BCE Inc (BECEF) stock analysis
Close on Oct 19, 2026Market cap $14.06BP/E 3.2Yield 10.71%
StockData Score
Prices as of Oct 30, 2026How the score works
Weak2 of 30 checks passed
BCE passes 2 of the 30 checks behind our score; 21 could not be run for lack of data and count as not passed. Each dot in the shape is one check — hover it for the numbers.
- Valuation
- 0/6
- Growth
- 2/6
- Past performance
- 0/6
- Financial health
- 0/6
- Dividend
- 0/6
What stands out
EPS growing 10%+ a year
Diluted EPS grew 31.6% a year over the last three fiscal years.
Gross margin improving
Gross margin was 68.4% over the last twelve months, against 68.4% a year earlier.
What to watch
High debt
Debt is 175% of shareholders' equity, above the 40% we consider low.
Revenue growing under 10% a year
Revenue grew 0.4% a year over the last three fiscal years, short of the 10% we look for.
Debt not well covered by cash flow
Operating cash flow over the last twelve months equals 16.7% of total debt; we look for at least 20%.
Growing slower than the industry
Revenue grew 0.2% over the last twelve months; the Telephone Communications median is 5.2%.
Valuation0/6
P/E against its history
Not enough price and earnings history to compare.
P/E against the industry
Needs positive earnings and enough profitable companies in the industry.
EV/EBITDA against its history
Needs positive EBITDA and price history.
P/B against the industry
Needs positive book value.
Price against fair value
We could not estimate a fair value: it needs at least two valuation methods with positive inputs.
Margin of safety
Depends on the fair value estimate.
Growth2/6
Revenue growing under 10% a year
Revenue grew 0.4% a year over the last three fiscal years, short of the 10% we look for.
EPS growing 10%+ a year
Diluted EPS grew 31.6% a year over the last three fiscal years.
Earnings acceleration
Needs positive net income now, a year ago and five years ago.
Growing slower than the industry
Revenue grew 0.2% over the last twelve months; the Telephone Communications median is 5.2%.
Company guidance
No outlook found in earnings releases from the last twelve months.
Gross margin improving
Gross margin was 68.4% over the last twelve months, against 68.4% a year earlier.
Past performance0/6
Return on equity
Needs positive equity and five years of results.
Return on invested capital
Needs operating income and invested capital.
Return on equity against the industry
Needs positive equity.
Earnings over 5 years
Needs positive net income five years ago and in the latest year.
Net margin against its history
Needs five years of revenue and net income.
Net margin against the industry
Needs revenue and net income.
Financial health0/6
High debt
Debt is 175% of shareholders' equity, above the 40% we consider low.
Debt rising against equity
Debt to equity rose from 125% five years ago to 175%.
Debt not well covered by cash flow
Operating cash flow over the last twelve months equals 16.7% of total debt; we look for at least 20%.
Interest coverage
Interest expense is not reported separately.
Short-term assets don't cover short-term debts
Current assets are 0.73 times current liabilities.
Bankruptcy risk (Altman Z)
Needs market value, working capital and retained earnings.
Dividend0/6
No dividend
BCE has not paid a dividend in the last twelve months.
Yield against Treasuries
No dividend.
Yield against the market
No dividend.
Dividend stability
No dividend.
Earnings cover
No dividend.
Cash-flow cover
No dividend.
Fair value
How we estimate itWe don't publish a fair value for BCE. It needs a US-dollar share price, at least two valuation methods with positive inputs (earnings, EBITDA, book value or sales) and, for companies with several share classes, classes that trade at the same price.
An estimate from reported numbers and market multiples, not a price target or investment advice. It can be far off for companies whose profits are about to change sharply.
Market risk
From the past year of daily prices.
Liquidity
Low risk
- Average value traded per day
- $99.55M
- Value traded per 1% price move
- $80.38M
Downside
Medium risk
- Typical loss in a bad month
- 16.2%
- Volatility (annualized)
- 22%
- Sharpe ratio, 1 year
- -0.82
- Beta to the S&P 500 (5Y)
- 0.24
Typical bad-month loss, week by week
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2016 to 2025
Gross margin
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2025
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | +0.2% | +0.4% | +1.3% | – | |
| Gross profit | +0.3% | +0.4% | +1.0% | – | |
| EPS, diluted | +3672.2% | +31.6% | +19.7% | – | |
| Free cash flow | +6.5% | +0.6% | -1.5% | – | |
| Dividend per share | -42.1% | -14.4% | -7.1% | – |
Returns and balance sheet
10 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2016 | FY2020 | FY2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | 0.57 | 0.69 | 0.58 | |
| Debt to equity | 1.15 | 1.25 | 1.78 | |
| Inventory turnover | – | 16.1× | 19.1× | |
| Capex to revenue | 17.4% | 18.4% | 15.1% | |
| Diluted shares | 870M | 904M | 929M |
Where the cash went
Fiscal 2021 to 2025, five years combined
BCE generated C$38.30B from operations and spent C$40.05B on capital expenditure, dividends and share buybacks. 55% of that went back into the business.
DuPont needs revenue, assets and equity
This company does not report all three for consecutive years.
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2025 against fiscal 2024
- ProfitableNet income above zero–
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zeroC$6.99B
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year– → –
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net incomeC$6.99B vs –
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell44.7% → 43.5%
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose0.60 → 0.58
- No dilutionShare count did not rise912M → 929M
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year68.43% → 68.45%
- More efficientAsset turnover rose0.34 → 0.33