Bce (BCE) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Bce's FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.38 for Q3 2026, down 17.8% from 0.46 a year earlier and down 0.2% from the prior quarter.
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Bce (BCE) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Bce reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.45, down 38.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 0.70, down 43.5% from FY2024.
- Going back by year, FCF Payout Ratio was 1.24 in FY2024 (+12.1%), 1.10 in FY2023 (+1.8%), 1.09 in FY2022 (+3.6%) and 1.05 in FY2021 (+18.2%).
- The five-year range for quarterly FCF Payout Ratio is 0.31 (Q1 2026) to 0.95 (Q3 2024).
- Year-over-year, FCF Payout Ratio has declined for seven consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 27.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Payout Ratio over five years came in Q4 2023 (growth of 48.6%), and the weakest in Q1 2025 (a decline of 52.0%).
- Business Quant data shows BCE's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.38 (Q2 2026), 0.31 (Q1 2026) and 0.68 (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF 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 | 0.21 |
| 3 | At&T | 149.48 Bn | 106.93 Bn | 26.22 Bn | 0.36 |
| 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 | 0.38 |
| 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 | 0.38 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.38 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.31 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.68 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.46 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.51 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.46 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.93 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.95 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.79 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.95 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.76 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.76 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.83 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.76 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.51 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.64 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.61 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.64 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.71 |
API Access
Bce FCF Payout 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=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=BCE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-payout-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=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=BCE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();