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National Bank of Canada stock: dividend

NA.TO
$152.05Closing price of 12 Nov 2026MEQIRI Score 72 out of 100

National Bank of Canada paid $3.59 per share over the last twelve months, 2.36% on the price, and has not cut its dividend for 22 years.

Daily figure as of 13 Nov 2026

Dividend yield over the last 12 months
2.36%
$3.59 per share over 12 months
Dividend per share 2025
$3.26
for fiscal 2025
46%
Raised in a row
5 years
Years with a higher annual dividend than the year before
Growth 5 years
+12.5%
per year, from the last twelve months, without special dividends
Growth 10 years
+8.9%
per year, from the last twelve months, without special dividends

The amounts for the last 12 months and for fiscal 2025 differ if the company has raised or cut its dividend since then.

For banks and insurers we do not show whether free cash flow covers the dividend: there it mostly reflects movements in loans and deposits. The score leaves it out as well.

Dividend dates and payments

Anyone holding the stock on the day before the ex-dividend date receives the dividend. Amounts are per share, before tax.

Last ex-dividend date
28 Sep 2026
$0.9264, paid 1 Nov 2026
Next ex-dividend date
not announced yet
Frequency
quarterly
All 20 payments of the last five years
Ex-dividend datePayment dateDividend per share
28 Sep 20261 Nov 2026$0.9264
29 Jun 20261 Aug 2026$0.9264
30 Mar 20261 May 2026$0.8703
29 Dec 20251 Feb 2026$0.8703
29 Sep 20251 Nov 2025$0.8281
30 Jun 20251 Aug 2025$0.8281
31 Mar 20251 May 2025$0.8001
30 Dec 20241 Feb 2025$0.8001
27 Sep 20241 Nov 2024$0.7720
24 Jun 20241 Aug 2024$0.7720
5 Apr 20241 May 2024$0.7439
21 Dec 20231 Feb 2024$0.7439
22 Sep 20231 Nov 2023$0.7159
23 Jun 20231 Aug 2023$0.7159
24 Mar 20231 May 2023$0.6808
22 Dec 20221 Feb 2023$0.6808
23 Sep 20221 Nov 2022$0.6457
24 Jun 20221 Aug 2022$0.6457
25 Mar 20221 May 2022$0.6106
23 Dec 20211 Feb 2022$0.6106

Is today's dividend yield unusually high?

Dividend yield today

2.36%

lower than in recent years

$3.59 dividend per share over the last twelve months on a price of $152.05

Today 2.36%, on average over fiscal years 2016 to 2025 3.89% (range 2.77 to 4.62%). That is lower than in each of the last 10 fiscal years.

Since the end of fiscal 2025 on 31 Oct 2025, the price has risen more than the dividend, so the yield has fallen.

  • Fiscal year
  • Today, last 12 months

For each fiscal year, the dividend per share for that year divided by the closing price on the last trading day of the fiscal year. The dashed line is the average (median) of the fiscal years.

Dividend development

Dividend per share

Payout ratio

  • of earnings
Figures as a table
YearDividend per shareEarnings per share
2006$0.69$1.83
2007$0.80$1.14
2008$0.87$1.65
2009$0.87$1.74
2010$0.87$2.11
2011$0.96$2.46
2012$1.08$3.30
2013$1.19$3.05
2014$1.32$3.06
2015$1.43$3.20
2016$1.53$2.32
2017$1.60$3.82
2018$1.71$4.22
2019$1.87$4.48
2020$1.99$4.02
2021$1.99$6.28
2022$2.51$6.82
2023$2.79$6.65
2024$3.03$7.57
2025$3.26$7.14

The dividend per share is shown under the fiscal year it was paid for, even when it is paid after that year ends. Special dividends are not included.

Data status and sources

Score
Daily value of 13 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
Price
Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
Latest annual report
Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Oct 2025
Currency
Amounts in US dollars, converted at the ECB reference rate of 12 Nov 2026 ($1 = CA$1.4249)
Source
Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.

Mandatory disclosures for this rating

  • ; time horizon around 12 months
  • Rated Strong, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 22 Oct 2026)
  • Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
  • End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
  • Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
  • Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
  • Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.

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