Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Loans - Loss Allowance (2009 - 2026)
Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) posted quarterly Loans - Loss Allowance of $5.0 billion for Q1 2026, up 4.45% year-over-year from $4.8 billion in Q1 2025, and down 6.22% quarter-over-quarter from $5.4 billion in Q4 2025.
Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Loans - Loss Allowance (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) has reported Loans - Loss Allowance for 18 consecutive years, with $5.0 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Loans - Loss Allowance rose 4.45% year-over-year to $5.0 billion; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at $5.0 billion (up 4.45% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $5.3 billion, up 10.97% from the prior year.
- Loans - Loss Allowance declined to $5.0 billion in Q1 2026 per BNS's latest filing, from $5.4 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Loans - Loss Allowance topped out at $5.4 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $4.0 billion in Q3 2022.
- Historically, Loans - Loss Allowance has averaged $4.6 billion across 5 years, with a median of $4.7 billion in 2023.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Loans - Loss Allowance slumped 34.17% — and 2023, when it increased 16.71%.
- Bank Of Nova Scotia's Loans - Loss Allowance stood at $4.0 billion in 2022, then advanced by 16.71% to $4.7 billion in 2023, then climbed by 1.85% to $4.8 billion in 2024, then increased by 12.4% to $5.4 billion in 2025, then slipped by 6.22% to $5.0 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BNS's Loans - Loss Allowance at $5.0 billion in Q1 2026, $5.4 billion in Q4 2025, and $5.2 billion in Q3 2025.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Loans - Loss Allowance (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bank Of America | 441.62 Bn | -146.87 Bn | 30.39 Bn | 13.11 Bn |
| 2 | Hsbc Holdings | 357.01 Bn | 357.01 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 286.58 Bn | 87.66 Bn | - | -5.33 Bn |
| 4 | Wells Fargo & Company | 254.86 Bn | 50.89 Bn | - | 13.91 Bn |
| 5 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 251.70 Bn | -141.92 Bn | 10.89 Bn | -7.61 Bn |
| 6 | Citigroup | 223.37 Bn | -2,078.94 Bn | 24.75 Bn | 19.96 Bn |
| 7 | Banco Santander | 209.76 Bn | 30.11 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Toronto Dominion Bank | 194.48 Bn | 19.99 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | UBS Group AG | 167.76 Bn | -47.95 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Bank Of Nova Scotia | 108.17 Bn | -56.16 Bn | - | 5.05 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 5.05 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 5.38 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 5.24 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 4.98 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 4.83 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 4.79 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 4.81 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 4.80 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 4.68 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 4.70 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 4.42 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 4.24 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 4.09 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 4.03 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 4.00 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 4.18 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 4.34 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 4.48 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 6.08 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 5.33 Bn |