BCE vs VIV vs NXST Stock Comparison

Bce, Telefonica Brasil and Nexstar 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
5 wins
VIV Telefonica Brasil S.A.
$11.32 -10.6% 1M -10.1% 1Y
Market cap
$18.09B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.69B
Div. yield
7.77%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
5 wins
NXST Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
$187.88 +19.4% 1M -4.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.79B
P/E
15.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.81B
Div. yield
3.96%
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Bce leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Bce 5, Telefonica Brasil 5, Nexstar Media 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBCEVIVNXSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $20.53B $18.09B $5.79B BCE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.9x 14.7x 15.5x BCE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.2x 12.4x 5.7x NXST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.4% +15.9% +32.3% NXST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.5% 10.7% 5.5% VIV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.4% — 7.7% BCE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.5x -0.3x 5.6x VIV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 7.43% 7.77% 3.96% VIV
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.7% -10.1% -4.3% BCE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.4%/yr +4.6%/yr +2.3%/yr VIV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.5% 34.6% 37.0% BCE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 86/100 70/100 VIV

Percentile Scorecard

BCEVIVNXST

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

AxisBCEVIVNXST
Valuation 65 #18 of 49 90 #6 of 49 85 #9 of 53
Growth 65 #17 of 47 80 #10 of 47 79 #10 of 44
Profitability 91 #5 of 46 82 #9 of 46 86 #7 of 43
Financial Health 35 #32 of 49 94 #4 of 49 40 #37 of 61
Shareholder Returns 63 #14 of 36 86 #6 of 36 61 #12 of 29
Overall 64 86 70
  • BCE ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • VIV ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • NXST 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

PeriodBCEVIVNXSTSPY
1 month +11.6%-10.6%+19.4% -5.9%
3 months -3.2%-6.4%0.0% -4.6%
6 months -10.4%-26.4%-3.4% +0.2%
Year to date -7.6%-4.6%-7.5% +7.5%
1 year -1.7%-10.1%-4.3% +8.2%
3 years -44.4%+17.7%+22.2% +68.3%
3 years, per year -17.8%+5.6%+6.9% +19.0%
5 years -56.7%+25.2%+12.1% +56.5%
5 years, per year -15.4%+4.6%+2.3% +9.4%
10 years -50.2%-18.4%+296.8% +251.5%
10 years, per year -6.7%-2.0%+14.8% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureBCEVIVNXSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.5%34.6%37.0% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.0%39.1%38.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.330.460.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.07-0.29-0.12 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.2%-44.5%-39.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.7%-34.0%-25.9% -5.9%
52-week high $26.45$17.14$253.64 $779.14
52-week low $18.79$10.98$154.70 $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.

MultipleBCEVIVNXST
P/E now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 11.9x 14.7xmedian 11.9x 15.5xmedian 14.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.1x 1.5xmedian 1.1x 0.9xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 6.6x 3.4xmedian 6.6x 8.6xmedian 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 4.7x 4.7xmedian 4.7x 4.5xmedian 8.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.5x —median 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 5.45median 0.27 -30.70median 0.27 -20.87median 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 monthsBCEVIVNXST
Revenue $26.34B $11.69B $6.81B
Gross profit $21.39B $5.26B $3.77B
Operating income $4.34B $1.99B $1.40B
Net income $1.92B $1.29B $353.00M
Free cash flow $5.78B $3.83B $1.29B
EPS (diluted) $1.85 $0.77 $12.03
Cash & equivalents $458.03M $1.64B $446.00M
Total debt $29.25B $29.48M $11.41B
Shares (diluted) 929.10M 1.61B 31.01M
Enterprise value $18.77B $12.11B $4.44B

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
MetricBCEVIVNXST
P/E 11.9x 14.7x 15.5x
P/FCF 3.6x 4.7x 4.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 4.7x 4.0x
P/S 0.8x 1.5x 0.9x
P/B 1.2x – 2.3x
P/Tangible book 4.7x – -2.2x
EV/EBITDA 6.0x 3.4x 8.6x
EV/EBIT 11.4x 8.3x 12.0x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 1.4x 2.5x
EV/FCF 8.5x 4.3x 13.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 4.3x 11.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.45 -30.70 -20.87

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBCEVIVNXST
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.4% 15.9% 32.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 6.2% 10.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.8% 18.6% 29.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.8% 7.7% 7.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -57.7% 27.2% 36.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 59.9% 12.4% 22.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -73.7% 35.5% -26.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 12.6% 0.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -76.4% -15.5% -28.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.2% -0.5% -0.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 8.3% 31.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -0.5% 12.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.7% 384.6% 31.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.8% -0.5% 14.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBCEVIVNXST
Gross margin 81.2% 45.0% 55.4%
EBITDA margin 31.2% 42.0% 28.7%
Operating margin 16.5% 17.1% 20.6%
Pretax margin 65.7% 12.6% 6.7%
Net margin 6.5% 10.7% 5.5%
FCF margin 22.0% 32.7% 18.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 32.7% 21.4%
Return on equity 33.6% – 15.6%
Return on assets 9.9% 5.2% 2.1%
Return on invested capital 9.4% – 7.7%
Return on capital employed 8.9% – 8.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 3.0x 4.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBCEVIVNXST
Debt / assets 51.1% 0.1% 64.2%
Debt / equity 1.7x – 4.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.5x -0.3x 5.6x
Debt / FCF 5.1x 0.0x 8.8x
Liabilities / assets 70.3% – 86.1%
Equity / assets 29.7% – 13.9%
Interest coverage 2.2x 2.5x 2.4x
Current ratio 0.6x – 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.4x – 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score 0.92 – 1.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBCEVIVNXST
Dividend yield 7.4% 7.8% 4.0%
Net buyback yield -0.8% – –
Shareholder yield 6.6% 7.8% 4.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 136.8% – 64.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 45.4% – 17.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) 27.1% – 3.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 15.8% – 8.4%

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.

ConsensusBCEVIVNXST
Forward P/E 12.2xFY2026 12.4xFY2026 5.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.80FY2026 $0.91FY2026 $32.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -11.8%FY2026 +23.0%FY2026 +998.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.2% +39.6% -45.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.57BFY2026 $13.09BFY2026 $8.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.2%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026 +68.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.7% -3.3% -4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBCEVIVNXST
Held by institutions 48.1% 3.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 395 226 488
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.3% -4.8% +4.0%
Institutions buying 185 123 220
Institutions selling 130 76 181
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.62 1.22

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.

BCEVIVNXST
BCE 1.00 0.07 0.13
VIV 0.07 1.00 0.07
NXST 0.13 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BCE, VIV and NXST?

Bce (BCE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bce (BCE) $20.53B, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) $18.09B, Nexstar Media (NXST) $5.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, BCE, VIV and NXST?

Bce (BCE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bce (BCE) 11.9x, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 14.7x, Nexstar Media (NXST) 15.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nexstar Media (NXST) is cheapest (Bce (BCE) 12.2x, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 12.4x, Nexstar Media (NXST) 5.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nexstar Media (NXST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bce (BCE) +22.4%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) +15.9%, Nexstar Media (NXST) +32.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Telefonica Brasil (VIV) has the highest net margin (Bce (BCE) 6.5%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 10.7%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 5.5%). On return on invested capital, Bce (BCE) leads (Bce (BCE) 9.4%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bce (BCE) returned the most: Bce (BCE) -1.7%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) -10.1%, Nexstar Media (NXST) -4.3%. Over five years, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) compounded fastest (Bce (BCE) -15.4%/yr, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) +4.6%/yr, Nexstar Media (NXST) +2.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Telefonica Brasil (VIV) has the highest dividend yield: Bce (BCE) 7.43%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 7.77%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 3.96%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bce (BCE) has been the steadiest (Bce (BCE) 22.5%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 34.6%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 37.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BCE, VIV and NXST?

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 5. 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.