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Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)

Bank Of Nova Scotia has reported Operating Expenses over the past 18 years, most recently at $3.8 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 16.49% to $3.8 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $15.3 billion through Jan 2026, down 1.45% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $4.2 billion for FY2025, 6.95% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $3.8 billion for Q1 2026 at Bank Of Nova Scotia, down 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.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $3.5 billion (2024), against an average of $3.6 billion.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Expenses dropped 20.46% in 2022 and 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 grew by 8.33% to $4.2 billion in 2025, then decreased by 9.12% to $3.8 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for BNS's Operating Expenses are $3.8 billion (Q1 2026), $4.2 billion (Q4 2025), and $3.7 billion (Q3 2025).