Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2025)
Bank Of Nova Scotia's Cash & Equivalents was $6.78 billion in fiscal Q4 2025 (quarter ended Oct 31, 2025), down 9.0% from $7.45 billion a year earlier.
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Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), Cash & Equivalents at Bank Of Nova Scotia came in at $6.72 billion, down 10.1% from FY2024.
- Cash & Equivalents shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -3.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Cash & Equivalents was $7.48 billion in FY2024 (-8.9%), $8.21 billion in FY2023 (+8.9%), $7.54 billion in FY2022 (-32.3%) and $11.12 billion in FY2021 (+37.1%).
- The fiscal Q4 2025 figure marks the lowest quarterly Cash & Equivalents since fiscal Q3 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Cash & Equivalents was higher in four of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 3.3%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Cash & Equivalents over five years was fiscal Q3 2023 (growth of 29.3%); the worst was fiscal Q3 2024 (a decline of 28.6%).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Citigroup | 202.42 Bn | -2,097.46 Bn | 24.75 Bn | - |
| 2 | Bhp | 197.82 Bn | 141.00 Bn | - | 18.53 Bn |
| 3 | Bank Of Nova Scotia | 114.82 Bn | -316.58 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Nokia | 46.63 Bn | 46.63 Bn | 2.58 Bn | - |
| 5 | Haleon | 45.97 Bn | 39.68 Bn | - | 1.09 Bn |
| 6 | Gold Fields | 30.93 Bn | 27.86 Bn | - | 1.78 Bn |
| 7 | Smith & Nephew | 27.06 Bn | 24.45 Bn | - | 754.00 Mn |
| 8 | Sprott Physical Gold Trust | 14.36 Bn | 14.22 Bn | - | 32.17 Mn |
| 9 | Magnum Ice Cream | 11.66 Bn | 10.35 Bn | - | 659.05 Mn |
| 10 | Sprott Physical Silver Trust | 10.66 Bn | 10.33 Bn | - | 12.53 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2025 | 1.11 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 1.51 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 580.68 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 662.84 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 900.69 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 197.52 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2019 | 556.76 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2019 | 8.02 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2019 | 7.18 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2019 | 7.46 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2018 | 6.86 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2018 | 6.14 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2018 | 5.75 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2018 | 6.35 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2017 | 6.10 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2016 | 5.11 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2016 | 1.20 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2016 | 1.20 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2015 | 1.21 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2015 | 1.21 Bn |
API Access
Bank Of Nova Scotia Cash & Equivalents 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=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=BNS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-equivalents", "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=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=BNS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();