Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) dividend history
Bank of Nova Scotia paid 5.9B CAD in dividends in fiscal 2025, about 4.71 CAD per share.
Dividends per share grew 5.4% a year over 9 years, rising in each of the last 9 years.
Dividends by fiscal year
Dividends paid from the cash flow statement in Bank of Nova Scotia's 10-K filings, divided by diluted shares (an approximation of the per-share dividend), in CAD.
| Fiscal year | Per share | Growth | Total paid | % of free cash flow | % of net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.71 CAD | +2.3% | 5.9B CAD | — | 75% |
| 2024 | 4.60 CAD | +2.2% | 5.7B CAD | — | 73% |
| 2023 | 4.50 CAD | +6.3% | 5.4B CAD | — | 74% |
| 2022 | 4.24 CAD | +12.7% | 5.1B CAD | — | 52% |
| 2021 | 3.76 CAD | +2.5% | 4.6B CAD | — | 48% |
| 2020 | 3.67 CAD | +3.3% | 4.6B CAD | — | 67% |
| 2019 | 3.55 CAD | +4.6% | 4.4B CAD | — | 53% |
| 2018 | 3.39 CAD | +9.3% | 4.2B CAD | — | 49% |
| 2017 | 3.10 CAD | +5.8% | 3.8B CAD | — | 47% |
| 2016 | 2.93 CAD | — | 3.6B CAD | — | 51% |
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Does Bank of Nova Scotia pay a dividend?
Bank of Nova Scotia paid 5.9B CAD in dividends in fiscal 2025, about 4.71 CAD per share.
How fast has Bank of Nova Scotia's dividend grown?
Dividends per share grew 5.4% a year over 9 years, rising in each of the last 9 years.
From Bank of Nova Scotia's annual reports filed with the SEC (XBRL data), standardised by Investingly. Information only, not investment advice.