Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Free Cash Flow (2011 - 2026)

Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) reported Free Cash Flow of $9.3 billion for Q1 2026, up 178.2% year-over-year from $3.3 billion in Q1 2025, and up 249.9% quarter-over-quarter from -$6.2 billion in Q4 2025.

Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Free Cash Flow (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) has 16 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $9.3 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $9.3 billion, up 178.2% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $8.0 billion (down 46.61% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $3.9 billion, down 66.43% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow grew to $9.3 billion in Q1 2026 per BNS's latest filing, from -$6.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $17.5 billion in Q3 2023 and troughed at -$9.4 billion in Q2 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $3.7 billion and a median of $3.3 billion in 2025 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Free Cash Flow plunged 228.21% in 2023, then soared 348.64% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at -$2.4 billion in 2022, then surged by 300.51% to $4.7 billion in 2023, then jumped by 51.54% to $7.2 billion in 2024, then slumped by 186.05% to -$6.2 billion in 2025, then surged by 249.9% to $9.3 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BNS's Free Cash Flow at $9.3 billion in Q1 2026, -$6.2 billion in Q4 2025, and $3.2 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce 1,329,940,501.22 Bn 1,329,940,501.43 Bn - 11.83 Bn
2 Hsbc Holdings 37,228.00 Bn 37,228.45 Bn - -
3 Royal Bank Of Canada 2,913.28 Bn 2,841.72 Bn - 27.31 Bn
4 Toronto Dominion Bank 959.65 Bn 952.85 Bn - 7.47 Bn
5 Bank Of Montreal 416.15 Bn 416.15 Bn - 1.57 Bn
6 Bank Of America 390.60 Bn -216.10 Bn 29.24 Bn 41.77 Bn
7 Barclays 379.37 Bn -269.24 Bn - -
8 Mitsubishi Ufj Financial 271.88 Bn -414.40 Bn 3.81 Bn -
9 Wells Fargo & Company 252.38 Bn 177.30 Bn - 9.14 Bn
10 Bank Of Nova Scotia - - - 9.28 Bn

Historic Data

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Jan 31, 2026 9.28 Bn
Jan 31, 2026 9.28 Bn
Oct 31, 2025 -6.19 Bn
Oct 31, 2025 -6.19 Bn
Jul 31, 2025 3.19 Bn
Jul 31, 2025 3.19 Bn
Apr 30, 2025 1.74 Bn
Apr 30, 2025 1.74 Bn
Jan 31, 2025 3.33 Bn
Jan 31, 2025 3.33 Bn
Oct 31, 2024 7.19 Bn
Oct 31, 2024 7.19 Bn
Jul 31, 2024 5.19 Bn
Jul 31, 2024 5.19 Bn
Apr 30, 2024 -700.64 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 -700.64 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 1.70 Bn
Jan 31, 2024 1.70 Bn
Oct 31, 2023 4.75 Bn
Oct 31, 2023 4.75 Bn