Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) posted quarterly Interest Expenses of $5.6 billion for Q1 2026, down 19.17% YoY from $6.9 billion in Q1 2025, and down 10.24% sequentially from $6.2 billion in Q4 2025.

Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Bank Of Nova Scotia has disclosed Interest Expenses across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $5.6 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Interest Expenses fell 19.17% year-over-year to $5.6 billion; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at $24.4 billion (down 19.1% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $25.8 billion, down 17.31% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses fell to $5.6 billion in Q1 2026, from $6.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Interest Expenses for BNS reached as high as $7.9 billion in Q3 2024 and fell as low as $1.7 billion in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Interest Expenses is $6.4 billion (2023), against an average of $6.1 billion.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Interest Expenses jumped 280.53% — and 2025, when it slipped 20.55%.
  • A 5-year view of Interest Expenses shows it stood at $4.9 billion in 2022, then soared by 57.47% to $7.7 billion in 2023, then slipped by 1.1% to $7.6 billion in 2024, then retreated by 18.34% to $6.2 billion in 2025, then retreated by 10.24% to $5.6 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Interest Expenses over the past three periods registered $5.6 billion, $6.2 billion, and $6.3 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Expense (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 17.61 Bn
3 Wells Fargo & Company 264.70 Bn 189.62 Bn - 10.35 Bn
4 Citigroup 256.70 Bn -1,928.30 Bn 19.85 Bn 20.98 Bn
5 UBS Group AG 156.73 Bn 156.73 Bn - -
6 Bank of New York Mellon 100.92 Bn 44.00 Bn - 4.45 Bn
7 Jpmorgan Chase 93.06 Bn 120.14 Bn - 23.83 Bn
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 39.40 Mn
10 Bank Of Nova Scotia - - - 5.58 Bn

Historic Data

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Jan 31, 2026 5.58 Bn
Jan 31, 2026 5.58 Bn
Oct 31, 2025 6.22 Bn
Oct 31, 2025 6.22 Bn
Jul 31, 2025 6.28 Bn
Jul 31, 2025 6.28 Bn
Apr 30, 2025 6.34 Bn
Apr 30, 2025 6.34 Bn
Jan 31, 2025 6.91 Bn
Jan 31, 2025 6.91 Bn
Oct 31, 2024 7.62 Bn
Oct 31, 2024 7.62 Bn
Jul 31, 2024 7.90 Bn
Jul 31, 2024 7.90 Bn
Apr 30, 2024 7.76 Bn
Apr 30, 2024 7.76 Bn
Jan 31, 2024 7.89 Bn
Jan 31, 2024 7.89 Bn
Oct 31, 2023 7.70 Bn
Oct 31, 2023 7.70 Bn