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BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA is a state commercial bank, listed on NYSE (BNS).1 It is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.1

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

37.7BRevenue, fiscal 20252
7.8BNet income, fiscal 20252

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  • TickerBNS on NYSE1
  • IndustryState Commercial Banks1
  • HeadquartersToronto, Canada1
  • Incorporated inCanada (Federal Level)3
  • Business address40 Temperance Street, Toronto, A6 M5H 0B43

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Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from. Figures are in CAD, the currency the company reports in.

Key numbers, fiscal 2025

20.6%Net margin2
12.1%Revenue growth, 20252
8.8%Return on equity2

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2025

  • Interest77¢36.1B CAD
  • Income tax6¢2.8B CAD
  • Profit17¢7.8B CAD

Out of 37.7B CAD in revenue.2

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2025

  • Dividends paid100¢5.9B CAD

Out of 5.4B CAD of cash from operations. Spending exceeded cash from operations; the rest came from savings or borrowing.2

Financial statements

Revenue45678237.7B CAD in 2025+31% since 2018
010.0B CAD20.0B CAD30.0B CAD40.0B CAD2018: 28.8B CAD28.8B CAD20182019: 31.0B CAD31.0B CAD2019+8%2020: 31.3B CAD31.3B CAD2020+1%2021: 31.3B CAD31.3B CAD2021−0%2022: 31.4B CAD31.4B CAD2022+1%2023: 32.2B CAD32.2B CAD2023+3%2024: 33.7B CAD33.7B CAD2024+5%2025: 37.7B CAD37.7B CAD2025+12%
Net income4567827.8B CAD in 2025−11% since 2018
05.0B CAD10.0B CAD15.0B CAD2018: 8.7B CAD8.7B CAD20182019: 8.8B CAD8.8B CAD2019+1%2020: 6.9B CAD6.9B CAD2020−22%2021: 10.0B CAD10.0B CAD2021+45%2022: 10.2B CAD10.2B CAD2022+2%2023: 7.5B CAD7.5B CAD2023−27%2024: 7.9B CAD7.9B CAD2024+6%2025: 7.8B CAD7.8B CAD2025−2%
Fiscal year20182019202020212022202320242025
Revenue28.8B CAD431.0B CAD531.3B CAD531.3B CAD631.4B CAD732.2B CAD833.7B CAD237.7B CAD2
Interest8.0B CAD615.4B CAD738.6B CAD842.4B CAD236.1B CAD2
Income before tax12.8B CAD612.9B CAD79.7B CAD89.9B CAD210.5B CAD2
Income tax2.9B CAD62.8B CAD72.2B CAD82.0B CAD22.8B CAD2
Net income8.7B CAD48.8B CAD56.9B CAD510.0B CAD610.2B CAD77.5B CAD87.9B CAD27.8B CAD2
Earnings per share7 CAD/shares47 CAD/shares55 CAD/shares58 CAD/shares68 CAD/shares76 CAD/shares86 CAD/shares26 CAD/shares2
Earnings per share (diluted)7 CAD/shares47 CAD/shares55 CAD/shares58 CAD/shares68 CAD/shares76 CAD/shares86 CAD/shares26 CAD/shares2
Shares (weighted, basic)1.2B shares61.2B shares71.2B shares81.2B shares21.2B shares2
Shares (weighted, diluted)1.2B shares61.2B shares71.2B shares81.2B shares21.2B shares2

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Corporate structure

BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA sits at the top of its group. 53 entities, 8 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

  • Bank of Montreal Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, latest May 13, 2026 (6 filings since Feb 9, 2024)
  • BlackRock Filed SC 13G/A on BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, latest Feb 1, 2024 (2 filings since Feb 3, 2023)

Built from major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G; stakes of 5% or more it reported on Schedules 13D and 13G (52 companies). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Property and equipment, net4.9B CAD2 Oct 31, 20255.3B CAD2 Oct 31, 2024−7.1%

Real estate and locations

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Real estate investments, net39.0M CAD2 Oct 31, 202536.0M CAD2 Oct 31, 2024+8.3%

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents10.3B CAD2 Oct 31, 20259.4B CAD2 Oct 31, 2024+9.0%

Intangibles and goodwill

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Goodwill8.6B CAD2 Oct 31, 20259.0B CAD2 Oct 31, 2024−4.2%
Intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill)7.6B CAD2 Oct 31, 20257.9B CAD2 Oct 31, 2024−3.9%

Former names

  • BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA /Nov 8, 2000 to Jan 15, 20153

Calendar

Coming up

  1. Dec 1, 2026Reports results for the quarter ending Oct/2026 A year earlier it reported $1.39 a share, on Dec 2, 2025.11

Upcoming dates from Nasdaq's calendar; past results from the company's 8-K filings (Item 2.02). The full markets calendar

Filings

12,459 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 5 annual reports, 2 insider forms, 8 large holders, 12,444 other. The latest 20:

  1. Oct 15, 2026FWP EDGAR
  2. Oct 15, 2026424B2 EDGAR
  3. Oct 15, 2026424B2 EDGAR
  4. Oct 15, 2026FWP EDGAR
  5. Oct 15, 2026FWP EDGAR
  6. Oct 15, 2026424B2 EDGAR
  7. Oct 15, 2026424B2 EDGAR
  8. Oct 15, 2026424B2 EDGAR
  9. Oct 15, 2026424B2 EDGAR
  10. Oct 15, 2026424B2 EDGAR
  11. Oct 15, 2026424B2 EDGAR
  12. Oct 15, 2026FWP EDGAR
  13. Oct 15, 2026424B2 EDGAR
  14. Oct 15, 2026FWP EDGAR
  15. Oct 15, 2026FWP EDGAR
  16. Oct 15, 2026FWP EDGAR
  17. Oct 15, 2026424B2 EDGAR
  18. Oct 15, 2026424B2 EDGAR
  19. Oct 15, 2026424B2 EDGAR
  20. Oct 15, 2026424B2 EDGAR

The 12,459 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades

1 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 1 buys and 0 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

DateWhoTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Feb 5, 2025BANK OF NOVA SCOTIADirectorBuy50,000$17.85$892.5KForm 4

From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

Stakes it holds

BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA has told the SEC it owns more than 5% of 52 companies, latest first (Schedules 13D and 13G).

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SEC filer profile

How BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARBANK OF NOVA SCOTIA1
  • CIK0000009631
  • Employer ID (EIN)13-49410991
  • Incorporated inZ466
  • Fiscal year endsOctober 311
  • Industry code (SIC)6022 State Commercial Banks1
  • SEC reviewing officeOffice of Finance, Division of Corporation Finance1
  • Business address40 Temperance Street, Toronto, A6 M5H 0B41
  • Phone(416) 866-36721
  • Shares outstanding1,236,305,738 shares as of Oct 31, 202566
  • AuditorKPMG LLP, Toronto, ON, Canada PCAOB ID 85; it also attests to the company’s internal control over financial reporting66
  • On EDGAR sinceNov 8, 20001
  • Filings17,002 in all: 424B2 (11,353), FWP (3,417), 6-K (874), 424B5 (292), 424B3 (268), SUPPL (121), SC 13G/A (103), 10-D (89)1
    All 50 form types

    13F-HR (85), SC 13G (50), 4 (42), CORRESP (33), UPLOAD (31), ABS-15G (26), 40-F (24), SCHEDULE 13G/A (24), SCHEDULE 13G (21), 424B8 (14), EFFECT (14), F-3/A (13), SBSE-A/A (12), 13F-HR/A (10), IRANNOTICE (10), F-3 (8), F-N (8), SC 13D/A (8), 10-K (7), 10-D/A (6), F-X (6), SC 13D (5), F-9 (3), N-PX (3), 6-K/A (2), F-9/A (2), F-N/A (2), S-8 (2), 10-K/A (1), 15-15D (1), 3 (1), 425 (1), AW (1), CB (1), CB/A (1), F-4 (1), F-4/A (1), F-X/A (1), POS AM (1), SBSE-A (1), SBSE-C (1), SCHEDULE 13D (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (40-F) Dec 2, 2025

Securities registered for trading

ClassSymbolExchange
Common SharesBNSNew York Stock Exchange

From the cover page of the 40-F filed Dec 2, 2025 (Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act).66

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