Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)

Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) posted quarterly Retained Earnings of -$36.7 million for Q1 2026, up 77.22% YoY from -$20.7 million in Q1 2025, and up 77.84% sequentially from -$165.8 million in Q4 2025.

Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Bank Of Nova Scotia has disclosed Retained Earnings across 18 years of filings, most recently posting -$36.7 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Retained Earnings rose 77.22% year-over-year to -$36.7 million; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at -$36.7 million (up 77.22% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$164.3 million, down 228.72% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings improved to -$36.7 million in Q1 2026, from -$165.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Retained Earnings for BNS reached as high as $179.3 million in Q1 2022 and fell as low as -$165.8 million in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is -$106.4 million (2023), against an average of -$81.8 million.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Retained Earnings plunged 233.17% — and 2026, when it soared 77.22%.
  • A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at -$114.4 million in 2022, then jumped by 45.87% to -$61.9 million in 2023, then increased by 19.62% to -$49.8 million in 2024, then slumped by 232.97% to -$165.8 million in 2025, then surged by 77.84% to -$36.7 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Retained Earnings over the past three periods registered -$36.7 million, -$165.8 million, and -$163.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Hsbc Holdings 1,641.64 Bn 1,642.09 Bn - -
2 Bank Of America 423.61 Bn -183.09 Bn 29.24 Bn -10.98 Bn
3 Wells Fargo & Company 264.70 Bn 189.62 Bn - -7.92 Bn
4 Citigroup 256.70 Bn -1,928.30 Bn 19.85 Bn -41.90 Bn
5 UBS Group AG 156.73 Bn 156.73 Bn - 82.74 Bn
6 Bank of New York Mellon 100.92 Bn 44.00 Bn - -3.50 Bn
7 Jpmorgan Chase 93.06 Bn 120.14 Bn - 428.21 Bn
8 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial 92.45 Bn 93.39 Bn - 27.66 Bn
9 Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son 2.40 Bn -454.67 Mn 152.73 Mn -215.29 Mn
10 Bank Of Nova Scotia - - - -36.75 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 -36.75 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 -165.80 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 -163.02 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 -158.82 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 -161.31 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 -49.80 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 -48.93 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 -50.15 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 -49.56 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 -61.95 Mn
Jul 31, 2023 -65.93 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 -106.42 Mn
Jan 31, 2023 -107.50 Mn
Oct 31, 2022 -114.44 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 -118.18 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 -111.33 Mn
Jan 31, 2022 179.35 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 176.59 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 169.00 Mn
Apr 30, 2021 276.42 Mn