Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)
Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) recorded Return on Assets [ROA] of 0.66% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 0.14 percentage points from 0.51% a year earlier and up 0.01 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), Bank Of Nova Scotia reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 0.53%, down 0.02 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of -0.08 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 0.56% in FY2024 (+0.03 pp), 0.53% in FY2023 (-0.18 pp), 0.71% in FY2022 (-0.07 pp) and 0.78% in FY2021 (+0.17 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since fiscal Q1 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.03 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Assets [ROA] in the last five years was a gain of 0.26 percentage points in fiscal Q1 2022, against a drop of 0.25 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 0.64% (Q2 2026), 0.62% (Q1 2026) and 0.53% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Citigroup | 202.42 Bn | -2,097.46 Bn | 24.75 Bn | 0.59% |
| 2 | Bhp | 197.82 Bn | 141.00 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of Nova Scotia | 114.82 Bn | -316.58 Bn | - | 0.66% |
| 4 | Nokia | 46.63 Bn | 46.63 Bn | 2.58 Bn | - |
| 5 | Haleon | 45.97 Bn | 39.68 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Gold Fields | 30.93 Bn | 27.86 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Smith & Nephew | 27.06 Bn | 24.45 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Sprott Physical Gold Trust | 14.36 Bn | 14.22 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Magnum Ice Cream | 11.66 Bn | 10.35 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Sprott Physical Silver Trust | 10.66 Bn | 10.33 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 0.66% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 0.63% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 0.61% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 0.54% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 0.51% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 0.47% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 0.49% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 0.57% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 0.55% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 0.56% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 0.57% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 0.53% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 0.59% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 0.64% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 0.70% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 0.79% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 0.83% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 0.85% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 0.85% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 0.84% |
API Access
Bank Of Nova Scotia Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=BNS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=BNS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();