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BCE Inc. (BCE)

Communication Services | Telecom Services | Verdun, Canada | NYSE
24.09 USD -0.07 (-0.290%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 24.11 +0.02 (0.083%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:48 p.m. EDT)
Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:10 p.m. EDT

BCE Inc. (BCE) presents a mixed picture for both short-term and long-term investors. Short-term momentum appears weak, with recent price declines and a lack of strong upward movement, leading to a neutral rating. However, the high dividend yield and consistent payout suggest strong appeal for dividend-focused investors. Long-term, the stock's fundamentals are somewhat stable, but the high debt-to-equity ratio and mixed analyst ratings indicate caution. The options activity shows a balance between bullish and bearish positions, suggesting a cautious outlook. Overall, BCE could be a good buy for long-term investors seeking income, but short-term traders should remain cautious due to the lack of clear momentum.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.043572
MSTL0.050557
AutoARIMA0.050907
AutoETS0.051051

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 57%
H-stat 0.63
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.000
Excess Kurtosis 1.63
Attribute Value
Sector Communication Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-15
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-15
Debt to Equity Ratio 176.143
Revenue per Share 26.335
Market Cap 22,527,440,896
Trailing P/E 4.87
Forward P/E 12.13
Beta 0.62
Profit Margins 26.40%
Website https://www.bce.ca

As of April 11, 2026, 3:10 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mixed signals. The calls show a concentration of open interest and volume on the higher strike prices, suggesting potential bullish sentiment for future price appreciation. However, the puts also have notable open interest and volume, especially on the lower strike prices, indicating some bearish sentiment. The overall IV and OI suggest a cautious approach, with traders hedging against both upward and downward movements. The higher IV on some expirations may indicate increased uncertainty or volatility expectations.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.23% 5.41% 8.49% 8.14%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-16 0.319000 1.231660
2025-12-15 0.315000 1.351035
2025-09-15 0.311000 1.347274
2025-06-16 0.319000 1.481235
2025-03-14 0.718000 3.225655
2024-12-16 0.695000 3.164565
2024-09-16 0.734000 2.384412
2024-06-14 0.726000 2.518230
2024-03-14 0.741000 2.536873
2023-12-14 0.716000 2.126449
2023-09-14 0.714000 2.109778
2023-06-14 0.727000 1.979791
2023-03-14 0.705000 2.039170
2022-12-14 0.679000 1.897108
2022-09-14 0.699000 1.946435
2022-06-14 0.714000 1.911197
2022-03-14 0.722000 1.809201
2021-12-14 0.683000 1.833336
2021-09-14 0.692000 1.841448
2021-06-14 0.720000 1.988756
2021-03-12 0.698000 2.157832
2020-12-14 0.652000 2.097528
2020-09-14 0.632000 2.157507
2020-06-12 0.611000 2.123393
2020-03-13 0.598000 2.188459
2019-12-13 0.601000 1.914289
2019-09-13 0.600000 1.919190
2019-06-13 0.594000 2.051362
2019-03-14 0.596000 2.138003
2018-09-13 0.581000 2.309527
2018-06-14 0.581000 2.262241
2018-03-14 0.582000 2.192451
2017-12-14 0.560000 1.922341
2017-09-14 0.589000 2.087191
2017-06-13 0.539000 2.039303
2017-03-13 0.533000 2.133903
2016-12-13 0.520000 2.048071
2016-09-13 0.523000 2.026320
2016-06-13 0.534000 2.082156
2016-03-11 0.511000 2.114934
2015-12-11 0.477000 2.213448
2015-09-11 0.490000 2.250889
2015-06-11 0.530000 2.270252
2015-03-12 0.510000 2.306181
2014-12-11 0.538000 2.273011
2014-09-11 0.565000 2.491440
2014-06-12 0.568000 2.448339
2014-03-12 0.556000 2.584350
2013-12-12 0.550000 2.579886
2013-06-12 0.571000 2.701141
2013-03-13 0.577000 2.622645
2012-12-12 0.570000 2.771358
2012-09-12 0.583000 2.741956
2012-06-13 0.528000 2.790139
2012-03-13 0.547000 2.880021
2011-12-13 0.506000 2.816761
2011-09-13 0.518000 2.986822
2011-06-13 0.532000 3.103328
2011-03-11 0.507000 3.249967
2010-12-13 0.453000 2.977424
2010-09-13 0.444000 3.280654
2010-06-11 0.419000 3.300365
2010-03-11 0.424000 3.433097
2009-12-11 0.386000 3.667841
2009-09-11 0.373000 3.731523
2009-06-11 0.350000 3.990160
2009-03-12 0.309000 4.169268
2008-12-19 0.296000 4.168273
2008-03-12 0.363000 2.483379
2007-12-12 0.363000 2.530267
2007-09-12 0.346000 2.390194
2007-06-13 0.344000 2.542695
2007-03-13 0.311000 3.331627
2006-12-13 0.287000 3.105263
2006-09-13 0.295000 3.108423
2006-06-13 0.295342 3.512563
2006-03-13 0.288404 3.400589
2005-12-13 0.282458 3.562419
2005-09-13 0.330030 3.617902
2005-06-13 0.262636 3.394036
2005-03-11 0.271556 3.386218
2004-12-13 0.297324 3.954943
2004-09-13 0.297324 4.256678
2004-06-14 0.297324 4.952195
2004-03-11 0.297324 4.415926
2003-12-11 0.172448 2.517380
2003-09-11 0.297324 4.455875
2003-06-12 0.297324 4.327112
2003-03-13 0.297324 5.508792
2002-12-11 0.297324 5.607031
2002-09-11 0.297324 5.767475
2002-06-12 0.297324 5.757948
2002-03-13 0.297324 4.968961
2001-12-12 0.297324 4.781339
2001-09-17 0.297324 4.856002
2001-06-13 0.297324 4.323717
2001-03-13 0.297324 4.386054
2000-12-13 0.297324 3.921694
2000-09-13 0.297324 4.941685
2000-06-13 0.297324 4.763631
2000-05-09 86.281460 1327.940826
2000-03-13 0.336967 4.822917
1999-12-13 0.336967 7.353474
1999-09-13 0.336967 11.399317
1999-06-11 0.336967 11.798416
1999-03-11 0.336967 13.916811
1998-12-11 0.336967 16.898948
1998-09-11 0.336967 17.154472
1998-06-11 0.336967 13.446805
1998-03-11 0.336967 15.831598
1997-12-11 0.336967 18.484045
1997-09-11 0.336967 21.387926
1997-06-11 0.336967 22.267951
1997-03-12 0.336967 25.307199
1996-12-11 0.336967 27.293471
1996-09-11 0.336967 32.748757
1996-06-12 0.336967 33.313319
1996-03-13 0.336967 38.503115
1995-12-13 0.336967 40.871903
1995-09-13 0.336967 43.501010
1995-06-13 0.336967 45.854387
1995-03-09 0.336967 47.055080
1994-12-09 0.336967 45.366467
1994-09-09 0.332012 44.449539
1994-06-09 0.332012 44.184357
1994-03-09 0.332012 41.309077
1993-12-09 0.332012 45.842988
1993-09-09 0.327056 49.616006
1993-06-09 0.327056 46.158420
1993-03-09 0.327056 44.654453
1992-12-09 0.327056 50.552723
1992-09-09 0.322101 44.891501
1992-06-09 0.322101 47.890201
1992-03-09 0.322101 44.579227
1991-12-09 0.322101 43.521784
1991-09-09 0.317146 46.061939
1991-06-10 0.317146 49.376418
1991-03-11 0.317146 51.114826
1990-12-10 0.317146 54.474290
1990-09-12 0.312190 61.043090
1990-09-10 0.312190 62.567941
1990-06-13 0.312190 57.746696
1990-06-11 0.312190 58.625488
1990-03-13 0.312190 54.348878
1990-03-09 0.312190 55.462391
1989-12-13 0.312190 55.113461
1989-12-11 0.312190 56.597419
1989-09-11 0.307235 61.500087
1989-06-09 0.307235 65.414764
1989-03-09 0.307235 72.342863
1988-12-09 0.307235 71.471036
1988-09-09 0.302279 76.202092
1988-03-09 0.302279 73.752115
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.27
dividendYield 5.28
exDividendDate 2026-03-16
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.31
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.09561258
lastDividendValue 0.319
lastDividendDate 2026-03-16
dividendDate 2026-04-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.079535246
Address1 Building A
Address2 7th Floor 1 Carrefour Alexander-Graham-Bell
All Time High 136.27354
All Time Low 8.733895
Ask 24.13
Ask Size 5,300
Audit Risk 3
Average Analyst Rating 2.6 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 3,625,910
Average Daily Volume3 Month 3,638,326
Average Volume 3,638,326
Average Volume10Days 3,625,910
Beta 0.619
Bid 24.12
Bid Size 3,400
Board Risk 4
Book Value 15.408712
City Verdun
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 7
Country Canada
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 24.09
Current Ratio 0.576
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 24.35
Day Low 24.07
Debt To Equity 176.143
Dividend Date 1,776,211,200
Dividend Rate 1.27
Dividend Yield 5.28
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,778,155,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,778,155,200
Earnings Growth 0.261
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.25
Earnings Timestamp 1,778,157,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,778,157,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,778,157,000
Ebitda 8,573,000,192
Ebitda Margins 0.35037997
Enterprise To Ebitda 7.79
Enterprise To Revenue 2.729
Enterprise Value 66,781,548,544
Eps Current Year 2.55989
Eps Forward 1.9864055
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 4.95
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,773,619,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 514 786 3970
Fifty Day Average 25.416
Fifty Day Average Change -1.3260002
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.052171867
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 7.9535246
Fifty Two Week High 26.52
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.4300003
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.09162897
Fifty Two Week Low 21.04
Fifty Two Week Low Change 3.0499992
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.14496194
Fifty Two Week Range 21.04 - 26.52
Financial Currency CAD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 406,218,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 7.48
Float Shares 931,425,437
Forward Eps 1.9864055
Forward P E 12.127434
Free Cashflow 3,317,874,944
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 38,683
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.45047
Gross Profits 11,022,000,128
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00031
Held Percent Institutions 0.4804
Implied Shares Outstanding 935,136,593
Industry Telecom Services
Industry Disp Telecom Services
Industry Key telecom-services
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,773,619,200
Last Dividend Value 0.319
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,152,576,000
Last Split Factor 1,009:1000
Long Business Summary BCE Inc., a communications company, provides wireless, wireline, internet, streaming services, and television (TV) services to residential, business, and wholesale customers in Canada. The company operates through three segments: Bell Communication and Technology Services Canada, Bell Communication and Technology Services United States, and Bell Media. The Bell Communication and Technology Services Canada segment provides wireless products and services, including mobile data and voice plans, streaming services, and devices; wireline products and services comprising data, including internet access, internet protocol television, cloud-based services, and AI-driven and business solutions, as well as voice, and other communication services and products, satellite TV and connectivity services for residential, small and medium-sized business, and large enterprise customers. This segment also buys and sells local telephone, long distance, and data and other services to resellers and other carriers. The Bell Communication and Technology Services United States segment provides wireline communication products and services comprising data, including broadband Internet, commercial ethernet, dedicated Internet-non-switched access, and other data transport networking options; and voice, including traditional and voice over Internet protocol voice services, such as local, long distance, and unified communications as a service and video products to residential, business, and wholesale customers. The Bell Media segment provides a portfolio of video, audio, out-of-home advertising, and digital media services. BCE Inc. was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Verdun, Canada.
Long Name BCE Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 22,527,440,896
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_170260
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 6,304,999,936
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 22,504,225,799
Number Of Analyst Opinions 3
Open 24.22
Operating Cashflow 6,992,999,936
Operating Margins 0.19503
Overall Risk 5
Payout Ratio 0.3402
Peg Ratio 0.22
Phone 514 786 8424
Post Market Change 0.020000458
Post Market Change Percent 0.0830239
Post Market Price 24.11
Post Market Time 1,776,469,681
Previous Close 24.16
Price Eps Current Year 9.410561
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.5634012
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.9206899
Profit Margins 0.26402
Quick Ratio 0.418
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 2.61111
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0699997
Regular Market Change Percent -0.289734
Regular Market Day High 24.35
Regular Market Day Low 24.07
Regular Market Day Range 24.07 - 24.35
Regular Market Open 24.22
Regular Market Previous Close 24.16
Regular Market Price 24.09
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,003
Regular Market Volume 1,804,236
Return On Assets 0.04421
Return On Equity 0.32033002
Revenue Growth -0.003
Revenue Per Share 26.335
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Communication Services
Sector Disp Communication Services
Sector Key communication-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 7
Shares Outstanding 932,525,817
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.016900001
Shares Short 18,988,263
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 15,901,615
Short Name BCE, Inc.
Short Ratio 4.43
Source Interval 15
State QC
Symbol BCE
Target High Price 32.97013
Target Low Price 24.740377
Target Mean Price 27.97975
Target Median Price 26.22873
Total Cash 320,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.343
Total Debt 41,059,000,320
Total Revenue 24,468,000,768
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.31
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.09561258
Trailing Eps 4.95
Trailing P E 4.866667
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.224
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 24.2123
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.122299194
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.0050511183
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,804,236
Website https://www.bce.ca
Zip H3E 3B3