Update date
31 Oct 2025
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BNS - BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA Interest Expense
This metric view shows BNS - BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA interest expense history from SEC company facts.
Use it to verify the latest reported value, compare nearby periods, and jump to a cross-company ranking when a curated insight exists.
- Context
- Latest reported period: Q3 2025
- Latest reported value
- CA$8,629,000,000
Based on company facts extracted from SEC 10-Q/10-K XBRL filings where available. Values may differ by reporting period and company taxonomy.
Return Loop
Why revisit this metric view
This metric history becomes more useful after the next quarterly or annual filing because the latest reported value, period, and company comparison context can all change.
- Latest source-backed update
- Latest period end 31 Oct 2025
- Why come back
- Return after the next filing to verify whether this metric changed and how it compares with the ranking page.
- Current latest reported period: Q3 2025.
- Latest reported value on this page: CA$8,629,000,000.
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Metric freshness comes from the latest SEC company fact available for this taxonomy tag and the paired company facts page.
Latest update
Latest update for Interest Expense
Latest reported interest expense: CA$8,629,000,000. Open the source-backed page to compare this metric with the newest filing-backed context.
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Metric history
Latest period
Q3 2025
Institutional portfolio context was refreshed from a 13F filing filed on 14 May 2026.
Benchmark Context
How Interest Expense compares with peers
BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA sits in the top quarter of the current interest expense sample.
Compared with
Compared with 64 companies reporting interest expense in CAD. This keeps the comparison on the same metric and unit family.
Why this is notable
This is about 9438.3x the current sample midpoint. Interest Expense is down about 17% versus the comparable prior period.
- Visible rows currently span reported period ends from 31 Aug 2016 to 31 Dec 2025.
- Nearby companies in this sample: BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ and CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE /CAN/.
- Current sample position: rank #4 of 64 comparable companies.
- Peer rows use the latest valid value per company for this exact metric and compatible units.
Peer comparisons use the same metric and compatible units only. Latest reported periods may differ across companies, so open each company page before drawing conclusions.
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Financial Metric Page
BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA: Interest Expense
Latest period: Q3 2025. Period end: 31 Oct 2025. Units: CAD. Frequency: quarterly and annual.
Interest Expense is an SEC-reported metric from company XBRL facts.
Metric Snapshot
- Latest value
- CA$8,629,000,000
- Coverage range
- 31 Oct 2016 - 31 Oct 2025
- Fact rows
- 42
What This Metric Tells You
- Shows the reported level of interest expense over 31 Oct 2016 - 31 Oct 2025.
- Includes year-over-year change points to highlight acceleration or slowdown.
- Built from 42 SEC fact rows for this metric and issuer.
How To Read This Chart
- Start with the latest point, then compare it with the prior periods to see direction.
- Use quarterly sequence to compare like-for-like periods.
- Use YoY change bars to separate growth from contraction across matching periods.
- Use the TTM line to smooth quarter-to-quarter noise.
Official SEC Source
Source: SEC Company Facts
Based on company facts extracted from SEC 10-Q/10-K XBRL filings where available. Reporting periods may differ by company.
Direct filing link is shown only when a matched SEC filing document is available for this metric context.
Compare This Metric Across Companies
Compare latest available Interest Expense levels across SEC-reporting companies, then open each company metric page for SEC-backed verification. Reporting periods may differ by company.
BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA appears at rank #4 in the latest comparison sample.
| Rank | Company | Latest value | Reported period | Next step |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROYAL BANK OF CANADA (ry) | CA$70,825,000,000 | Year - 31 Oct 2025 | Open ROYAL BANK OF CANADA Interest Expense |
| 2 | TORONTO DOMINION BANK (td) | CA$54,559,000,000 | Year - 31 Oct 2025 | Open TORONTO DOMINION BANK Interest Expense |
| 3 | BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ (bmo) | CA$42,050,000,000 | Year - 31 Oct 2025 | Open BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ Interest Expense |
| 4 | BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA (bns) | CA$8,629,000,000 | Quarter - 31 Oct 2025 | Open BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA Interest Expense |
| 5 | CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE /CAN/ (cm) | CA$7,962,000,000 | Quarter - 31 Oct 2025 | Open CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE /CAN/ Interest Expense |
| 6 | BCE INC (bce) | CA$1,775,000,000 | Year - 31 Dec 2025 | Open BCE INC Interest Expense |
Metric Details
- Metric
- Interest Expense (InterestExpense)
- Taxonomy
- ifrs-full
- Units tracked
- CAD
- Frequency coverage
- quarterly and annual
- History range
- 31 Oct 2016 - 31 Oct 2025
- Facts on this page
- 42
- Metric-level SEC endpoint
- Open SEC company concept
Chart Context
Compare periods with the same frequency first, then use YoY and TTM series to confirm whether changes are structural or one-off.
Interest Expense, Trailing 12 Months (CAD)
Interest Expense, Quarterly (CAD)
Interest Expense, YoY Quarterly Change (%)
Interest Expense, Annual (CAD)
Interest Expense, YoY Annual Change (%)
BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA Quarterly Interest Expense (CAD)
| Period | TTM Value | Value | YoY Chg | Change % | Start Date | End Date | Report | Filed | Fiscal Year | Fiscal Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | CA$36,080,000,000 | CA$8,629,000,000 | -CA$1,773,000,000 | -17% | 01 Aug 2025 | 31 Oct 2025 | 40-F | 02 Dec 2025 | 2025 | FY |
| Q2 2025 | CA$37,853,000,000 | CA$8,627,000,000 | -CA$2,194,000,000 | -20% | 01 May 2025 | 31 Jul 2025 | 6-K | 26 Aug 2025 | 2025 | Q3 |
| Q1 2025 | CA$40,047,000,000 | CA$9,017,000,000 | -CA$1,501,000,000 | -14% | 01 Feb 2025 | 30 Apr 2025 | 6-K | 26 Aug 2025 | 2025 | Q3 |
| Q4 2024 | CA$41,548,000,000 | CA$9,807,000,000 | -CA$859,000,000 | -8.1% | 01 Nov 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 | 6-K | 27 May 2025 | 2025 | Q2 |
| Q3 2024 | CA$42,407,000,000 | CA$10,402,000,000 | -CA$41,000,000 | -0.39% | 01 Aug 2024 | 31 Oct 2024 | 6-K | 25 Feb 2025 | 2025 | Q1 |
| Q2 2024 | CA$42,448,000,000 | CA$10,821,000,000 | +CA$705,000,000 | +7% | 01 May 2024 | 31 Jul 2024 | 6-K | 26 Aug 2025 | 2025 | Q3 |
| Q1 2024 | CA$41,743,000,000 | CA$10,518,000,000 | +CA$1,108,000,000 | +12% | 01 Feb 2024 | 30 Apr 2024 | 6-K | 27 May 2025 | 2025 | Q2 |
| Q4 2023 | CA$40,635,000,000 | CA$10,666,000,000 | +CA$2,073,000,000 | +24% | 01 Nov 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 6-K | 25 Feb 2025 | 2025 | Q1 |
| Q3 2023 | CA$38,562,000,000 | CA$10,443,000,000 | +CA$3,947,000,000 | +61% | 01 Aug 2023 | 31 Oct 2023 | 6-K | 27 Feb 2024 | 2024 | Q1 |
| Q2 2023 | CA$34,615,000,000 | CA$10,116,000,000 | +CA$5,907,000,000 | +140% | 01 May 2023 | 31 Jul 2023 | 6-K | 27 Aug 2024 | 2024 | Q3 |
| Q1 2023 | CA$28,708,000,000 | CA$9,410,000,000 | +CA$6,791,000,000 | +259% | 01 Feb 2023 | 30 Apr 2023 | 6-K | 28 May 2024 | 2024 | Q2 |
| Q4 2022 | CA$21,917,000,000 | CA$8,593,000,000 | +CA$6,474,000,000 | +306% | 01 Nov 2022 | 31 Jan 2023 | 6-K | 27 Feb 2024 | 2024 | Q1 |
| Q3 2022 | CA$15,443,000,000 | CA$6,496,000,000 | +CA$4,527,000,000 | +230% | 01 Aug 2022 | 31 Oct 2022 | 6-K | 28 Feb 2023 | 2023 | Q1 |
| Q2 2022 | CA$10,916,000,000 | CA$4,209,000,000 | +CA$2,325,000,000 | +123% | 01 May 2022 | 31 Jul 2022 | 6-K | 29 Aug 2023 | 2023 | Q3 |
| Q1 2022 | CA$8,591,000,000 | CA$2,619,000,000 | +CA$608,000,000 | +30% | 01 Feb 2022 | 30 Apr 2022 | 6-K | 24 May 2023 | 2023 | Q2 |
| Q4 2021 | CA$7,983,000,000 | CA$2,119,000,000 | -CA$42,000,000 | -1.9% | 01 Nov 2021 | 31 Jan 2022 | 6-K | 28 Feb 2023 | 2023 | Q1 |
| Q3 2021 | CA$8,025,000,000 | CA$1,969,000,000 | -CA$425,000,000 | -18% | 01 Aug 2021 | 31 Oct 2021 | 6-K | 01 Mar 2022 | 2022 | Q1 |
| Q2 2021 | CA$8,450,000,000 | CA$1,884,000,000 | -CA$849,000,000 | -31% | 01 May 2021 | 31 Jul 2021 | 6-K | 23 Aug 2022 | 2022 | Q3 |
| Q1 2021 | CA$9,299,000,000 | CA$2,011,000,000 | -CA$1,410,000,000 | -41% | 01 Feb 2021 | 30 Apr 2021 | 6-K | 25 May 2022 | 2022 | Q2 |
| Q4 2020 | CA$10,709,000,000 | CA$2,161,000,000 | -CA$1,683,000,000 | -44% | 01 Nov 2020 | 31 Jan 2021 | 6-K | 01 Mar 2022 | 2022 | Q1 |
| Q3 2020 | CA$12,392,000,000 | CA$2,394,000,000 | -CA$1,522,000,000 | -39% | 01 Aug 2020 | 31 Oct 2020 | 6-K | 23 Feb 2021 | 2021 | Q1 |
| Q2 2020 | CA$13,914,000,000 | CA$2,733,000,000 | -CA$1,333,000,000 | -33% | 01 May 2020 | 31 Jul 2020 | 6-K | 24 Aug 2021 | 2021 | Q3 |
| Q1 2020 | CA$15,247,000,000 | CA$3,421,000,000 | -CA$487,000,000 | -12% | 01 Feb 2020 | 30 Apr 2020 | 6-K | 01 Jun 2021 | 2021 | Q2 |
| Q4 2019 | CA$15,734,000,000 | CA$3,844,000,000 | +CA$127,000,000 | +3.4% | 01 Nov 2019 | 31 Jan 2020 | 6-K | 23 Feb 2021 | 2021 | Q1 |
| Q3 2019 | CA$15,607,000,000 | CA$3,916,000,000 | +CA$416,000,000 | +12% | 01 Aug 2019 | 31 Oct 2019 | 6-K | 25 Feb 2020 | 2020 | Q1 |
| Q2 2019 | CA$15,191,000,000 | CA$4,066,000,000 | +CA$1,020,000,000 | +33% | 01 May 2019 | 31 Jul 2019 | 6-K | 25 Aug 2020 | 2020 | Q3 |
| Q1 2019 | CA$14,171,000,000 | CA$3,908,000,000 | +CA$1,123,000,000 | +40% | 01 Feb 2019 | 30 Apr 2019 | 6-K | 26 May 2020 | 2020 | Q2 |
| Q4 2018 | CA$13,048,000,000 | CA$3,717,000,000 | +CA$1,172,000,000 | +46% | 01 Nov 2018 | 31 Jan 2019 | 6-K | 25 Feb 2020 | 2020 | Q1 |
| Q3 2018 | CA$11,876,000,000 | CA$3,500,000,000 | 01 Aug 2018 | 31 Oct 2018 | 6-K | 26 Feb 2019 | 2019 | Q1 | ||
| Q2 2018 | CA$3,046,000,000 | 01 May 2018 | 31 Jul 2018 | 6-K | 27 Aug 2019 | 2019 | Q3 | |||
| Q1 2018 | CA$2,785,000,000 | 01 Feb 2018 | 30 Apr 2018 | 6-K | 28 May 2019 | 2019 | Q2 | |||
| Q4 2017 | CA$2,545,000,000 | 01 Nov 2017 | 31 Jan 2018 | 6-K | 26 Feb 2019 | 2019 | Q1 |
BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA Annual Interest Expense (CAD)
| Period | Value | YoY Chg | Change % | Start Date | End Date | Report | Filed | Fiscal Year | Fiscal Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CA$36,080,000,000 | -CA$6,327,000,000 | -15% | 01 Nov 2024 | 31 Oct 2025 | 40-F | 02 Dec 2025 | 2025 | FY |
| 2024 | CA$42,407,000,000 | +CA$3,845,000,000 | +10% | 01 Nov 2023 | 31 Oct 2024 | 40-F | 02 Dec 2025 | 2025 | FY |
| 2023 | CA$38,562,000,000 | +CA$23,119,000,000 | +150% | 01 Nov 2022 | 31 Oct 2023 | 40-F | 03 Dec 2024 | 2024 | FY |
| 2022 | CA$15,443,000,000 | +CA$7,418,000,000 | +92% | 01 Nov 2021 | 31 Oct 2022 | 40-F | 28 Nov 2023 | 2023 | FY |
| 2021 | CA$8,025,000,000 | -CA$4,367,000,000 | -35% | 01 Nov 2020 | 31 Oct 2021 | 40-F | 29 Nov 2022 | 2022 | FY |
| 2020 | CA$12,392,000,000 | -CA$3,215,000,000 | -21% | 01 Nov 2019 | 31 Oct 2020 | 40-F | 30 Nov 2021 | 2021 | FY |
| 2019 | CA$15,607,000,000 | +CA$3,731,000,000 | +31% | 01 Nov 2018 | 31 Oct 2019 | 40-F | 30 Nov 2021 | 2021 | FY |
| 2018 | CA$11,876,000,000 | +CA$2,984,000,000 | +34% | 01 Nov 2017 | 31 Oct 2018 | 40-F | 01 Dec 2020 | 2020 | FY |
| 2017 | CA$8,892,000,000 | +CA$976,000,000 | +12% | 01 Nov 2016 | 31 Oct 2017 | 40-F | 26 Nov 2019 | 2019 | FY |
| 2016 | CA$7,916,000,000 | 01 Nov 2015 | 31 Oct 2016 | 40-F | 27 Nov 2018 | 2018 | FY |
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the value indicates that the value is likely invalid.