BNS

The Bank of Nova Scotia

Financial

$91.60

as of 16 Oct 2026, 4% below its 52-week high

Screens as reasonably placed to keep growing its dividend, with low cut-risk signals. Its valuation looks somewhat extended against its own history.

These scores are a resilience check on the dividend, not a recommendation to buy or sell. They are not financial advice.

Trailing yield: 3.49%Last 12 months of regular payments at today's price
Forward yield: 3.59%Each payment expected in the next 12 months, not the latest one doubled
Cash cover: 6.4×Free cash flow over dividends paid
Earnings cover: 1.7×Insurers and banks set dividends from capital generation, so their accounting earnings can sit well below the payout.
5y dividend growth: +2.9% a yearLast cut in FY2015
Next ex-dividend date: Estimated6 Jan 2027Quarterly dividend of about $0.82

Quality

Moderate

Capacity to keep growing the dividend

Risk

Low

Signals of dividend-cut pressure

Trim

Moderate

How extended the valuation looks

Why Quality is 51

Valuation against its own history

As of the last reported period (31 Jul 2026). P80 means the figure is higher than 80% of BNS’s past readings.

P/E13.4×P23, good for this measure
Yield3.6%P47, neutral for this measure
FCF payout16.3%P0, good for this measure
DGR 5y2.4%P39, neutral for this measure
ROIC0.2%P7, poor for this measure

Net debt / EBITDA is left out: for banks and insurers, debt is part of the business, so the ratio says little.

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