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

Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) reported Interest Expenses of $5.6 billion for Q1 2026, down 19.17% year-over-year from $6.9 billion in Q1 2025, and down 10.24% quarter-over-quarter from $6.2 billion in Q4 2025.

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

Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) has 18 years of Interest Expenses data on file, last reported at $5.6 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Interest Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $5.6 billion, down 19.17% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $24.4 billion (down 19.1% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $25.8 billion, down 17.31% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses eased to $5.6 billion in Q1 2026 per BNS's latest filing, from $6.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Interest Expenses peaked at $7.9 billion in Q3 2024 and troughed at $1.7 billion in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $6.1 billion and a median of $6.4 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Interest Expenses.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Interest Expenses jumped 280.53% in 2023, then slipped 20.55% in 2025.
  • 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.
  • Business Quant data shows BNS's Interest Expenses at $5.6 billion in Q1 2026, $6.2 billion in Q4 2025, and $6.3 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Expense (Qtr)
1 Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce 1,329,940,501.22 Bn 1,329,940,501.43 Bn - 5.18 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 - 12.62 Bn
4 Toronto Dominion Bank 959.65 Bn 952.85 Bn - 8.11 Bn
5 Bank Of Montreal 416.15 Bn 416.15 Bn - 6.86 Bn
6 Bank Of America 390.60 Bn -216.10 Bn 29.24 Bn 17.61 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 - 10.35 Bn
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