BNS Dividend History
The Bank of Nova Scotia · every payment since 2002
As of Oct 17, 2026, The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) has paid 97 dividends since 2002. The most recent was $0.8000 per share (ex-date Oct 6, 2026, paid Oct 28, 2026). Over the last 12 months BNS paid $2.3950 across 3 payments, a trailing yield of 2.61%. The average of the last 2 regular payments is +0.3% versus the 2 before.
Latest dividend
$0.8000
Last ex-date
Oct 6, 2026
Paid, last 12 months
$2.40
Trailing yield
2.61%
Frequency
Quarterly
Growth streak
0 yrs
Key facts: BNS dividend history
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- As of Oct 17, 2026, SmarterDividends has 97 dividend payments on record for The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), going back to 2002.
- BNS's most recent dividend was $0.80 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Oct 6, 2026 and a pay date of Oct 28, 2026.
- In the 12 months to Oct 17, 2026, BNS paid $2.40 per share in dividends across 3 payments, a trailing yield of 2.61%.
- BNS's most recent dividend increase took effect with the Jul 7, 2026 ex-date, a 1.4% rise to $0.80 per share.
- BNS's most recent dividend cut took effect with the Apr 7, 2026 ex-date, a 1.7% reduction to $0.79 per share.
- BNS paid $2.28 per share in dividends in calendar year 2025, down 27.4% from 2024.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "BNS Dividend History: Every Payment, Dates & Yield," updated Oct 17, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/BNS/dividend-history
What the record shows
BNS has paid quarterly since 2002, spanning 96 payments. During the past year, two payments totaled $1.595 per share and produced a 1.72% trailing yield. This establishes a long payment history, although the past year contains fewer payments than the stated quarterly frequency.
The latest payment was $0.803 per share, up 1.4% from the previous payment. The recent average rose 3.4% to $0.7975 from $0.7715, showing that BNS’s recent payments were higher than the preceding level.
Between the latest two full years with the usual quarterly count, the annual total rose. Three other recent years had payment counts that differed from usual, so their annual changes reflect ex-dates falling into neighboring years rather than changes in the rate. Average payment rose across the first two of those irregular-count years, then was lower in the latest one. BNS has no consecutive-year dividend growth streak. The latest annual cut year is identified as 2025, but its lower annual total resulted from the calendar effect rather than a lower payment rate. The dividend safety grade is C.
By SmarterDividends Team · written from the payment record on this page · updated Sep 29, 2026 · editorial policy
Dividends versus price, last 12 months
Paid out
3.76%
of price a year ago
Price change
+43.7%
$63.75 → $91.60
Approx. total return
+47.4%
before taxes
Total return adds dividends received to the price change; it ignores reinvestment and taxes.
BNS dividends per year
Total paid per share by calendar year
Recent dividend amounts
Last 24 regular payments, per share
BNS dividend history by year
| Year | Payments | Total per share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026year to date | 3 | $2.3950 | — |
| 2025 | 3timing | $2.2830 | -27.4% |
| 2024 | 4 | $3.1440 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 4 | $3.1070 | +32.6% |
| 2022 | 3timing | $2.3440 | -35.8% |
| 2021 | 5timing | $3.6500 | +36.9% |
| 2020 | 4 | $2.6660 | +33.6% |
| 2019 | 3timing | $1.9950 | -21.4% |
| 2018 | 4 | $2.5370 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 4 | $2.4140 | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 4 | $2.2200 | -32.0% |
| 2015 | 6timing | $3.2660 | +38.9% |
| 2014 | 4 | $2.3520 | +33.8% |
| 2013 | 3timing | $1.7580 | -21.5% |
| 2012 | 4 | $2.2400 | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 4 | $2.0870 | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 4 | $1.9140 | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 5timing | $2.1320 | +50.0% |
| 2008 | 3timing | $1.4210 | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 4 | $1.7060 | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 4 | $1.3650 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 4 | $1.3090 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 5timing | $1.3600 | +61.9% |
| 2003 | 4 | $0.8400 | +127.0% |
| 2002 | 2timing | $0.3700 | — |
Every BNS dividend
51 raises · 30 cuts · 0 specials| Ex-dividend date | Pay date | Amount | Change | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2026 | Oct 28, 2026 | $0.8000 | -0.4% | Unchanged |
| Jul 7, 2026 | Jul 29, 2026 | $0.8030 | +1.4% | Raise |
| Apr 7, 2026 | Apr 28, 2026 | $0.7920 | -1.7% | Cut |
| Jul 2, 2025 | Jul 29, 2025 | $0.8060 | +9.4% | Raise |
| Apr 1, 2025 | Apr 28, 2025 | $0.7370 | -0.4% | Unchanged |
| Jan 7, 2025 | Jan 29, 2025 | $0.7400 | -5.9% | Cut |
| Oct 2, 2024 | Oct 29, 2024 | $0.7860 | +1.4% | Raise |
| Jul 3, 2024 | Jul 29, 2024 | $0.7750 | -1.0% | Cut |
| Apr 1, 2024 | Apr 26, 2024 | $0.7830 | -2.1% | Cut |
| Jan 2, 2024 | Jan 29, 2024 | $0.8000 | +1.8% | Raise |
| Sep 29, 2023 | — | $0.7860 | -1.8% | Cut |
| Jul 5, 2023 | — | $0.8000 | +5.0% | Raise |
| Apr 3, 2023 | Apr 26, 2023 | $0.7620 | +0.4% | Unchanged |
| Jan 3, 2023 | Jan 27, 2023 | $0.7590 | +1.9% | Raise |
| Oct 3, 2022 | Oct 27, 2022 | $0.7450 | -6.9% | Cut |
| Jul 5, 2022 | — | $0.8000 | +0.1% | Unchanged |
| Apr 4, 2022 | Apr 27, 2022 | $0.7990 | +1.8% | Raise |
| Dec 31, 2021 | Jan 27, 2022 | $0.7850 | +10.3% | Raise |
| Oct 4, 2021 | Oct 27, 2021 | $0.7120 | -2.5% | Cut |
| Jul 6, 2021 | — | $0.7300 | +2.0% | Raise |
| Apr 5, 2021 | Apr 28, 2021 | $0.7160 | +1.3% | Raise |
| Jan 4, 2021 | Jan 27, 2021 | $0.7070 | +4.6% | Raise |
| Oct 5, 2020 | Oct 28, 2020 | $0.6760 | +1.8% | Raise |
| Jul 6, 2020 | Jul 29, 2020 | $0.6640 | +4.7% | Raise |
| Apr 6, 2020 | Apr 28, 2020 | $0.6340 | -8.4% | Cut |
| Jan 6, 2020 | Jan 29, 2020 | $0.6920 | +1.9% | Raise |
| Sep 30, 2019 | Oct 29, 2019 | $0.6790 | +2.3% | Raise |
| Jun 28, 2019 | Jul 29, 2019 | $0.6640 | +1.8% | Raise |
| Apr 1, 2019 | Apr 26, 2019 | $0.6520 | +4.7% | Raise |
| Dec 31, 2018 | Jan 29, 2019 | $0.6230 | -5.5% | Cut |
| Oct 1, 2018 | Oct 29, 2018 | $0.6590 | +6.5% | Raise |
| Jun 29, 2018 | Jul 27, 2018 | $0.6190 | -2.7% | Cut |
| Apr 2, 2018 | Apr 26, 2018 | $0.6360 | +1.3% | Raise |
| Dec 29, 2017 | Jan 29, 2018 | $0.6280 | -0.8% | Cut |
| Oct 2, 2017 | Oct 27, 2017 | $0.6330 | +8.6% | Raise |
| Jun 29, 2017 | Jul 27, 2017 | $0.5830 | +2.3% | Raise |
| Mar 31, 2017 | Apr 26, 2017 | $0.5700 | +4.4% | Raise |
| Dec 29, 2016 | Jan 27, 2017 | $0.5460 | -3.0% | Cut |
| Sep 30, 2016 | Oct 27, 2016 | $0.5630 | +1.1% | Raise |
| Jun 30, 2016 | Jul 27, 2016 | $0.5570 | +0.5% | Raise |
| Apr 1, 2016 | Apr 27, 2016 | $0.5540 | +9.9% | Raise |
| Dec 31, 2015 | Jan 27, 2016 | $0.5040 | -4.5% | Cut |
| Oct 2, 2015 | Oct 28, 2015 | $0.5280 | -2.6% | Cut |
| Jul 6, 2015 | — | $0.5420 | -7.4% | Cut |
| Jul 2, 2015 | Jul 29, 2015 | $0.5850 | +8.5% | Raise |
| Apr 2, 2015 | Apr 28, 2015 | $0.5390 | -5.1% | Cut |
| Jan 2, 2015 | Jan 28, 2015 | $0.5680 | -4.1% | Cut |
| Oct 3, 2014 | Oct 29, 2014 | $0.5920 | -1.2% | Cut |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Jul 29, 2014 | $0.5990 | +3.3% | Raise |
| Mar 28, 2014 | Apr 28, 2014 | $0.5800 | -0.2% | Unchanged |
| Jan 3, 2014 | Jan 29, 2014 | $0.5810 | -3.3% | Cut |
| Sep 27, 2013 | Oct 29, 2013 | $0.6010 | +4.9% | Raise |
| Jun 28, 2013 | Jul 29, 2013 | $0.5730 | -1.9% | Cut |
| Mar 28, 2013 | Apr 26, 2013 | $0.5840 | +1.7% | Raise |
| Dec 28, 2012 | Jan 29, 2013 | $0.5740 | -1.0% | Cut |
| Sep 28, 2012 | Oct 29, 2012 | $0.5800 | +8.2% | Raise |
| Jun 29, 2012 | Jul 27, 2012 | $0.5360 | -2.5% | Cut |
| Mar 30, 2012 | Apr 26, 2012 | $0.5500 | +7.4% | Raise |
| Dec 29, 2011 | Jan 27, 2012 | $0.5120 | +1.6% | Raise |
| Sep 30, 2011 | Oct 27, 2011 | $0.5040 | -5.6% | Cut |
| Jun 30, 2011 | Jul 27, 2011 | $0.5340 | -0.6% | Cut |
| Apr 1, 2011 | Apr 27, 2011 | $0.5370 | +9.6% | Raise |
| Dec 31, 2010 | Jan 27, 2011 | $0.4900 | +3.2% | Raise |
| Oct 1, 2010 | Oct 27, 2010 | $0.4750 | +1.7% | Raise |
| Jul 1, 2010 | Jul 28, 2010 | $0.4670 | -3.1% | Cut |
| Apr 1, 2010 | Apr 28, 2010 | $0.4820 | +3.4% | Raise |
| Dec 31, 2009 | Jan 27, 2010 | $0.4660 | +2.2% | Raise |
| Oct 2, 2009 | Oct 28, 2009 | $0.4560 | +7.3% | Raise |
| Jul 2, 2009 | Jul 29, 2009 | $0.4250 | +8.7% | Raise |
| Apr 3, 2009 | Apr 28, 2009 | $0.3910 | -0.8% | Cut |
| Jan 2, 2009 | Jan 28, 2009 | $0.3940 | -14.2% | Cut |
| Oct 3, 2008 | Oct 29, 2008 | $0.4590 | -5.7% | Cut |
| Jun 30, 2008 | — | $0.4870 | +2.5% | Raise |
| Mar 28, 2008 | Apr 28, 2008 | $0.4750 | +0.4% | Unchanged |
| Dec 28, 2007 | Jan 29, 2008 | $0.4730 | +5.1% | Raise |
| Sep 28, 2007 | Oct 29, 2007 | $0.4500 | +6.9% | Raise |
| Jun 29, 2007 | — | $0.4210 | +16.3% | Raise |
| Mar 30, 2007 | Apr 26, 2007 | $0.3620 | -0.3% | Unchanged |
| Dec 28, 2006 | Jan 29, 2007 | $0.3630 | +4.6% | Raise |
| Sep 29, 2006 | Oct 27, 2006 | $0.3470 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jun 29, 2006 | Jul 27, 2006 | $0.3470 | +12.7% | Raise |
| Mar 31, 2006 | Apr 26, 2006 | $0.3080 | -0.3% | Unchanged |
| Dec 29, 2005 | Jan 27, 2006 | $0.3090 | -9.1% | Cut |
| Sep 30, 2005 | Oct 27, 2005 | $0.3400 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jun 30, 2005 | Jul 27, 2005 | $0.3400 | +6.3% | Raise |
| Apr 1, 2005 | — | $0.3200 | +23.1% | Raise |
| Dec 31, 2004 | Jan 27, 2005 | $0.2600 | -13.3% | Cut |
| Oct 1, 2004 | — | $0.3000 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jul 1, 2004 | Jul 28, 2004 | $0.3000 | +20.0% | Raise |
| Apr 2, 2004 | Apr 28, 2004 | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jan 2, 2004 | Jan 28, 2004 | $0.2500 | +13.6% | Raise |
| Oct 3, 2003 | Oct 29, 2003 | $0.2200 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jun 30, 2003 | Jul 29, 2003 | $0.2200 | +10.0% | Raise |
| Mar 28, 2003 | Apr 28, 2003 | $0.2000 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jan 3, 2003 | Jan 29, 2003 | $0.2000 | +8.1% | Raise |
| Sep 27, 2002 | Oct 29, 2002 | $0.1850 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jun 28, 2002 | — | $0.1850 | — | First |
BNS dividend history — FAQ
How much is BNS's dividend?
As of Oct 17, 2026, BNS's most recent dividend was $0.8000 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Oct 6, 2026 and a pay date of Oct 28, 2026. Over the last 12 months it paid $2.3950 per share across 3 payments, a trailing yield of 2.61%.
How often does BNS pay a dividend?
The Bank of Nova Scotia pays on a quarterly schedule. It made 3 payments in the last 12 months and 3 in 2025.
When is BNS's next dividend?
BNS's next ex-dividend date has not been announced yet. Based on its quarterly schedule, the next payment follows the pattern in the table above.
Has BNS ever cut its dividend?
Yes. Our payment-by-payment record shows 30 regular payments lower than the one before it; the most recent annual reduction was in 2025.
How much did BNS pay in dividends in 2025?
BNS paid $2.2830 per share across 3 payments in 2025, down 27.4% from 2024.
What was BNS's total return including dividends over the last year?
Over the 12 months to Oct 17, 2026, BNS paid $2.3950 per share, 3.76% of its price a year earlier, while its price moved +43.7%. That is an approximate total return of +47.4% before taxes and reinvestment.
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Amounts are per share and adjusted for stock splits, so early payments appear smaller than the cash paid at the time; a year with an extra or missing ex-date shows as a jump in the annual table. Change compares each regular payment with the previous regular one; payments of at least 2.5 times the recent median are treated as specials. Data refreshes daily; informational only, not investment advice. Back to BNS