Annual Dividend (TTM)
$3.1243
Quarterly
Dividend Yield
4.10%
Last ex-date: Jan 6, 2026
Payout Ratio (TTM)
68.40%
Percentage of earnings paid as dividends
Dividend Growth
0.83%
Year-over-year change

The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) Dividend Statistics & Metrics

Comprehensive dividend yields, CAGR growth rates, payout ratios, and payment frequency analysis

Payment Details

Dividend payment schedule and frequency details

FrequencyQuarterly
Last Payment$0.7886
Last Ex-DateJan 6, 2026
Last Payment DateJan 28, 2026

Growth Metrics

Dividend CAGR and consecutive years of growth

TTM Growth (YoY)0.83%
3-Year CAGR-44.86%
5-Year CAGR-29.08%
10-Year CAGR-9.82%

Historical Averages

Multi-year dividend averages and payout ratio

Payout Ratio (TTM)68.40%
5-Year Average$3.1315
10-Year Average$2.9684
First PaymentJun 27, 2002

The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) Dividend Payment History

Complete ex-dividend dates, record dates, payment dates, amounts, and frequency

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Complete dividend payment history including ex-dividend dates, record dates, payment dates, declaration dates, amounts, frequency, and type
Ex-Dividend DateRecord DatePayment DateDeclaration DateAmountFrequency
Jan 6, 2026Jan 6, 2026Jan 28, 2026Dec 2, 2025$0.7886Quarterly
Oct 7, 2025Oct 7, 2025Oct 29, 2025Dec 3, 2024$0.7940Quarterly
Jul 2, 2025Jul 2, 2025Jul 29, 2025Dec 3, 2024$0.8029Quarterly
Apr 1, 2025Apr 1, 2025Apr 28, 2025Dec 3, 2024$0.7388Quarterly
Jan 7, 2025Jan 7, 2025Jan 29, 2025Dec 3, 2024$0.7535Quarterly
Oct 2, 2024Oct 2, 2024Oct 29, 2024Aug 27, 2024$0.7850Quarterly
Jul 3, 2024Jul 3, 2024Jul 29, 2024May 28, 2024$0.7749Quarterly
Apr 1, 2024Apr 2, 2024Apr 26, 2024Feb 27, 2024$0.7853Quarterly
Jan 2, 2024Jan 3, 2024Jan 29, 2024Nov 28, 2023$0.7946Quarterly
Oct 2, 2023Oct 3, 2023Oct 27, 2023Nov 29, 2022$0.8003Quarterly
Sep 29, 2023---$0.7860-
Jul 5, 2023---$0.8000-
Jul 3, 2023Jul 5, 2023Jul 27, 2023Nov 29, 2022$0.8011Quarterly
Apr 3, 2023Apr 4, 2023Apr 26, 2023Feb 28, 2023$0.7611Quarterly
Jan 3, 2023Jan 4, 2023Jan 27, 2023Nov 29, 2022$0.7553Quarterly
Oct 3, 2022Oct 4, 2022Oct 27, 2022Aug 23, 2022$0.7538Quarterly
Jul 5, 2022---$0.8000-
Jul 1, 2022Jul 5, 2022Jul 27, 2022May 25, 2022$0.7975Quarterly
Apr 4, 2022Apr 5, 2022Apr 27, 2022Mar 1, 2022$0.8020Quarterly
Jan 3, 2022Jan 4, 2022Jan 27, 2022-$0.7829Quarterly
Dec 31, 2021---$0.7850-
Oct 4, 2021Oct 5, 2021Oct 27, 2021Aug 24, 2021$0.7139Quarterly
Jul 6, 2021---$0.7300-
Jul 2, 2021Jul 6, 2021Jul 28, 2021Jun 1, 2021$0.7445Quarterly
Apr 5, 2021Apr 6, 2021Apr 28, 2021Feb 23, 2021$0.7159Quarterly
Jan 4, 2021-Jan 27, 2021Dec 1, 2020$0.7064Quarterly
Oct 5, 2020-Oct 28, 2020Nov 26, 2019$0.6846Quarterly
Jul 6, 2020-Jul 29, 2020Nov 26, 2019$0.6555Quarterly
Apr 6, 2020-Apr 28, 2020Nov 26, 2019$0.6382Quarterly
Jan 6, 2020-Jan 29, 2020Nov 26, 2019$0.6933Quarterly
Sep 30, 2019-Oct 29, 2019Aug 27, 2019$0.6798Quarterly
Jun 28, 2019-Jul 29, 2019May 28, 2019$0.6658Quarterly
Apr 1, 2019-Apr 26, 2019Feb 26, 2019$0.6522Quarterly
Dec 31, 2018-Jan 29, 2019Nov 27, 2018$0.6223Quarterly
Oct 1, 2018-Oct 29, 2018Aug 28, 2018$0.6628Quarterly
Jun 29, 2018-Jul 27, 2018May 29, 2018$0.6234Quarterly
Apr 2, 2018-Apr 26, 2018Feb 27, 2018$0.6354Quarterly
Dec 29, 2017-Jan 29, 2018Nov 28, 2017$0.6305Quarterly
Oct 2, 2017-Oct 27, 2017Aug 29, 2017$0.6320Quarterly
Jun 29, 2017-Jul 27, 2017May 30, 2017$0.5851Quarterly
Mar 31, 2017-Apr 26, 2017Feb 28, 2017$0.5699Quarterly
Dec 29, 2016-Jan 27, 2017Nov 29, 2016$0.5487Quarterly
Sep 30, 2016-Oct 27, 2016Aug 30, 2016$0.5630Quarterly
Jun 30, 2016-Jul 27, 2016May 31, 2016$0.5544Quarterly
Apr 1, 2016-Apr 27, 2016Mar 1, 2016$0.5500Quarterly
Dec 31, 2015-Jan 27, 2016Dec 1, 2015$0.5040Quarterly
Oct 2, 2015-Oct 28, 2015Aug 28, 2015$0.5298Quarterly
Jul 6, 2015---$0.5420-
Jul 2, 2015-Jul 29, 2015May 28, 2015$0.5413Quarterly
Apr 2, 2015-Apr 28, 2015Mar 2, 2015$0.5407Quarterly
Jan 2, 2015-Jan 28, 2015Dec 5, 2014$0.5636Quarterly
Oct 3, 2014-Oct 29, 2014Aug 26, 2014$0.5857Quarterly
Jun 27, 2014-Jul 29, 2014May 27, 2014$0.5994Quarterly
Mar 28, 2014-Apr 28, 2014Mar 4, 2014$0.5784Quarterly
Jan 3, 2014-Jan 29, 2014Dec 6, 2013$0.5837Quarterly
Sep 27, 2013-Oct 29, 2013Aug 27, 2013$0.6018Quarterly
Jun 28, 2013-Jul 29, 2013May 28, 2013$0.5687Quarterly
Mar 28, 2013-Apr 26, 2013Mar 5, 2013$0.5906Quarterly
Dec 28, 2012-Jan 29, 2013Dec 7, 2012$0.5648Quarterly
Sep 28, 2012-Oct 29, 2012Aug 28, 2012$0.5697Quarterly
Jun 29, 2012-Jul 27, 2012May 29, 2012$0.5395Quarterly
Mar 30, 2012-Apr 26, 2012Mar 7, 2012$0.5503Quarterly
Dec 29, 2011-Jan 27, 2012Dec 2, 2011$0.5089Quarterly
Sep 30, 2011-Oct 27, 2011Aug 30, 2011$0.4990Quarterly
Jun 30, 2011-Jul 27, 2011May 31, 2011$0.5484Quarterly
Apr 1, 2011-Apr 27, 2011Mar 8, 2011$0.5433Quarterly
Dec 31, 2010-Jan 27, 2011Dec 3, 2010$0.4931Quarterly
Oct 1, 2010-Oct 27, 2010Aug 31, 2010$0.4761Quarterly
Jul 1, 2010-Jul 28, 2010Jun 1, 2010$0.4606Quarterly
Apr 1, 2010-Apr 28, 2010Mar 9, 2010$0.4853Quarterly
Dec 31, 2009-Jan 27, 2010Dec 8, 2009$0.4600Quarterly
Oct 2, 2009-Oct 28, 2009Aug 28, 2009$0.4539Quarterly
Jul 2, 2009-Jul 29, 2009May 28, 2009$0.4220Quarterly
Apr 3, 2009-Apr 28, 2009Mar 3, 2009$0.4011Quarterly
Jan 2, 2009-Jan 28, 2009Dec 2, 2008$0.4032Quarterly
Oct 3, 2008-Oct 29, 2008Aug 26, 2008$0.4532Quarterly
Jun 30, 2008---$0.4870-
Jun 27, 2008-Jul 29, 2008-$0.4952Quarterly
Mar 28, 2008-Apr 28, 2008Mar 4, 2008$0.4646Quarterly
Dec 28, 2007-Jan 29, 2008Dec 6, 2007$0.4814Quarterly
Sep 28, 2007-Oct 29, 2007Aug 28, 2007$0.4723Quarterly
Jun 29, 2007-Jul 27, 2007May 29, 2007$0.4230Quarterly
Jun 28, 2007-Jul 27, 2007-$0.4494Quarterly
Mar 30, 2007-Apr 26, 2007Mar 6, 2007$0.3751Quarterly
Dec 28, 2006-Jan 29, 2007Dec 8, 2006$0.3655Quarterly
Sep 29, 2006-Oct 27, 2006Aug 29, 2006$0.3519Quarterly
Jun 29, 2006-Jul 27, 2006May 29, 2006$0.3521Quarterly
Mar 31, 2006-Apr 26, 2006Mar 3, 2006$0.3191Quarterly
Dec 29, 2005-Jan 27, 2006Nov 29, 2005$0.3133Quarterly
Sep 30, 2005-Oct 27, 2005Aug 30, 2005$0.2905Quarterly
Jun 30, 2005-Jul 27, 2005May 31, 2005$0.2757Quarterly
Apr 1, 2005-Apr 27, 2005Mar 1, 2005$0.2578Quarterly
Dec 31, 2004-Jan 27, 2005Nov 30, 2004$0.2671Quarterly
Oct 1, 2004-Oct 27, 2004Aug 31, 2004$0.2444Quarterly
Jul 2, 2004-Jul 28, 2004-$0.2996Quarterly
Jul 1, 2004-Jul 28, 2004Jun 1, 2004$0.2252-
Apr 2, 2004-Apr 28, 2004Mar 2, 2004$0.1824-
Jan 2, 2004-Jan 28, 2004Dec 2, 2003$0.1886Quarterly
Oct 3, 2003-Oct 29, 2003Aug 26, 2003$0.1677Quarterly
Jun 30, 2003-Jul 29, 2003May 28, 2003$0.1619-
Jun 27, 2003-Jul 29, 2003-$0.2197Quarterly
Mar 28, 2003-Apr 28, 2003Mar 4, 2003$0.1379Quarterly
Jan 3, 2003-Jan 29, 2003Dec 2, 2002$0.1314Quarterly
Sep 27, 2002-Oct 29, 2002Aug 27, 2002$0.1182Quarterly
Jun 28, 2002-Jul 29, 2002Jun 10, 2002$0.1177-
Jun 27, 2002-Jul 29, 2002-$0.1848Quarterly