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

Bank Of Nova Scotia has disclosed Change in Working Capital across 18 years of filings, most recently posting -$5.8 billion for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Change in Working Capital fell 53.93% year-over-year to -$5.8 billion; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at -$5.4 billion (down 142.72% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$4.0 billion, down 70.38% from the prior year.
• Change in Working Capital slipped to -$5.8 billion in Q1 2026, from $1.4 billion in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Change in Working Capital for BNS reached as high as $5.9 billion in Q4 2022 and fell as low as -$6.1 billion in Q1 2023.
• The 5-year median for Change in Working Capital is $465.2 million (2024), against an average of -$617.7 million.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Change in Working Capital plunged 457.25% — and 2025, when it soared 927.05%.
• A 5-year view of Change in Working Capital shows it stood at $5.9 billion in 2022, then plunged by 63.12% to $2.2 billion in 2023, then surged by 50.85% to $3.3 billion in 2024, then tumbled by 57.79% to $1.4 billion in 2025, then sank by 520.23% to -$5.8 billion in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Change in Working Capital over the past three periods registered -$5.8 billion, $1.4 billion, and $4.8 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.