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BNS

The Bank of Nova Scotia

Financial Services · $112.4B market cap

Verdict

Share price

$91.19

close of Oct 3, 2026

Fair value

$70.71

Sticker Price

Payback Price

$28.28

buy price

Overpriced

BNS is Overpriced: at $91.19 it trades 29% above its fair value of $70.71. Its buy price (Payback Price) is $28.28, 69% below today's price. Business quality is limited: none of the 5 key numbers clears the 10% bar.

How we valued it

Justified P/B (Financials). A bank or insurer. These are best valued on their book value and how much they earn on it.

Business quality

0 of 5 clear the 10% bar. What are the Big Five?

Earnings per share growth5.3% a year✗
Equity per share growth7.3% a year✗
Sales growth6.8% a year✗
Free cash flow growth9.2% a year✗
Return on invested capital1.0%✗

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Superinvestors

3 of the investors we track hold BNS. In Q2 2026, 1 opened a position and 1 added. Who we track

Prem Watsa

Fairfax Financial Holdings · as of Q2 2026

$31.2M

359,100 shares

Lee Ainslie

Maverick Capital · as of Q2 2026

$4.0M

46,020 shares

Tweedy Browne

Tweedy Browne · as of Q2 2026

$3.7M

42,479 shares

Moves in Q2 2026

New position: Tweedy Browne

Added: Lee Ainslie

About The Bank of Nova Scotia

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…

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Fair value and Payback Price are estimates from the company's reported financials, not investment advice. Prices as of the close of Oct 3, 2026. How the Payback Price works