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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |