BCE vs IHRT vs VOD Stock Comparison

Bce, iHeartMedia and Vodafone Group Public Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BCE Bce Inc
$20.42 -5.6% 1M -14.4% 1Y
Market cap
$18.84B
P/E
3.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.97B
Div. yield
0.10%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
6 wins
IHRT iHeartMedia, Inc.
$1.87 -20.4% 1M -43.8% 1Y
Market cap
$275.99M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
–
Radio Broadcasting Communication Services
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Bce leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Bce 6, Vodafone Group Public 3, iHeartMedia 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBCEIHRTVODLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.84B $275.99M $37.74B VOD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 3.8x -1.0x -82.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.5x — 12.6x BCE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.2% +3.1% — IHRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.7% -7.2% — BCE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.4% 0.1% — BCE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 14.0x — BCE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.10% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.4% -43.8% +35.0% VOD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.8%/yr -38.7%/yr +0.3%/yr VOD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.0% 87.2% 32.1% BCE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 45/100 61/100 BCE

Percentile Scorecard

BCEIHRTVOD

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBCEIHRTVOD
Valuation 69 #16 of 49 59 #23 of 54 81 #10 of 49
Growth 62 #18 of 46 66 #16 of 45 –
Profitability 91 #5 of 46 45 #24 of 43 –
Financial Health 39 #31 of 50 12 #55 of 62 55 #23 of 50
Shareholder Returns 71 #11 of 36 – 46 #20 of 36
Overall 66 45 61
  • BCE ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • IHRT ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media
  • VOD ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBCEIHRTVODSPY
1 month -5.6%-20.4%-3.7% -1.0%
3 months -4.2%-47.2%+3.9% +2.9%
6 months -14.5%-65.5%+0.7% +6.4%
Year to date -14.3%-55.0%+19.2% +11.4%
1 year -14.4%-43.8%+35.0% +13.1%
3 years -45.6%-21.8%+70.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year -18.4%-7.9%+19.4% +21.5%
5 years -60.0%-91.3%+1.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year -16.8%-38.7%+0.3% +10.9%
10 years -55.3%—-43.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year -7.7%—-5.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBCEIHRTVODSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.0%87.2%32.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.1%79.9%32.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.241.330.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.66-0.501.09 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.2%-96.3%-57.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.8%-70.5%-10.2% -2.5%
52-week high $26.45$6.33$17.53 $779.14
52-week low $18.79$1.50$11.20 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBCEIHRTVOD
P/E now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 11.6x -1.0xmedian 18.8x -82.2xmedian 11.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.1x 0.1xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 6.9x 14.8xmedian 11.1x —median 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -8.9xmedian 5.6x 7.1xmedian 9.4x 3.5xmedian 5.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.3x -0.1xmedian 1.6x 0.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.09median 0.24 -0.02median 0.44 —median 0.24

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBCEIHRTVOD
Revenue $21.97B $3.99B –
Gross profit $18.64B $2.34B –
Operating income $6.29B $6.41M –
Net income $4.68B -$286.32M –
Free cash flow -$2.14B $36.26M –
EPS (diluted) $5.37 $-1.81 –
Cash & equivalents $335.70M $174.44M $10.31B
Total debt $119.67B $5.04B $60.32B
Shares (diluted) 929.10M 157.71M 2.40B
Enterprise value $16.96B -$496.71M $7.14B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBCEIHRTVOD
P/E 3.8x -1.0x -82.2x
P/FCF -8.9x 7.1x 3.5x
P/Operating cash flow 3.0x 2.2x –
P/S 0.9x 0.1x 0.8x
P/B 1.1x -0.1x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 4.4x -0.1x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 4.7x 14.8x –
EV/EBIT 7.6x 799.3x –
EV/Revenue 2.2x 1.3x –
EV/FCF -22.4x 141.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 7.6x 43.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.09 -0.02 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBCEIHRTVOD
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.2% 3.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 1.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.8% 4.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.6% -0.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.0% -96.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 53.8% 26.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 1,063% 23.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.8% 40.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 1,649% 25.3% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 44.4% 41.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -7.0% 138.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.4% -24.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -144.0% 181.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.6% -34.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBCEIHRTVOD
Gross margin 84.8% 58.8% –
EBITDA margin 46.8% 8.7% –
Operating margin 28.6% 0.2% –
Pretax margin 52.5% -10.5% –
Net margin 22.7% -7.2% –
FCF margin -9.8% 0.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 28.6% 3.0% –
Return on equity 31.0% – –
Return on assets 9.0% -5.9% –
Return on invested capital 13.4% 0.1% –
Return on capital employed 12.5% 0.2% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x -0.4x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBCEIHRTVOD
Debt / assets 51.5% 103.9% 40.5%
Debt / equity 1.8x -2.5x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 14.0x –
Debt / FCF -13.7x 139.1x –
Liabilities / assets 70.6% 141.4% 61.0%
Equity / assets 29.4% -41.4% 39.0%
Interest coverage 6.7x – –
Current ratio 0.7x 1.4x 0.4x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.1x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 0.96 -0.50 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBCEIHRTVOD
Dividend yield 8.0% – 3.3%
Net buyback yield -0.5% – –
Shareholder yield 7.5% – 3.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 41.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) -89.7% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 146.7% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 34.6% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBCEIHRTVOD
Forward P/E 11.5xFY2026 – 12.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.77FY2026 $-0.47FY2026 $1.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -13.2%FY2026 – -0.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.7% – +12.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.36BFY2026 $3.87BFY2026 $53.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.0%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.9% +0.4% -3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBCEIHRTVOD
Held by institutions 48.1% 62.5% 7.9%
Institutions holding 394 136 575
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.3% +6.6% -0.8%
Institutions buying 184 73 255
Institutions selling 130 50 162
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.46 1.57

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BCEIHRTVOD
BCE 1.00 -0.02 0.31
IHRT -0.02 1.00 0.07
VOD 0.31 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BCE, IHRT and VOD?

Vodafone Group Public (VOD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bce (BCE) $18.84B, iHeartMedia (IHRT) $275.99M, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) $37.74B.

Which company is growing faster?

iHeartMedia (IHRT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bce (BCE) +2.2%, iHeartMedia (IHRT) +3.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bce (BCE) has the highest net margin (Bce (BCE) 22.7%, iHeartMedia (IHRT) -7.2%). On return on invested capital, Bce (BCE) leads (Bce (BCE) 13.4%, iHeartMedia (IHRT) 0.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vodafone Group Public (VOD) returned the most: Bce (BCE) -14.4%, iHeartMedia (IHRT) -43.8%, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) +35.0%. Over five years, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) compounded fastest (Bce (BCE) -16.8%/yr, iHeartMedia (IHRT) -38.7%/yr, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) +0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Bce (BCE) 0.10%, iHeartMedia (IHRT) 0.00%, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) 0.00%. iHeartMedia (IHRT) and Vodafone Group Public (VOD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bce (BCE) has been the steadiest (Bce (BCE) 22.0%, iHeartMedia (IHRT) 87.2%, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) 32.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BCE, IHRT and VOD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Bce (BCE) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.