COMPARE · Data as of August 28, 2026
BNS vs CM
Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. BNS scored 75.0, CM scored 76.0 — CM leads.
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BNS
The Bank of Nova Scotia
62Fin
$92.39 · $112.6B
fundamentals as of
Strength gap
1.4
CM leads
CM
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
63.4Fin
$114.33 · $103.8B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
- CheapestCM15.2x
- Fastest growthCM+13.7%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
BNS
CM
+10.4%B
Rev
+13.7%B+
16.7xC+
P/E
15.2xB
11.5%B
ROE
15.6%B+
1.75B
P/B
2.26C+
3.5%B+
Yield
2.7%B
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
The companies
BNSThe Bank of Nova Scotia
Why now
Banks - Diversified · market cap $112.6b. Trading near 52-week high of $94.96 — momentum setup, limited technical margin of safety. Revenue growing +10%, comfortably above the S&P median. 3 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $90.90 (implying -2% upside).
Moat
Net margin 28% sits well above the S&P median (~11%) — suggests structural pricing advantage or cost discipline competitors can't quickly close. ROE 11% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere. $112.6b market cap gives the company enough scale to absorb fixed costs that subscale competitors can't, without yet being so large that growth has to come from acquisition.
Risk
Trading within 3% of the 52-week high — limited technical margin of safety; a momentum reversal would test conviction. Balance-sheet financial — book value, net interest margin, and credit loss provisions are the lever points; a rates regime change or a deterioration in the loan book moves the stock more than EPS does.
CMCanadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Why now
Banks - Diversified · market cap $103.8b. 8% off the 52-week high of $124.86. Revenue growing +14%, comfortably above the S&P median. 3 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $118.45 (implying +4% upside).
Moat
Net margin 34% is exceptional — pricing-power territory rare outside premium software, branded staples, and specialty pharma. ROE 16% sits above Buffett's preferred 15% threshold — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately. $103.8b market cap gives the company enough scale to absorb fixed costs that subscale competitors can't, without yet being so large that growth has to come from acquisition.
Risk
Balance-sheet financial — book value, net interest margin, and credit loss provisions are the lever points; a rates regime change or a deterioration in the loan book moves the stock more than EPS does.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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