Bce (BCE) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Bce's (BCE) Dividend Coverage Ratio came in at 1.47 for Q3 2026, down 86.6% from 11.03 a year earlier but up 7.8% from the prior quarter.
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Bce (BCE) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Dividend Coverage Ratio at Bce was 2.70, up 35.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 2.74.
- In prior years, Bce's Dividend Coverage Ratio was 0.04 in FY2024 (-92.4%), 0.56 in FY2023 (-27.9%), 0.77 in FY2022 (-5.5%) and 0.82 in FY2021 (+3.2%).
- Quarterly Dividend Coverage Ratio has run from a low of -1.36 in Q1 2024 to a high of 11.03 in Q3 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividend Coverage Ratio increased in three of the last five quarters, with an average decline of 10.2%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Dividend Coverage Ratio in the past five years was Q4 2022, with growth of 468.2%; the weakest was Q4 2021, with a decline of 96.3%.
- According to Business Quant data, Dividend Coverage Ratio for the three prior quarters was 1.37 (Q2 2026), 1.54 (Q1 2026) and 4.25 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 192.19 Bn | 159.83 Bn | 27.05 Bn | - |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 180.63 Bn | 163.07 Bn | 15.13 Bn | 3.17 |
| 3 | At&T | 149.48 Bn | 106.93 Bn | 26.22 Bn | 0.44 |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 138.76 Bn | 131.89 Bn | 960.50 Mn | - |
| 5 | Comcast | 89.06 Bn | 55.02 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 38.69 Bn | 31.18 Bn | 728.80 Mn | - |
| 7 | Vodafone Group Public | 37.39 Bn | 5.63 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | EchoStar | 29.07 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 647.20 Mn | - |
| 9 | Bce | 19.98 Bn | 18.22 Bn | 11.61 Bn | 1.47 |
| 10 | Telefonica Brasil | 19.21 Bn | 13.23 Bn | 1.42 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.47 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.37 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.54 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.25 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.03 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.95 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.03 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.13 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.36 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.59 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.36 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.11 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.67 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.37 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.72 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.63 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.81 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.71 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.05 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.11 |
API Access
Bce Dividend Coverage Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-coverage-ratio&ticker=BCE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-coverage-ratio", "ticker": "BCE", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-coverage-ratio&ticker=BCE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();