Bank Nova Scotia Halifax Pfd 3 (BNS) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 97 recorded BNS dividend payments, running from June 28, 2002 to October 6, 2026 — 25 calendar years. Together those payments total $52.87 per share. BNS has most often paid quarterly.
BNS's payment rate did not increase in the most recent complete year, so its growth streak currently stands at zero.
Across 25 years of recorded history, BNS's payment rate has never fallen materially from one complete year to the next.
BNS dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.28 | 3 (timing) | $0.740 | — |
| 2024 | $3.14 | 4 | $0.784 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | $3.11 | 4 | $0.774 | — |
| 2022 | $2.34 | 3 (timing) | $0.799 | — |
| 2021 | $3.65 | 5 (timing) | $0.716 | — |
| 2020 | $2.67 | 4 | $0.670 | — |
| 2019 | $2.00 | 3 (timing) | $0.664 | — |
| 2018 | $2.54 | 4 | $0.629 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | $2.41 | 4 | $0.605 | +9.0% |
| 2016 | $2.22 | 4 | $0.556 | — |
| 2015 | $3.27 | 6 (timing) | $0.540 | — |
| 2014 | $2.35 | 4 | $0.587 | — |
| 2013 | $1.76 | 3 (timing) | $0.584 | — |
| 2012 | $2.24 | 4 | $0.562 | +7.5% |
| 2011 | $2.09 | 4 | $0.523 | +9.3% |
| 2010 | $1.91 | 4 | $0.478 | — |
| 2009 | $2.13 | 5 (timing) | $0.425 | — |
| 2008 | $1.42 | 3 (timing) | $0.475 | — |
| 2007 | $1.71 | 4 | $0.435 | +25.5% |
| 2006 | $1.36 | 4 | $0.347 | +5.2% |
| 2005 | $1.31 | 4 | $0.330 | — |
| 2004 | $1.36 | 5 (timing) | $0.260 | — |
| 2003 | $0.840 | 4 | $0.210 | — |
| 2002 | $0.370 | 2 (timing) | $0.185 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than BNS's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent BNS dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| October 6, 2026 | $0.800 |
| July 7, 2026 | $0.803 |
| April 7, 2026 | $0.792 |
| July 2, 2025 | $0.806 |
| April 1, 2025 | $0.737 |
| January 7, 2025 | $0.740 |
| October 2, 2024 | $0.786 |
| July 3, 2024 | $0.775 |
| April 1, 2024 | $0.783 |
| January 2, 2024 | $0.800 |
| September 29, 2023 | $0.786 |
| July 5, 2023 | $0.800 |
| April 3, 2023 | $0.762 |
| January 3, 2023 | $0.759 |
| October 3, 2022 | $0.745 |
| July 5, 2022 | $0.800 |
| April 4, 2022 | $0.799 |
| December 31, 2021 | $0.785 |
| October 4, 2021 | $0.712 |
| July 6, 2021 | $0.730 |
| April 5, 2021 | $0.716 |
| January 4, 2021 | $0.707 |
| October 5, 2020 | $0.676 |
| July 6, 2020 | $0.664 |
| April 6, 2020 | $0.634 |
| January 6, 2020 | $0.692 |
| September 30, 2019 | $0.679 |
| June 28, 2019 | $0.664 |
| April 1, 2019 | $0.652 |
| December 31, 2018 | $0.623 |
| October 1, 2018 | $0.659 |
| June 29, 2018 | $0.619 |
| April 2, 2018 | $0.636 |
| December 29, 2017 | $0.628 |
| October 2, 2017 | $0.633 |
| June 29, 2017 | $0.583 |
| March 31, 2017 | $0.570 |
| December 29, 2016 | $0.546 |
| September 30, 2016 | $0.563 |
| June 30, 2016 | $0.557 |
| April 1, 2016 | $0.554 |
| December 31, 2015 | $0.504 |
| October 2, 2015 | $0.528 |
| July 6, 2015 | $0.542 |
| July 2, 2015 | $0.585 |
| April 2, 2015 | $0.539 |
| January 2, 2015 | $0.568 |
| October 3, 2014 | $0.592 |
| June 27, 2014 | $0.599 |
| March 28, 2014 | $0.580 |
| January 3, 2014 | $0.581 |
| September 27, 2013 | $0.601 |
| June 28, 2013 | $0.573 |
| March 28, 2013 | $0.584 |
| December 28, 2012 | $0.574 |
| September 28, 2012 | $0.580 |
| June 29, 2012 | $0.536 |
| March 30, 2012 | $0.550 |
| December 29, 2011 | $0.512 |
| September 30, 2011 | $0.504 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 97 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
BNS dividend history questions
How many dividends has BNS paid?
DivTrkr has 97 recorded BNS dividend payments between June 28, 2002 and October 6, 2026, totalling $52.87 per share across 25 calendar years.
Has BNS ever cut its dividend?
Not in the history DivTrkr holds. Across 25 years of recorded payments the per-payment rate has never fallen by a material amount from one complete year to the next.
How fast is the BNS dividend growing?
There is not yet five full years of BNS payment history to measure a five-year growth rate.
How often does BNS pay a dividend?
BNS has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current BNS dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track BNS free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.