Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) Dividends
Dividend Yield and Dividend History Highlights
- As for free cash flow, BNS has greater average cash flow over the past 5.01 years than 96.77% US-listed dividend payers.
- BNS is producing more trailing twelve month cash flow than 97.95% of US dividend stocks.
- As for stocks whose price is uncorrelated with BNS's price and thus may be suitable peers for a diversified dividend portfolio, check out the following: WEN, NWFL, UFAB, IRS and COR.
BNS Price Forecast Based on Dividend Discount Model
| Current Price | DDM Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $42.99 | $231.88 | 220.41% |
For dividend yielding stocks, the Dividend Discount Model (DDM) is a common valuation tool; it attempts to extrapolate a fair share price based primarily on the dividend the stock provides relative to a number of other quantiative aspects of its business. In the case of BNS, the dividend discount model StockNews created for the company implies a positive return of 220.41%. To help understand and contextualize the model's evaluation of BNS, investors may wish to consider are:
- Relative to all dividend yielding stocks in our set, Bank Of Nova Scotia produces a dividend yield 4.37% -- which falls in the top 17.51%.
- In comparison to other US listed dividend yielding stocks in the Financial Services sector, Bank Of Nova Scotia's expected return of 220.41% is higher than 83.85% of its fellow sector mates.
- Compared to all dividend issuing stocks in our set, BNS has a discount rate lower than 83.85% of them (a lower discount rate is associated with lower risk).
- As other dividend issuers in the Financial Services sector, BNS's equity discount rate is less than 78.6% of those stocks.
BNS Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend Date | Type | Payout Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-02 | Dividend | $0.78 | -2.38% |
| 2023-07-03 | Dividend | $0.80 | +4.99% |
| 2023-04-03 | Dividend | $0.76 | +0.40% |
| 2023-01-03 | Dividend | $0.76 | +1.88% |
| 2022-10-03 | Dividend | $0.75 | -6.88% |
| 2022-07-01 | Dividend | $0.80 | -- |
| 2022-04-04 | Dividend | $0.80 | +1.14% |
| 2022-01-03 | Dividend | $0.79 | +11.72% |
| 2021-10-04 | Dividend | $0.71 | -2.48% |
| 2021-07-02 | Dividend | $0.73 | +2.69% |
| 2021-01-04 | Dividend | $0.71 | +4.59% |
| 2020-10-05 | Dividend | $0.68 | +1.65% |
| 2020-07-06 | Dividend | $0.67 | +3.91% |
| 2020-04-06 | Dividend | $0.64 | -7.65% |
| 2020-01-06 | Dividend | $0.69 | +1.91% |
| 2019-09-30 | Dividend | $0.68 | +2.41% |
| 2019-07-01 | Dividend | $0.66 | +1.84% |
| 2019-04-01 | Dividend | $0.65 | +4.65% |
| 2018-12-31 | Dividend | $0.62 | -5.32% |
| 2018-10-01 | Dividend | $0.66 | +5.45% |
| 2018-07-02 | Dividend | $0.62 | -1.89% |
| 2018-04-02 | Dividend | $0.64 | +3.08% |
| 2017-12-29 | Dividend | $0.62 | +0.16% |
| 2017-10-02 | Dividend | $0.62 | +9.41% |
| 2017-06-29 | Dividend | $0.56 | -1.40% |
| 2017-03-31 | Dividend | $0.57 | +3.63% |
| 2016-12-29 | Dividend | $0.55 | -2.30% |
| 2016-09-30 | Dividend | $0.56 | +1.26% |
| 2016-06-30 | Dividend | $0.56 | +0.54% |
| 2016-04-01 | Dividend | $0.55 | +5.73% |
| 2015-12-31 | Dividend | $0.52 | -0.76% |
| 2015-10-02 | Dividend | $0.53 | -2.58% |
| 2015-07-06 | Dividend | $0.54 | -0.22% |
| 2015-04-02 | Dividend | $0.54 | -4.32% |
| 2015-01-02 | Dividend | $0.57 | -3.60% |
| 2014-10-03 | Dividend | $0.59 | -1.39% |
| 2014-06-30 | Dividend | $0.60 | +4.01% |
| 2014-03-28 | Dividend | $0.57 | -1.48% |
| 2014-01-03 | Dividend | $0.58 | -6.00% |
| 2013-09-27 | Dividend | $0.62 | +7.90% |
| 2013-06-28 | Dividend | $0.57 | -2.28% |
| 2013-03-28 | Dividend | $0.59 | +2.39% |
| 2012-12-28 | Dividend | $0.57 | -0.95% |
| 2012-09-28 | Dividend | $0.58 | +8.23% |
| 2012-06-29 | Dividend | $0.54 | -2.62% |
| 2012-03-30 | Dividend | $0.55 | +7.46% |
| 2011-12-29 | Dividend | $0.51 | +1.49% |
| 2011-09-30 | Dividend | $0.50 | -5.60% |
| 2011-06-30 | Dividend | $0.53 | -0.50% |
| 2011-04-01 | Dividend | $0.54 | +9.59% |
| 2010-12-31 | Dividend | $0.49 | +3.16% |
| 2010-10-01 | Dividend | $0.48 | +1.71% |
| 2010-07-01 | Dividend | $0.47 | -2.71% |
| 2010-04-01 | Dividend | $0.48 | +3.00% |
| 2009-12-31 | Dividend | $0.47 | +3.56% |
| 2009-10-02 | Dividend | $0.45 | +4.65% |
| 2009-07-02 | Dividend | $0.43 | +9.50% |
| 2009-04-03 | Dividend | $0.39 | -19.86% |
| 2009-01-02 | Dividend | $0.49 | +7.67% |
| 2008-10-03 | Dividend | $0.46 | -8.12% |
| 2008-06-30 | Dividend | $0.50 | +4.27% |
| 2008-03-28 | Dividend | $0.48 | +0.42% |
| 2007-12-28 | Dividend | $0.47 | +5.18% |
| 2007-09-28 | Dividend | $0.45 | +6.82% |
| 2007-06-29 | Dividend | $0.42 | +16.30% |
| 2007-03-30 | Dividend | $0.36 | -0.28% |
| 2006-12-28 | Dividend | $0.36 | +4.10% |
| 2006-09-29 | Dividend | $0.35 | +1.34% |
| 2006-06-29 | Dividend | $0.34 | +11.47% |
| 2006-03-31 | Dividend | $0.31 | -0.13% |
| 2005-12-29 | Dividend | $0.31 | +6.59% |
| 2005-09-30 | Dividend | $0.29 | +5.22% |
| 2005-06-30 | Dividend | $0.28 | +4.20% |
| 2005-04-01 | Dividend | $0.26 | -2.04% |
| 2004-12-31 | Dividend | $0.27 | +14.12% |
| 2004-10-01 | Dividend | $0.24 | +5.81% |
| 2004-07-01 | Dividend | $0.22 | +15.79% |
| 2004-04-29 | Split | 2-1-for-1 Stock Split | N/A |
| 2004-04-02 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 2004-01-02 | Dividend | $0.38 | +15.15% |
| 2003-10-03 | Dividend | $0.33 | -25.00% |
| 2003-06-30 | Dividend | $0.44 | +62.96% |
| 2003-03-28 | Dividend | $0.27 | +8.00% |
| 2003-01-03 | Dividend | $0.25 | +8.70% |
| 2002-09-27 | Dividend | $0.23 | -4.17% |
| 2002-06-28 | Dividend | $0.24 | -- |
BNS Dividends vs. Peers
BNS's dividend yield currently ranks #54 of 110 vs. its peers in the Foreign Banks category.
Looking for More Information on BNS dividends?
Here are a few links from around the web to help you further your research on Bank Of Nova Scotia and its dividends:Bank Of Nova Scotia Common Stock (BNS) Dividend History | Nasdaq
Dividend History for Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) - Dividend Investor
Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Dividend History - Seeking Alpha