Bank of Nova Scotia vs Royal Bank of Canada
BNS and RY side by side, both in commercial banks. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BNS and RY compare
Royal Bank of Canada grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (10.4% versus 9.2% for Bank of Nova Scotia).
Royal Bank of Canada keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 32.0% compared with 25.1% at Bank of Nova Scotia.
Royal Bank of Canada scores higher on the StockData Score (6 against 3 for Bank of Nova Scotia), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | BNS | RY |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Share price | $93.76 | $202.98 |
| Change, 1 year | 43.6% | 38.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 40.8% | 91.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.72 | 0.61 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 3 | 6 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 9.2% | 10.4% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 3.8% | 7.1% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 38.8% (better) | 18.8% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 47.1% (better) | 20.0% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 1.4% | 12.5% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 25.1% | 32.0% (better) |
| Return on equity | 11.6% | 16.2% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Payout ratio | 59.6% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 44.0% | 44.1% |
| Held by insiders | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 | – |
Go deeper
- BNS stock overview
- BNS income statement
- BNS valuation and score
- RY stock overview
- RY income statement
- RY valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.