Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Payout Ratio (2018 - 2026)
Bank Of Nova Scotia's (BNS) Payout Ratio was 0.63 for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 27.4% from 0.87 a year earlier.
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Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Payout Ratio (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), Payout Ratio at Bank Of Nova Scotia was 0.82, up 3.5% from FY2024.
- By fiscal year, Payout Ratio came in at 0.79 in FY2024 (-1.0%), 0.80 in FY2023 (+47.3%), 0.54 in FY2022 (+7.7%) and 0.50 in FY2021 (-29.6%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Payout Ratio since fiscal Q1 2023.
- Year over year, Payout Ratio gained in four of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 0.6%.
- The high point for year-over-year Payout Ratio in five years was fiscal Q4 2023 (growth of 48.2%); the low point was fiscal Q1 2022 (a decline of 29.5%).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Citigroup | 205.25 Bn | -2,192.43 Bn | 23.76 Bn |
| 2 | Bhp | 201.96 Bn | 156.98 Bn | - |
| 3 | Bank Of Nova Scotia | 114.44 Bn | -316.95 Bn | - |
| 4 | Vylor | 48.40 Bn | 46.20 Bn | 313.00 Mn |
| 5 | Nokia | 46.28 Bn | 46.28 Bn | 2.58 Bn |
| 6 | Haleon | 41.09 Bn | 34.80 Bn | - |
| 7 | Gold Fields | 32.02 Bn | 28.94 Bn | - |
| 8 | Smith & Nephew | 27.46 Bn | 24.86 Bn | - |
| 9 | Sprott Physical Gold Trust | 13.93 Bn | 13.78 Bn | - |
| 10 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.19 Bn | 10.88 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 0.63 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 0.66 |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 0.71 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 0.81 |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 0.87 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 0.94 |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 0.92 |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 0.78 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 0.81 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 0.77 |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 0.75 |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 0.79 |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 0.71 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 0.65 |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 0.60 |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 0.53 |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 0.49 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 0.48 |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 0.49 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 0.49 |
API Access
Bank Of Nova Scotia Payout Ratio 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=payout-ratio&ticker=BNS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "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=payout-ratio&ticker=BNS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();