BCE has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 8.1%, while the Telecom industry saw earnings growing at 24.7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 1.2% per year. BCE's return on equity is 27.5%, and it has net margins of 25.5%.
Key information
8.13%
Earnings growth rate
7.38%
EPS growth rate
Telecom Industry Growth
11.47%
Revenue growth rate
1.19%
Return on equity
27.47%
Net Margin
25.46%
Last Earnings Update
31 Mar 2026
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How BCE makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
BMV:BCE N Revenue, expenses and earnings (CAD Millions)
Date
Revenue
Earnings
G+A Expenses
R&D Expenses
31 Mar 26
24,706
6,291
220
60
31 Dec 25
24,468
6,305
220
60
30 Sep 25
24,486
6,172
216
66
30 Jun 25
24,408
433
216
66
31 Mar 25
24,328
391
216
66
31 Dec 24
24,409
163
216
66
30 Sep 24
24,460
84
218
90
30 Jun 24
24,569
1,961
218
90
31 Mar 24
24,630
1,753
218
90
31 Dec 23
24,673
2,076
218
90
30 Sep 23
24,639
2,222
220
57
30 Jun 23
24,583
2,297
220
57
31 Mar 23
24,378
2,564
220
57
31 Dec 22
24,174
2,716
220
57
30 Sep 22
23,944
2,813
213
0
30 Jun 22
23,756
2,855
213
0
31 Mar 22
23,593
2,944
213
0
31 Dec 21
23,449
2,709
213
0
30 Sep 21
23,342
2,762
241
0
30 Jun 21
23,293
2,691
241
0
31 Mar 21
22,949
2,239
241
0
31 Dec 20
22,883
2,272
241
0
30 Sep 20
23,056
2,261
236
0
30 Jun 20
23,209
2,434
236
0
31 Mar 20
23,744
2,955
236
0
31 Dec 19
23,793
3,011
236
0
30 Sep 19
23,733
2,950
352
0
30 Jun 19
23,670
2,905
352
0
31 Mar 19
23,567
2,855
352
0
31 Dec 18
23,468
2,785
352
0
30 Sep 18
23,289
2,835
399
0
30 Jun 18
23,109
2,824
399
0
31 Mar 18
23,011
2,885
399
0
31 Dec 17
22,757
2,866
399
0
30 Sep 17
22,423
2,867
353
0
30 Jun 17
22,133
2,816
353
0
31 Mar 17
21,785
2,829
353
0
31 Dec 16
21,719
2,894
353
0
30 Sep 16
21,620
2,733
340
0
30 Jun 16
21,558
2,720
340
0
31 Mar 16
21,544
2,701
340
0
31 Dec 15
21,514
2,526
340
0
30 Sep 15
21,439
2,572
335
0
Quality Earnings: BCE N has a large one-off gain of CA$4.0B impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st March, 2026.
Growing Profit Margin: BCE N's current net profit margins (25.5%) are higher than last year (1.6%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: BCE N's earnings have grown by 8.1% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: BCE N's earnings growth over the past year (1509%) exceeds its 5-year average (8.1% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: BCE N earnings growth over the past year (1509%) exceeded the Telecom industry 11.6%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: Whilst BCE N's Return on Equity (27.47%) is high, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/07/04 14:07
End of Day Share Price
2026/05/13 00:00
Earnings
2026/03/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
BCE Inc. is covered by 29 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.