Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Income Taxes Paid (2009 - 2026)
Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) posted Income Taxes Paid of $563 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 10.0% from $625.9 million a year earlier.
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Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Income Taxes Paid (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jul 31, 2026, Income Taxes Paid at Bank Of Nova Scotia was $1.08 billion, down 55.2% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), it came in at $2.56 billion, up 75.3% from FY2024.
- Annual Income Taxes Paid shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 11.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Bank Of Nova Scotia's Income Taxes Paid was $1.46 billion in FY2024 (-8.0%), $1.59 billion in FY2023 (-41.7%), $2.72 billion in FY2022 (+27.2%) and $2.14 billion in FY2021 (+46.7%).
- Quarterly Income Taxes Paid has run from a low of -$710.54 million in fiscal Q2 2026 to a high of $1.15 billion in fiscal Q1 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Income Taxes Paid increased in three of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 8.5%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Income Taxes Paid in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2022, with growth of 76.0%; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2024, with a decline of 94.4%.
- According to Business Quant data, Income Taxes Paid for the three prior fiscal quarters was -$710.54 million (Q2 2026), $653.56 million (Q1 2026) and $577.42 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes Paid (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Citigroup | 205.25 Bn | -2,192.43 Bn | 23.76 Bn | - |
| 2 | Bhp | 201.96 Bn | 156.98 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of Nova Scotia | 114.44 Bn | -316.95 Bn | - | 563.00 Mn |
| 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
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 563.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 710.54 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 653.56 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 577.42 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 625.90 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 474.34 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 876.31 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 439.37 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 388.53 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 606.24 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 22.93 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 379.07 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 375.35 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 422.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 409.99 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 558.65 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 302.46 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 721.65 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 1.15 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 398.51 Mn |
API Access
Bank Of Nova Scotia Income Taxes Paid 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=income-taxes-paid&ticker=BNS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "income-taxes-paid", "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=income-taxes-paid&ticker=BNS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();