The Bank of Nova Scotia

BNS.TO (TSX: BNS) TSX
Sector: Financial Services · Industry: — · Exchange: TSX
132.22 -0.62 (-0.5%) Market cap: $160.89B
52-week range low 93.54 · Nov 11, 2025high 134.50 · Nov 4, 2026

At a glance

Price chart

Split- and dividend-adjusted. All three lines are rebased to 100 at the start of the range, so the chart compares moves, not prices. L marks a LONG plan, S a SHORT plan — each links to that session's day page.

PriceComposite (XIU.TO, proxy)Sector fund (iShares S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index ETF (XFN.TO))
BNS.TO price, 1M +8% +0% -1% Oct 13, 2026 Nov 12, 2026 Volume
BNS.TO price, 6M +30% +0% -2% May 13, 2026 Nov 12, 2026 Volume
BNS.TO price, 1Y +47% +0% -5% Nov 11, 2025 Nov 12, 2026 Volume
BNS.TO price, 5Y +103% +0% -41% Nov 12, 2021 Nov 10, 2026 Volume
Monthly closes (table version, last 5 years)
Monthly closes, adjusted
MonthClose
2021-1289.55
2022-0191.56
2022-0291.85
2022-0389.60
2022-0481.35
2022-0585.78
2022-0676.18
2022-0778.01
2022-0872.62
2022-0965.70
2022-1065.85
2022-1170.18
2022-1266.34
2023-0172.03
2023-0267.44
2023-0368.07
2023-0467.63
2023-0565.57
2023-0666.28
2023-0766.40
2023-0864.12
2023-0960.88
2023-1056.15
2023-1160.70
2023-1264.50
2024-0162.87
2024-0265.81
2024-0370.07
2024-0463.16
2024-0564.52
2024-0662.58
2024-0764.47
2024-0867.27
2024-0973.69
2024-1071.69
2024-1179.85
2024-1277.19
2025-0174.36
2025-0271.82
2025-0368.23
2025-0468.98
2025-0573.43
2025-0675.30
2025-0777.09
2025-0885.77
2025-0989.99
2025-1091.99
2025-1196.94
2025-12101.23
2026-01101.80
2026-02103.48
2026-0396.47
2026-04105.68
2026-05110.62
2026-06123.27
2026-07122.97
2026-08126.87
2026-09129.41
2026-10131.05
2026-11132.22

The Composite is proxied by XIU.TO (iShares S&P/TSX 60 Index ETF); the database holds no Composite index series. The sector fund is a fund, never the index.

Performance

Over the past year the stock is up 41.4% against +20.0% for the Composite — 21.3 points ahead.

Returns by period; 3Y and 5Y are annualized
Metric1W1M3M6MYTD1Y3Y5Y
Stock+2.8%+4.9%+5.0%+26.1%+30.6%+41.4%+30.9%+9.7%
Sector fund (XFN.TO)+1.8%+6.9%-0.4%+15.1%+23.5%+32.6%+30.9%+13.9%
Composite (XIU.TO, proxy)+1.8%+2.8%-0.1%+9.4%+16.1%+20.0%+22.0%+10.5%
Difference vs Composite+1.0%+2.1%+5.0%+16.7%+14.5%+21.3%+8.9%-0.8%

3Y and 5Y are annualized from 3Y. The Composite is proxied by XIU.TO; the sector fund is iShares S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index ETF (XFN.TO).

Risk and trading

1-year volatility +19.1% (annualized); largest fall from a peak -11.5% (Feb 20, 2026 to Mar 20, 2026); beta 0.81 against the Composite (2Y weekly).

Risk and trading, prices to Nov 12, 2026
Volatility (1Y, annualized)+19.1%
Maximum drawdown (1Y)-11.5% (Feb 20, 2026 to Mar 20, 2026)
Beta (2Y weekly, vs Composite)0.81
Average daily volume (3M)3,737,616
Dollar volume (3M, average per day)$482.8M
LiquidityHigh (High: $1M or more a day; Moderate: $100K or more; Low: under $100K, by average daily dollar volume.)

Valuation

P/E 17.3 — lower than 26% of Financial Services peers (103 companies). The sector median P/E is 10.7.

Valuation multiples, snapshot Nov 12, 2026
MultipleValueAgainst sector peers
P/E (TTM)17.3 Lower than 26% of peers (103 companies; median 10.7)
Earnings yield5.79%—
P/B1.81 Lower than 35% of peers (101 companies; median 1.04)
P/SNot available: Not available — needs TTM revenue; see financials.—
EV/EBITDANot available: Not stored—
Dividend yield3.43%—
Payout ratioNot available: Not available — no stored dividend history yet.—

Each multiple is shown against the sector median of the pages' universe as a percentile: "lower than 25% of peers" means the value sits below 25% of them. Valuation multiples are from the Nov 12, 2026 snapshot, and are always printed with that date.

More: dividend rate and earnings yield

Dividend rate: 4.56. Earnings yield is earnings per share divided by price — the inverse of P/E.

Financials

Revenue $37.10B in 2025 (TTM $41.25B); net income $7.79B; free cash flow $5.06B. Reporting currency: CAD.

Annual figures, last 4 fiscal years, plus TTM
Metric2022202320242025TTM
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 shares1,236,305,7381,236,305,7381,236,305,7381,236,305,738—

Revenue by year

2022202320242025

Free cash flow by year

2022202320242025
Balance sheet, latest annual row
Cash$65.97B
Total debt$314.88B
Debt-to-equity3.62
Operating margin (latest snapshot, Nov 12, 2026)38.0%

Figures as reported in stored financials; reporting currency CAD. Operating margin is not stored per year, so the latest snapshot value is shown. TTM covers 2025-10-31, 2026-01-31, 2026-04-30, 2026-07-31.

Dividends and splits

Pays a 3.43% trailing dividend yield (as of Nov 12, 2026). No splits on record.

Dividend history, last 5 years
YearDividend per share
Not available: No stored dividend history yet.

Trailing yield 3.43% is the stored key-stats snapshot value (as of Nov 12, 2026) — the dividend history itself is not stored yet, so no history table is shown.

Split history (from the split inventory)
DateActionRatio
Not available: No splits on record for this ticker.

Next ex-dividend date: Not available: No stored ex-dividend dates for equities. Prices on the chart are split- and dividend-adjusted (no splits on record, so nothing to adjust).

Ownership and dilution

Insiders bought 0 times and sold 0 times in the 90 days to Nov 12, 2026. Shares outstanding grew 0.0% over 1 year.

Ownership, insider window 2026-08-14 to 2026-11-12
Insider buys (90 days)0
Insider sell (90 days)0
Shares outstanding change (1Y)0.0%
Shares outstanding change (3Y)0.0%
Held by insiders0.02%
Held by institutions51.24%

Counts are by filing date. Holdings are from the key-stats snapshot (as of Nov 12, 2026).

Recent insider trades (20)
Filing dateTypeNameSharesPriceValue
Sep 28, 2026OTHERBANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, THE56,00093.11$5.2M
Sep 25, 2026OTHERBANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, THE56,00093.03$5.2M
Sep 24, 2026OTHERBANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, THE56,00092.01$5.2M
Sep 23, 2026OTHERBANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, THE56,00093.27$5.2M
Sep 22, 2026OTHERBANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, THE56,00094.76$5.3M
Sep 21, 2026OTHERBANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, THE56,00095.10$5.3M
Sep 18, 2026OTHERBANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, THE56,00093.84$5.3M
Sep 17, 2026OTHERBANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, THE56,00093.91$5.3M
Sep 16, 2026OTHERBANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, THE56,00093.22$5.2M
Sep 15, 2026OTHERBANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, THE56,00092.88$5.2M
Sep 14, 2026OTHERBANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, THE56,00093.15$5.2M
Sep 11, 2026OTHERBANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, THE56,00093.25$5.2M
Sep 10, 2026OTHERBANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, THE56,00092.42$5.2M
Sep 9, 2026OTHERBANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, THE56,00092.36$5.2M
Sep 8, 2026OTHERBANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, THE56,00093.38$5.2M
Sep 4, 2026OTHERBANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, THE56,00094.38$5.3M
Sep 3, 2026OTHERBANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, THE56,00094.72$5.3M
Sep 2, 2026OTHERBANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, THE56,00092.56$5.2M
Sep 1, 2026OTHERBANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, THE56,00091.48$5.1M
Aug 31, 2026OTHERBANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, THE56,00092.19$5.2M

Peers

Peers in Financial Services, by market cap: BRK.TO, JPM.TO, VISA.TO, BOFA.TO, RY.TO, MS.TO, WFCS.TO, GS.TO.

Peers in Financial Services, by market cap (prices to Nov 12, 2026)
TickerPrice1Y %Market capP/EEV/EBITDADiv yield1Y vol
BRK.TO42.48+15.8%$1636.25B16.8-2.00.00%+14.8%
JPM.TO43.50—$1188.32B14.5——+22.1%
VISA.TO38.10—$1023.77B34.6——+23.0%
BOFA.TO25.08—$454.58B12.1——+24.1%
RY.TO289.39+39.9%$400.64B18.2—2.43%+15.9%
MS.TO37.91—$394.76B15.1——+31.4%
WFCS.TO23.62—$351.77B12.2——+29.0%
GS.TO43.30—$342.74B13.2——+34.3%

Each row links to its own page when one exists. Peer 1Y returns and volatility use raw closes; peer splits are unadjusted.

analiti.ca history

No published plans for this ticker.

Every published plan for this ticker (outcome under the full ladder; first exit shown second)
DateSideEntryStopFirst exitExitsOutcome (full ladder)First exitHold
Not available: No published plans for this ticker.

The full ladder is the headline method: 40/30/20% at the three exits, the last slice held to stop or end. First exit credits the whole position at the first exit level. Full history: the track record.

Superstock score

No Superstock score published for this ticker. The score is the published Superstock screen score — nothing else.

Sector condition: Financial Services — Leading (as of Nov 5, 2026). Superstock screen.

Key dates

Next earningsNot available: No company release or exchange notice in the stored data — stored dates are Yahoo-sourced, so none is shown.
Last earningsAug 25, 2026 · EPS 2.28
Next ex-dividendNot available: No stored ex-dividend dates for equities.

The next earnings date is shown only from the company's own release or an exchange notice, with a link. The stored last-earnings date is Yahoo-sourced.

Sources and data notes

BlockSourceAs of
prices, chart, performance, riskdaily_prices (Yahoo)Nov 12, 2026
valuation, market cap, ownershipyahoo_key_stats snapshotNov 12, 2026
financialsfinancials (Yahoo)Jul 31, 2026
plans, resolutionspublished entries-*.json + track-record.jsonNov 12, 2026
insidersinsider_trades (SEDI filings)Nov 12, 2026
splitsSplit inventory (interim table)Nov 5, 2026
sector conditionconditions-2026-11-05.jsonNov 5, 2026
Superstock scoresuperstock_checks + superstock.jsonNov 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. Valuation multiples are always printed with their snapshot date.

Data file: /data/t/BNS.TO.json · Markdown twin: /t/BNS.TO.md

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