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The Bank of Nova Scotia

TSX· dividend· Common Stock · Financial Services / Banks - Diversified

$121.75 ▲ $2.10(1.76%) as of Jun 17, 2026 17:10 UTC

The Bank of Nova Scotia, commonly known as Scotiabank, is a prominent global financial institution offering a comprehensive suite of banking and financial services. Its operations span across Canada, the United States, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Colombia, the Caribbean, Central America, and other international markets. The company is structured into four primary business lines: Canadian Banking, International Banking, Global Wealth Management, and Global Banking and Markets. For individual clients, Scotiabank provides financial guidance and day-to-day banking necessities, including checking and savings accounts, debit and credit cards, investment products, mortgage lending, personal loans, and insurance solutions. For businesses of all sizes – from small enterprises to large corporations – it offers commercial banking solutions such as lending, deposit services, cash management, and trade finance. This also extends to specialized automotive financing for dealers and their customers. The Global Wealth Management division delivers expert advice and a range of solutions, encompassing online and mobile brokerage platforms, full-service brokerage, trust services, private banking, and bespoke private investment counsel. This segment also manages various investment vehicles, including retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), liquid alternative funds, and institutional funds. Beyond its domestic Canadian operations, the bank's international division caters to the retail, corporate, and commercial banking needs of its global clientele. Corporate customers specifically benefit from lending and transaction services, investment banking advisory, and access to capital markets. Clients can also access banking services through digital channels, including online, mobile, and telephone banking. Scotiabank maintains a substantial physical presence, with 954 branches and approximately 3,766 automated teller machines (ATMs) across Canada. Internationally, it operates around 1,300 branches, complemented by a network of contact and support centers. Founded in 1832, The Bank of Nova Scotia's headquarters are located in Halifax, Canada.

Key Metrics

Current Yield

3.75%

The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.

Annualized Dividend

$4.5600

The most recent payment scaled to a full year by how often it's paid. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00.

Frequency

I

How often the dividend is paid: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.

Rank Score

47.3

Our 0-100 house score blending yield, payout safety, growth and momentum. Higher means a stronger profile on those factors in our model — a research score, not advice or a recommendation to buy.

RSI (14)

82

Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.

52-Week Range

$74.25 – $121.74

The lowest and highest price over the past year — shows where today's price sits in its recent range.

Payout Ratio

75.43%

The share of GAAP earnings paid out as dividends. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earns. It shows n/a for BDCs, REITs and funds, which pay out of cash flow / net investment income rather than GAAP earnings, so this ratio doesn't apply.

Years Paying

37

How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.

S.A.F.E. Dividend Read

S.A.F.E. is our quick durability read on the dividend: Sustainability, Adequacy, Financial strength and Endurance. Each letter flags green (good) or amber (worth a look).
S Sustainable Payout
Payout ratio 75% is elevated.
A Payment Track Record
37 years of dividend payments.
F Fair Valuation
Price-to-book 1.32.
E Entry Signal
Not oversold. RSI 82.

Quote & Key Data

ExchangeTSXThe stock exchange where the shares trade, such as NYSE or Nasdaq.
Volume1,247,828How many shares changed hands in the latest session — a rough read on trading activity.
Open$119.83The price at the start of the latest trading session.
Day Range$119.77 – $121.80The lowest and highest price during the latest trading session.
Prev Close$119.65The closing price from the previous trading session.
Market Cap$114.44BThe company's total market value: share price times shares outstanding.
Shares Out939.92MThe total number of shares the company has issued.
EPS$6.26Earnings per share — profit divided by shares outstanding. Dividends are paid out of these earnings.
P/E19.4Price-to-earnings ratio: share price divided by earnings per share. A rough gauge of how richly the stock is valued.
Ex-DividendJul 07, 2026Buy before this date to receive the upcoming payment. Buy on or after it and the seller keeps that one.
Pay DateJul 29, 2026The date the dividend is actually paid into shareholders' accounts.

Dividend Growth

3-Yr Growth (CAGR)12.2%The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded. Steady growth signals a healthy, rising payout.
5-Yr Growth (CAGR)3.7%The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded. Steady growth signals a healthy, rising payout.
Consecutive Increases3 yrsThe number of years in a row the dividend has increased — a track record of reliability.

Adjusted Price History

Dividend History

Dividend Payment History

Ex-dividend calendar →
Amount Type Declared Ex-Date Record Pay
$1.1400 I Regular Dec 02, 2025 Jul 07, 2026 Jul 07, 2026 Jul 29, 2026
$1.1000 Q Regular Dec 02, 2025 Apr 07, 2026 Apr 07, 2026 Apr 28, 2026
$1.1000 Q Regular Dec 02, 2025 Jan 06, 2026 Jan 06, 2026 Jan 28, 2026
$1.1000 Q Regular Dec 03, 2024 Oct 07, 2025 Oct 07, 2025 Oct 29, 2025
$1.1000 Q Regular Dec 03, 2024 Jul 02, 2025 Jul 02, 2025 Jul 29, 2025
$1.0600 Q Regular Dec 03, 2024 Apr 01, 2025 Apr 01, 2025 Apr 28, 2025
$1.0600 Q Regular Dec 03, 2024 Jan 07, 2025 Jan 07, 2025 Jan 29, 2025
$1.0600 Q Regular Aug 27, 2024 Oct 02, 2024 Oct 02, 2024 Oct 29, 2024
$1.0600 Q Regular May 28, 2024 Jul 03, 2024 Jul 03, 2024 Jul 29, 2024
$1.0600 Q Regular Feb 27, 2024 Apr 01, 2024 Apr 02, 2024 Apr 26, 2024
$1.0600 Q Regular Nov 28, 2023 Jan 02, 2024 Jan 03, 2024 Jan 29, 2024
$1.0600 Q Regular Nov 29, 2022 Sep 29, 2023 Oct 03, 2023 Oct 27, 2023
$1.0600 Q Regular Nov 29, 2022 Jul 04, 2023 Jul 05, 2023 Jul 27, 2023
$1.0300 Q Regular Feb 28, 2023 Apr 03, 2023 Apr 04, 2023 Apr 26, 2023
$1.0300 Q Regular Nov 29, 2022 Jan 03, 2023 Jan 04, 2023 Jan 27, 2023
$1.0300 Q Regular Aug 23, 2022 Oct 03, 2022 Oct 04, 2022 Oct 27, 2022
$1.0300 Q Regular May 25, 2022 Jul 04, 2022 Jul 05, 2022 Jul 27, 2022
$1.0000 Q Regular Mar 01, 2022 Apr 04, 2022 Apr 05, 2022 Apr 27, 2022
$1.0000 Q Regular Nov 30, 2021 Dec 31, 2021 Jan 04, 2022 Jan 27, 2022
$0.9000 Q Regular Aug 24, 2021 Oct 04, 2021 Oct 05, 2021 Oct 27, 2021
$0.9000 Q Regular Jun 01, 2021 Jul 05, 2021 Jul 06, 2021 Jul 28, 2021
$0.9000 Q Regular Feb 23, 2021 Apr 05, 2021 Apr 06, 2021 Apr 28, 2021
$0.9000 Q Regular Dec 01, 2020 Jan 04, 2021 Jan 05, 2021 Jan 27, 2021
$0.9000 Q Regular Nov 26, 2019 Oct 05, 2020 Oct 06, 2020 Oct 28, 2020
$0.9000 Q Regular Nov 26, 2019 Jul 06, 2020 Jul 07, 2020 Jul 29, 2020
$0.9000 Q Regular Nov 26, 2019 Apr 06, 2020 Apr 07, 2020 Apr 28, 2020
$0.9000 Q Regular Nov 26, 2019 Jan 06, 2020 Jan 07, 2020 Jan 29, 2020
$0.9000 Q Regular Aug 27, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Oct 01, 2019 Oct 29, 2019
$0.8700 Q Regular May 28, 2019 Jun 28, 2019 Jul 02, 2019 Jul 29, 2019
$0.8700 Q Regular Feb 26, 2019 Apr 01, 2019 Apr 02, 2019 Apr 26, 2019
$0.8500 Q Regular Nov 27, 2018 Dec 31, 2018 Jan 02, 2019 Jan 29, 2019
$0.8500 Q Regular Aug 28, 2018 Oct 01, 2018 Oct 02, 2018 Oct 29, 2018
$0.8200 Q Regular May 29, 2018 Jun 29, 2018 Jul 03, 2018 Jul 27, 2018
$0.8200 Q Regular Feb 27, 2018 Apr 02, 2018 Apr 03, 2018 Apr 26, 2018
$0.7900 Q Regular Nov 28, 2017 Dec 29, 2017 Jan 02, 2018 Jan 29, 2018
$0.7900 Q Regular Aug 29, 2017 Oct 02, 2017 Oct 03, 2017 Oct 27, 2017
$0.7600 Q Regular May 30, 2017 Jun 29, 2017 Jul 04, 2017 Jul 27, 2017
$0.7600 Q Regular Feb 28, 2017 Mar 31, 2017 Apr 04, 2017 Apr 26, 2017
$0.7400 Q Regular Nov 29, 2016 Dec 29, 2016 Jan 03, 2017 Jan 27, 2017
$0.7400 Q Regular Aug 30, 2016 Sep 30, 2016 Oct 04, 2016 Oct 27, 2016
$0.7200 Q Regular May 31, 2016 Jun 30, 2016 Jul 05, 2016 Jul 27, 2016
$0.7200 Q Regular Mar 01, 2016 Apr 01, 2016 Apr 05, 2016 Apr 27, 2016
$0.7000 Q Regular Dec 01, 2015 Dec 31, 2015 Jan 05, 2016 Jan 27, 2016
$0.7000 Q Regular Aug 28, 2015 Oct 02, 2015 Oct 06, 2015 Oct 28, 2015
$0.6800 Q Regular May 28, 2015 Jul 03, 2015 Jul 07, 2015 Jul 29, 2015
$0.6800 Q Regular Mar 02, 2015 Apr 02, 2015 Apr 07, 2015 Apr 28, 2015
$0.6600 Q Regular Dec 05, 2014 Jan 02, 2015 Jan 06, 2015 Jan 28, 2015
$0.6600 Q Regular Aug 26, 2014 Oct 03, 2014 Oct 07, 2014 Oct 29, 2014
$0.6400 Q Regular May 27, 2014 Jun 27, 2014 Jul 02, 2014 Jul 29, 2014
$0.6400 Q Regular Mar 04, 2014 Mar 28, 2014 Apr 01, 2014 Apr 28, 2014
$0.6200 Q Regular Dec 06, 2013 Jan 03, 2014 Jan 07, 2014 Jan 29, 2014
$0.6200 Q Regular Aug 27, 2013 Sep 27, 2013 Oct 01, 2013 Oct 29, 2013
$0.6000 Q Regular May 28, 2013 Jun 28, 2013 Jul 02, 2013 Jul 29, 2013
$0.6000 Q Regular Mar 05, 2013 Mar 28, 2013 Apr 02, 2013 Apr 26, 2013
$0.5700 Q Regular Dec 07, 2012 Dec 28, 2012 Jan 02, 2013 Jan 29, 2013
$0.5700 Q Regular Aug 28, 2012 Sep 28, 2012 Oct 02, 2012 Oct 29, 2012
$0.5500 Q Regular May 29, 2012 Jun 28, 2012 Jul 03, 2012 Jul 27, 2012
$0.5500 Q Regular Mar 06, 2012 Mar 30, 2012 Apr 03, 2012 Apr 26, 2012
$0.5200 Q Regular Dec 02, 2011 Dec 29, 2011 Jan 03, 2012 Jan 27, 2012
$0.5200 Q Regular Aug 30, 2011 Sep 30, 2011 Oct 04, 2011 Oct 27, 2011
$0.5200 Q Regular May 31, 2011 Jun 30, 2011 Jul 05, 2011 Jul 27, 2011
$0.5200 Q Regular Mar 08, 2011 Apr 01, 2011 Apr 05, 2011 Apr 27, 2011
$0.4900 Q Regular Dec 03, 2010 Dec 30, 2010 Jan 04, 2011 Jan 27, 2011
$0.4900 Q Regular Aug 31, 2010 Oct 01, 2010 Oct 05, 2010 Oct 27, 2010
$0.4900 Q Regular Jun 01, 2010 Jul 02, 2010 Jul 06, 2010 Jul 28, 2010
$0.4900 Q Regular Mar 09, 2010 Apr 01, 2010 Apr 06, 2010 Apr 28, 2010
$0.4900 Q Regular Dec 08, 2009 Dec 31, 2009 Jan 05, 2010 Jan 27, 2010
$0.4900 Q Regular Aug 28, 2009 Oct 02, 2009 Oct 06, 2009 Oct 28, 2009
$0.4900 Q Regular May 28, 2009 Jul 03, 2009 Jul 07, 2009 Jul 29, 2009
$0.4900 Q Regular Mar 03, 2009 Apr 03, 2009 Apr 07, 2009 Apr 28, 2009
$0.4900 Q Regular Dec 02, 2008 Jan 02, 2009 Jan 06, 2009 Jan 28, 2009
$0.4900 Q Regular Aug 26, 2008 Oct 03, 2008 Oct 07, 2008 Oct 29, 2008
$0.4900 Q Regular May 27, 2008 Jun 27, 2008 Jul 02, 2008 Jul 29, 2008
$0.4700 Q Regular Mar 04, 2008 Mar 28, 2008 Apr 01, 2008 Apr 28, 2008
$0.4700 Q Regular Dec 06, 2007 Dec 28, 2007 Jan 02, 2008 Jan 29, 2008
$0.4500 Q Regular Aug 28, 2007 Sep 28, 2007 Oct 02, 2007 Oct 29, 2007
$0.4500 Q Regular May 29, 2007 Jun 28, 2007 Jul 03, 2007 Jul 27, 2007
$0.4200 Q Regular Mar 06, 2007 Mar 30, 2007 Apr 03, 2007 Apr 26, 2007
$0.4200 Q Regular Dec 08, 2006 Dec 28, 2006 Jan 02, 2007 Jan 29, 2007
$0.3900 Q Regular Aug 29, 2006 Sep 29, 2006 Oct 03, 2006 Oct 27, 2006
$0.3900 Q Regular May 29, 2006 Jun 29, 2006 Jul 04, 2006 Jul 27, 2006
$0.3600 Q Regular Mar 03, 2006 Mar 31, 2006 Apr 04, 2006 Apr 26, 2006
$0.3600 Q Regular Nov 29, 2005 Dec 29, 2005 Jan 03, 2006 Jan 27, 2006
$0.3400 Q Regular Aug 30, 2005 Sep 30, 2005 Oct 04, 2005 Oct 27, 2005
$0.3400 Q Regular May 31, 2005 Jun 30, 2005 Jul 05, 2005 Jul 27, 2005
$0.3200 Q Regular Nov 30, 2004 Dec 31, 2004 Jan 04, 2005 Jan 27, 2005
$0.3000 Q Regular Jun 01, 2004 Jul 02, 2004 Jul 06, 2004 Jul 28, 2004
$0.5000 Q Regular Dec 02, 2003 Jan 02, 2004 Jan 06, 2004 Jan 28, 2004
$0.4400 Q Regular Aug 26, 2003 Oct 03, 2003 Oct 07, 2003 Oct 29, 2003
$0.4400 Q Regular May 28, 2003 Jun 27, 2003 Jul 02, 2003 Jul 29, 2003
$0.4000 Q Regular Mar 04, 2003 Mar 28, 2003 Apr 01, 2003 Apr 28, 2003
$0.4000 Q Regular Dec 02, 2002 Jan 03, 2003 Jan 07, 2003 Jan 29, 2003
$0.3700 Q Regular Aug 27, 2002 Sep 27, 2002 Oct 01, 2002 Oct 29, 2002
$0.3700 Q Regular Jun 10, 2002 Jun 27, 2002 Jul 02, 2002 Jul 29, 2002
$0.3700 Q Regular Mar 05, 2002 Mar 28, 2002 Apr 02, 2002 Apr 26, 2002
$0.3400 Q Regular Dec 05, 2001 Dec 28, 2001 Jan 02, 2002 Jan 29, 2002
$0.3400 Q Regular Aug 28, 2001 Sep 28, 2001 Oct 02, 2001 Oct 29, 2001
$0.3100 Q Regular May 29, 2001 Jun 28, 2001 Jul 03, 2001 Jul 27, 2001
$0.3100 Q Regular Mar 06, 2001 Mar 30, 2001 Apr 03, 2001 Apr 26, 2001
$0.2800 Q Regular Dec 06, 2000 Dec 28, 2000 Jan 02, 2001 Jan 29, 2001
$0.2800 Q Regular Aug 29, 2000 Sep 29, 2000 Oct 03, 2000 Oct 27, 2000
$0.2400 Q Regular Jun 01, 2000 Jun 29, 2000 Jul 04, 2000 Jul 27, 2000
$0.2400 Q Regular Feb 29, 2000 Mar 31, 2000 Apr 04, 2000 Apr 26, 2000
$0.2400 Q Regular Nov 30, 1999 Dec 30, 1999 Jan 04, 2000 Jan 27, 2000
$0.2400 Q Regular Aug 31, 1999 Oct 01, 1999 Oct 05, 1999 Oct 27, 1999
$0.2100 Q Regular May 26, 1999 Jul 02, 1999 Jul 06, 1999 Jul 28, 1999
$0.2100 Q Regular Mar 02, 1999 Apr 01, 1999 Apr 06, 1999 Apr 28, 1999
$0.2100 Q Regular Dec 02, 1998 Dec 31, 1998 Jan 05, 1999 Jan 27, 1999
$0.2000 Q Regular Aug 25, 1998 Oct 02, 1998 Oct 06, 1998 Oct 28, 1998
$0.2000 Q Regular May 26, 1998 Jul 03, 1998 Jul 07, 1998 Jul 29, 1998
$0.2000 Q Regular Feb 24, 1998 Apr 03, 1998 Apr 07, 1998 Apr 28, 1998
$0.4000 Q Regular Nov 26, 1997 Jan 02, 1998 Jan 06, 1998 Jan 28, 1998
$0.3700 Q Regular Aug 26, 1997 Oct 03, 1997 Oct 07, 1997 Oct 29, 1997
$0.3700 Q Regular May 27, 1997 Jun 27, 1997 Jul 02, 1997 Jul 29, 1997
$0.3700 Q Regular Feb 25, 1997 Mar 31, 1997 Apr 01, 1997 Apr 28, 1997
$0.3700 Q Regular Nov 28, 1996 Jan 03, 1997 Jan 07, 1997 Jan 29, 1997
$0.3400 Q Regular Aug 27, 1996 Sep 27, 1996 Oct 01, 1996 Oct 29, 1996
$0.3400 Q Regular May 28, 1996 Jun 27, 1996 Jul 02, 1996 Jul 29, 1996
$0.3100 Q Regular Feb 27, 1996 Mar 29, 1996 Apr 02, 1996 Apr 26, 1996
$0.3100 Q Regular Nov 29, 1995 Dec 28, 1995 Jan 02, 1996 Jan 29, 1996
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