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title: "BNS.TO stock: The Bank of Nova Scotia price, chart, valuation | ANALITICA}"
description: "The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS.TO): Up 41.4% over the past year; the S&P/TSX Composite rose 20.0%. Pays a 3.43% trailing dividend yield (as of 2026-11-12)."
canonical: https://analiti.ca/t/BNS.TO/
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# The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS.TO)

TSX: BNS · TSX · Financial Services

Last close 132.22 (Nov 12, 2026), -0.62 (-0.5%). Market cap $160.89B.
52-week range 93.54 to 134.50.

## At a glance

- Up 41.4% over the past year; the S&P/TSX Composite rose 20.0%.
- P/E 17.3 — lower than 26% of Financial Services peers (103 companies).
- Market cap $160.89B; average daily dollar volume $482.8M over the past 3 months — High liquidity.
- Pays a 3.43% trailing dividend yield (as of 2026-11-12).
- No published plan for this ticker.
- 1-year volatility 19.1% (annualized); largest fall from a peak over the past year -11.5%.

## Performance

| Period | Stock | Sector fund | Composite | Difference vs Composite |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1W | +2.8% | +1.8% | +1.8% | +1.0% |
| 1M | +4.9% | +6.9% | +2.8% | +2.1% |
| 3M | +5.0% | -0.4% | -0.1% | +5.0% |
| 6M | +26.1% | +15.1% | +9.4% | +16.7% |
| YTD | +30.6% | +23.5% | +16.1% | +14.5% |
| 1Y | +41.4% | +32.6% | +20.0% | +21.3% |
| 3Y | +30.9% | +30.9% | +22.0% | +8.9% |
| 5Y | +9.7% | +13.9% | +10.5% | -0.8% |

3Y and 5Y are annualized. The Composite is proxied by XIU.TO.

## Risk and trading

- 1-year volatility (annualized): +19.1%
- Largest fall from a peak (1Y): -11.5% (Feb 20, 2026 to Mar 20, 2026)
- Beta (2Y weekly, vs Composite): 0.81
- Average daily volume (3M): 3,737,616
- Average daily dollar volume (3M): $482.8M
- Liquidity: High (High: $1M or more a day; Moderate: $100K or more; Low: under $100K.)

## Valuation

Valuation multiples are from the Nov 12, 2026 snapshot.

| Multiple | Value | Against sector peers |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| P/E (TTM) | 17.3 | Lower than 26% of peers (103 companies; median 10.7) |
| Earnings yield | 5.79% | — |
| P/B | 1.81 | Lower than 35% of peers (101 companies; median 1.0) |
| P/S | — | — |
| EV/EBITDA | — | — |
| Dividend yield | 3.43% | — |
| Payout ratio | — | — |

## Financials

Reporting currency: CAD.

|  | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | TTM |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Revenue | $37.10B | $37.10B | $37.10B | $37.10B | $41.25B |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net income | $7.79B | $7.79B | $7.79B | $7.79B | $11.63B |
| Free cash flow | $5.06B | $5.06B | $5.06B | $5.06B | -$67.74B |
| Diluted shares | 1,236,305,738 | 1,236,305,738 | 1,236,305,738 | 1,236,305,738 | — |

## Dividends and splits

Trailing dividend yield: 3.43% (snapshot Nov 12, 2026). Dividend history is not stored yet.

- No splits on record.

## Ownership and dilution

- Insider buys (90 days): 0
- Insider sells (90 days): 0
- Shares outstanding change (1Y): 0.0%
- Shares outstanding change (3Y): 0.0%
- Held by insiders: 0.02%
- Held by institutions: 51.24%

## Peers

- [BRK.TO](https://analiti.ca/t/BRK.TO/): 42.48, 1Y +15.8%, market cap $1636.25B, P/E 16.8, EV/EBITDA -2.0, dividend yield 0.00%, 1Y volatility +14.8%
- [JPM.TO](https://analiti.ca/t/JPM.TO/): 43.50, 1Y —, market cap $1188.32B, P/E 14.5, EV/EBITDA —, dividend yield —, 1Y volatility +22.1%
- [VISA.TO](https://analiti.ca/t/VISA.TO/): 38.10, 1Y —, market cap $1023.77B, P/E 34.6, EV/EBITDA —, dividend yield —, 1Y volatility +23.0%
- [BOFA.TO](https://analiti.ca/t/BOFA.TO/): 25.08, 1Y —, market cap $454.58B, P/E 12.1, EV/EBITDA —, dividend yield —, 1Y volatility +24.1%
- [RY.TO](https://analiti.ca/t/RY.TO/): 289.39, 1Y +39.9%, market cap $400.64B, P/E 18.2, EV/EBITDA —, dividend yield 2.43%, 1Y volatility +15.9%
- [MS.TO](https://analiti.ca/t/MS.TO/): 37.91, 1Y —, market cap $394.76B, P/E 15.1, EV/EBITDA —, dividend yield —, 1Y volatility +31.4%
- [WFCS.TO](https://analiti.ca/t/WFCS.TO/): 23.62, 1Y —, market cap $351.77B, P/E 12.2, EV/EBITDA —, dividend yield —, 1Y volatility +29.0%
- [GS.TO](https://analiti.ca/t/GS.TO/): 43.30, 1Y —, market cap $342.74B, P/E 13.2, EV/EBITDA —, dividend yield —, 1Y volatility +34.3%

## analiti.ca history

No published plans for this ticker.


Superstock score: none published. Sector condition: Financial Services — Leading (as of Nov 5, 2026).

## Key dates

- Next earnings: not available — no company release or exchange notice in the stored data
- Last earnings: Aug 25, 2026, EPS 2.28
- Next ex-dividend: not available

## Sources and data notes

- prices, chart, performance, risk: daily_prices (Yahoo) (as of Nov 12, 2026)
- valuation, market cap, ownership: yahoo_key_stats snapshot (as of Nov 12, 2026)
- financials: financials (Yahoo) (as of Jul 31, 2026)
- plans, resolutions: published entries-*.json + track-record.json (as of Nov 12, 2026)
- insiders: insider_trades (SEDI filings) (as of Nov 12, 2026)
- splits: Split inventory (interim table) (as of Nov 5, 2026)
- sector condition: conditions-2026-11-05.json (as of Nov 5, 2026)
- Superstock score: superstock_checks + superstock.json (as of Nov 12, 2026)

Not available rules: a field older than its freshness limit shows "not available", never a stale number — prices, 3 trading days; fundamentals, 120 days after the fiscal period end plus 45 days.

Data file: https://analiti.ca/data/t/BNS.TO.json

Facts and published history only. Plans are generated by a quant model.