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

Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) reported Operating Expenses of $3.8 billion for Q1 2026, down 16.49% year-over-year from $4.6 billion in Q1 2025, and down 9.12% quarter-over-quarter from $4.2 billion in Q4 2025.

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

Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $3.8 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $3.8 billion, down 16.49% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $15.3 billion (down 1.45% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $4.2 billion, up 6.95% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses slipped to $3.8 billion in Q1 2026 per BNS's latest filing, from $4.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $4.6 billion in Q1 2025 and troughed at $3.3 billion in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $3.6 billion and a median of $3.5 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Operating Expenses dropped 20.46% in 2022, then surged 30.43% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $3.4 billion in 2022, then rose by 19.54% to $4.1 billion in 2023, then dropped by 4.86% to $3.9 billion in 2024, then gained by 8.33% to $4.2 billion in 2025, then decreased by 9.12% to $3.8 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BNS's Operating Expenses at $3.8 billion in Q1 2026, $4.2 billion in Q4 2025, and $3.7 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce 1,329,940,501.22 Bn 1,329,940,501.43 Bn - 3.06 Bn
2 Hsbc Holdings 37,228.00 Bn 37,228.45 Bn - 609.00 Mn
3 Royal Bank Of Canada 2,913.28 Bn 2,841.72 Bn - 6.82 Bn
4 Toronto Dominion Bank 959.65 Bn 952.85 Bn - 6.11 Bn
5 Bank Of Montreal 416.15 Bn 416.15 Bn - 4.15 Bn
6 Bank Of America 390.60 Bn -216.10 Bn 29.24 Bn 18.53 Bn
7 Barclays 379.37 Bn -269.24 Bn - -6.13 Bn
8 Mitsubishi Ufj Financial 271.88 Bn -414.40 Bn 3.81 Bn -12.60 Bn
9 Wells Fargo & Company 252.38 Bn 177.30 Bn - 14.33 Bn
10 Bank Of Nova Scotia - - - 3.82 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 3.82 Bn
Oct 31, 2025 4.20 Bn
Jul 31, 2025 3.70 Bn
Apr 30, 2025 3.59 Bn
Jan 31, 2025 4.57 Bn
Oct 31, 2024 3.88 Bn
Jul 31, 2024 3.61 Bn
Apr 30, 2024 3.47 Bn
Jan 31, 2024 3.51 Bn
Oct 31, 2023 4.08 Bn
Jul 31, 2023 3.42 Bn
Apr 30, 2023 3.38 Bn
Jan 31, 2023 3.31 Bn
Oct 31, 2022 3.41 Bn
Jul 31, 2022 3.26 Bn
Apr 30, 2022 3.28 Bn
Jan 31, 2022 3.34 Bn
Oct 31, 2021 4.27 Bn
Jul 31, 2021 4.10 Bn
Apr 30, 2021 3.21 Bn