BCE (BCE) Expected to Release Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

BCE (NYSE:BCE) (TSE:BCE) is expected to be posting its Q2 2026 results before the market opens on Thursday, August 6th. Analysts expect the company to post earnings of $0.46 per share and revenue of $4.3533 billion for the quarter. BCE has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.790-1.910 EPS. Parties can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q2 2026 earning report for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, August 6, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET.

BCE (NYSE:BCE) (TSE:BCE) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The utilities provider reported $0.46 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.42 by $0.04. BCE had a net margin of 25.66% and a return on equity of 13.87%. The company had revenue of $4.43 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.38 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.69 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect BCE to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

BCE Trading Up 0.4%

BCE stock opened at $21.77 on Tuesday. BCE has a 1 year low of $20.87 and a 1 year high of $26.52. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $22.77 and its 200-day moving average is $24.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.84, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a current ratio of 0.74. The company has a market cap of $20.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 4.42 and a beta of 0.51.

BCE Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a $0.4375 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.75 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 8.0%. BCE’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 25.81%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On BCE

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in BCE. FIL Ltd raised its stake in shares of BCE by 5.6% in the 4th quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 37,579,448 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $896,398,000 after buying an additional 1,992,000 shares in the last quarter. Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec boosted its stake in BCE by 9.7% during the third quarter. Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec now owns 34,107,306 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $797,161,000 after buying an additional 3,024,110 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia boosted its stake in BCE by 15.1% during the fourth quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 17,136,466 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $408,749,000 after buying an additional 2,250,106 shares in the last quarter. Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec grew its holdings in BCE by 6.2% during the fourth quarter. Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec now owns 8,744,821 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $208,459,000 after acquiring an additional 511,011 shares during the period. Finally, Morgan Stanley grew its holdings in BCE by 30.8% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 5,610,568 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $133,644,000 after acquiring an additional 1,321,317 shares during the period. 41.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have commented on BCE. Raymond James Financial assumed coverage on BCE in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. They issued a “market perform” rating for the company. TD Securities upgraded BCE from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 1st. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of BCE in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Zacks Research lowered BCE from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Monday, July 13th. Finally, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of BCE in a research note on Friday, July 10th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $30.00.

About BCE

BCE Inc (NYSE: BCE) is a Canadian communications, media and entertainment company that operates through its primary subsidiaries, including Bell Canada and Bell Media. As a large integrated telecommunications provider, BCE delivers a broad range of connectivity services and content to residential, business and wholesale customers across Canada. The company combines network infrastructure with media assets to offer bundled communications and entertainment solutions.

On the services side, BCE provides fixed-line and wireless voice services, mobile data, high-speed internet, fibre and broadband access, and television services through platforms such as Bell Fibe and Bell TV.