Bank Of Nova Scotia BNS
NYSE BNS
$87.40 +0.96 (+1.11%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 1:25 PM EDT

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

Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) posted quarterly Debt Ratio of 0.02 for Q1 2026, up 822.24% year-over-year from 0.0 in Q1 2025, and up 38.87% quarter-over-quarter from 0.02 in Q4 2025.

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

Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) has reported Debt Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.02 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Debt Ratio rose 822.24% year-over-year to 0.02; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at 0.02 (up 822.24% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.02, down 46.04% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio improved to 0.02 in Q1 2026 per BNS's latest filing, from 0.02 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 0.03 in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 0.0 in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.02 across 5 years, with a median of 0.02 in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Debt Ratio plunged 85.3% — and 2026, when it soared 822.24%.
  • Bank Of Nova Scotia's Debt Ratio stood at 0.02 in 2022, then rose by 1.09% to 0.02 in 2023, then soared by 71.98% to 0.03 in 2024, then sank by 46.04% to 0.02 in 2025, then soared by 38.87% to 0.02 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BNS's Debt Ratio at 0.02 in Q1 2026, 0.02 in Q4 2025, and 0.01 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Bank Of America 440.55 Bn -147.94 Bn 30.39 Bn 0.10
2 Hsbc Holdings 355.59 Bn 355.59 Bn - 0.00
3 Royal Bank Of Canada 287.41 Bn 88.48 Bn - 0.01
4 Wells Fargo & Company 254.45 Bn 50.48 Bn - 0.09
5 Mitsubishi Ufj Financial 251.19 Bn -142.43 Bn 10.89 Bn 0.04
6 Citigroup 222.14 Bn -2,080.17 Bn 24.75 Bn 0.16
7 Banco Santander 209.76 Bn 30.11 Bn - 0.02
8 Toronto Dominion Bank 194.61 Bn 20.12 Bn - 0.00
9 UBS Group AG 166.83 Bn -48.88 Bn - -
10 Bank Of Nova Scotia 107.93 Bn -56.40 Bn - 0.02

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 0.02
Oct 31, 2025 0.02
Jul 31, 2025 0.01
Apr 30, 2025 0.00
Jan 31, 2025 0.00
Oct 31, 2024 0.03
Jul 31, 2024 0.03
Apr 30, 2024 0.02
Jan 31, 2024 0.02
Oct 31, 2023 0.02
Jul 31, 2023 0.02
Apr 30, 2023 0.01
Jan 31, 2023 0.02
Oct 31, 2022 0.02
Jul 31, 2022 0.02
Apr 30, 2022 0.02
Jan 31, 2022 0.02
Oct 31, 2021 0.02
Jul 31, 2021 0.02
Apr 30, 2021 -0.01