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Belgian (BEL20) Telecom Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 01, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D1.6%
  • 3M1.0%
  • 1Y18.9%
  • YTD2.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Telecom industry has risen 1.6%, driven by gains from Proximus of 3.2%. This means that the industry has gained 19% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are forecast to decline by 5.4% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 01 Feb 2026€4.7b€9.2b€559.3m24.9x8.3x0.5x
Tue, 30 Dec 2025€4.5b€9.2b€559.3m25.8x8.1x0.5x
Thu, 27 Nov 2025€4.5b€9.2b€559.3m26x8.1x0.5x
Sat, 25 Oct 2025€4.7b€9.3b€655.3m25.8x7.2x0.5x
Mon, 22 Sep 2025€4.6b€9.3b€655.3m25.8x7.1x0.5x
Wed, 20 Aug 2025€4.7b€9.3b€652.9m26.7x7.2x0.5x
Fri, 18 Jul 2025€5.1b€9.4b€552.7m27.9x9.3x0.5x
Sun, 15 Jun 2025€4.8b€9.4b€552.7m27.1x8.7x0.5x
Tue, 13 May 2025€4.3b€9.4b€552.7m26.2x7.8x0.5x
Thu, 10 Apr 2025€4.1b€9.3b€510.6m26.7x8x0.4x
Sat, 08 Mar 2025€4.1b€9.3b€510.2m26x8x0.4x
Mon, 03 Feb 2025€3.9b€9.1b€504.6m28.4x7.8x0.4x
Wed, 01 Jan 2025€3.8b€9.1b€504.6m27.6x7.6x0.4x
Fri, 29 Nov 2024€4.1b€9.1b€504.6m26.7x8.1x0.5x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024€4.3b€9.2b€505.6m27.7x8.6x0.5x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024€4.4b€9.0b€403.6m27.5x11x0.5x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024€4.3b€9.0b€424.3m21.6x10.2x0.5x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024€4.7b€8.7b€421.5m38.3x11.1x0.5x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024€4.4b€8.7b€421.5m35.8x10.4x0.5x
Wed, 15 May 2024€4.4b€8.7b€421.5m36.8x10.4x0.5x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024€4.5b€8.7b€415.5m35.3x10.8x0.5x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024€4.5b€8.7b€415.4m20.5x10.8x0.5x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024€4.8b€8.4b€403.5m27.6x11.8x0.6x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024€5.0b€8.4b€403.5m29.9x12.3x0.6x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023€5.0b€8.4b€403.5m31x12.5x0.6x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023€4.7b€8.4b€403.5m30.7x11.6x0.6x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023€4.8b€8.3b€449.5m31.8x10.6x0.6x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023€4.4b€8.4b€458.0m25.8x9.5x0.5x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023€4.5b€8.2b€476.2m33.5x9.4x0.5x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023€4.5b€8.2b€518.3m20.2x8.7x0.6x
Thu, 18 May 2023€4.7b€8.2b€518.3m20.6x9.1x0.6x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023€5.3b€8.1b€543.3m21.7x9.7x0.7x
Mon, 13 Mar 2023€4.9b€8.1b€551.6m14.5x8.8x0.6x
Wed, 08 Feb 2023€5.3b€7.9b€560.3m15.1x9.5x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

9.5x


Total Market Cap: €5.3bTotal Earnings: €560.3mTotal Revenue: €7.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Belgian Telecom Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 9.4x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Belgian Communication Services industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 8.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE 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 5.4% 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 Market1.42%
Telecom1.60%
Media6.45%
Telecom Services and Carriers3.15%
Wireless Telecom0%0
Entertainment-1.65%
Interactive Media and Services-18.24%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Media industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 7.7x.
    • 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 18% 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 25% 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€7.693.2%
+€75.8m
43.4%PE5.2x
ROU Roularta Media Group€13.206.5%
+€9.9m
7.3%PE99.8x