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The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) Return On Assets

Annual ROA:

0.57%+0.02%(+3.64%)
October 31, 2024

Summary

  • As of today, BNS annual return on assets is 0.57%, with the most recent change of +0.02% (+3.64%) on October 31, 2024.
  • During the last 3 years, BNS annual ROA has fallen by -0.31% (-35.23%).
  • BNS annual ROA is now -47.71% below its all-time high of 1.09%, reached on October 31, 2005.

Performance

1-Year Change

+3.64%

3-Year Change

-35.23%

5-Year Change

-31.33%

15-Year Change

-38.04%

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Highlights

Sector Percentile

28.68%
BNS annual return on assets is higher than 28.68% of companies in Financial Services sector

Range

All-Time High

1.09%
BNS annual return on assets is currently -47.71% below its historical high of 1.09%

3-Year Low

0.55%
BNS annual return on assets is currently +3.64% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last Annual Earnings Report Date

Oct 31, 2024
BNS previous annual earnings announcement was published on Oct 31, 2024

Next Annual Earnings Report Date

Dec 2, 2025
BNS next annual earnings announcement is scheduled for Dec 2, 2025

OtherBNSprofitability metrics

Annual Revenue

$55.06B
BNS annual revenue is $55.06 billion

Annual Net Income

$5.80B
BNS annual net profit is $5.80 billion

Annual EPS

$4.34
BNS annual earnings per share is $4.34

Annual ROE

9.92%
BNS annual return on equity is 9.92%

Quarterly ROA:

0.51%+0.04%(+8.51%)
July 1, 2025

Summary

  • As of today, BNS quarterly return on assets is 0.51%, with the most recent change of +0.04% (+8.51%) on July 1, 2025.
  • Over the past year, BNS quarterly ROA has dropped by -0.03% (-5.56%).
  • BNS quarterly ROA is now -53.21% below its all-time high of 1.09%, reached on January 31, 2005.

Performance

3-Month Change

+8.51%

1-Year Change

-5.56%

3-Year Change

-40.7%

5-Year Change

-19.05%

BNS Quarterly ROA Chart

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Highlights

Sector Percentile

23.06%
BNS quarterly return on assets is higher than 23.06% of companies in Financial Services sector

Range

All-Time High

1.09%
BNS quarterly return on assets is currently -53.21% below its historical high of 1.09%

3-Year Low

0.47%
BNS quarterly return on assets is currently +8.51% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last Quarterly Earnings Report Date

Jul 1, 2025
BNS previous earnings announcement was published on Jul 1, 2025

Next Quarterly Earnings Report Date

Dec 2, 2025
BNS next earnings announcement is scheduled for Dec 2, 2025

OtherBNSprofitability metrics

Quarterly Revenue

$12.90B
BNS quarterly revenue is $12.90 billion

Quarterly Net Income

$1.82B
BNS quarterly net profit is $1.82 billion

Quarterly EPS

$1.34
BNS quarterly earnings per share is $1.34

Quarterly ROE

8.52%
BNS quarterly return on equity is 8.52%

ROA Formula

ROA =  Net Income
Total Assets ✕ 100%

Annual ROA

0.57%
BNS annual return on assets is 0.57%

Annual Net Income

$5.80B
BNS annual net profit is $5.80 billion

Annual Total Assets

$1012.97B
BNS annual total assets is $1012.97 billion

BNS ROA Trends

PeriodPeriodAnnualAnnualQuarterlyQuarterly
1Y1 Year+3.6%-5.6%
3Y3 Years-35.2%-40.7%
5Y5 Years-31.3%-19.1%

BNS ROA Highs & Lows

PeriodPeriodAnnual vs HighAnnual vs HighAnnual vs LowAnnual vs LowQuarter. vs HighQuarter. vs HighQuarter. vs LowQuarter. vs Low
3Y3-Year-29.6%+3.6%-36.3%+8.5%
5Y5-Year-35.2%+3.6%-42.0%+8.5%
All-TimeAll-Time-47.7%+90.0%-53.2%+218.8%

BNS ROA History

DateAnnualQuarterly
Jul 2025
-
0.51%(+8.5%)
Apr 2025
-
0.47%(-2.1%)
Jan 2025
-
0.48%(-15.8%)
Oct 2024
0.57%(+3.6%)
0.57%(+5.6%)
Jul 2024
-
0.54%(-5.3%)
Apr 2024
-
0.57%(0.0%)
Jan 2024
-
0.57%(+5.6%)
Oct 2023
0.55%(-32.1%)
0.54%(-10.0%)
Jul 2023
-
0.60%(-6.3%)
Apr 2023
-
0.64%(-8.6%)
Jan 2023
-
0.70%(-12.5%)
Oct 2022
0.81%(-8.0%)
0.80%(-7.0%)
Jul 2022
-
0.86%(-2.3%)
Apr 2022
-
0.88%(0.0%)
Jan 2022
-
0.88%(+1.1%)
Oct 2021
0.88%(+44.3%)
0.87%(+6.1%)
Jul 2021
-
0.82%(+17.1%)
Apr 2021
-
0.70%(+18.6%)
Jan 2021
-
0.59%(0.0%)
Oct 2020
0.61%(-26.5%)
0.59%(-6.3%)
Jul 2020
-
0.63%(-11.3%)
Apr 2020
-
0.71%(-13.4%)
Jan 2020
-
0.82%(-1.2%)
Oct 2019
0.83%(-9.8%)
0.83%(-2.4%)
Jul 2019
-
0.85%(-2.3%)
Apr 2019
-
0.87%(-1.1%)
Jan 2019
-
0.88%(-4.3%)
Oct 2018
0.92%(+1.1%)
0.92%(0.0%)
Jul 2018
-
0.92%(-3.2%)
Apr 2018
-
0.95%(+1.1%)
Jan 2018
-
0.94%(+3.3%)
Oct 2017
0.91%(+8.3%)
0.91%(+1.1%)
Jul 2017
-
0.90%(+1.1%)
Apr 2017
-
0.89%(+6.0%)
Jan 2017
-
0.84%(+2.4%)
Oct 2016
0.84%(-1.2%)
0.82%(+2.5%)
Jul 2016
-
0.80%(0.0%)
Apr 2016
-
0.80%(-5.9%)
Jan 2016
-
0.85%(0.0%)
Oct 2015
0.85%(-9.6%)
0.85%(+3.7%)
Jul 2015
-
0.82%(-9.9%)
Apr 2015
-
0.91%(-2.2%)
Jan 2015
-
0.93%(-1.1%)
Oct 2014
0.94%(-1.1%)
0.94%(-4.1%)
Jul 2014
-
0.98%(+7.7%)
Apr 2014
-
0.91%(+1.1%)
Jan 2014
-
0.90%(-1.1%)
Oct 2013
0.95%(-6.9%)
0.91%(0.0%)
Jul 2013
-
0.91%(-6.2%)
Apr 2013
-
0.97%(-2.0%)
Jan 2013
-
0.99%(-1.0%)
Oct 2012
1.02%(+5.2%)
1.00%(+3.1%)
Jul 2012
-
0.97%(+10.2%)
Apr 2012
-
0.88%(-6.4%)
Jan 2012
-
0.94%(0.0%)
Oct 2011
0.97%(+14.1%)
0.94%(0.0%)
Jul 2011
-
0.94%(+3.3%)
Apr 2011
-
0.91%(+5.8%)
Jan 2011
-
0.86%(+2.4%)
Oct 2010
0.85%(+19.7%)
0.84%(+2.4%)
Jul 2010
-
0.82%(+1.2%)
Apr 2010
-
0.81%(+6.6%)
Jan 2010
-
0.76%(+5.6%)
Oct 2009
0.71%(-5.3%)
0.72%(+20.0%)
Jul 2009
-
0.60%(-6.3%)
Apr 2009
-
0.64%(-8.6%)
Jan 2009
-
0.70%(-4.1%)
DateAnnualQuarterly
Oct 2008
0.75%(-23.5%)
0.73%(-18.9%)
Jul 2008
-
0.90%(-2.2%)
Apr 2008
-
0.92%(-3.2%)
Jan 2008
-
0.95%(-6.9%)
Oct 2007
0.98%(-8.4%)
1.02%(-1.9%)
Jul 2007
-
1.04%(0.0%)
Apr 2007
-
1.04%(-1.9%)
Jan 2007
-
1.06%(0.0%)
Oct 2006
1.07%(-1.8%)
1.06%(-0.9%)
Jul 2006
-
1.07%(+1.9%)
Apr 2006
-
1.05%(-1.9%)
Jan 2006
-
1.07%(-0.9%)
Oct 2005
1.09%(+7.9%)
1.08%(0.0%)
Jul 2005
-
1.08%(-0.9%)
Apr 2005
-
1.09%(0.0%)
Jan 2005
-
1.09%(+2.8%)
Oct 2004
1.01%(+7.4%)
1.06%(0.0%)
Jul 2004
-
1.06%(+1.0%)
Apr 2004
-
1.05%(+5.0%)
Jan 2004
-
1.00%(+4.2%)
Oct 2003
0.94%(+36.2%)
0.96%(+3.2%)
Jul 2003
-
0.93%(+5.7%)
Apr 2003
-
0.88%(0.0%)
Jan 2003
-
0.88%(+27.5%)
Oct 2002
0.69%(-20.7%)
0.69%(+1.5%)
Jul 2002
-
0.68%(0.0%)
Apr 2002
-
0.68%(+1.5%)
Jan 2002
-
0.67%(-20.2%)
Oct 2001
0.87%(+2.4%)
0.84%(+5.0%)
Jul 2001
-
0.80%(-1.2%)
Apr 2001
-
0.81%(0.0%)
Jan 2001
-
0.81%(0.0%)
Oct 2000
0.85%(+19.7%)
0.81%(+2.5%)
Jul 2000
-
0.79%(+8.2%)
Apr 2000
-
0.73%(+4.3%)
Jan 2000
-
0.70%(+2.9%)
Oct 1999
0.71%(+4.4%)
0.68%(+3.0%)
Jul 1999
-
0.66%(+1.5%)
Apr 1999
-
0.65%(0.0%)
Jan 1999
-
0.65%(0.0%)
Oct 1998
0.68%(-22.7%)
0.65%(-16.7%)
Jul 1998
-
0.78%(-6.0%)
Apr 1998
-
0.83%(-1.2%)
Jan 1998
-
0.84%(-1.2%)
Oct 1997
0.88%(+23.9%)
0.85%(+14.9%)
Jul 1997
-
0.74%(+7.2%)
Apr 1997
-
0.69%(0.0%)
Jan 1997
-
0.69%(+3.0%)
Oct 1996
0.71%(+12.7%)
0.67%(+34.0%)
Jul 1996
-
0.50%(+51.5%)
Apr 1996
-
0.33%(+106.3%)
Jan 1996
-
0.16%
Oct 1995
0.63%(+50.0%)
-
Oct 1994
0.42%(-40.8%)
-
Oct 1993
0.71%(-2.7%)
-
Oct 1992
0.73%(+1.4%)
-
Oct 1991
0.72%(+16.1%)
-
Oct 1990
0.62%(+106.7%)
-
Oct 1989
0.30%(-57.7%)
-
Oct 1988
0.71%(+22.4%)
-
Oct 1987
0.58%(+7.4%)
-
Oct 1986
0.54%(+8.0%)
-
Oct 1985
0.50%(+4.2%)
-
Oct 1984
0.48%(-26.2%)
-
Oct 1983
0.65%(+22.6%)
-
Oct 1982
0.53%(-1.9%)
-
Oct 1981
0.54%(+1.9%)
-
Oct 1980
0.53%
-

FAQ

  • What is The Bank of Nova Scotia annual return on assets?
  • What is the all-time high annual ROA for The Bank of Nova Scotia?
  • What is The Bank of Nova Scotia annual ROA year-on-year change?
  • What is The Bank of Nova Scotia quarterly return on assets?
  • What is the all-time high quarterly ROA for The Bank of Nova Scotia?
  • What is The Bank of Nova Scotia quarterly ROA year-on-year change?

What is The Bank of Nova Scotia annual return on assets?

The current annual ROA of BNS is 0.57%

What is the all-time high annual ROA for The Bank of Nova Scotia?

The Bank of Nova Scotia all-time high annual return on assets is 1.09%

What is The Bank of Nova Scotia annual ROA year-on-year change?

Over the past year, BNS annual return on assets has changed by +0.02% (+3.64%)

What is The Bank of Nova Scotia quarterly return on assets?

The current quarterly ROA of BNS is 0.51%

What is the all-time high quarterly ROA for The Bank of Nova Scotia?

The Bank of Nova Scotia all-time high quarterly return on assets is 1.09%

What is The Bank of Nova Scotia quarterly ROA year-on-year change?

Over the past year, BNS quarterly return on assets has changed by -0.03% (-5.56%)
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