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The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS.TO)

CAD125.00 +0.53 (+0.43%)
CA TSX Financial Services Banks - Diversified
Address 40 Temperance Street M5H 0B4
Toronto, ON, CA
CEO Lawren Scott Thomson
IPO 1995-01-12
ISIN CA0641491075

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Also trades on London Stock Exchange · 0UKI.L (CAD) New York Stock Exchange · BNS (USD) Other OTC · BNSPF (USD) Toronto Stock Exchange · BNS.TO (CAD)
Description

The Bank of Nova Scotia provides various banking products and services in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Colombia, the Caribbean and Central America, and internationally. It operates through Canadian Banking, International Banking, Global Wealth Management, and Global Banking and Markets segments. The company offers financial advice and solutions, and banking products, including debit and credit cards, chequing and saving accounts, investments, mortgages, loans, and insurance to individuals; and retail automotive financing solutions. It also provides business banking solutions comprising lending, deposit, cash management, and trade finance solutions to small, medium, and large businesses. In addition, it provides wealth management advice and solutions, including online brokerage, mobile investment, full-service brokerage, trust, private banking, and private investment counsel services; and retail mutual funds, exchange traded funds, liquid alternatives, and institutional funds. The company was founded in 1832 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Market Cap & Enterprise Value
Merger & Acquisition History

No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.

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Price
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CAD125.00 +0.53 (+0.43%)
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Liquidity & share structure
Average Volume
4M
Beta
1.22
Float Shares
1.22B
Free Float %
99.1%
Price Performance
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-1.34% +0.06% +4.93% +6.37% +13.54% +8.73% +52.47% +63.55% +35.35% +69.47% +1,331.34%
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Market Data

Analyst Consensus (19 ratings, all time) Buy
Price Targets & DCF
Current price
125.00
Ratings Trend (MoM) 14% Bullish
Rating 2026-05 Change
Strong Buy 1 0
Buy 1 0
Hold 10 -1
Sell 0 0
Strong Sell 2 0
Quality scores
Altman Z-Score
-0.01
Distress
Piotroski F-Score
7 / 9
Strong
Composite Rating
C+
Overall Score
2 / 5
Medium
DCF Score
1 / 5
Low
ROE Score
4 / 5
High
ROA Score
3 / 5
Medium
D/E Score
1 / 5
Low
P/E Score
2 / 5
Medium
P/Book Score
2 / 5
Medium
Operational MOAT
  • Revenue growth
    +148.2% Q2'26: -4.2% (vs Q2'25)
  • EPS growth
    -3.2% Q2'26: +35.1% (vs Q2'25)
  • FCF margin
    Q2'26: +63.7% (vs Q2'25)
  • EBIT margin
    Q2'26: +18.7% (vs Q2'25)
  • ROIC
    Q2'26: +2.9% (vs Q2'25)
  • Share dilution
    +1.3% Q2'26: -1.1% (vs Q2'25)
  • Debt / EBITDA
    Q2'26: 19.31× (vs Q2'25)
Valuation Multiples From To
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DCF Interactive Model (UFCF)
Projection years:
Market assumptions
WACC components (optional)
Ke (Cost of Equity) = Rf + β (1.21) × ERP
WACC = 37% × Ke + 63% × Kd (15.2%) × (1−t)

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Business assumptions
Current price: 125.00
Enterprise Value: Equity Value: Terminal Value: TV as % of EV:

Base values reflect the latest available data for this company and market conditions.

Consensus Estimates
Metric Oct 2009
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Oct 2010
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Oct 2011
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Oct 2012
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Oct 2013
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Oct 2015
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Oct 2016
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Oct 2026
3 Rev. Ana.
9 EPS Ana.
Oct 2027
4 Rev. Ana.
10 EPS Ana.
Oct 2028
2 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana.
Revenue
14.46B
est: 14.96B (-3.3%)
15.51B
est: 15.88B (-2.3%)
17.29B
est: 17.35B (-0.3%)
19.96B
est: 19.46B (+2.6%)
20.66B
est: 21.68B (-4.7%)
23.18B
est: 23.60B (-1.8%)
23.64B
est: 24.46B (-3.3%)
25.94B
est: 26.38B (-1.7%)
26.75B
est: 27.65B (-3.3%)
28.22B
est: 28.97B (-2.6%)
30.24B
est: 31.19B (-3.1%)
31.29B
est: 31.37B (-0.2%)
30.91B
est: 31.49B (-1.8%)
31.15B
est: 31.96B (-2.5%)
31.79B
est: 29.54B (+7.6%)
29.48B
est: 33.90B (-13.0%)
73.18B
est: 37.45B (+95.4%)
39.86B
39.32B – 40.27B
+6.4% YoY
41.64B
40.97B – 42.17B
+4.5% YoY
45.30B
44.08B – 46.52B
+8.8% YoY
EBITDA
est: 4.72B (-100.0%)
6.42B
est: 5.01B (+28.2%)
6.73B
est: 15.90B (-57.7%)
8.05B
est: 18.44B (-56.3%)
8.30B
est: 17.18B (-51.7%)
9.40B
est: 17.59B (-46.6%)
9.25B
est: 17.63B (-47.6%)
10.10B
est: 18.02B (-44.0%)
10.63B
est: 18.62B (-42.9%)
11.40B
est: 20.63B (-44.8%)
11.67B
est: 25.37B (-54.0%)
9.70B
est: 27.86B (-65.2%)
14.00B
est: 27.47B (-49.0%)
14.20B
est: 29.56B (-52.0%)
est: 8.33B (-100.0%)
10.56B
est: 31.15B (-66.1%)
10.56B
est: 10.57B (-0.1%)
11.25B
11.10B – 11.36B
+6.4% YoY
11.75B
11.56B – 11.90B
+4.5% YoY
12.78B
12.44B – 13.13B
+8.8% YoY
EBIT
-330.00M
est: 4.53B (-107.3%)
6.08B
est: 5.09B (+19.6%)
6.32B
est: 6.63B (-4.7%)
7.60B
est: 7.49B (+1.5%)
7.78B
est: 8.96B (-13.2%)
8.87B
est: 9.21B (-3.7%)
8.66B
est: 9.74B (-11.1%)
9.41B
est: 9.82B (-4.1%)
9.87B
est: 9.86B (+0.1%)
10.55B
est: 10.77B (-2.1%)
10.62B
est: 11.91B (-10.8%)
8.15B
est: 11.41B (-28.5%)
12.49B
est: 11.25B (+11.0%)
12.66B
est: 12.10B (+4.6%)
-1.82B
est: 6.93B (-126.2%)
8.80B
est: 7.97B (+10.4%)
8.95B
est: 8.79B (+1.8%)
9.36B
9.23B – 9.45B
+6.4% YoY
9.78B
9.62B – 9.90B
+4.5% YoY
10.64B
10.35B – 10.92B
+8.8% YoY
Net Income
3.55B
est: 3.60B (-1.6%)
4.24B
est: 3.77B (+12.6%)
5.18B
est: 4.62B (+12.0%)
6.24B
est: 5.81B (+7.5%)
6.42B
est: 6.95B (-7.7%)
7.07B
est: 6.99B (+1.1%)
7.01B
est: 7.41B (-5.3%)
7.12B
est: 7.59B (-6.3%)
8.01B
est: 7.47B (+7.2%)
8.55B
est: 8.39B (+1.9%)
8.39B
est: 9.17B (-8.5%)
6.78B
est: 8.49B (-20.2%)
9.62B
est: 8.38B (+14.9%)
9.92B
est: 9.01B (+10.1%)
7.41B
est: 7.60B (-2.5%)
7.76B
est: 8.10B (-4.2%)
7.79B
est: 8.72B (-10.7%)
10.28B
9.98B – 10.57B
+17.9% YoY
11.51B
11.12B – 11.90B
+12.0% YoY
12.93B
12.71B – 13.15B
+12.4% YoY
SGA
4.65B
est: 9.10B (-48.9%)
704.00M
est: 10.26B (-93.1%)
956.00M
est: 10.27B (-90.7%)
1.07B
est: 11.90B (-91.0%)
6.82B
est: 13.27B (-48.6%)
7.31B
est: 14.35B (-49.0%)
7.27B
est: 15.34B (-52.6%)
7.64B
est: 16.22B (-52.9%)
7.96B
est: 17.79B (-55.3%)
8.04B
est: 17.69B (-54.6%)
9.07B
est: 18.95B (-52.1%)
9.07B
est: 20.00B (-54.7%)
8.95B
est: 19.73B (-54.7%)
9.32B
est: 21.22B (-56.1%)
10.17B
est: 8.39B (+21.2%)
10.47B
est: 22.37B (-53.2%)
11.50B
est: 10.64B (+8.0%)
11.33B
11.17B – 11.44B
+6.4% YoY
11.83B
11.64B – 11.98B
+4.5% YoY
12.87B
12.52B – 13.22B
+8.8% YoY
EPS
3.32
est: 3.61 (-8.0%)
3.91
est: 3.98 (-1.8%)
4.63
est: 4.46 (+3.9%)
5.31
est: 4.79 (+10.8%)
5.15
est: 5.19 (-0.7%)
5.69
est: 5.60 (+1.6%)
5.70
est: 5.69 (+0.2%)
5.80
est: 5.91 (-1.8%)
6.55
est: 6.51 (+0.6%)
7.05
est: 7.01 (+0.5%)
6.72
est: 7.14 (-5.9%)
5.43
est: 5.10 (+6.5%)
7.74
est: 7.69 (+0.7%)
8.05
est: 8.43 (-4.5%)
5.84
est: 6.08 (-4.0%)
5.94
est: 6.50 (-8.7%)
5.84
est: 7.00 (-16.6%)
8.25
8.00 – 8.47
+17.9% YoY
9.22
8.91 – 9.53
+11.7% YoY
10.38
10.19 – 10.54
+12.6% YoY
Recent Grade Changes (3M)
Date Firm Previous New Grade Action
2026-05-28 RBC Capital Sector Perform Sector Perform Maintain
Historical Ratings (3M)
Date Rating Overall DCF ROE ROA D/E P/E P/B
2026-05-28 C+ 2/5 1/5 4/5 3/5 1/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-27 C+ 2/5 1/5 3/5 3/5 1/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-26 C+ 2/5 1/5 3/5 3/5 1/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-25 C+ 2/5 1/5 3/5 3/5 1/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-22 C+ 2/5 1/5 3/5 3/5 1/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-21 C+ 2/5 1/5 3/5 3/5 1/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-20 C+ 2/5 1/5 3/5 3/5 1/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-19 C+ 2/5 1/5 3/5 3/5 1/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-15 C+ 2/5 1/5 3/5 3/5 1/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-14 C+ 2/5 1/5 3/5 3/5 1/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-13 C+ 2/5 1/5 3/5 3/5 1/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-12 C+ 2/5 1/5 3/5 3/5 1/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-11 C+ 2/5 1/5 3/5 3/5 1/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-08 C+ 2/5 1/5 3/5 3/5 1/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-07 C+ 2/5 1/5 3/5 3/5 1/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-06 C+ 2/5 1/5 3/5 3/5 1/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-05 C+ 2/5 1/5 3/5 3/5 1/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-04 C+ 2/5 1/5 3/5 3/5 1/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-01 C+ 2/5 1/5 3/5 3/5 1/5 2/5 2/5
2026-04-30 C+ 2/5 1/5 3/5 3/5 1/5 2/5 2/5
2026-04-29 C+ 2/5 1/5 3/5 3/5 1/5 2/5 2/5
2026-04-28 C+ 2/5 1/5 3/5 3/5 1/5 2/5 2/5
2026-04-27 C+ 2/5 1/5 3/5 3/5 1/5 2/5 2/5
2026-04-24 C+ 2/5 1/5 3/5 3/5 1/5 2/5 2/5
2026-04-23 B- 2/5 1/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 2/5 2/5
2026-04-22 B- 2/5 1/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 2/5 2/5
2026-04-21 B- 2/5 1/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 2/5 2/5
2026-04-20 B- 2/5 1/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 2/5 2/5
2026-04-17 B- 2/5 1/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 2/5 2/5
2026-04-16 B- 2/5 1/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 2/5 2/5
2026-04-15 B- 3/5 1/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 3/5 2/5

Owner Earnings

Owner's Earnings (history) From To
Owner alignment
Owner's Earnings TTM
23.50B
OE per share TTM
18.96
Owner's Yield
17.36%
Maintenance CapEx ratio
8.85%
Maint CapEx / Avg PPE
13.8%

Ownership Overview

Ownership breakdown

Ownership breakdown not available.

At a glance
Institutional holders
Total invested
Insider transactions (90d)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)

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Institutional Activity (13F)

Institutional ownership trend

Institutional history not available.

Top institutional holders

Top holders not available.

Insider Activity

Insider Activity — Latest Quarter

No insider activity available.

Insider buys vs sells (history)

Insider history not available.

Recent insider transactions

No recent insider transactions.

Executive team

Top executives
EBIT / Employee
105.1K
Shares Outstanding
1.23B

Executive compensation

Executive compensation (annual)

Executive compensation not available.

CEO compensation breakdown

No CEO compensation history available.

Proxy statements

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Recent SEC filings

Recent SEC filings

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Executive team

NameTitleCompensationGender
Travis J. Machen Chief Executive Officer and Group Head of Global Banking & Markets Business 4M male
L. Scott Thomson President, Chief Executive Officer & Director 4M male
Francisco Alberto Aristeguieta Silva Group Head of International & Global Transaction Banking 4M male
Tim Clarke Group Head & Chief Information Officer 3M male
Rajagopal Viswanathan Group Head & Chief Financial Officer 2M male
Philip Thomas Group Head and Chief Strategy & Operating Officer 235.0K male
Julie A. Walsh Executive Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer female
Meny Grauman Head of Investor Relations male
Meigan Terry Executive VP and Chief Global Corporate & Public Affairs Officer female
Ian Arellano Executive Vice President & General Counsel male
ESG Score History

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House Trading Activity

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