Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Interest Coverage Ratio (2011 - 2026)

Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) posted quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio of 1.09 for Q1 2026, up 30.57% YoY from 0.84 in Q1 2025, and up 8.54% sequentially from 1.01 in Q4 2025.

Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Interest Coverage Ratio (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Bank Of Nova Scotia has disclosed Interest Coverage Ratio across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 1.09 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Interest Coverage Ratio rose 30.57% year-over-year to 1.09; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at 0.98 (up 34.2% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.24, up 36.26% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio climbed to 1.09 in Q1 2026, from 1.01 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Interest Coverage Ratio for BNS reached as high as 3.69 in Q1 2022 and fell as low as 0.67 in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Interest Coverage Ratio is 0.85 (2025), against an average of 1.18.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Interest Coverage Ratio sank 76.93% — and 2025, when it jumped 44.87%.
  • A 5-year view of Interest Coverage Ratio shows it stood at 1.09 in 2022, then plunged by 38.51% to 0.67 in 2023, then grew by 7.26% to 0.72 in 2024, then surged by 39.75% to 1.01 in 2025, then advanced by 8.54% to 1.09 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Interest Coverage Ratio over the past three periods registered 1.09, 1.01, and 0.98 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Hsbc Holdings 1,641.64 Bn 1,642.09 Bn - -
2 Bank Of America 423.61 Bn -183.09 Bn 29.24 Bn 0.61
3 Wells Fargo & Company 264.70 Bn 189.62 Bn - 1.58
4 Citigroup 256.70 Bn -1,928.30 Bn 19.85 Bn 0.29
5 UBS Group AG 156.73 Bn 156.73 Bn - -
6 Bank of New York Mellon 100.92 Bn 44.00 Bn - 1.45
7 Jpmorgan Chase 93.06 Bn 120.14 Bn - 1.86
8 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial 92.45 Bn 93.39 Bn - -
9 Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son 2.40 Bn -454.67 Mn 152.73 Mn 1.58
10 Bank Of Nova Scotia - - - 1.09

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 1.09
Oct 31, 2025 1.01
Jul 31, 2025 0.98
Apr 30, 2025 0.85
Jan 31, 2025 0.84
Oct 31, 2024 0.72
Jul 31, 2024 0.68
Apr 30, 2024 0.70
Jan 31, 2024 0.70
Oct 31, 2023 0.67
Jul 31, 2023 0.72
Apr 30, 2023 0.77
Jan 31, 2023 0.85
Oct 31, 2022 1.09
Jul 31, 2022 1.76
Apr 30, 2022 2.95
Jan 31, 2022 3.69
Oct 31, 2021 3.04
Jul 31, 2021 3.19
Apr 30, 2021 3.60