BCE vs MDIA vs TSQ Stock Comparison

Bce, Mediaco Holding and Townsquare Media 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
7 wins
MDIA Mediaco Holding Inc.
$0.96 -9.4% 1M 0.0% 1Y
Market cap
$73.82M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$139.42M
Div. yield
–
Radio Broadcasting Communication Services
2 wins
TSQ Townsquare Media, Inc.
$2.08 -54.4% 1M -66.6% 1Y
Market cap
$37.21M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$429.58M
Div. yield
38.46%
Radio Broadcasting Communication Services
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Bce leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Bce 7, Mediaco Holding 2, Townsquare Media 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBCEMDIATSQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $20.53B $73.82M $37.21M BCE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.9x -1.2x -0.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.2x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.4% +14.3% -2.1% BCE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.5% -48.9% -11.3% BCE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.4% -24.1% 0.6% BCE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.5x -4.0x 16.8x MDIA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 7.43% — 38.46% TSQ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.7% 0.0% -66.6% MDIA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.4%/yr -33.9%/yr -31.6%/yr BCE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.5% 71.0% 67.6% BCE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 14/100 43/100 BCE

Percentile Scorecard

BCEMDIATSQ

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

AxisBCEMDIATSQ
Valuation 65 #18 of 49 21 #42 of 53 69 #17 of 53
Growth 65 #17 of 47 14 #38 of 44 19 #36 of 44
Profitability 91 #5 of 46 5 #41 of 43 33 #29 of 43
Financial Health 35 #32 of 49 15 #52 of 61 10 #55 of 61
Shareholder Returns 63 #14 of 36 – 82 #6 of 29
Overall 64 14 43
  • BCE ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • MDIA ranked among 62 companies in Advertising and Media
  • TSQ ranked among 62 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBCEMDIATSQSPY
1 month +11.6%-9.4%-54.4% -5.9%
3 months -3.2%-5.0%-67.3% -4.6%
6 months -10.4%+4.2%-68.5% +0.2%
Year to date -7.6%+65.5%-59.5% +7.5%
1 year -1.7%0.0%-66.6% +8.2%
3 years -44.4%+62.7%-77.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year -17.8%+17.6%-38.9% +19.0%
5 years -56.7%-87.3%-85.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year -15.4%-33.9%-31.6% +9.4%
10 years -50.2%—-74.9% +251.5%
10 years, per year -6.7%—-12.9% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureBCEMDIATSQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.5%71.0%67.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.0%68.8%79.8% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.33-0.150.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.070.00-0.98 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.2%-94.7%-85.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.7%-20.7%-73.0% -5.9%
52-week high $26.45$1.21$7.71 $779.14
52-week low $18.79$0.55$2.08 $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.

MultipleBCEMDIATSQ
P/E now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 11.9x -1.2xmedian 14.0x -0.8xmedian 14.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.1x 0.5xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 6.6x -8.0xmedian 9.6x 18.3xmedian 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 4.7x -131.6xmedian 8.0x 3.1xmedian 8.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.5x 2.6xmedian 1.6x -0.4xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 5.45median 0.27 0.03median 0.40 0.20median 0.40

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 monthsBCEMDIATSQ
Revenue $26.34B $139.42M $429.58M
Gross profit $21.39B -$10.47M $106.35M
Operating income $4.34B -$25.72M $2.02M
Net income $1.92B -$68.21M -$48.19M
Free cash flow $5.78B -$561.00K $12.20M
EPS (diluted) $1.85 $-0.83 $-2.69
Cash & equivalents $458.03M $1.81M $4.61M
Total debt $29.25B $74.96M $446.69M
Shares (diluted) 929.10M 82.59M 18.03M
Enterprise value $18.77B $57.55M $26.84M

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
MetricBCEMDIATSQ
P/E 11.9x -1.2x -0.8x
P/FCF 3.6x -131.6x 3.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 785.4x 1.5x
P/S 0.8x 0.5x 0.1x
P/B 1.2x 2.6x -0.4x
P/Tangible book 4.7x -0.5x -0.2x
EV/EBITDA 6.0x -8.0x 18.3x
EV/EBIT 11.4x -5.7x 237.3x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 1.1x 1.1x
EV/FCF 8.5x -262.0x 39.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 1,564x 18.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.45 0.03 0.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBCEMDIATSQ
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.4% 14.3% -2.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 55.1% -2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.8% -41.5% -11.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.8% -65.1% -6.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -57.7% -12.4% -96.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 59.9% -131.8% 39.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -73.7% -296.6% -351.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -57.6% -8.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -76.4% -304.1% -340.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.2% -38.0% -3.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -97.6% -44.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 26.4% -23.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.7% -121.1% -60.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.8% 54.4% -34.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBCEMDIATSQ
Gross margin 81.2% -7.5% 24.8%
EBITDA margin 31.2% -13.2% 6.1%
Operating margin 16.5% -18.4% 0.5%
Pretax margin 65.7% -47.4% -10.4%
Net margin 6.5% -48.9% -11.3%
FCF margin 22.0% -0.4% 2.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 0.1% 5.9%
Return on equity 33.6% -211.5% –
Return on assets 9.9% -24.9% -9.7%
Return on invested capital 9.4% -24.1% 0.6%
Return on capital employed 8.9% -21.9% 0.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.0x -0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – 3.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBCEMDIATSQ
Debt / assets 51.1% 27.6% 92.0%
Debt / equity 1.7x 2.6x -5.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.5x -4.0x 16.8x
Debt / FCF 5.1x -133.6x 36.6x
Liabilities / assets 70.3% 89.5% 117.5%
Equity / assets 29.7% 10.5% -17.5%
Interest coverage 2.2x -1.6x 0.0x
Current ratio 0.6x 0.2x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.92 -0.74 -0.23

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBCEMDIATSQ
Dividend yield 7.4% – 38.5%
Net buyback yield -0.8% – 2.7%
Shareholder yield 6.6% – 41.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 136.8% – -29.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 45.4% – 116.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 27.1% – 10.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 15.8% – 31.3%

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.

ConsensusBCEMDIATSQ
Forward P/E 12.2xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.80FY2026 – $-1.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -11.8%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after -2.2% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.57BFY2026 – $409.46MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.2%FY2026 – -4.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.7% – +8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBCEMDIATSQ
Held by institutions 48.1% 86.1% 50.3%
Institutions holding 395 18 63
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.3% -0.6% +0.3%
Institutions buying 185 6 24
Institutions selling 130 5 19
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.20 1.26

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.

BCEMDIATSQ
BCE 1.00 -0.01 -0.04
MDIA -0.01 1.00 0.08
TSQ -0.04 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BCE, MDIA and TSQ?

Bce (BCE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bce (BCE) $20.53B, Mediaco Holding (MDIA) $73.82M, Townsquare Media (TSQ) $37.21M.

Which company is growing faster?

Bce (BCE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bce (BCE) +22.4%, Mediaco Holding (MDIA) +14.3%, Townsquare Media (TSQ) -2.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bce (BCE) has the highest net margin (Bce (BCE) 6.5%, Mediaco Holding (MDIA) -48.9%, Townsquare Media (TSQ) -11.3%). On return on invested capital, Bce (BCE) leads (Bce (BCE) 9.4%, Mediaco Holding (MDIA) -24.1%, Townsquare Media (TSQ) 0.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mediaco Holding (MDIA) returned the most: Bce (BCE) -1.7%, Mediaco Holding (MDIA) 0.0%, Townsquare Media (TSQ) -66.6%. Over five years, Bce (BCE) compounded fastest (Bce (BCE) -15.4%/yr, Mediaco Holding (MDIA) -33.9%/yr, Townsquare Media (TSQ) -31.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Townsquare Media (TSQ) has the highest dividend yield: Bce (BCE) 7.43%, Townsquare Media (TSQ) 38.46%. Mediaco Holding (MDIA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bce (BCE) has been the steadiest (Bce (BCE) 22.5%, Mediaco Holding (MDIA) 71.0%, Townsquare Media (TSQ) 67.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BCE, MDIA and TSQ?

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 7. 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.