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Belgian (BEL20) Telecom Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 16, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D1.3%
  • 3M11.0%
  • 1Y25.8%
  • YTD7.4%

In the last week, the Telecom industry is up 1.9%, with Proximus up 4.5%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 26%. As for the next few years, earnings are forecast to decline by 3.1% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Belgian Telecom Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 17 Feb 2026€4.9b€9.2b€563.3m23.5x8.7x0.5x
Thu, 15 Jan 2026€4.5b€9.2b€559.3m25.3x8.1x0.5x
Sat, 13 Dec 2025€4.5b€9.2b€559.3m25.6x8x0.5x
Mon, 10 Nov 2025€4.5b€9.3b€655.3m25.8x6.8x0.5x
Wed, 08 Oct 2025€4.7b€9.3b€655.3m25.9x7.1x0.5x
Fri, 05 Sep 2025€4.7b€9.3b€655.3m26.2x7.2x0.5x
Sun, 03 Aug 2025€4.8b€9.3b€652.9m27.7x7.3x0.5x
Tue, 01 Jul 2025€5.0b€9.4b€552.7m27.7x9x0.5x
Thu, 29 May 2025€4.6b€9.4b€552.7m27x8.4x0.5x
Sat, 26 Apr 2025€4.1b€9.3b€515.7m26.2x8x0.4x
Mon, 24 Mar 2025€4.3b€9.3b€510.7m28.4x8.3x0.5x
Wed, 19 Feb 2025€3.9b€9.1b€524.2m27.2x7.4x0.4x
Fri, 17 Jan 2025€3.8b€9.1b€504.6m28x7.5x0.4x
Sun, 15 Dec 2024€3.7b€9.1b€504.6m26.8x7.4x0.4x
Tue, 12 Nov 2024€4.4b€9.1b€504.6m27.9x8.6x0.5x
Thu, 10 Oct 2024€4.4b€9.0b€403.6m28.2x11x0.5x
Sat, 07 Sep 2024€4.4b€9.0b€403.6m28x11x0.5x
Mon, 05 Aug 2024€4.2b€9.0b€421.1m37.2x10x0.5x
Wed, 03 Jul 2024€4.5b€8.7b€421.5m36.1x10.6x0.5x
Fri, 31 May 2024€4.5b€8.7b€421.5m37.3x10.6x0.5x
Sun, 28 Apr 2024€4.3b€8.7b€421.5m36.1x10.3x0.5x
Tue, 26 Mar 2024€4.5b€8.7b€415.4m21x10.8x0.5x
Thu, 22 Feb 2024€4.7b€8.7b€387.3m17.6x12.1x0.5x
Sat, 20 Jan 2024€5.0b€8.4b€403.5m27.4x12.4x0.6x
Mon, 18 Dec 2023€4.9b€8.4b€403.5m30x12.1x0.6x
Wed, 15 Nov 2023€5.0b€8.4b€403.5m33x12.4x0.6x
Fri, 13 Oct 2023€4.7b€8.3b€449.5m32.8x10.5x0.6x
Sun, 10 Sep 2023€4.5b€8.3b€449.5m29.4x10x0.5x
Tue, 08 Aug 2023€4.4b€8.3b€446.3m36.1x9.9x0.5x
Thu, 06 Jul 2023€4.4b€8.2b€518.3m19.7x8.5x0.5x
Sat, 03 Jun 2023€4.6b€8.2b€518.3m20.4x8.8x0.6x
Mon, 01 May 2023€4.8b€8.1b€543.3m21.1x8.9x0.6x
Wed, 29 Mar 2023€5.1b€8.1b€543.4m21.1x9.3x0.6x
Fri, 24 Feb 2023€5.1b€8.0b€553.4m14.8x9.2x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

9.2x


Total Market Cap: €5.1bTotal Earnings: €553.4mTotal Revenue: €8.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Belgian Telecom Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 9.4x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Belgian Communication Services industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 9.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.52x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Communication Services industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 4.7% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Belgian Telecom sector?

BE Market2.34%
Telecom1.26%
Interactive Media and Services14.14%
Telecom Services and Carriers3.14%
Wireless Telecom0%0
Media-0.72%
Entertainment-2.73%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Media industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 8.9x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Telecom Services and Carriers industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 5.6x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Entertainment industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 19% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 34% per year.
  • In contrast, the Wireless Telecom industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 18% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
PROX Proximus€8.312.3%
+€61.3m
54.7%PE5.7x
MLTV Choice€0.2314.1%
+€60.8k
-84.8%n/a