BCE vs LUMN vs TV Stock Comparison

Bce, Lumen Technologies and Grupo Televisa, S.A.B Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BCE Bce Inc
$22.02 +11.6% 1M -1.7% 1Y
Market cap
$20.53B
P/E
11.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.34B
Div. yield
7.43%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
9 wins
LUMN Lumen Technologies, Inc.
$3.98 -32.7% 1M -63.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.10B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.46B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
TV Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
$2.33 +2.2% 1M -17.4% 1Y
Market cap
$144.98B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.26B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Bce leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Bce 9, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBCELUMNTVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $20.53B $4.10B $144.98B TV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.9x -6.0x -475.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.2x — 12.9x BCE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.4% -9.7% +7.4% BCE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.5% -5.8% -9.4% BCE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.4% 0.9% 4.4% BCE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.5x 4.3x 14.6x BCE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 7.43% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.7% -63.4% -17.4% BCE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.4%/yr -22.4%/yr -26.1%/yr BCE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.5% 72.6% 38.8% BCE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 35/100 43/100 BCE

Percentile Scorecard

BCELUMNTV

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

AxisBCELUMNTV
Valuation 65 #18 of 49 63 #19 of 49 4 #47 of 49
Growth 65 #17 of 47 30 #33 of 47 67 #16 of 47
Profitability 91 #5 of 46 31 #32 of 46 36 #30 of 46
Financial Health 35 #32 of 49 15 #42 of 49 65 #18 of 49
Shareholder Returns 63 #14 of 36 – –
Overall 64 35 43
  • BCE ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • LUMN ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • TV ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBCELUMNTVSPY
1 month +11.6%-32.7%+2.2% -5.9%
3 months -3.2%-32.4%-18.0% -4.6%
6 months -10.4%-53.0%-17.7% +0.2%
Year to date -7.6%-48.8%-19.9% +7.5%
1 year -1.7%-63.4%-17.4% +8.2%
3 years -44.4%+201.5%-9.3% +68.3%
3 years, per year -17.8%+44.5%-3.2% +19.0%
5 years -56.7%-71.8%-77.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year -15.4%-22.4%-26.1% +9.4%
10 years -50.2%-82.7%-90.4% +251.5%
10 years, per year -6.7%-16.1%-20.9% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureBCELUMNTVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.5%72.6%38.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.0%76.3%40.2% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.332.320.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.07-0.87-0.45 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.2%-93.1%-86.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.7%-63.8%-32.3% -5.9%
52-week high $26.45$10.99$3.44 $779.14
52-week low $18.79$3.98$2.03 $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.

MultipleBCELUMNTV
P/E now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 11.9x -6.0xmedian 11.9x -475.3xmedian 11.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.1x 0.4xmedian 1.1x 44.5xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 6.6x 5.8xmedian 6.6x 483.4xmedian 6.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 4.7x -4.2xmedian 4.7x —median 4.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.5x -2.4xmedian 1.5x 23.4xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 5.45median 0.27 -0.10median 0.27 -20.23median 0.27

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 monthsBCELUMNTV
Revenue $26.34B $11.46B $3.26B
Gross profit $21.39B $5.55B $2.11B
Operating income $4.34B $147.00M $477.63M
Net income $1.92B -$668.00M $85.50M
Free cash flow $5.78B -$987.00M –
EPS (diluted) $1.85 $-0.66 $0.00
Cash & equivalents $458.03M $978.00M –
Total debt $29.25B $13.19B $4.53B
Shares (diluted) 929.10M 1.00B 68.12B
Enterprise value $18.77B -$1.38B $145.52B

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
MetricBCELUMNTV
P/E 11.9x -6.0x -475.3x
P/FCF 3.6x -4.2x –
P/Operating cash flow – 1.2x –
P/S 0.8x 0.4x 44.5x
P/B 1.2x -2.4x 23.4x
P/Tangible book 4.7x -0.7x 23.4x
EV/EBITDA 6.0x 5.8x 483.4x
EV/EBIT 11.4x 111.0x 313.0x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 1.4x 45.9x
EV/FCF 8.5x -16.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 4.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.45 -0.10 -20.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBCELUMNTV
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.4% -9.7% 7.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.0% -8.3% -12.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.8% -7.1% -22.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.8% -10.0% -4.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -57.7% 132.1% 803.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 59.9% 26.3% 55.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -73.7% 59.6% 117.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 61.1% 28.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -76.4% 59.9% 40.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 61.4% 23.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -30.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 15.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.7% -180.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.8% -3.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBCELUMNTV
Gross margin 81.2% 48.4% 64.9%
EBITDA margin 31.2% 24.6% 9.5%
Operating margin 16.5% 1.3% 14.7%
Pretax margin 65.7% -8.0% 8.1%
Net margin 6.5% -5.8% -9.4%
FCF margin 22.0% -8.6% –
Operating cash flow margin – 29.4% –
Return on equity 33.6% – 1.4%
Return on assets 9.9% -2.2% 0.6%
Return on invested capital 9.4% 0.9% 4.4%
Return on capital employed 8.9% 0.6% 5.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -5.1x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBCELUMNTV
Debt / assets 51.1% 42.9% 34.5%
Debt / equity 1.7x -7.7x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.5x 4.3x 14.6x
Debt / FCF 5.1x -13.4x –
Liabilities / assets 70.3% 105.6% 52.8%
Equity / assets 29.7% -5.6% 47.2%
Interest coverage 2.2x 0.2x 32.4x
Current ratio 0.6x 0.7x –
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.5x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 0.92 -0.52 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBCELUMNTV
Dividend yield 7.4% – –
Net buyback yield -0.8% – –
Shareholder yield 6.6% 0.0% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 136.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 45.4% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 27.1% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 15.8% – –

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.

ConsensusBCELUMNTV
Forward P/E 12.2xFY2026 – 12.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.80FY2026 $-0.87FY2026 $0.18FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -11.8%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after -2.2% – -22.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.57BFY2026 $10.70BFY2026 $3.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.2%FY2026 -13.7%FY2026 -9.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.7% -5.9% -4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBCELUMNTV
Held by institutions 48.1% 70.7% 0.2%
Institutions holding 395 624 106
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.3% +2.6% -4.9%
Institutions buying 185 290 44
Institutions selling 130 180 33
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.61 1.33

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.

BCELUMNTV
BCE 1.00 -0.07 0.04
LUMN -0.07 1.00 0.09
TV 0.04 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BCE, LUMN and TV?

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bce (BCE) $20.53B, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) $4.10B, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) $144.98B.

Which company is growing faster?

Bce (BCE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bce (BCE) +22.4%, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) -9.7%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) +7.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bce (BCE) has the highest net margin (Bce (BCE) 6.5%, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) -5.8%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -9.4%). On return on invested capital, Bce (BCE) leads (Bce (BCE) 9.4%, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) 0.9%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 4.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bce (BCE) returned the most: Bce (BCE) -1.7%, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) -63.4%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -17.4%. Over five years, Bce (BCE) compounded fastest (Bce (BCE) -15.4%/yr, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) -22.4%/yr, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -26.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Bce (BCE) 7.43%, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) 0.00%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 0.00%. Lumen Technologies (LUMN) and Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bce (BCE) has been the steadiest (Bce (BCE) 22.5%, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) 72.6%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 38.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BCE, LUMN and TV?

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 9. 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.