Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Bank Of Nova Scotia's Debt Ratio was 0.19 in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 9.7% from 0.21 a year earlier and down 0.8% from the prior quarter.
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Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), Debt Ratio at Bank Of Nova Scotia came in at 0.21, down 2.4% from FY2024.
- In earlier fiscal years, Debt Ratio was 0.21 in FY2024 (+3.5%), 0.20 in FY2023 (+3.8%), 0.20 in FY2022 (-4.1%) and 0.21 in FY2021 (-5.1%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Debt Ratio since fiscal Q2 2020.
- Compared with a year earlier, Debt Ratio has declined for four straight quarters, with an average decline of 2.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Debt Ratio over five years was fiscal Q2 2023 (growth of 5.3%); the worst was fiscal Q2 2022 (a decline of 10.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, BNS's Debt Ratio in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 0.19 (Q2 2026), 0.20 (Q1 2026) and 0.21 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Citigroup | 219.44 Bn | -2,080.43 Bn | 24.75 Bn | 0.02 |
| 2 | Bhp | 215.50 Bn | 159.30 Bn | - | 0.03 |
| 3 | Bank Of Nova Scotia | 114.31 Bn | -320.91 Bn | - | 0.19 |
| 4 | Nokia | 59.49 Bn | 59.49 Bn | 2.58 Bn | - |
| 5 | Haleon | 40.60 Bn | 33.79 Bn | - | -0.26 |
| 6 | Gold Fields | 32.92 Bn | 29.72 Bn | - | 0.18 |
| 7 | Sprott Physical Gold Trust | 14.95 Bn | 14.82 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Sprott Physical Silver Trust | 12.17 Bn | 11.84 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Magnum Ice Cream | 11.35 Bn | 10.03 Bn | - | 0.35 |
| 10 | Sprott Physical Gold & Silver Trust | 8.00 Bn | 7.94 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 0.19 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 0.19 |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 0.20 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 0.21 |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 0.21 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 0.21 |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 0.21 |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 0.21 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 0.21 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 0.21 |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 0.21 |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 0.20 |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 0.20 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 0.21 |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 0.20 |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 0.20 |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 0.20 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 0.20 |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 0.20 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 0.21 |
API Access
Bank Of Nova Scotia Debt Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=BNS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "ticker": "BNS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=BNS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();