Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026)
Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 11.24% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 2.78 percentage points from 8.46% a year earlier and up 0.36 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2019 (ended Oct 31, 2019), Bank Of Nova Scotia posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 848.04%, up 320.07 percentage points from FY2018.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of +832.61 percentage points (FY2014 to FY2019).
- By fiscal year, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 527.98% in FY2018 (+197.71 pp) and 330.27% in FY2017.
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since fiscal Q2 2023.
- Year over year, Return on Equity [ROE] has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.33 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Equity [ROE] in five years was fiscal Q2 2022 (a gain of 4.77 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q4 2023 (a drop of 4.45 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 10.88% (Q2 2026), 10.18% (Q1 2026) and 8.82% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Citigroup | 202.42 Bn | -2,097.46 Bn | 24.75 Bn | 7.64% |
| 2 | Bhp | 197.82 Bn | 141.00 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of Nova Scotia | 114.82 Bn | -316.58 Bn | - | 11.44% |
| 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 | 11.44% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 10.89% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 10.25% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 9.05% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 8.53% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 7.94% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 8.28% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 9.83% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 9.52% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 9.95% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 10.24% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 9.79% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 10.70% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 11.56% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 12.93% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 14.40% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 15.07% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 15.18% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 14.48% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 13.94% |
API Access
Bank Of Nova Scotia Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=BNS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=BNS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();