Bank Of Nova Scotia cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, Bank Of Nova Scotia's operations generated $3.86bn of cash. It returned $4.20bn in dividends.

Cash flow statement

US$ billions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Bank Of Nova Scotia: cash flow statement, annual
Fiscal year	2016Oct 2016	2017Oct 2017	2018Oct 2018	2019Oct 2019	2020Oct 2020	2021Oct 2021	2022Oct 2022	2023Oct 2023	2024Oct 2024	2025Oct 2025
Cash from operations	3.4	12.7	13.8	−9.1	42.1	−10.2	13.2	23.5	11.5	3.9
Depreciation and amortisation	0.5	0.6	0.7	0.8	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.1
Stock-based pay	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Dividends paid	2.7	2.9	3.2	3.3	3.4	3.7	4.0	4.0	4.2	4.2

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Bank Of Nova Scotia's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved November 2, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Bank Of Nova Scotia.