BCE vs SBGI vs VOD Stock Comparison

Bce, Sinclair and Vodafone Group Public Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BCE Bce Inc
$20.09 -4.2% 1M -14.4% 1Y
Market cap
$18.73B
P/E
3.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.97B
Div. yield
8.14%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
7 wins
SBGI Sinclair, Inc.
$12.08 -5.5% 1M -9.4% 1Y
Market cap
$871.66M
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.26B
Div. yield
8.28%
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Bce leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Bce 7, Vodafone Group Public 3, Sinclair 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBCESBGIVODLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.73B $871.66M $38.32B VOD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 3.7x 16.8x -82.3x BCE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.2x 9.7x 12.6x SBGI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.2% -6.5% — BCE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.7% 1.6% — BCE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.4% 4.7% — BCE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 7.5x — BCE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 8.14% 8.28% 3.34% SBGI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.4% -9.4% +32.4% VOD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.2%/yr -14.6%/yr +0.7%/yr VOD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.0% 45.5% 32.1% BCE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 45/100 60/100 BCE

Percentile Scorecard

BCESBGIVOD

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

AxisBCESBGIVOD
Valuation 69 #16 of 49 69 #17 of 53 81 #10 of 49
Growth 61 #18 of 45 16 #37 of 44 –
Profitability 91 #5 of 45 61 #17 of 42 –
Financial Health 40 #30 of 49 33 #41 of 61 54 #23 of 49
Shareholder Returns 78 #9 of 37 44 #15 of 26 44 #21 of 37
Overall 68 45 60
  • BCE ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • SBGI ranked among 61 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

PeriodBCESBGIVODSPY
1 month -4.2%-5.5%-5.2% -0.2%
3 months -7.9%-14.4%-3.9% +3.9%
6 months -14.5%-23.1%+1.7% +8.2%
Year to date -15.7%-21.0%+19.2% +12.9%
1 year -14.4%-9.4%+32.4% +12.3%
3 years -45.2%+20.2%+71.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -18.2%+6.3%+19.6% +23.3%
5 years -61.0%-54.6%+3.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -17.2%-14.6%+0.7% +10.9%
10 years -55.5%-51.3%-43.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year -7.8%-6.9%-5.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBCESBGIVODSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.0%45.5%32.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.1%42.0%32.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.230.290.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.66-0.211.01 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.2%-67.8%-57.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.0%-28.9%-10.2% -1.2%
52-week high $26.45$17.00$17.53 $779.14
52-week low $18.79$11.97$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.

MultipleBCESBGIVOD
P/E now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 11.8x 16.8xmedian 18.4x -82.3xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.1x 0.3xmedian 0.6x 0.8xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 6.8x 9.4xmedian 10.5x —median 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -8.7xmedian 5.9x 9.2xmedian 9.0x 3.5xmedian 5.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.2x 2.3xmedian 1.5x 0.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.08median 0.24 -0.47median 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 monthsBCESBGIVOD
Revenue $21.97B $3.26B –
Gross profit $18.64B – –
Operating income $6.29B $215.00M –
Net income $4.68B $54.00M –
Free cash flow -$2.14B $95.00M –
EPS (diluted) $5.37 $0.72 –
Cash & equivalents $335.70M $604.00M $10.31B
Total debt $119.67B $4.06B $60.32B
Shares (diluted) 929.10M 72.16M 2.40B
Enterprise value $17.08B -$2.04B $11.99B

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
MetricBCESBGIVOD
P/E 3.7x 16.8x -82.3x
P/FCF -8.7x 9.2x 3.5x
P/Operating cash flow 3.0x 5.1x –
P/S 0.9x 0.3x 0.8x
P/B 1.1x 2.3x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 4.3x 2.4x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 4.6x 9.4x –
EV/EBIT 7.6x 20.1x –
EV/Revenue 2.2x 1.3x –
EV/FCF -22.3x 45.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 7.6x 25.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.08 -0.47 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBCESBGIVOD
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.2% -6.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.2% -0.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.8% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.6% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.0% -55.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 53.8% -20.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 1,063% -1.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.8% -34.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) 1,649% 0.3% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 44.4% -35.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -7.0% -68.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.4% -38.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -144.0% -79.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.6% -46.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBCESBGIVOD
Gross margin 84.8% – –
EBITDA margin 46.8% 14.2% –
Operating margin 28.6% 6.6% –
Pretax margin 52.5% 0.6% –
Net margin 22.7% 1.6% –
FCF margin -9.8% 2.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 28.6% 5.3% –
Return on equity 31.0% 15.8% –
Return on assets 9.0% 1.1% –
Return on invested capital 13.4% 4.7% –
Return on capital employed 12.5% 4.4% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 3.2x –
Stock comp / revenue – 1.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBCESBGIVOD
Debt / assets 51.5% 74.1% 40.5%
Debt / equity 1.8x 10.7x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 7.5x –
Debt / FCF -13.7x 42.7x –
Liabilities / assets 70.6% 93.1% 61.0%
Equity / assets 29.4% 6.9% 39.0%
Interest coverage 6.7x 0.6x –
Current ratio 0.7x 1.9x 0.4x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.8x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.8x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 0.95 0.91 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBCESBGIVOD
Dividend yield 8.1% 8.3% 3.3%
Net buyback yield -0.5% – –
Shareholder yield 7.6% 8.3% 3.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 41.1% 131.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -89.7% 74.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 146.7% 6.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 34.6% 1.4% –

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.

ConsensusBCESBGIVOD
Forward P/E 11.2xFY2026 9.7xFY2026 12.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.80FY2026 $1.24FY2026 $1.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -11.8%FY2026 – -0.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.2% -196.0% +13.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.56BFY2026 $3.73BFY2026 $53.46BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.2%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.8% -17.3% -3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBCESBGIVOD
Held by institutions 48.1% 44.4% 7.9%
Institutions holding 394 178 575
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.3% +6.0% -0.8%
Institutions buying 184 113 255
Institutions selling 130 36 162
Buyers to sellers 1.42 3.14 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.

BCESBGIVOD
BCE 1.00 0.21 0.30
SBGI 0.21 1.00 0.08
VOD 0.30 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BCE, SBGI and VOD?

Vodafone Group Public (VOD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bce (BCE) $18.73B, Sinclair (SBGI) $871.66M, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) $38.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, BCE, SBGI and VOD?

Bce (BCE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bce (BCE) 3.7x, Sinclair (SBGI) 16.8x, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) -82.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sinclair (SBGI) is cheapest (Bce (BCE) 11.2x, Sinclair (SBGI) 9.7x, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) 12.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Bce (BCE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bce (BCE) +2.2%, Sinclair (SBGI) -6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bce (BCE) has the highest net margin (Bce (BCE) 22.7%, Sinclair (SBGI) 1.6%). On return on invested capital, Bce (BCE) leads (Bce (BCE) 13.4%, Sinclair (SBGI) 4.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vodafone Group Public (VOD) returned the most: Bce (BCE) -14.4%, Sinclair (SBGI) -9.4%, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) +32.4%. Over five years, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) compounded fastest (Bce (BCE) -17.2%/yr, Sinclair (SBGI) -14.6%/yr, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) +0.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Sinclair (SBGI) has the highest dividend yield: Bce (BCE) 8.14%, Sinclair (SBGI) 8.28%, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) 3.34%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bce (BCE) has been the steadiest (Bce (BCE) 22.0%, Sinclair (SBGI) 45.5%, 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, SBGI 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 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.