Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Professional Fees (2009 - 2026)
Bank Of Nova Scotia's Professional Fees came in at $142.72 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 7.5% from $154.29 million a year earlier but up 10.5% from the prior quarter.
Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Professional Fees (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jul 31, 2026, Bank Of Nova Scotia reported Professional Fees of $555.1 million, down 11.1% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), it came in at $628.55 million, up 7.9% from FY2024.
- Professional Fees carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 2.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Professional Fees was $582.8 million in FY2024 (+0.9%), $577.76 million in FY2023 (-10.0%), $642.17 million in FY2022 (+2.3%) and $627.45 million in FY2021 (+12.0%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Professional Fees is $114.57 million (fiscal Q1 2026) to $192.5 million (fiscal Q4 2021).
- Year-over-year, Professional Fees has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 1.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Professional Fees over five years came in fiscal Q4 2021 (growth of 38.3%), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2026 (a decline of 20.7%).
- Business Quant data shows BNS's Professional Fees at $129.12 million (Q2 2026), $114.57 million (Q1 2026) and $168.69 million (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Professional Fees (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Citigroup | 205.25 Bn | -2,192.43 Bn | 23.76 Bn | 434.00 Mn |
| 2 | Bhp | 201.96 Bn | 156.98 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of Nova Scotia | 114.44 Bn | -316.95 Bn | - | 142.72 Mn |
| 4 | Vylor | 48.40 Bn | 46.20 Bn | 313.00 Mn | - |
| 5 | Nokia | 46.28 Bn | 46.28 Bn | 2.58 Bn | - |
| 6 | Haleon | 41.09 Bn | 34.80 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Gold Fields | 32.02 Bn | 28.94 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Smith & Nephew | 27.46 Bn | 24.86 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Sprott Physical Gold Trust | 13.93 Bn | 13.78 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.19 Bn | 10.88 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 142.72 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 129.12 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 114.57 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 168.69 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 154.29 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 160.92 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 144.41 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 164.76 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 157.02 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 140.87 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 119.83 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 161.51 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 148.34 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 138.20 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 129.74 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 179.94 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 155.51 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 153.96 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 151.70 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 192.50 Mn |
Bank Of Nova Scotia Professional Fees API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=professional-fees&ticker=BNS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "professional-fees", "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=professional-fees&ticker=BNS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();