Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Return on Sales [ROS] (2011 - 2026)
Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of 89.76% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 0.73 percentage points from 89.03% a year earlier and up 2.13 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 88.48%, up 1.16 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), it came in at 87.51%, down 0.46 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for three consecutive fiscal years, though with a five-year change of +6.92 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Bank Of Nova Scotia's Return on Sales [ROS] was 87.97% in FY2024 (-1.41 pp), 89.38% in FY2023 (-6.22 pp), 95.60% in FY2022 (+1.39 pp) and 94.21% in FY2021 (+13.63 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since fiscal Q3 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.63 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2021, with a gain of 12.88 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2023, with a drop of 8.25 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales [ROS] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 87.63% (Q2 2026), 87.81% (Q1 2026) and 88.65% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Citigroup | 205.25 Bn | -2,192.43 Bn | 23.76 Bn | 41.14% |
| 2 | Bhp | 201.96 Bn | 156.98 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of Nova Scotia | 114.44 Bn | -316.95 Bn | - | 89.76% |
| 4 | Vylor | 48.40 Bn | 46.20 Bn | 313.00 Mn | -40.88% |
| 5 | Nokia | 46.28 Bn | 46.28 Bn | 2.58 Bn | 9.01% |
| 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 | 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_KEYimport 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();