BNS PEER ANALYSIS

Bank of Nova Scotia — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

BNSBank of Nova Scotia

🇨🇦 Canada · TO · Financial Services · Banks - Diversified

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Overall Profile & Returns

· Banks - Diversified

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

BNSIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	BNS	BNY	INGA	WBC	NAB	ANZ	Ind. Median
P/E	16.64	17.56	12.91●	—	—	18.79	14.83
P/B	1.75	2.34	1.63	1.79	1.96	1.56●	1.79
EV/EBITDA	31.29	-10.29●	24.75	—	—	19.56	19.45
P/S	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Financial Health
Metric	BNS	BNY	INGA	WBC	NAB	ANZ	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	0.04	0.57	0.08	0.07	0.00	3.48●	0.44
Debt/Equity	328.6%	118.9%●	423.2%	319.0%	313.7%	364.9%	294.1%
NetDebt/EBITDA	20.20	-21.46●	15.80	—	—	8.49	8.47

Profitability
Metric	BNS	BNY	INGA	WBC	NAB	ANZ	Ind. Median
Net Margin	15.6%●	14.7%	15.4%	—	—	9.3%	17.3%
ROE	11.1%	13.6%●	12.5%	—	—	8.3%	12.1%
ROA	0.7%	1.2%●	0.6%	—	—	0.5%	0.7%
EBITDA Margin	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Growth + Dividend
Metric	BNS	BNY	INGA	WBC	NAB	ANZ	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NI Growth	43.8%●	26.2%	2.5%	—	—	-12.9%	12.5%
Div. Yield	3.6%	1.4%	—	4.3%	4.4%	4.8%●	2.8%
Payout	62.3%	28.6%	—	—	—	61.8%	40.2%

Valuation
Metric	BNS	CM	BMO	NA	TD	RY	Ind. Median
P/E	16.64	15.91●	18.71	19.76	19.64	18.98	14.83
P/B	1.75●	2.30	2.06	2.64	2.30	2.93	1.79
EV/EBITDA	31.29	23.67	-3.42●	22.03	25.86	31.22	19.45
P/S	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Financial Health
Metric	BNS	CM	BMO	NA	TD	RY	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	0.04	0.10	0.48	0.69	0.28	4.42●	0.44
Debt/Equity	328.6%	276.3%	194.7%●	294.1%	556.9%	277.3%	294.1%
NetDebt/EBITDA	20.20	12.33	-15.34●	8.46	11.96	13.90	8.47

Profitability
Metric	BNS	CM	BMO	NA	TD	RY	Ind. Median
Net Margin	15.6%	18.4%●	12.6%	16.9%	13.2%	18.4%	17.3%
ROE	11.1%	15.4%	11.4%	13.9%	11.9%	16.2%●	12.1%
ROA	0.7%	0.9%	0.7%	0.8%	0.7%	1.0%●	0.7%
EBITDA Margin	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Growth + Dividend
Metric	BNS	CM	BMO	NA	TD	RY	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NI Growth	43.8%●	25.5%	17.8%	18.8%	-14.2%	21.5%	12.5%
Div. Yield	3.6%●	2.5%	2.7%	2.2%	2.5%	2.2%	2.8%
Payout	62.3%	42.7%	52.4%	44.8%	52.0%	41.6%	40.2%

The green dot marks the best value in the group given the metric direction (higher/lower is better). All metrics use trailing-twelve-month (TTM) data.

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