Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE: BNS) — Company Overview, News & Financial Data
Bank of Nova Scotia is a multinational banking entity offering diverse financial services to over 25 million customers globally.
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia is a multinational financial institution providing a comprehensive suite of banking and financial products and services across North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Operating primarily through four main business segments—Canadian Banking, International Banking, Global Wealth Management, and Global Banking and Markets—the institution serves personal, commercial, and corporate clients. Its operational activities encompass retail banking, mortgage lending, credit cards, wealth management, private banking, investment banking, and capital markets solutions. Headquartered in Canada, the bank operates across key regional hubs including Mexico, Peru, Chile, and the Caribbean.
Snapshot
Operations
Products and/or services of Bank of Nova Scotia
- Canadian Banking: Provides personal, business, and commercial banking services across Canada, delivering day-to-day transaction accounts, residential mortgages, credit cards, auto loans, and commercial financing solutions to millions of retail and business customers nationwide.
- International Banking: Offers retail, commercial, and corporate financial services across key international growth markets, primarily in Mexico, Peru, Chile, Colombia, and the Caribbean, providing deposits, lending products, trade finance, and customized corporate solutions.
- Global Wealth Management: Delivers comprehensive wealth planning, asset management, online brokerage, and private banking services to retail, high-net-worth, and institutional clients across Canada and select international markets through advisory platforms and funds.
- Global Banking and Markets: Provides corporate banking, investment banking, equities, fixed income, foreign exchange, commodities, and risk management solutions to corporate, institutional, and government clients across global major financial centers.
- Treasury and Corporate Operations: Manages global liquidity, funding, capital allocation, balance sheet asset-liability structuring, interest rate risk, and enterprise governance operations across all regional operating subsidiaries and affiliate networks worldwide.
- Global Transaction and Payment Services: Delivers electronic banking platforms, mobile apps, global cash management solutions, trade finance facilitation, cross-border payment processing, and transaction services to commercial and institutional clients internationally.
Bank of Nova Scotia executive team
- L. Scott ThomsonPresident, CEO & Director
- Rajagopal ViswanathanGroup Head & CFO
- Tim ClarkeGroup Head & Chief Information Officer
- Francisco Alberto Aristeguieta SilvaGroup Head of International & Global Transaction Banking
- Travis J. MachenCEO and Group Head of Global Banking & Markets Business
- Philip M. ThomasGroup Head and Chief Strategy & Operating Officer
- Meny GraumanHead of Investor Relations
- Julie A. WalshExecutive VP & Chief Compliance Officer
- Ian ArellanoExecutive VP & General Counsel
- Meigan TerryExecutive VP and Chief Global Corporate & Public Affairs Officer
Latest news about Bank of Nova Scotia
Dividend history
Dividends per share paid by Bank of Nova Scotia, by financial year.
| Financial year | Interim | Final | Special | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026(to date) | — | — | — | $3.2446 |
| FY2025 | — | — | — | $3.0892 |
| FY2024 | — | — | — | $3.1398 |
| FY2023 | — | — | — | $3.1177 |
| FY2022 | — | — | — | $3.1361 |
Key financials
Reported results for Bank of Nova Scotia, in CAD.
- Market cap
- 116.3B
- Revenue (TTM)
- 35.2B
- P/E ratio
- 17.3
- EPS (diluted, TTM)
- 5.5
- Dividend yield
- 4.7%
- Profit margin
- 28.4%
| Fiscal year end | Revenue | Operating income | Net income |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73.2B | 10.5B | 7.8B | |
| 29.5B | 13.2B | 7.8B | |
| 31.8B | 8.7B | 7.4B | |
| 31.1B | 28.1B | 9.9B |