Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)
Bank Of Nova Scotia's Tax Provisions came in at $679.19 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 12.6% from $603.33 million a year earlier and up 16.5% from the prior quarter.
Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jul 31, 2026, Bank Of Nova Scotia reported Tax Provisions of $2.36 billion, up 26.5% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), it came in at $1.96 billion, up 31.6% from FY2024.
- Tax Provisions carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 11.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Tax Provisions was $1.49 billion in FY2024 (-9.3%), $1.65 billion in FY2023 (-23.2%), $2.14 billion in FY2022 (-25.3%) and $2.87 billion in FY2021 (+150.1%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Tax Provisions since fiscal Q1 2023.
- Year-over-year, Tax Provisions has increased for five consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 62.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Tax Provisions over five years came in fiscal Q4 2024 (growth of 275.8%), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2023 (a decline of 72.2%).
- Business Quant data shows BNS's Tax Provisions at $582.88 million (Q2 2026), $628.34 million (Q1 2026) and $472.9 million (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Citigroup | 217.23 Bn | -2,082.64 Bn | 24.75 Bn | 2.01 Bn |
| 2 | Bhp | 215.58 Bn | 159.38 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of Nova Scotia | 112.36 Bn | -322.86 Bn | - | 679.19 Mn |
| 4 | Nokia | 58.28 Bn | 58.28 Bn | 2.58 Bn | 120.89 Mn |
| 5 | Haleon | 40.29 Bn | 33.48 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Gold Fields | 32.31 Bn | 29.12 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Sprott Physical Gold Trust | 14.84 Bn | 14.70 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Sprott Physical Silver Trust | 11.90 Bn | 11.57 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Magnum Ice Cream | 10.88 Bn | 9.56 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Sprott Physical Gold & Silver Trust | 7.92 Bn | 7.86 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 679.19 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 582.88 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 628.34 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 472.90 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 603.33 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 379.47 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 511.41 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 374.20 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 329.37 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 396.05 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 394.27 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 99.56 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 372.35 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 357.70 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 819.24 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 357.63 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 468.07 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 645.07 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 682.63 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 689.00 Mn |
Bank Of Nova Scotia Tax Provisions 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=tax-provisions&ticker=BNS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-provisions", "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=tax-provisions&ticker=BNS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();