/BNS
The Bank of Nova Scotia
BNS • NYSEBNS • NYSE • Financial Services
$72.08-1.17%-0.85
$72.08-1.17%(-0.85)Financial Services
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Valuation
50Fair Value
Sentiment
50Neutral
Risk
73Low Risk
Momentum
61Positive
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Financial Statements
Margin Trends
Gross
44.3%▼56.0pp
Revenue after COGS
Operating
14.4%▼30.4pp
After operating expenses
Net
10.6%▼15.7pp
Bottom-line profitability
Gross Margin
Operating Margin
Net Margin
Valuation Snapshot
P/E Ratio
14.7
Price vs earnings
EV/EBITDA
45.6
Enterprise value
FCF Yield
4.4%
Cash generation
Earnings Yield
6.8%
Inverse of P/E
Capital Efficiency
3
GoAI Quality ScoreWeak
ROEReturn on Equity
9.0%Fair
ROAReturn on Assets
0.5%Fair
ROICReturn on Invested Capital
1.1%Fair
Financial Health
Current RatioWeak
0.12
Short-term solvency (>1.5)
Net Debt / EBITDAHigh
36.16x
Debt repayment capacity (<3x)
Income QualityFair
0.70
Cash backs earnings (>1)
Revenue & Profitability
Revenue
Net Income
Net Loss
Income Statement
| Metric | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $73.18B | $29.48B | $31.79B | $31.15B | $30.91B |
| Gross Profit | $32.38B | $29.56B | $31.79B | $31.15B | $30.91B |
| Gross Margin | 44.3% | 100.3% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Operating Income | $10.51B | $13.18B | $8.69B | $28.12B | $12.49B |
| Net Income | $7.79B | $7.76B | $7.41B | $9.92B | $9.62B |
| Net Margin | 10.6% | 26.3% | 23.3% | 31.8% | 31.1% |
| EPS | $5.69 | $5.94 | $5.84 | $8.05 | $7.74 |
Average Price Target
$72.15▲ 0.1% Upside
Past 12 Months
12 Month Forecast
Based on 50 Wall Street analysts offering 12 month price targets for The Bank of Nova Scotia, the average price target is $72.15, with a high forecast of $75.60 and a low forecast of $67.00. The average price target represents a 0.1% increase from the current price of $72.08.
Highest
$75.60
Average
$72.15
Lowest
$67.00
Rating Distribution
Strong Buy
0
0%
Buy
10
53%
Hold
8
42%
Sell
1
5%
Strong Sell
0
0%
Recent Analyst Ratings
FirmActionRatingDate
RBC Capital● Maintain
Sector Perform
2026-02-25RBC Capital● Maintain
Sector Perform
2025-12-03RBC Capital● Maintain
Sector Perform
2025-08-27RBC Capital● Maintain
Sector Perform
2025-02-26RBC Capital● Maintain
Sector Perform
2024-12-04Scotiabank● Maintain
Hold
2023-08-30Scotiabank● Maintain
Hold
2023-08-29Barclays● Maintain
Underweight
2023-08-21Barclays● Maintain
Underweight
2023-08-20RBC Capital● Maintain
Sector Perform
2023-05-26Earnings History & Surprises
BEAT RATE
61%
Last 18 quarters
AVG SURPRISE
+0.7%
EPS vs Estimate
BEATS / MISSES
11/6
1 met exactly
LATEST EPS
$1.48
Q1 '26
QUARTERLY EPS TREND
Estimated
Beat
Miss
QUARTERLY DETAIL
Q1 '26
+4.2%
$1.48 vs $1.42
Q4 '25
+4.5%
$1.39 vs $1.33
Q3 '25
+7.0%
$1.37 vs $1.28
Q2 '25
-7.0%
$1.06 vs $1.14
Q1 '25
+4.3%
$1.22 vs $1.17
Q4 '24
-0.9%
$1.15 vs $1.16
Q3 '24
$1.19 vs $1.19
Q2 '24
+1.8%
$1.16 vs $1.14
Q1 '24
+5.0%
$1.25 vs $1.19
Q4 '23
-21.8%
$0.93 vs $1.19
Q3 '23
+1.6%
$1.30 vs $1.28
Q2 '23
-5.3%
$1.25 vs $1.32
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