Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Beginning Cash Balance (2009 - 2026)
Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) reported Beginning Cash Balance of $6.53 billion for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 17.0% from $7.87 billion a year earlier but up 2.5% from the prior quarter.
Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Beginning Cash Balance (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jul 31, 2026, Bank Of Nova Scotia's Beginning Cash Balance came in at $28.15 billion, down 8.3% year-over-year; for FY2024 (ended Oct 31, 2024), it came in at $10.17 billion, down 8.1% from FY2023.
- Beginning Cash Balance has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 2.5% (FY2019 to FY2024).
- By fiscal year, Beginning Cash Balance came in at $11.07 billion in FY2023 (+14.2%), $9.69 billion in FY2022 (-12.9%), $11.12 billion in FY2021 (+2.0%) and $10.9 billion in FY2020 (+21.2%).
- Five-year quarterly Beginning Cash Balance spans a low of $6.13 billion in fiscal Q2 2023 and a high of $12.64 billion in fiscal Q4 2023.
- Year over year, Beginning Cash Balance gained in three of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 5.7%.
- The high point for year-over-year Beginning Cash Balance in five years was fiscal Q4 2023 (growth of 34.2%); the low point was fiscal Q4 2024 (a decline of 26.8%).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Citigroup | 217.23 Bn | -2,082.64 Bn | 24.75 Bn |
| 2 | Bhp | 215.58 Bn | 159.38 Bn | - |
| 3 | Bank Of Nova Scotia | 112.36 Bn | -322.86 Bn | - |
| 4 | Nokia | 58.28 Bn | 58.28 Bn | 2.58 Bn |
| 5 | Haleon | 40.29 Bn | 33.48 Bn | - |
| 6 | Gold Fields | 32.31 Bn | 29.12 Bn | - |
| 7 | Sprott Physical Gold Trust | 14.84 Bn | 14.70 Bn | - |
| 8 | Sprott Physical Silver Trust | 11.90 Bn | 11.57 Bn | - |
| 9 | Magnum Ice Cream | 10.88 Bn | 9.56 Bn | - |
| 10 | Sprott Physical Gold & Silver Trust | 7.92 Bn | 7.86 Bn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 6.53 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 6.37 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 7.39 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 7.87 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 6.95 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 6.63 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 9.25 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 7.13 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 6.79 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 7.53 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 12.64 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 6.96 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 6.13 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 8.20 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 9.41 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 8.28 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 8.34 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 7.66 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 8.55 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 6.46 Bn |
Bank Of Nova Scotia Beginning Cash Balance API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=beginning-cash-balance&ticker=BNS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "beginning-cash-balance", "ticker": "BNS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=beginning-cash-balance&ticker=BNS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();