%)
Oct 2011
-48.72%(-5.0%)
43.94%(-1.1%)
-49.92%(+3.8%)
Jul 2011
-
44.42%(-0.9%)
-48.09%(+20.5%)
Apr 2011
-
44.82%(-6.6%)
-39.92%(-14.9%)
Jan 2011
-
48.01%(-3.9%)
-46.92%(-6.7%)
Oct 2010
-51.26%
49.94%(-3.9%)
-50.31%(-2.1%)
Jul 2010
-
51.95%(-2.7%)
-51.38%(+4.2%)
DateAnnualTTMQuarterly
Apr 2010
-
53.37%(-5.7%)
-49.29%(-9.3%)
Jan 2010
-
56.57%(-3.8%)
-54.34%(-8.1%)
Oct 2009
-59.44%(-3.3%)
58.82%(-18.5%)
-59.14%(+3.5%)
Jul 2009
-
72.14%(+5.2%)
-57.14%(-5.9%)
Apr 2009
-
68.57%(+8.5%)
-60.75%(-0.3%)
Jan 2009
-
63.21%(+2.5%)
-60.92%(-60.2%)
Oct 2008
-61.46%(+44.5%)
61.64%(+22.5%)
-152.96%(+207.4%)
Jul 2008
-
50.31%(+3.0%)
-49.76%(+4.2%)
Apr 2008
-
48.85%(+3.9%)
-47.74%(-14.6%)
Jan 2008
-
47.01%(+8.3%)
-55.89%(+28.6%)
Oct 2007
-42.54%(+3.4%)
43.41%(+2.9%)
-
Jul 2007
-
42.20%(+1.6%)
-43.45%(+8.6%)
Apr 2007
-
41.55%(+0.4%)
-40.00%(-1.4%)
Jan 2007
-
41.38%(-0.7%)
-40.57%(-4.5%)
Oct 2006
-41.15%(+0.6%)
41.68%(+0.8%)
-42.49%(+4.1%)
Jul 2006
-
41.33%(-1.4%)
-40.81%(+3.1%)
Apr 2006
-
41.92%(-0.3%)
-39.59%(-5.2%)
Jan 2006
-
42.03%(+0.7%)
-41.74%(+0.2%)
Oct 2005
-40.91%(+8.4%)
41.75%(-0.5%)
-41.64%(-4.2%)
Jul 2005
-
41.94%(+0.9%)
-43.45%(+13.7%)
Apr 2005
-
41.55%(+3.7%)
-38.20%(-5.7%)
Jan 2005
-
40.06%(+2.7%)
-40.50%(-0.1%)
Oct 2004
-37.75%(+15.5%)
38.99%(+5.7%)
-40.53%(-0.9%)
Jul 2004
-
36.88%(+4.3%)
-40.91%(+28.3%)
Apr 2004
-
35.36%(-2.1%)
-31.89%(-11.8%)
Jan 2004
-
36.12%(+1.2%)
-36.15%(+12.8%)
Oct 2003
-32.68%(-21.4%)
35.68%(-22.2%)
-32.05%(-4.4%)
Jul 2003
-
45.89%(-0.8%)
-33.53%(+3.9%)
Apr 2003
-
46.24%(+1.5%)
-32.28%(-1.8%)
Jan 2003
-
45.54%(-37.8%)
-32.88%(-208.8%)
Oct 2002
-41.58%(+39.9%)
73.24%(+34.8%)
30.22%(-16.5%)
Jul 2002
-
54.33%
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%(-485.5%)
Apr 1996
-
-
-38.28%(-195.3%)
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%
-
-

FAQ

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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 -25.61%

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 79.64%

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 85.37%

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

The Bank of Nova Scotia TTM payout ratio has changed by +7.62% (+10.58%) 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 +5.05% (+6.77%)

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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