BCE vs MDIA vs TSQ Stock Comparison

Bce, Mediaco Holding and Townsquare Media Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BCE Bce Inc
$20.04 -0.5% 1M -14.7% 1Y
Market cap
$18.88B
P/E
3.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.97B
Div. yield
0.10%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
6 wins
MDIA Mediaco Holding Inc.
$0.99 -9.2% 1M -10.8% 1Y
Market cap
$75.98M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$139.42M
Div. yield
–
Radio Broadcasting Communication Services
3 wins
TSQ Townsquare Media, Inc.
$3.07 -35.0% 1M -51.5% 1Y
Market cap
$52.92M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$425.39M
Div. yield
0.26%
Radio Broadcasting Communication Services
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Bce leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Bce 6, Mediaco Holding 3, 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 $18.88B $75.98M $52.92M BCE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 3.8x -1.1x -1.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.1x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.2% +14.3% -4.9% MDIA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.7% -48.9% -11.8% BCE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.9% -24.1% 0.6% BCE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x -4.0x 16.7x MDIA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.10% 0.00% 0.26% TSQ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.7% -10.8% -51.5% MDIA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.2%/yr -34.8%/yr -25.5%/yr BCE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.0% 70.4% 59.1% BCE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 16/100 41/100 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 71 #15 of 49 23 #41 of 53 73 #15 of 53
Growth 61 #18 of 45 21 #35 of 44 5 #42 of 44
Profitability 93 #4 of 45 5 #40 of 42 34 #28 of 42
Financial Health 44 #28 of 49 15 #52 of 61 10 #55 of 61
Shareholder Returns 78 #9 of 37 – 84 #5 of 26
Overall 69 16 41
  • BCE ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • MDIA ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • TSQ ranked among 61 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 -0.5%-9.2%-35.0% +0.7%
3 months -7.7%0.0%-46.3% +3.7%
6 months -15.7%+10.9%-52.5% +7.1%
Year to date -15.9%+70.7%-40.3% +12.8%
1 year -14.7%-10.8%-51.5% +11.9%
3 years -46.2%+76.8%-64.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year -18.7%+20.9%-29.2% +22.8%
5 years -61.1%-88.2%-77.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year -17.2%-34.8%-25.5% +10.9%
10 years -55.7%—-63.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year -7.8%—-9.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBCEMDIATSQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.0%70.4%59.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.1%69.0%66.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.23-0.210.97 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.67-0.15-0.87 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.2%-95.3%-79.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.2%-18.2%-60.2% -1.2%
52-week high $26.45$1.21$7.71 $779.14
52-week low $18.79$0.55$3.06 $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 3.7xmedian 11.5x -1.2xmedian 18.7x -1.1xmedian 18.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.1x 0.5xmedian 0.6x 0.1xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 6.8x -8.1xmedian 10.6x 18.8xmedian 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -8.7xmedian 5.9x -135.7xmedian 9.0x 3.8xmedian 9.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.3x 2.7xmedian 1.6x -0.7xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.08median 0.25 0.03median 0.49 0.00median 0.49

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 $21.97B $139.42M $425.39M
Gross profit $18.64B -$10.47M $105.67M
Operating income $9.82B -$25.72M $2.45M
Net income $4.68B -$68.21M -$50.12M
Free cash flow -$2.14B -$561.00K $14.26M
EPS (diluted) $5.37 $-0.83 $-2.82
Cash & equivalents $335.70M $1.81M $1.17M
Total debt $29.40B $74.96M $440.04M
Shares (diluted) 929.10M 82.59M 17.82M
Enterprise value $17.00B $59.71M $41.60M

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 3.7x -1.2x -1.1x
P/FCF -8.7x -135.7x 3.8x
P/Operating cash flow 3.0x 809.9x 1.9x
P/S 0.9x 0.5x 0.1x
P/B 1.1x 2.7x -0.7x
P/Tangible book 4.3x -0.5x -0.3x
EV/EBITDA 3.5x -8.1x 18.8x
EV/EBIT 4.9x -5.8x 201.3x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 1.1x 1.2x
EV/FCF -22.3x -266.1x 34.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.6x 1,588x 17.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.08 0.03 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBCEMDIATSQ
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.2% 14.3% -4.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 55.1% -2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.8% -41.5% -14.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.6% -65.1% -7.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -10.8% -12.4% -96.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 87.6% -131.8% -52.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,063% -296.6% -237.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.8% -57.6% -196.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 1,649% -304.1% -233.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 44.4% -38.0% -692.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -7.0% -97.6% -41.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.4% 26.4% -21.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -144.0% -121.1% -54.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.6% 54.4% -30.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBCEMDIATSQ
Gross margin 84.8% -7.5% 24.8%
EBITDA margin 62.9% -13.2% 6.2%
Operating margin 44.7% -18.4% 0.6%
Pretax margin 52.5% -47.4% -10.6%
Net margin 22.7% -48.9% -11.8%
FCF margin -9.8% -0.4% 3.4%
Operating cash flow margin 28.6% 0.1% 6.6%
Return on equity 31.0% -211.5% –
Return on assets 9.0% -24.9% -9.7%
Return on invested capital 20.9% -24.1% 0.6%
Return on capital employed 19.5% -21.9% 0.6%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 0.0x -0.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – 3.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBCEMDIATSQ
Debt / assets 51.5% 27.6% 88.9%
Debt / equity 1.8x 2.6x -5.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x -4.0x 16.7x
Debt / FCF -13.7x -133.6x 30.9x
Liabilities / assets 70.6% 89.5% 116.0%
Equity / assets 29.4% 10.5% -16.0%
Interest coverage 10.5x -1.6x 0.1x
Current ratio 0.7x 0.2x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.2x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.16 -0.73 -0.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBCEMDIATSQ
Dividend yield 8.2% – 26.1%
Net buyback yield -0.5% – 1.8%
Shareholder yield 7.6% – 27.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 41.1% – -27.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) -89.7% – 97.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 146.7% – 10.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 34.6% – 62.4%

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 11.1xFY2026 – –
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 $18.56BFY2026 – $409.46MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.2%FY2026 – -4.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.8% – +8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBCEMDIATSQ
Held by institutions 48.1% 86.1% 54.1%
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 0.06
TSQ 0.04 0.06 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) $18.88B, Mediaco Holding (MDIA) $75.98M, Townsquare Media (TSQ) $52.92M.

Which company is growing faster?

Mediaco Holding (MDIA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bce (BCE) +2.2%, Mediaco Holding (MDIA) +14.3%, Townsquare Media (TSQ) -4.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bce (BCE) has the highest net margin (Bce (BCE) 22.7%, Mediaco Holding (MDIA) -48.9%, Townsquare Media (TSQ) -11.8%). On return on invested capital, Bce (BCE) leads (Bce (BCE) 20.9%, 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) -14.7%, Mediaco Holding (MDIA) -10.8%, Townsquare Media (TSQ) -51.5%. Over five years, Bce (BCE) compounded fastest (Bce (BCE) -17.2%/yr, Mediaco Holding (MDIA) -34.8%/yr, Townsquare Media (TSQ) -25.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Townsquare Media (TSQ) has the highest dividend yield: Bce (BCE) 0.10%, Mediaco Holding (MDIA) 0.00%, Townsquare Media (TSQ) 0.26%. Mediaco Holding (MDIA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bce (BCE) has been the steadiest (Bce (BCE) 22.0%, Mediaco Holding (MDIA) 70.4%, Townsquare Media (TSQ) 59.1%). 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 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.