Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX:BNS.PR.P.PFD) Forward Dividend Yield % : 3.35% (As of Apr. 25, 2024)

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What is Bank of Nova Scotia Forward Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-04-25), the Forward Annual Dividend Yield of Bank of Nova Scotia is 3.35%.

As of today (2024-04-25), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Bank of Nova Scotia is 3.35%.

TSX:BNS.PR.P.PFD's Forward Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
79.25% of 1171 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 4.14 vs TSX:BNS.PR.P.PFD: 3.35

Bank of Nova Scotia's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was C$0.00.

During the past 12 months, Bank of Nova Scotia's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 2.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Bank of Nova Scotia was 25.70% per year. The lowest was 2.20% per year. And the median was 7.15% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.

Competitive Comparison of Bank of Nova Scotia's Forward Dividend Yield %

For the Banks - Diversified subindustry, Bank of Nova Scotia's Forward Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Forward Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Bank of Nova Scotia's Forward Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Bank of Nova Scotia's Forward Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bank of Nova Scotia's Forward Dividend Yield % falls into.

Bank of Nova Scotia Forward Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX:BNS.PR.P.PFD) Forward Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX:BNS.PR.P.PFD) Business Description

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Address

1709 Hollis Street, Scotia Plaza, 8th floor, Halifax, NS, CAN, B3J 1W1

Website

https://www.scotiabank.com

Bank of Nova Scotia is a global financial services provider. The bank has five business segments: Canadian banking, international banking, global wealth management, global banking and markets, and other. It offers a range of advice, products, and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets. The bank's international operations span numerous countries and are more concentrated in Central and South America.

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