Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Dividend Yield (2016 - 2026)
Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) posted Dividend Yield of 4.35% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 2.25 percentage points from 6.60% a year earlier and down 0.56 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Dividend Yield (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), Bank Of Nova Scotia's Dividend Yield came in at 0.01%, unchanged from FY2024.
- Annual Dividend Yield shows a five-year change of 0.00 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Bank Of Nova Scotia's Dividend Yield was 0.01% in FY2024 (unchanged), 0.01% in FY2023 (unchanged), 0.01% in FY2022 (-5.77 pp) and 5.78% in FY2021 (+5.77 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Dividend Yield since fiscal Q2 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividend Yield has declined in each of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.60 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Dividend Yield in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2022, with a gain of 3.44 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2021, with a drop of 3.26 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Dividend Yield for the three prior fiscal quarters was 4.91% (Q2 2026), 5.05% (Q1 2026) and 5.68% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Citigroup | 217.23 Bn | -2,082.64 Bn | 24.75 Bn |
| 2 | Bhp | 215.58 Bn | 159.38 Bn | - |
| 3 | Bank Of Nova Scotia | 112.36 Bn | -322.86 Bn | - |
| 4 | Nokia | 58.28 Bn | 58.28 Bn | 2.58 Bn |
| 5 | Haleon | 40.29 Bn | 33.48 Bn | - |
| 6 | Gold Fields | 32.31 Bn | 29.12 Bn | - |
| 7 | Sprott Physical Gold Trust | 14.84 Bn | 14.70 Bn | - |
| 8 | Sprott Physical Silver Trust | 11.90 Bn | 11.57 Bn | - |
| 9 | Magnum Ice Cream | 10.88 Bn | 9.56 Bn | - |
| 10 | Sprott Physical Gold & Silver Trust | 7.92 Bn | 7.86 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 4.35% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 4.91% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 5.05% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 5.68% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 6.60% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 7.25% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 7.12% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 7.10% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 7.95% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 8.07% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 7.81% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 8.93% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 7.22% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 7.21% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 6.67% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 7.48% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 5.60% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 4.11% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 3.81% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 4.04% |
API Access
Bank Of Nova Scotia Dividend Yield API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-yield&ticker=BNS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-yield", "ticker": "BNS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-yield&ticker=BNS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();