BCE vs SIRI vs VZ Stock Comparison

Bce, Sirius Xm Holdings and Verizon Communications 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
7 wins
SIRI Sirius Xm Holdings Inc.
$27.63 +5.1% 1M +29.6% 1Y
Market cap
$9.23B
P/E
10.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.60B
Div. yield
0.04%
Radio Broadcasting Communication Services
2 wins
VZ Verizon Communications Inc
$44.63 -4.1% 1M +16.2% 1Y
Market cap
$179.95B
P/E
11.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$138.90B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Bce leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Bce 7, Verizon Communications 3, Sirius Xm Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBCESIRIVZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.84B $9.23B $179.95B VZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 3.8x 10.5x 11.1x BCE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.5x 8.8x 8.6x VZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.2% +0.4% +1.4% BCE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.7% 10.2% 11.6% BCE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.4% 5.8% 8.0% BCE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 4.1x 3.4x BCE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.10% 0.04% 0.00% BCE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.4% +29.6% +16.2% SIRI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.8%/yr -14.6%/yr -3.4%/yr VZ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.0% 33.3% 27.8% BCE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 75/100 55/100 SIRI

Percentile Scorecard

BCESIRIVZ

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

AxisBCESIRIVZ
Valuation 69 #16 of 49 93 #5 of 54 56 #22 of 49
Growth 62 #18 of 46 73 #13 of 45 36 #30 of 46
Profitability 91 #5 of 46 86 #7 of 43 73 #13 of 46
Financial Health 39 #31 of 50 51 #31 of 62 33 #34 of 50
Shareholder Returns 71 #11 of 36 72 #8 of 26 77 #9 of 36
Overall 66 75 55
  • BCE ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • SIRI ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media
  • VZ ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBCESIRIVZSPY
1 month -5.6%+5.1%-4.1% -1.0%
3 months -4.2%-7.3%-3.9% +2.9%
6 months -14.5%+3.8%-3.8% +6.4%
Year to date -14.3%+38.2%+9.6% +11.4%
1 year -14.4%+29.6%+16.2% +13.1%
3 years -45.6%-37.8%+30.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year -18.4%-14.6%+9.2% +21.5%
5 years -60.0%-54.5%-15.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year -16.8%-14.6%-3.4% +10.9%
10 years -55.3%-33.4%-7.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year -7.7%-4.0%-0.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBCESIRIVZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.0%33.3%27.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.1%29.2%27.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.240.26-0.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.660.890.58 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.2%-75.2%-44.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.8%-15.2%-13.1% -2.5%
52-week high $26.45$32.59$51.38 $779.14
52-week low $18.79$19.92$38.40 $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.

MultipleBCESIRIVZ
P/E now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 11.6x 10.6xmedian 18.8x 11.5xmedian 11.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.1x 1.1xmedian 0.7x 1.3xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 6.9x 8.2xmedian 11.1x 7.3xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -8.9xmedian 5.6x 6.0xmedian 9.4x 8.6xmedian 5.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.3x 0.8xmedian 1.6x 1.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.09median 0.24 -2.20median 0.44 -1.42median 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 monthsBCESIRIVZ
Revenue $21.97B $8.60B $138.90B
Gross profit $18.64B $5.74B $81.57B
Operating income $6.29B $1.65B $28.53B
Net income $4.68B $880.00M $16.60B
Free cash flow -$2.14B $1.55B $21.53B
R&D – $259.00M –
EPS (diluted) $5.37 $2.57 $3.88
Cash & equivalents $335.70M $174.00M $1.75B
Total debt $119.67B $9.46B $165.23B
Shares (diluted) 929.10M 342.00M 4.17B
Enterprise value $16.96B $8.81B $143.08B

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
MetricBCESIRIVZ
P/E 3.8x 10.6x 11.5x
P/FCF -8.9x 6.0x 8.6x
P/Operating cash flow 3.0x 4.4x 4.8x
P/S 0.9x 1.1x 1.3x
P/B 1.1x 0.8x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 4.4x 2.8x -3.5x
EV/EBITDA 4.7x 8.2x 7.3x
EV/EBIT 7.6x 11.3x 12.2x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 2.2x 2.5x
EV/FCF -22.4x 12.0x 16.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.6x 8.8x 9.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.09 -2.20 -1.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBCESIRIVZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.2% 0.4% 1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.2% -1.3% 1.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.8% 0.2% -1.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.6% -2.0% 1.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.0% 200.1% -3.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 53.8% -3.0% -1.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,063% 138.9% -10.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.8% -6.0% -8.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 1,649% 152.2% -9.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 44.4% -4.8% -8.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -7.0% 18.4% 4.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.4% 3.6% 1.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -144.0% 46.0% 7.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.6% 5.2% 13.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBCESIRIVZ
Gross margin 84.8% 66.8% 58.7%
EBITDA margin 46.8% 26.3% 34.2%
Operating margin 28.6% 19.1% 20.5%
Pretax margin 52.5% 13.5% 15.6%
Net margin 22.7% 10.2% 11.6%
FCF margin -9.8% 18.0% 15.5%
Operating cash flow margin 28.6% 24.4% 27.9%
Return on equity 31.0% 7.4% 15.8%
Return on assets 9.0% 3.2% 4.0%
Return on invested capital 13.4% 5.8% 8.0%
Return on capital employed 12.5% 6.7% 8.1%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.4x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.1% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBCESIRIVZ
Debt / assets 51.5% 34.8% 40.3%
Debt / equity 1.8x 0.8x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 4.1x 3.4x
Debt / FCF -13.7x 6.1x 7.7x
Liabilities / assets 70.6% 56.2% 74.4%
Equity / assets 29.4% 43.8% 25.6%
Interest coverage 6.7x 3.7x 3.9x
Current ratio 0.7x 0.5x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 0.96 1.43 1.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBCESIRIVZ
Dividend yield 8.0% 3.9% 6.3%
Net buyback yield -0.5% 1.0% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 7.5% 4.9% 8.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 41.1% 41.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -89.7% 23.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 146.7% 24.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 34.6% 35.8% –

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.

ConsensusBCESIRIVZ
Forward P/E 11.5xFY2026 8.8xFY2026 8.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.77FY2026 $3.15FY2026 $5.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -13.2%FY2026 +41.3%FY2026 +10.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.7% +0.3% +7.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.36BFY2026 $8.83BFY2026 $146.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.0%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026 +5.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.9% +4.2% +0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBCESIRIVZ
Held by institutions 48.1% 83.6% 68.7%
Institutions holding 394 594 3,131
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.3% +8.9% +3.1%
Institutions buying 184 312 1,594
Institutions selling 130 149 1,246
Buyers to sellers 1.42 2.09 1.28

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.

BCESIRIVZ
BCE 1.00 0.04 0.56
SIRI 0.04 1.00 0.08
VZ 0.56 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BCE, SIRI and VZ?

Verizon Communications (VZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bce (BCE) $18.84B, Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) $9.23B, Verizon Communications (VZ) $179.95B.

Which stock is cheaper, BCE, SIRI and VZ?

Bce (BCE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bce (BCE) 3.8x, Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) 10.5x, Verizon Communications (VZ) 11.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Verizon Communications (VZ) is cheapest (Bce (BCE) 11.5x, Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) 8.8x, Verizon Communications (VZ) 8.6x). 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%, Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) +0.4%, Verizon Communications (VZ) +1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bce (BCE) has the highest net margin (Bce (BCE) 22.7%, Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) 10.2%, Verizon Communications (VZ) 11.6%). On return on invested capital, Bce (BCE) leads (Bce (BCE) 13.4%, Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) 5.8%, Verizon Communications (VZ) 8.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) returned the most: Bce (BCE) -14.4%, Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) +29.6%, Verizon Communications (VZ) +16.2%. Over five years, Verizon Communications (VZ) compounded fastest (Bce (BCE) -16.8%/yr, Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) -14.6%/yr, Verizon Communications (VZ) -3.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Bce (BCE) has the highest dividend yield: Bce (BCE) 0.10%, Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) 0.04%, Verizon Communications (VZ) 0.00%. Verizon Communications (VZ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bce (BCE) has been the steadiest (Bce (BCE) 22.0%, Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) 33.3%, Verizon Communications (VZ) 27.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BCE, SIRI and VZ?

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.