BCE Inc (BCE) stock
BCENYSETelephone Communications (No Radiotelephone)Fiscal year ends December 31Also trades as BCAEF, BCEFF, BCEIF, BCENF, BCEPF, BCEXF, BCPPF, BECEF
$21.35−0.16 (-0.74%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $19.48BP/E 4.4Yield 7.67%
BCE statistics
88 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
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- Last ex-dividend date
- Sep 15, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Jun 30, 2026
- Share price as of
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Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/OCF Ratio
- 3.93
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Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 2.84
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- EV / FCF
- 21.12
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Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 1.84%
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- Float
- 912M
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- Shares Held by Insiders
- 0.00%
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- Shares Held by Institutions
- 48.9%
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Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 35M
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- Short Interest Change
- 32.0%
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- Days to Cover
- 7.85
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Stock price statisticsIndustry
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -3.09%
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- Price Change (1 Month)
- 8.54%
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- Price Change (3 Months)
- -9.03%
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- Price Change (6 Months)
- -11.7%
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- Price Change (YTD)
- -10.4%
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- Price Change (1 Year)
- -8.80%
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- Price Change (3 Years)
- -44.6%
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- Price Change (5 Years)
- -58.1%
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- Price Change (10 Years)
- -49.7%
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- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 5M
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- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 5M
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- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 4M
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- Relative Volume
- 0.77
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- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 56.1
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- Volatility (1 Year)
- 21.8%
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- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.22
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MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 31.5%
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- EBITDA Margin
- 60.2%
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- FCF Margin
- 13.5%
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Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 0.73
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- Quick Ratio
- 0.41
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- Debt / Equity
- 1.75
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- Debt / EBITDA
- 2.84
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- Debt / FCF
- 12.69
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- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 2.84
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GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 0.24%
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- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 3672.2%
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- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 6.54%
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- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 0.40%
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- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 1.35%
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- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 31.6%
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- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 19.7%
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EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.32
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- Inventory Turnover
- 17.12
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- Revenue Per Employee
- C$4.89M
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- Employee Count
- 5,000
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- WACC
- 5.42%
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Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- C$7.71B
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Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -C$41.78B
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- Net Cash Per Share
- -45.79 CAD
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- Equity (Book Value)
- C$23.86B
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- Book Value Per Share
- 26.16 CAD
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- Tangible Book Value
- -C$7.15B
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- Working Capital
- -C$2.75B
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Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -C$3.70B
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- FCF Per Share
- 3.61 CAD
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Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- FCF Yield
- 12.0%
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- Dividend Yield
- 7.67%
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- Buyback Yield
- 0.79%
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- Shareholder Yield
- 8.46%
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- Dividend Per Share
- 2.31 CAD
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- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- -42.1%
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- Years of Dividend Growth
- 0
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- FCF Payout Ratio
- 70.0%
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Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- C$1.78B
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- Income Tax
- C$1.19B
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- Effective Tax Rate
- 15.5%
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Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- 63.22 CAD
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- Graham Upside
- 109.9%
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- Altman Z-Score
- 0.51
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- Lynch Fair Value
- 133.95 CAD
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- Lynch Upside
- 344.8%
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Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | BCE | S&P 500 | Difference | BCE per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +13.2% | -2.7% | +15.9 pts | ||
| 3 months | -6.4% | -1.7% | −4.7 pts | ||
| Year to date | -6.8% | +11.9% | −18.7 pts | ||
| 1 year | -1.2% | +12.0% | −13.2 pts | ||
| 3 years | -31.0% | +78.2% | −109.2 pts | -11.7% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | -41.2% | +73.2% | −114.5 pts | -10.1% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | -9.0% | +309.6% | −318.6 pts | -0.9% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
35M BCE shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 32.0% from the previous report. At recent volumes it would take 7.8 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 43.9% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 34,556,480 | +32.0% | 4,403,964 | 7.8 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 26,182,279 | +2.3% | 5,897,037 | 4.4 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 25,600,742 | +9.9% | 4,621,929 | 5.5 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 23,293,299 | -26.5% | 3,787,845 | 6.2 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 31,675,086 | +3.0% | 2,207,133 | 14.3 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 30,758,020 | +2.1% | 4,311,559 | 7.1 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 30,130,117 | +8.6% | 3,911,345 | 7.7 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 27,750,616 | +14.0% | 4,218,395 | 6.6 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 24,352,259 | -2.1% | 4,028,652 | 6.0 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 24,863,777 | +16.5% | 4,389,687 | 5.7 |
| May 29, 2026 | 21,343,018 | +8.6% | 3,397,975 | 6.3 |
| May 15, 2026 | 19,661,623 | +9.5% | 3,084,224 | 6.4 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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