Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Times Interest Earned (2011 - 2026)
Bank Of Nova Scotia's (BNS) Times Interest Earned stood at 1.16 in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 18.4% from 0.98 a year earlier and up 1.8% from the prior quarter.
Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Times Interest Earned (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Bank Of Nova Scotia's Times Interest Earned came in at 1.10 as of Jul 31, 2026, up 30.5% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), it was 5.69, down 29.1% from FY2024.
- Across earlier fiscal years, Times Interest Earned came in at 8.02 in FY2024 (+974.2%), 0.75 in FY2023 (-93.3%), 11.10 in FY2022 (+1.6%) and 10.93 in FY2021 (+436.4%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Times Interest Earned since fiscal Q3 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Times Interest Earned has increased for eight consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 27.0% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Times Interest Earned in the last five years was growth of 44.9% in fiscal Q3 2025, against a decline of 76.9% in fiscal Q1 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 1.14 (Q2 2026), 1.09 (Q1 2026) and 1.01 (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Citigroup | 217.23 Bn | -2,082.64 Bn | 24.75 Bn | 0.51 |
| 2 | Bhp | 215.58 Bn | 159.38 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of Nova Scotia | 112.36 Bn | -322.86 Bn | - | 1.16 |
| 4 | Nokia | 58.28 Bn | 58.28 Bn | 2.58 Bn | - |
| 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 | 1.16 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 1.14 |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 1.09 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 1.01 |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 0.98 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 0.85 |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 0.84 |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 0.72 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 0.68 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 0.70 |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 0.70 |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 0.67 |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 0.72 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 0.77 |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 0.85 |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 1.09 |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 1.76 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 2.95 |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 3.69 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 3.04 |
Bank Of Nova Scotia Times Interest Earned 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=times-interest-earned&ticker=BNS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "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=times-interest-earned&ticker=BNS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();