BCE vs Peers Stock Comparison

Bce Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BCE Bce Inc
$20.26 -3.4% 1M -14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$18.89B
P/E
3.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.97B
Div. yield
8.07%
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Percentile Scorecard

BCE

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

AxisBCE
Valuation 58 #11 of 25
Growth 67 #8 of 22
Profitability 81 #5 of 22
Financial Health 36 #17 of 26
Shareholder Returns 65 #8 of 21
Overall 61
  • BCE ranked among 27 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBCESPY
1 month -3.4% -0.8%
3 months -4.7% +3.5%
6 months -14.0% +7.0%
Year to date -14.9% +12.2%
1 year -14.9% +13.0%
3 years -44.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year -17.9% +23.1%
5 years -60.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -16.9% +11.0%
10 years -55.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year -7.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBCESPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.68 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.4% -1.8%
52-week high $26.45 $779.14
52-week low $18.79 $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.

MultipleBCE
P/E now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 12.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -8.8xmedian 3.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.08median 0.25

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 monthsBCE
Revenue $21.97B
Gross profit $18.64B
Operating income $6.29B
Net income $4.68B
Free cash flow -$2.14B
EPS (diluted) $5.37
Cash & equivalents $335.70M
Total debt $119.67B
Shares (diluted) 929.10M
Enterprise value $17.24B

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
MetricBCE
P/E 3.8x
P/FCF -8.8x
P/Operating cash flow 3.0x
P/S 0.9x
P/B 1.1x
P/Tangible book 4.4x
EV/EBITDA 4.7x
EV/EBIT 7.6x
EV/Revenue 2.2x
EV/FCF -22.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBCE
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 53.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,063%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 1,649%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 44.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -7.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -144.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBCE
Gross margin 84.8%
EBITDA margin 46.8%
Operating margin 28.6%
Pretax margin 52.5%
Net margin 22.7%
FCF margin -9.8%
Operating cash flow margin 28.6%
Return on equity 31.0%
Return on assets 9.0%
Return on invested capital 13.4%
Return on capital employed 12.5%
Asset turnover 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBCE
Debt / assets 51.5%
Debt / equity 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x
Debt / FCF -13.7x
Liabilities / assets 70.6%
Equity / assets 29.4%
Interest coverage 6.7x
Current ratio 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.0x
Altman Z-score 0.95

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBCE
Dividend yield 8.1%
Net buyback yield -0.5%
Shareholder yield 7.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 41.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) -89.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) 146.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 34.6%

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.

ConsensusBCE
Forward P/E 11.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -12.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.50BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBCE
Held by institutions 48.1%
Institutions holding 394
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.3%
Institutions buying 184
Institutions selling 130
Buyers to sellers 1.42

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Bce (BCE) 8.07%.

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.