VOD vs WSE vs BCE Stock Comparison

Vodafone Group Public, Wise and Bce Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WSE Wise Group plc
$10.99 -4.8% 1M
Market cap
$11.05B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Money Transfer Financial Services
BCE Bce Inc
$20.26 -3.4% 1M -14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$18.65B
P/E
3.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.97B
Div. yield
0.10%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
3 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

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

QuestionVODWSEBCELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $37.85B $11.05B $18.65B VOD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -82.0x — 3.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.6x 20.4x 11.3x BCE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +2.2% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 22.7% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 13.4% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.10% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.8% — -14.9% VOD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.2%/yr — -16.9%/yr VOD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.2% 43.8% 22.0% BCE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 — 67/100 BCE

Percentile Scorecard

VODWSEBCE

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

AxisVODWSEBCE
Valuation 79 #11 of 49 – 69 #16 of 49
Growth – – 61 #18 of 45
Profitability – – 91 #5 of 45
Financial Health 54 #23 of 49 – 40 #30 of 49
Shareholder Returns 44 #21 of 37 – 75 #10 of 37
Overall 59 – 67
  • VOD ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • WSE ranked among 1,011 companies in Financial Services
  • BCE ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVODWSEBCESPY
1 month -5.5%-4.8%-3.4% -0.8%
3 months -0.6%-7.7%-4.7% +3.5%
6 months +1.2%—-14.0% +7.0%
Year to date +18.8%—-14.9% +12.2%
1 year +33.8%—-14.9% +13.0%
3 years +70.5%—-44.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +19.5%—-17.9% +23.1%
5 years +0.8%—-60.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +0.2%—-16.9% +11.0%
10 years -43.8%—-55.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year -5.6%—-7.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureVODWSEBCESPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.2%43.8%22.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.6%48.2%23.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.490.60-0.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.05—-0.68 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.5%-32.5%-68.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.4%-28.6%-23.4% -1.8%
52-week high $17.53$15.40$26.45 $779.14
52-week low $11.20$10.40$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.

MultipleVODWSEBCE
P/E now vs peer median -82.0xmedian 11.8x —median 13.1x 3.8xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.1x —median 3.2x 0.9xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 6.8x —median 6.9x 4.7xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 5.7x 1.8xmedian 10.9x -8.8xmedian 5.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.3x —median 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.24 —median 0.88 0.08median 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 monthsVODWSEBCE
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 $10.31B – $335.70M
Total debt $60.32B – $119.67B
Shares (diluted) 2.40B 1.03B 929.10M
Enterprise value $7.25B $11.05B $16.77B

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
MetricVODWSEBCE
P/E -82.0x – 3.8x
P/FCF 3.5x 1.8x -8.8x
P/Operating cash flow – – 3.0x
P/S 0.8x – 0.9x
P/B 0.7x – 1.1x
P/Tangible book 0.9x – 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
MetricVODWSEBCE
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
MetricVODWSEBCE
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
MetricVODWSEBCE
Debt / assets 40.5% – 51.5%
Debt / equity 1.0x – 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.8x
Debt / FCF – – -13.7x
Liabilities / assets 61.0% – 70.6%
Equity / assets 39.0% – 29.4%
Interest coverage – – 6.7x
Current ratio 0.4x – 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.8x – 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.4x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score – – 0.95

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVODWSEBCE
Dividend yield 3.4% – 8.1%
Net buyback yield – – -0.5%
Shareholder yield 3.4% – 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.

ConsensusVODWSEBCE
Forward P/E 12.6xFY2026 20.4xFY2026 11.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.25FY2026 $0.54FY2026 $1.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -0.8%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 -11.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.6% +20.4% -2.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.46BFY2026 $2.84BFY2026 $18.56BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.6%FY2026 +13.8%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.1% +21.9% +0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVODWSEBCE
Held by institutions 7.9% 26.2% 48.1%
Institutions holding 575 214 394
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.8% – +5.3%
Institutions buying 255 214 184
Institutions selling 162 0 130
Buyers to sellers 1.57 – 1.42

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.

VODWSEBCE
VOD 1.00 0.18 0.30
WSE 0.18 1.00 0.12
BCE 0.30 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VOD, WSE and BCE?

Vodafone Group Public (VOD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Vodafone Group Public (VOD) $37.85B, Wise (WSE) $11.05B, Bce (BCE) $18.65B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vodafone Group Public (VOD) returned the most: Vodafone Group Public (VOD) +33.8%, Bce (BCE) -14.9%. Over five years, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) compounded fastest (Vodafone Group Public (VOD) +0.2%/yr, Bce (BCE) -16.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Vodafone Group Public (VOD) 0.00%, Wise (WSE) 0.00%, Bce (BCE) 0.10%. Vodafone Group Public (VOD) and Wise (WSE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bce (BCE) has been the steadiest (Vodafone Group Public (VOD) 32.2%, Wise (WSE) 43.8%, Bce (BCE) 22.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VOD, WSE and BCE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) leads on 3. 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.