Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Securities Bought (2009 - 2026)
Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) posted Securities Bought of $195.3 billion for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 45.7% from $134.07 billion a year earlier and up 5.5% from the prior quarter.
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Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Securities Bought (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), Bank Of Nova Scotia's Securities Bought came in at $145.2 billion, up 0.7% from FY2024.
- Annual Securities Bought shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 10.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Bank Of Nova Scotia's Securities Bought was $144.19 billion in FY2024 (unchanged), $144.14 billion in FY2023 (+11.9%), $128.83 billion in FY2022 (+24.5%) and $103.47 billion in FY2021 (+15.0%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Securities Bought in data going back to fiscal Q1 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Securities Bought has increased in each of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 10.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Securities Bought in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2026, with growth of 45.7%; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2025, with a decline of 9.3%.
- According to Business Quant data, Securities Bought for the three prior fiscal quarters was $185.19 billion (Q2 2026), $159.63 billion (Q1 2026) and $145.2 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Citigroup | 205.25 Bn | -2,192.43 Bn | 23.76 Bn |
| 2 | Bhp | 201.96 Bn | 156.98 Bn | - |
| 3 | Bank Of Nova Scotia | 114.44 Bn | -316.95 Bn | - |
| 4 | Vylor | 48.40 Bn | 46.20 Bn | 313.00 Mn |
| 5 | Nokia | 46.28 Bn | 46.28 Bn | 2.58 Bn |
| 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
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 195.30 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 185.19 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 159.63 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 145.20 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 134.07 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 139.32 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 134.73 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 144.19 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 139.93 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 141.12 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 148.53 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 144.14 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 149.69 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 135.80 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 133.51 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 128.83 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 121.20 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 116.13 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 104.02 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 103.47 Bn |
API Access
Bank Of Nova Scotia Securities Bought 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=securities-bought&ticker=BNS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "securities-bought", "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=securities-bought&ticker=BNS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();