Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Return on Sales [ROS] (2011 - 2026)
Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) posted Return on Sales [ROS] 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) Return on Sales [ROS] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jul 31, 2026, Return on Sales [ROS] 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 Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of +502.07 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Bank Of Nova Scotia's Return on Sales [ROS] 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 Return on Sales [ROS] 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, Return on Sales [ROS] 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 Return on Sales [ROS] 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, Return on Sales [ROS] 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) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Citigroup | 202.42 Bn | -2,097.46 Bn | 24.75 Bn | 42.53% |
| 2 | Bhp | 197.82 Bn | 141.00 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of Nova Scotia | 114.82 Bn | -316.58 Bn | - | 89.76% |
| 4 | Nokia | 46.63 Bn | 46.63 Bn | 2.58 Bn | 9.01% |
| 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
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 89.76% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 87.63% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 87.81% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 88.65% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 89.03% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 84.60% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 87.60% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 87.92% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 87.42% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 87.94% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 88.59% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 84.82% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 89.85% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 91.04% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 91.99% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 93.06% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 94.72% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 97.24% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 97.24% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 97.81% |
Bank Of Nova Scotia Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=BNS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=BNS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();