Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026)
Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) posted Operating Margin of 4023.83% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 319.88 percentage points from 3703.95% a year earlier but down 181.05 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jul 31, 2026, Operating Margin at Bank Of Nova Scotia was 336.19%, down 3219.50 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), it came in at 3702.58%, up 294.18 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin shows a five-year change of +502.07 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Bank Of Nova Scotia's Operating Margin was 3408.40% in FY2024 (-292.37 pp), 3700.77% in FY2023 (-154.68 pp), 3855.46% in FY2022 (+729.23 pp) and 3126.22% in FY2021 (-74.28 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has run from a low of 88.65% in fiscal Q4 2025 to a high of 4204.88% in fiscal Q2 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -271.92 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2026, with a gain of 760.03 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2025, with a drop of 3228.17 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was 4204.88% (Q2 2026), 3361.11% (Q1 2026) and 88.65% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Citigroup | 219.44 Bn | -2,080.43 Bn | 24.75 Bn | 42.53% |
| 2 | Bhp | 215.50 Bn | 159.30 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of Nova Scotia | 114.31 Bn | -320.91 Bn | - | 4,023.83% |
| 4 | Nokia | 59.49 Bn | 59.49 Bn | 2.58 Bn | 9.01% |
| 5 | Haleon | 40.60 Bn | 33.79 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Gold Fields | 32.92 Bn | 29.72 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Sprott Physical Gold Trust | 14.95 Bn | 14.82 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Sprott Physical Silver Trust | 12.17 Bn | 11.84 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Magnum Ice Cream | 11.35 Bn | 10.03 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Sprott Physical Gold & Silver Trust | 8.00 Bn | 7.94 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 4,023.83% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 4,204.88% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 3,361.11% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 88.65% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 3,703.95% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 3,444.84% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 3,766.06% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 3,316.81% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 3,323.64% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 3,429.91% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 3,574.64% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 3,525.63% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 3,855.32% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 3,791.58% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 3,643.78% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 3,639.49% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 3,950.27% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 3,730.92% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 4,119.47% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 3,198.34% |
Bank Of Nova Scotia Operating Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=BNS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "BNS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=BNS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();