Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026)

Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) posted quarterly Change in Inventory of -$8.1 billion for Q1 2026, down 167.32% YoY from $12.0 billion in Q1 2025, and up 44.06% sequentially from -$14.4 billion in Q4 2025.

Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Bank Of Nova Scotia has disclosed Change in Inventory across 18 years of filings, most recently posting -$8.1 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Change in Inventory fell 167.32% year-over-year to -$8.1 billion; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at -$23.9 billion (down 675.71% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$14.6 billion, down 74.9% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory climbed to -$8.1 billion in Q1 2026, from -$14.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Change in Inventory for BNS reached as high as $15.1 billion in Q2 2022 and fell as low as -$14.4 billion in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Change in Inventory is -$2.4 billion (2023), against an average of -$242.9 million.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Change in Inventory surged 415.67% — and 2025, when it sank 423.65%.
  • A 5-year view of Change in Inventory shows it stood at $8.5 billion in 2022, then plunged by 62.82% to $3.2 billion in 2023, then soared by 40.85% to $4.4 billion in 2024, then slumped by 423.65% to -$14.4 billion in 2025, then jumped by 44.06% to -$8.1 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Change in Inventory over the past three periods registered -$8.1 billion, -$14.4 billion, and -$5.1 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Hsbc Holdings 1,641.64 Bn 1,642.09 Bn - -
2 Bank Of America 423.61 Bn -183.09 Bn 29.24 Bn -
3 Wells Fargo & Company 264.70 Bn 189.62 Bn - -14.40 Bn
4 Citigroup 256.70 Bn -1,928.30 Bn 19.85 Bn -25.07 Bn
5 UBS Group AG 156.73 Bn 156.73 Bn - -
6 Bank of New York Mellon 100.92 Bn 44.00 Bn - 3.57 Bn
7 Jpmorgan Chase 93.06 Bn 120.14 Bn - -
8 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial 92.45 Bn 93.39 Bn - -
9 Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son 2.40 Bn -454.67 Mn 152.73 Mn -
10 Bank Of Nova Scotia - - - -8.05 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 -8.05 Bn
Jan 31, 2026 -8.05 Bn
Oct 31, 2025 -14.40 Bn
Oct 31, 2025 -14.40 Bn
Jul 31, 2025 -5.09 Bn
Jul 31, 2025 -5.09 Bn
Apr 30, 2025 3.66 Bn
Apr 30, 2025 3.66 Bn
Jan 31, 2025 -3.01 Bn
Jan 31, 2025 -3.01 Bn
Oct 31, 2024 4.45 Bn
Oct 31, 2024 4.45 Bn
Jul 31, 2024 -1.16 Bn
Jul 31, 2024 -1.16 Bn
Apr 30, 2024 -3.35 Bn
Apr 30, 2024 -3.35 Bn
Jan 31, 2024 -7.16 Bn
Jan 31, 2024 -7.16 Bn
Oct 31, 2023 3.16 Bn
Oct 31, 2023 3.16 Bn