Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) posted quarterly Debt Ratio of 0.0 for Q1 2026, down 29.59% YoY from 0.01 in Q1 2025, and down 25.32% sequentially from 0.01 in Q4 2025.

Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Bank Of Nova Scotia has disclosed Debt Ratio across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 0.0 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Debt Ratio fell 29.59% year-over-year to 0.0; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at 0.0 (down 29.59% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.01, down 5.03% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio eased to 0.0 in Q1 2026, from 0.01 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Debt Ratio for BNS reached as high as 0.01 in Q4 2023 and fell as low as 0.0 in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Debt Ratio is 0.01 (2024), against an average of 0.01.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Debt Ratio rose 24.57% — and 2026, when it declined 29.59%.
  • A 5-year view of Debt Ratio shows it stood at 0.01 in 2022, then rose by 9.45% to 0.01 in 2023, then dropped by 19.25% to 0.01 in 2024, then retreated by 5.03% to 0.01 in 2025, then declined by 25.32% to 0.0 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Debt Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.0, 0.01, and 0.01 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (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 0.10
3 Wells Fargo & Company 264.70 Bn 189.62 Bn - 0.12
4 Citigroup 256.70 Bn -1,928.30 Bn 19.85 Bn 0.14
5 UBS Group AG 156.73 Bn 156.73 Bn - -
6 Bank of New York Mellon 100.92 Bn 44.00 Bn - 0.03
7 Jpmorgan Chase 93.06 Bn 120.14 Bn - 0.16
8 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial 92.45 Bn 93.39 Bn - 0.00
9 Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son 2.40 Bn -454.67 Mn 152.73 Mn 0.01
10 Bank Of Nova Scotia - - - 0.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 0.00
Oct 31, 2025 0.01
Jul 31, 2025 0.01
Apr 30, 2025 0.01
Jan 31, 2025 0.01
Oct 31, 2024 0.01
Jul 31, 2024 0.01
Apr 30, 2024 0.01
Jan 31, 2024 0.01
Oct 31, 2023 0.01
Jul 31, 2023 0.01
Apr 30, 2023 0.01
Jan 31, 2023 0.01
Oct 31, 2022 0.01
Jul 31, 2022 0.01
Apr 30, 2022 0.01
Jan 31, 2022 0.01
Oct 31, 2021 0.01
Jul 31, 2021 0.01
Apr 30, 2021 0.01