BNS vs CM
Bank of Nova Scotia and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce /can, side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in CAD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | BNS | CM |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | CAD 37.7B | CAD 29.1B |
| Net income | CAD 7.8B | CAD 8.4B |
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Net margin | 20.6% | 28.9% |
| Return on equity | 9.2% | 13.7% |
| Diluted EPS | CAD 5.67 | CAD 8.57 |
| Dividend / share | CAD 4.32 | CAD 3.88 |
| Payout ratio | 75.4% | — |
| Free cash flow | — | — |
| Equity | CAD 86.9B | CAD 64.1B |
| Net debt / equity | — | — |
| Current ratio | — | — |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 3.8% | 9.2% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 2.8% | 17.3% |
BNS bills 1.3× the revenue of CM, and CM keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (28.9% against 20.6%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner.
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Revenue by year
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | BNS | CM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | CAD 37.7B | CAD 29.1B |
| FY2024 | CAD 33.7B | CAD 25.6B |
| FY2023 | CAD 32.2B | CAD 23.3B |
| FY2022 | CAD 31.4B | CAD 21.8B |
| FY2021 | CAD 31.3B | CAD 20.0B |
| FY2020 | CAD 31.3B | CAD 18.7B |
| FY2019 | CAD 31.0B | CAD 18.6B |
| FY2018 | CAD 28.8B | CAD 17.8B |
| FY2017 | CAD 27.2B | CAD 16.3B |
| FY2016 | CAD 26.4B | CAD 15.0B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | BNS | CM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | CAD 7.8B | CAD 8.4B |
| FY2024 | CAD 7.8B | CAD 7.1B |
| FY2023 | CAD 7.3B | CAD 5.0B |
| FY2022 | CAD 9.9B | CAD 6.2B |
| FY2021 | CAD 9.6B | CAD 6.4B |
| FY2020 | CAD 6.8B | CAD 3.8B |
| FY2019 | CAD 8.4B | CAD 5.1B |
| FY2018 | CAD 8.5B | CAD 5.3B |
| FY2017 | CAD 8.0B | CAD 4.7B |
| FY2016 | CAD 7.1B | CAD 4.3B |
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