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Employee Compensation (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2026
Disclosure of Employee Compensation [Abstract]  
Summary of Ranges of Values used for each Option Pricing Assumption
To determine the fair value of the stock option tranches (i.e. the portion that vests each year) on the grant date, the following ranges of values were used for each option pricing assumption:
For stock options granted during the nine months endedJuly 31, 2026July 31, 2025
Expected dividend yield
2.5% - 2.6%
3.6%
Expected share price volatility
18.5% - 18.6%
16.7%
Risk-free rate of return3.0%2.8%
Expected period until exercise (in years)
6.5 - 7.0
6.5 - 7.0
Exercise price ($)181.30141.00
Summary of Pension and Other Employee Future Benefit Expenses
Pension and other employee future benefit expenses are determined as follows:
(Canadian $ in millions)
Pension plans
Other employee future benefit plans
For the three months ended July 31, 2026July 31, 2025July 31, 2026July 31, 2025
Current service cost$43 $44 $$
Net interest (income) expense (1)
(13)(12)10 
Impact of plan amendments– – – – 
Administrative expense– – 
Benefits expense32 34 11 11 
Government pension plans expense (2)
101 96– – 
Defined contribution expense71 66 – – 
Total pension and other employee future benefit expenses
recognized in our Consolidated Statement of Income$204 $196 $11 $11 
(1) Net interest (income) expense is increased by $nil million for pension benefit plans and $1 million for other employee future benefit plans for the three months ended July 31, 2026 ($nil million for pension benefit plans and $1 million for other employee future benefit plans for the three months ended July 31, 2025) as a result of assets written down through other comprehensive income due to the asset ceiling.
(2) Includes Canada Pension Plan, Quebec Pension Plan and U.S. Federal Insurance Contribution Act.
(Canadian $ in millions)
Pension benefit plans
Other employee future benefit plans
For the nine months ended July 31, 2026July 31, 2025July 31, 2026July 31, 2025
Current service cost$131 $133 $$
Net interest (income) expense (1)
(41)(38)27 28 
Impact of plan amendments– (19)– – 
Administrative expense– – 
Benefits expense97 85 31 33 
Government pension plans expense (2)
326 310– – 
Defined contribution expense254 244 – – 
Total pension and other employee future benefit expenses
recognized in our Consolidated Statement of Income$677 $639 $31 $33 
(1) Net interest (income) expense is increased by $nil million for pension benefit plans and $3 million for other employee future benefit plans for the nine months ended July 31, 2026 ($nil million for pension benefit plans and $4 million for other employee future benefit plans for the nine months ended July 31, 2025) as a result of assets written down through other comprehensive income due to the asset ceiling.
(2) Includes Canada Pension Plan, Quebec Pension Plan and U.S. Federal Insurance Contribution Act.