The Bank of Nova Scotia provides various banking products and services in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Colombia, the Caribbean and Central America, and internationally. It operates through Canadian Banking, International Banking, Global Wealth Management, and Global Banking and Markets segments. The company offers financial advice and solutions, and banking products, including debit and credit cards, chequing and saving accounts, investments, mortgages, loans, and insurance to individuals; and retail automotive financing solutions. It also provides business banking solutions comprising lending, deposit, cash management, and trade finance solutions to small, medium, and large businesses. In addition, it provides wealth management advice and solutions, including online brokerage, mobile investment, full-service brokerage, trust, private banking, and private investment counsel services; and retail mutual funds, exchange traded funds, liquid alternatives, and institutional funds. The company was founded in 1832 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
CEO: Scott Thomson. Company website
The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) trades at $94.07, down 0.03% on the day, as of Sep 20, 2026 14:57 UTC.
The Bank of Nova Scotia has a market capitalisation of $114.68B, calculated from the live BNS share price and shares outstanding.
BNS trades at a trailing P/E of 12.25, from earnings per share of $7.68 over the last twelve months.
The Bank of Nova Scotia generated revenue of $71.51B over the trailing twelve months, which puts the stock at 1.60 times sales.
BNS has traded between $62.98 and $95.34 over the past 52 weeks, and the last price is 1.3% below that high.
Yes. The Bank of Nova Scotia keeps 14.08% of revenue as net income over the trailing twelve months.
Wall Street analysts rate BNS Buy, with an average price target of $72.15, 23.3% below the current price.
The Bank of Nova Scotia is classified under the Financial Services sector and the Banks - Diversified industry, and is domiciled in CA.
Scott Thomson is the chief executive of The Bank of Nova Scotia, which employs 81,734 people.
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