Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) FCF Margin (2011 - 2026)
Bank Of Nova Scotia's FCF Margin came in at -158.33% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 205.26 percentage points from 46.93% a year earlier and down 333.19 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) FCF Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jul 31, 2026, Bank Of Nova Scotia reported FCF Margin of 19.89%, down 32.90 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), it was 15.25%, down 32.69 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin carries a five-year change of -168.04 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, FCF Margin was 47.94% in FY2024 (-51.91 pp), 99.85% in FY2023 (+44.10 pp), 55.75% in FY2022 (+94.87 pp) and -39.12% in FY2021 (-222.41 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly FCF Margin since fiscal Q2 2023.
- Year-over-year, FCF Margin increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -9.22 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Margin over five years came in fiscal Q2 2022 (a gain of 704.67 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2022 (a drop of 384.53 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows BNS's FCF Margin at 174.86% (Q2 2026), 135.87% (Q1 2026) and -61.01% (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Citigroup | 205.25 Bn | -2,192.43 Bn | 23.76 Bn | 93.39% |
| 2 | Bhp | 201.96 Bn | 156.98 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of Nova Scotia | 114.44 Bn | -316.95 Bn | - | -159.53% |
| 4 | Vylor | 48.40 Bn | 46.20 Bn | 313.00 Mn | - |
| 5 | Nokia | 46.28 Bn | 46.28 Bn | 2.58 Bn | - |
| 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 | -159.53% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 173.59% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 133.48% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -63.13% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 46.20% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 27.30% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 50.51% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 84.35% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 85.04% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | -11.38% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 27.24% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 57.37% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 289.17% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -160.53% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 205.40% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -31.04% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -127.21% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 116.77% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 247.94% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 78.01% |
Bank Of Nova Scotia FCF 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=fcf-margin&ticker=BNS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-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=fcf-margin&ticker=BNS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();