Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) EBT Margin (2011 - 2026)
Bank Of Nova Scotia's EBT Margin was 37.02% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 1.64 percentage points from 35.38% a year earlier and up 2.14 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) EBT Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Bank Of Nova Scotia's EBT Margin was 33.56% through Jul 31, 2026, up 6.50 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), it was 27.85%, down 1.63 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBT Margin has now declined for three consecutive fiscal years, though with a five-year change of +1.05 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, EBT Margin was 29.47% in FY2024 (-0.55 pp), 30.02% in FY2023 (-11.14 pp), 41.16% in FY2022 (+0.12 pp) and 41.04% in FY2021 (+14.25 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly EBT Margin since fiscal Q3 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBT Margin has increased for five straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.98 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBT Margin over five years was fiscal Q1 2026 (a gain of 14.53 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q4 2023 (a drop of 15.67 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, BNS's EBT Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 34.88% (Q2 2026), 32.87% (Q1 2026) and 29.20% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Citigroup | 205.25 Bn | -2,192.43 Bn | 23.76 Bn | 30.64% |
| 2 | Bhp | 201.96 Bn | 156.98 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of Nova Scotia | 114.44 Bn | -316.95 Bn | - | 37.02% |
| 4 | Vylor | 48.40 Bn | 46.20 Bn | 313.00 Mn | -70.50% |
| 5 | Nokia | 46.28 Bn | 46.28 Bn | 2.58 Bn | 9.01% |
| 6 | Haleon | 41.09 Bn | 34.80 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Gold Fields | 32.02 Bn | 28.94 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Smith & Nephew | 27.46 Bn | 24.86 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Sprott Physical Gold Trust | 13.93 Bn | 13.78 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.19 Bn | 10.88 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 37.02% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 34.88% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 32.87% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 29.20% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 35.38% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 28.33% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 18.34% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 25.80% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 28.25% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 31.50% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 32.40% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 18.00% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 33.33% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 33.24% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 35.96% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 33.67% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 40.98% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 44.88% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 44.78% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 42.25% |
Bank Of Nova Scotia EBT Margin 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=ebt-margin&ticker=BNS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-margin", "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=ebt-margin&ticker=BNS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();