Bank Of Nova Scotia BNS
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Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Cash from Investing Activities (2011 - 2026)

Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) posted quarterly Cash from Investing Activities of -$7.5 billion for Q1 2026, down 160.36% year-over-year from $12.5 billion in Q1 2025, and down 261.83% quarter-over-quarter from $4.7 billion in Q4 2025.

Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Cash from Investing Activities (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) has reported Cash from Investing Activities for 16 consecutive years, with -$7.5 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Cash from Investing Activities fell 160.36% year-over-year to -$7.5 billion; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at -$2.2 billion (up 76.27% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.1 billion, up 120.46% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities declined to -$7.5 billion in Q1 2026 per BNS's latest filing, from $4.7 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Investing Activities topped out at $11.7 billion in Q2 2023 and bottomed at -$15.3 billion in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, Cash from Investing Activities has averaged -$2.6 billion across 5 years, with a median of -$2.9 billion in 2025.
  • On a YoY basis, Cash from Investing Activities climbed as much as 285.5% in 2023 and fell as far as 352.57% in 2023.
  • Bank Of Nova Scotia's Cash from Investing Activities stood at $5.0 billion in 2022, then tumbled by 225.28% to -$6.3 billion in 2023, then advanced by 1.6% to -$6.2 billion in 2024, then surged by 174.94% to $4.7 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 261.83% to -$7.5 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BNS's Cash from Investing Activities at -$7.5 billion in Q1 2026, $4.7 billion in Q4 2025, and $122.3 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Bank Of America 441.62 Bn -146.87 Bn 30.39 Bn -16.76 Bn
2 Hsbc Holdings 357.01 Bn 357.01 Bn - -
3 Royal Bank Of Canada 286.58 Bn 87.66 Bn - -19.26 Bn
4 Wells Fargo & Company 254.86 Bn 50.89 Bn - -29.87 Bn
5 Mitsubishi Ufj Financial 251.70 Bn -141.92 Bn 10.89 Bn -
6 Citigroup 223.37 Bn -2,078.94 Bn 24.75 Bn -
7 Banco Santander 209.76 Bn 30.11 Bn - -
8 Toronto Dominion Bank 194.48 Bn 19.99 Bn - -2.82 Bn
9 UBS Group AG 167.76 Bn -47.95 Bn - -
10 Bank Of Nova Scotia 108.17 Bn -56.16 Bn - -7.54 Bn

Historic Data

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Jan 31, 2026 -7.54 Bn
Jan 31, 2026 -7.54 Bn
Oct 31, 2025 4.66 Bn
Oct 31, 2025 4.66 Bn
Jul 31, 2025 122.27 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 122.27 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 598.72 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 598.72 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 -2.90 Bn
Jan 31, 2025 -2.90 Bn
Oct 31, 2024 -6.22 Bn
Oct 31, 2024 -6.22 Bn
Jul 31, 2024 -3.98 Bn
Jul 31, 2024 -3.98 Bn
Apr 30, 2024 4.00 Bn
Apr 30, 2024 4.00 Bn
Jan 31, 2024 -882.49 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 -882.49 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 -6.32 Bn
Oct 31, 2023 -6.32 Bn