Bank Of Nova Scotia dividend history

Bank Of Nova Scotia paid $4.20bn in dividends in fiscal 2025. That was 75.4% of net income.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

Dividends (TTM): $4.2B
Returned to shareholders: 154%; of free cash flow
Diluted share count: +1.3%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 3.6%; dividends 3.6% + buybacks 0.0% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 75%; of net income paid out

Dividends by fiscal year

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

Bank Of Nova Scotia: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2016Oct 2016	2017Oct 2017	2018Oct 2018	2019Oct 2019	2020Oct 2020	2021Oct 2021	2022Oct 2022	2023Oct 2023	2024Oct 2024	2025Oct 2025
Dividends paid	2,715	2,905	3,242	3,343	3,389	3,664	3,977	4,020	4,166	4,196
Dividends ÷ net income	50.6%	47.4%	48.8%	52.9%	67.3%	47.8%	51.6%	73.9%	73.1%	75.4%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

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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.