The Bank of Nova Scotia

BNS · TSX · CAD

$128.50Change from previous close: −0.70%Absolute change: −$0.91

Close · October 1, 2026

Valuation

Data as of October 2, 2026

Valuation multiples

Market cap
$156.19B
Enterprise value
-$39.54B
P/E (trailing 12 months)
16.8
Forward P/E
13.5
PEG
1.00
Price/book
1.75
Price/sales
4.44
EV/revenue
-1.12

Profitability and growth

Gross margin
0.0%
Operating margin
41.2%
Net margin
28.4%
ROE
11.5%
ROA
0.7%
Revenue growth (year over year)
11.7%
Earnings growth (year over year)
23.4%

Financial health

Total cash
$543.13B
Total debt
$344.39B

Dividends

Annual dividend per share
$4.56
Dividend yield
3.5%
Payout ratio
58.0%
Ex-dividend date
October 6, 2026

Analysts and estimates

Average price target
$132.86
Median price target
$132.00
High price target
$152.00
Low price target
$109.00
Number of analysts
14
Consensus
Hold
Forward EPS
$9.49
EPS estimate, current year
$8.53

Shares and trading

Beta
1.21
Average volume
4M
Shares outstanding
1.22B
Float
1.2B
Institutional ownership
50.9%
Insider ownership
0.0%
Short ratio (days)
5.23