Bce (BCE) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Bce's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 19.04% for the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026, down 2.97 percentage points from 22.02% a year earlier.
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Bce (BCE) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Bce's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 25.91%, down 1.95 percentage points from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a five-year change of +17.50 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 27.86% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+19.79 pp), 8.07% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-0.38 pp), 8.45% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-0.90 pp) and 9.36% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+0.95 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026 represents the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since the quarter ended Dec 31, 2012.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in two of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.67 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2024 (a gain of 2.94 percentage points), and the weakest in the quarter ended Sep 30, 2025 (a drop of 12.66 percentage points).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 190.87 Bn | 155.27 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 8.11% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 175.88 Bn | 160.63 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 9.58% |
| 3 | At&T | 166.65 Bn | 114.60 Bn | 25.82 Bn | 6.89% |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 142.49 Bn | 131.12 Bn | 318.12 Mn | 4.82% |
| 5 | Comcast | 76.29 Bn | 40.54 Bn | - | 8.12% |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 35.81 Bn | 31.66 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 2.46% |
| 7 | EchoStar | 27.35 Bn | 18.48 Bn | 1.65 Bn | -45.15% |
| 8 | AST SpaceMobile | 22.74 Bn | 23.25 Bn | 7.95 Mn | -11.61% |
| 9 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.42 Bn | 12.42 Bn | 1.42 Bn | - |
| 10 | Bce | 18.40 Bn | 16.72 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 19.21% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 21.37% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 21.13% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 22.02% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 36.18% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 33.79% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 33.44% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 33.24% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 33.01% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 33.63% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 34.08% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 33.32% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 33.39% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 32.47% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 32.18% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 32.16% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 30.77% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 31.30% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 33.15% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 33.73% |
API Access
Bce Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=BCE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=BCE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();