Bank Of Nova Scotia BNS
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At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)

Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) posted quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) of $1.2 billion for Q1 2026, down 0.8% year-over-year from $1.2 billion in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $1.2 billion in Q4 2025.

Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) has reported Shares Outstanding (Entity) for 18 consecutive years, with $1.2 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Shares Outstanding (Entity) fell 0.8% year-over-year to $1.2 billion; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at $1.2 billion (down 0.8% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.2 billion, changed 0.08% from the prior year.
  • Shares Outstanding (Entity) was little changed at $1.2 billion in Q1 2026 per BNS's latest filing, from $1.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Shares Outstanding (Entity) topped out at $1.2 billion in Q2 2025 and bottomed at $1.2 billion in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Shares Outstanding (Entity) has averaged $1.2 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.2 billion in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Shares Outstanding (Entity) dropped 1.89% — and 2024, when it gained 2.65%.
  • Bank Of Nova Scotia's Shares Outstanding (Entity) stood at $1.2 billion in 2022, then grew by 1.17% to $1.2 billion in 2023, then grew by 2.65% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then climbed by 0.08% to $1.2 billion in 2025, then retreated by 0.32% to $1.2 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BNS's Shares Outstanding (Entity) at $1.2 billion in Q1 2026, $1.2 billion in Q4 2025, and $1.2 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares Outstanding (Qtr)
1 Bank Of America 441.62 Bn -146.87 Bn 30.39 Bn 7.15 Bn
2 Hsbc Holdings 357.01 Bn 357.01 Bn - 3.43 Bn
3 Royal Bank Of Canada 286.58 Bn 87.66 Bn - 1.40 Bn
4 Wells Fargo & Company 254.86 Bn 50.89 Bn - 3.04 Bn
5 Mitsubishi Ufj Financial 251.70 Bn -141.92 Bn 10.89 Bn 11.40 Bn
6 Citigroup 223.37 Bn -2,078.94 Bn 24.75 Bn 1.70 Bn
7 Banco Santander 209.76 Bn 30.11 Bn - 14.46 Bn
8 Toronto Dominion Bank 194.48 Bn 19.99 Bn - 1.66 Bn
9 UBS Group AG 167.76 Bn -47.95 Bn - 3.15 Bn
10 Bank Of Nova Scotia 108.17 Bn -56.16 Bn - 1.24 Bn

Historic Data

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Jan 31, 2026 1.24 Bn
Oct 31, 2025 1.24 Bn
Jul 31, 2025 1.24 Bn
Apr 30, 2025 1.25 Bn
Jan 31, 2025 1.25 Bn
Oct 31, 2024 1.24 Bn
Jul 31, 2024 1.23 Bn
Apr 30, 2024 1.22 Bn
Jan 31, 2024 1.21 Bn
Oct 31, 2023 1.21 Bn
Jul 31, 2023 1.20 Bn
Apr 30, 2023 1.19 Bn
Jan 31, 2023 1.19 Bn
Oct 31, 2022 1.19 Bn
Jul 31, 2022 1.20 Bn
Apr 30, 2022 1.20 Bn
Jan 31, 2022 1.21 Bn
Oct 31, 2021 1.22 Bn
Jul 31, 2021 1.22 Bn
Apr 30, 2021 1.21 Bn