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BCE Inc. (BCE) Payout Ratio

Annual Payout Ratio:

1013.33%+855.70%(+542.85%)
December 31, 2024

Summary

  • As of today, BCE annual payout ratio is 1013.33%, with the most recent change of +855.70% (+542.85%) on December 31, 2024.
  • During the last 3 years, BCE annual payout ratio has risen by +900.71% (+799.78%).
  • BCE annual payout ratio is now at all-time high.

Performance

1-Year Change

+542.85%

3-Year Change

+799.78%

5-Year Change

+1001.45%

15-Year Change

+1071.21%

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Highlights

Sector Percentile

99.65%
BCE annual payout ratio is higher than 99.65% of companies in Communication Services sector

Range

All-Time High

1013.33%
BCE annual payout ratio is currently at an all-time high

3-Year Low

112.62%
BCE annual payout ratio is currently +799.78% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last Annual Earnings Report Date

Dec 31, 2024
BCE previous annual earnings announcement was published on Dec 31, 2024

Next Annual Earnings Report Date

Feb 5, 2026
BCE next annual earnings announcement is scheduled for Feb 5, 2026

OtherBCEdividend metrics

Annual Dividend Per Share

$2.90
BCE annual dividend per share is $2.90

Annual Dividend Yield

12.30%
BCE annual dividend yield is 12.30%

Annual Dividends Paid

$2.77B
BCE annual dividends paid is $2.77 billion

Annual Net Income

$273.73M
BCE annual net profit is $273.73 million

TTM Payout Ratio:

34.25%-8.16%(-19.24%)
5 min ago

Summary

  • As of today, BCE TTM payout ratio is 34.25%, with the most recent change of -8.16% (-19.24%) on December 15, 2025.
  • Over the past year, BCE TTM payout ratio has dropped by -4121.45% (-99.18%).
  • BCE TTM payout ratio is now -99.18% below its all-time high of 4155.70%.

Performance

3-Month Change

-95.05%

1-Year Change

-99.18%

3-Year Change

-70.58%

5-Year Change

-74.09%

BCE TTM Payout Ratio Chart

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Highlights

Sector Percentile

87.41%
BCE TTM payout ratio is higher than 87.41% of companies in Communication Services sector

Range

All-Time High

4155.70%
BCE TTM payout ratio is currently -99.18% below its historical high of 4155.70%

3-Year Low

34.25%
BCE TTM payout ratio is currently at its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last Quarterly Earnings Report Date

N/A
BCE has not yet announced its earnings

Next Quarterly Earnings Report Date

N/A
BCE next earnings announcement has not yet been scheduled

OtherBCEdividend metrics

TTM Dividend Per Share

$1.64
BCE TTM dividend per share is $1.64

TTM Dividend Yield

6.96%
BCE TTM dividend yield is 6.96%

TTM Dividends Paid

$1.89B
BCE TTM dividends paid is $1.89 billion

TTM Net Income

$4.61B
BCE TTM net profit is $4.61 billion

Quarterly Payout Ratio:

9.71%-94.13%(-90.65%)
September 30, 2025

Summary

  • As of today, BCE quarterly payout ratio is 9.71%, with the most recent change of -94.13% (-90.65%) on September 30, 2025.
  • Over the past year, BCE quarterly payout ratio has increased by +89.73% (+112.13%).
  • BCE quarterly payout ratio is now -98.03% below its all-time high of 493.02%, reached on June 30, 2000.

Performance

3-Month Change

-90.65%

1-Year Change

+112.13%

3-Year Change

-91.36%

5-Year Change

-90.92%

BCE Quarterly Payout Ratio Chart

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Highlights

Sector Percentile

80.09%
BCE quarterly payout ratio is higher than 80.09% of companies in Communication Services sector

Range

All-Time High

493.02%
BCE quarterly payout ratio is currently -98.03% below its historical high of 493.02%

3-Year Low

-80.02%
BCE quarterly payout ratio is currently +112.13% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last Quarterly Earnings Report Date

Sep 30, 2025
BCE previous earnings announcement was published on Sep 30, 2025

Next Quarterly Earnings Report Date

Feb 5, 2026
BCE next earnings announcement is scheduled for Feb 5, 2026

OtherBCEdividend metrics

Dividend Per Share

$0.32
BCE last dividend was $0.32 per share, with an ex-dividend date of September 15, 2025

TTM Dividend Yield

6.96%
BCE TTM dividend yield is 6.96%

Quarterly Dividends Paid

$321.00M
BCE quarterly dividends paid is $321.00 million

Quarterly Net Income

$3.31B
BCE quarterly net profit is $3.31 billion

Payout Ratio Formula

Payout Ratio =  Dividends Paid
Net Income x 100%

Annual Payout Ratio

1013.33%
BCE annual payout ratio is 1013.33%

Annual Dividends Paid

$2.77B
BCE annual dividends paid is $2.77 billion

Annual Net Income

$273.73M
BCE annual net profit is $273.73 million

BCE Payout Ratio Trends

PeriodPeriodAnnualAnnualTTMTTMQuarterlyQuarterly
1Y1 Year+542.9%-99.2%+112.1%
3Y3 Years+799.8%-70.6%-91.4%
5Y5 Years+1001.5%-74.1%-90.9%

BCE Payout Ratio Highs & Lows

PeriodPeriodAnnual vs HighAnnual vs HighAnnual vs LowAnnual vs LowTTM vs HighTTM vs HighTTM vs LowTTM vs LowQuarter. vs HighQuarter. vs HighQuarter. vs LowQuarter. vs Low
3Y3-Yearat high+799.8%-99.2%at low-95.8%+112.1%
5Y5-Yearat high+1001.5%-99.2%at low-95.8%+112.1%
All-TimeAll-Timeat high+386.8%-99.2%+106.4%-98.0%+103.5%

BCE Payout Ratio History

DateAnnualTTMQuarterly
Dec 2025
-
34.25%(-19.2%)
-
Sep 2025
-
42.41%(-94.9%)
9.71%(-90.6%)
Jun 2025
-
833.84%(-19.9%)
103.84%(+10.6%)
Mar 2025
-
1041.38%(-55.5%)
93.85%(-46.8%)
Dec 2024
1013.33%(+542.9%)
2338.92%(-43.7%)
176.50%(+320.6%)
Sep 2024
-
4155.70%(+2177.5%)
-80.02%(-150.6%)
Jun 2024
-
182.47%(-10.2%)
158.11%(-22.2%)
Mar 2024
-
203.23%(+19.8%)
203.28%(-4.7%)
Dec 2023
157.63%(+33.8%)
169.64%(+8.5%)
213.33%(+64.3%)
Sep 2023
-
156.38%(+4.8%)
129.84%(-44.5%)
Jun 2023
-
149.19%(+13.4%)
233.75%(+106.0%)
Mar 2023
-
131.54%(+7.4%)
113.45%(-27.0%)
Dec 2022
117.84%(+4.6%)
122.43%(+5.0%)
155.38%(+38.3%)
Sep 2022
-
116.60%(+2.8%)
112.32%(-15.9%)
Jun 2022
-
113.40%(+4.0%)
133.49%(+50.6%)
Mar 2022
-
109.01%(-6.9%)
88.65%(-29.5%)
Dec 2021
112.62%(-10.4%)
117.13%(+2.4%)
125.68%(+24.0%)
Sep 2021
-
114.42%(-1.5%)
101.35%(-9.5%)
Jun 2021
-
116.14%(-14.9%)
111.99%(-1.9%)
Mar 2021
-
136.52%(+4.0%)
114.12%(+4.9%)
Dec 2020
125.64%(+36.6%)
131.30%(+1.4%)
108.74%(+1.7%)
Sep 2020
-
129.50%(+9.6%)
106.95%(-60.5%)
Jun 2020
-
118.16%(+22.7%)
271.03%(+162.4%)
Mar 2020
-
96.33%(+2.6%)
103.30%(-1.5%)
Dec 2019
92.00%(-3.3%)
93.92%(-0.5%)
104.87%(+26.1%)
Sep 2019
-
94.35%(+32.4%)
83.15%(-10.1%)
Jun 2019
-
71.28%(+0.1%)
92.47%(+3.9%)
Mar 2019
-
71.23%(-0.9%)
89.00%(-21.0%)
Dec 2018
95.12%(+9.9%)
71.88%(+2.9%)
112.62%(+36.9%)
Sep 2018
-
69.85%(-25.1%)
82.24%(-12.9%)
Jun 2018
-
93.22%(+2.5%)
94.44%(-1.4%)
Mar 2018
-
90.97%(+1.0%)
95.77%(-1.6%)
Dec 2017
86.52%(+9.9%)
90.09%(+1.9%)
97.28%(+24.0%)
Sep 2017
-
88.44%(+1.2%)
78.47%(-2.6%)
Jun 2017
-
87.36%(+3.0%)
80.59%(-13.0%)
Mar 2017
-
84.82%(+2.8%)
92.59%(+5.4%)
Dec 2016
78.75%(-7.3%)
82.49%(-3.4%)
87.84%(+11.9%)
Sep 2016
-
85.41%(+1.6%)
78.50%(+3.9%)
Jun 2016
-
84.07%(+1.8%)
75.54%(+1.9%)
Mar 2016
-
82.59%(-3.4%)
74.14%(-31.8%)
Dec 2015
84.95%(+13.9%)
85.52%(+2.8%)
108.67%(+46.2%)
Sep 2015
-
83.20%(-1.6%)
74.34%(+3.6%)
Jun 2015
-
84.52%(-2.6%)
71.74%(-25.0%)
Mar 2015
-
86.75%(+6.0%)
95.71%(+9.1%)
Dec 2014
74.58%(-7.3%)
81.84%(+0.5%)
87.71%(+20.7%)
Sep 2014
-
81.41%(-10.6%)
72.69%(+0.6%)
Jun 2014
-
91.05%(+0.2%)
72.28%(+6.6%)
Mar 2014
-
90.87%(-0.2%)
67.79%(-16.8%)
Dec 2013
80.49%(+35.3%)
91.01%(+11.3%)
81.45%(-24.7%)
Sep 2013
-
81.76%(+10.6%)
108.19%(+50.0%)
Jun 2013
-
73.92%(+10.7%)
72.13%(+4.0%)
Mar 2013
-
66.80%(+1.4%)
69.35%(+17.1%)
Dec 2012
59.48%(-6.5%)
65.89%(-5.9%)
59.21%(-8.7%)
Sep 2012
-
70.02%(+6.0%)
64.88%(+25.6%)
Jun 2012
-
66.03%(-6.4%)
51.65%(-19.9%)
Mar 2012
-
70.56%(+0.0%)
64.50%(-14.8%)
Dec 2011
63.64%(-2.3%)
70.55%(-4.5%)
75.74%(+28.7%)
Sep 2011
-
73.90%(-5.9%)
58.83%(+0.7%)
Jun 2011
-
78.52%(+5.6%)
58.42%(-8.6%)
Mar 2011
-
74.37%(+13.3%)
63.92%(-41.2%)
Dec 2010
65.11%(+3.6%)
65.62%(+5.1%)
108.72%(+48.0%)
Sep 2010
-
62.45%(+7.2%)
73.44%(+28.5%)
Jun 2010
-
58.23%(-10.2%)
57.14%(+24.1%)
Mar 2010
-
64.85%(-14.2%)
46.05%(-37.5%)
Dec 2009
62.82%(+18.5%)
75.58%(-21.5%)
73.68%(+54.2%)
Sep 2009
-
96.33%(+3.2%)
47.77%(-33.9%)
Jun 2009
-
93.31%(+70.4%)
72.25%(+10.6%)
Mar 2009
-
54.75%(-15.6%)
65.31%(+91.7%)
Dec 2008
53.00%
64.85%(+260.9%)
34.07%(+317.5%)
Sep 2008
-
17.97%(-29.4%)
8.16%(-87.5%)
DateAnnualTTMQuarterly
Jun 2008
-
25.45%(-21.7%)
65.13%(-28.3%)
Mar 2008
-
32.52%(+9.2%)
90.88%(+579.7%)
Dec 2007
29.91%(-49.9%)
29.77%(-45.9%)
13.37%(-78.4%)
Sep 2007
-
54.99%(-1.6%)
61.93%(+24.6%)
Jun 2007
-
55.87%(-1.6%)
49.69%(+5.3%)
Mar 2007
-
56.76%(-3.7%)
47.18%(+33.6%)
Dec 2006
59.75%(-5.1%)
58.97%(-16.7%)
35.32%(-59.1%)
Sep 2006
-
70.83%(+5.7%)
86.30%(+37.0%)
Jun 2006
-
67.01%(+6.5%)
63.01%(-10.3%)
Mar 2006
-
62.90%(+3.8%)
70.26%(-1.3%)
Dec 2005
62.95%(-14.5%)
60.62%(+0.1%)
71.20%(+0.8%)
Sep 2005
-
60.58%(-15.8%)
70.66%(+43.2%)
Jun 2005
-
71.92%(+0.5%)
49.33%(-10.6%)
Mar 2005
-
71.59%(+2.5%)
55.17%(-39.3%)
Dec 2004
73.60%(+37.0%)
69.84%(+6.3%)
90.87%(-57.7%)
Sep 2004
-
65.69%(+24.2%)
215.07%(+334.1%)
Jun 2004
-
52.88%(-5.6%)
49.54%(-11.7%)
Mar 2004
-
56.02%(-1.0%)
56.10%(+0.6%)
Dec 2003
53.72%(+32.3%)
56.58%(+72.0%)
55.75%(+7.6%)
Sep 2003
-
32.89%(-0.2%)
51.80%(+5.7%)
Jun 2003
-
32.97%(-12.8%)
48.99%(-4.8%)
Mar 2003
-
37.81%(-3.6%)
51.44%(-89.6%)
Dec 2002
40.61%(-3.7%)
39.24%(-79.5%)
-
Dec 2001
42.15%(-41.7%)
191.27%(+104.0%)
-
Dec 2000
72.27%(+307.4%)
93.75%(+124.6%)
-
Jun 2000
-
41.74%(+306.4%)
493.02%(+8400.3%)
Mar 2000
-
10.27%(-4.2%)
5.80%(-85.9%)
Dec 1999
17.74%(-17.7%)
10.72%(-21.3%)
41.18%(-80.6%)
Sep 1999
-
13.62%(+234.6%)
211.86%(+3636.5%)
Jun 1999
-
4.07%(-17.8%)
5.67%(+102.1%)
Mar 1999
-
4.95%(+1.9%)
-275.41%(-432.7%)
Dec 1998
21.56%(-51.9%)
4.86%(-71.9%)
82.78%(+1222.4%)
Sep 1998
-
17.30%(+253.9%)
6.26%(-93.1%)
Jun 1998
-
-11.24%(+1.1%)
90.60%(-38.1%)
Mar 1998
-
-11.36%(+11.9%)
146.38%(+1356.5%)
Dec 1997
44.80%(-20.7%)
-12.89%(-186.6%)
-11.65%(-118.5%)
Sep 1997
-
14.89%(-15.2%)
63.12%(-32.9%)
Jun 1997
-
17.55%(-5.5%)
94.07%(-10.7%)
Mar 1997
-
18.57%(-0.4%)
105.36%(+60.7%)
Dec 1996
56.48%(-29.1%)
18.65%(-12.9%)
65.58%(-40.7%)
Sep 1996
-
21.40%(-5.8%)
110.54%(-10.5%)
Jun 1996
-
22.72%(-7.5%)
123.49%(+10.9%)
Mar 1996
-
24.57%(-11.9%)
111.40%(+16.1%)
Dec 1995
79.64%(+31.5%)
27.90%(+2.7%)
95.94%(-36.6%)
Sep 1995
-
27.17%(+28.2%)
151.44%(-20.2%)
Jun 1995
-
21.19%(+7.7%)
189.84%(-1.2%)
Mar 1995
-
19.68%(+10.4%)
192.24%(+122.8%)
Dec 1994
60.58%(+117.1%)
17.82%(-75.8%)
86.28%(+19.0%)
Sep 1994
-
73.71%(-88.1%)
72.53%(-37.7%)
Jun 1994
-
621.60%(+2456.3%)
116.47%(+9.1%)
Mar 1994
-
-26.38%(-1.0%)
106.78%(+290.6%)
Dec 1993
-353.31%(-813.3%)
-26.13%(-140.7%)
-56.01%(-133.9%)
Sep 1993
-
64.25%(+64.0%)
165.26%(+428.0%)
Jun 1993
-
39.18%(+154.4%)
-50.38%(-142.0%)
Mar 1993
-
15.40%(+6.6%)
119.91%(+132.8%)
Dec 1992
49.53%(-19.2%)
14.44%(-11.6%)
51.50%(-37.1%)
Sep 1992
-
16.34%(+3.9%)
81.84%(-22.0%)
Jun 1992
-
15.73%(+5.9%)
104.86%(+17.5%)
Mar 1992
-
14.85%(0.0%)
89.27%
Dec 1991
61.28%(+7.3%)
14.85%(>+9900.0%)
-
Dec 1990
57.09%(-6.7%)
0.00%(-100.0%)
-
Dec 1989
61.19%(-7.9%)
43.36%(>+9900.0%)
-
Dec 1988
66.42%(+40.4%)
0.00%(0.0%)
-
Dec 1987
47.31%(-7.5%)
0.00%(0.0%)
-
Dec 1986
51.17%(+11.2%)
0.00%(0.0%)
-
Dec 1985
46.02%(-4.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
-
Dec 1984
47.93%(-13.1%)
0.00%(0.0%)
-
Dec 1983
55.17%(-10.6%)
0.00%(0.0%)
-
Dec 1982
61.70%(+4.9%)
0.00%
-
Dec 1981
58.79%(-32.3%)
-
-
Dec 1980
86.85%
-
-

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What is BCE Inc. annual payout ratio?

The current annual payout ratio of BCE is 1013.33%

What is the all-time high annual payout ratio for BCE Inc.?

BCE Inc. all-time high annual payout ratio is 1013.33%

What is BCE Inc. annual payout ratio year-on-year change?

Over the past year, BCE annual payout ratio has changed by +855.70% (+542.85%)

What is BCE Inc. TTM payout ratio?

The current TTM payout ratio of BCE is 34.25%

What is the all-time high TTM payout ratio for BCE Inc.?

BCE Inc. all-time high TTM payout ratio is 4155.70%

What is BCE TTM payout ratio year-to-date change?

BCE Inc. TTM payout ratio has changed by -2304.67% (-98.54%) since the beginning of the year

What is BCE Inc. TTM payout ratio year-on-year change?

Over the past year, BCE TTM payout ratio has changed by -4121.45% (-99.18%)

What is BCE Inc. quarterly payout ratio?

The current quarterly payout ratio of BCE is 9.71%

What is the all-time high quarterly payout ratio for BCE Inc.?

BCE Inc. all-time high quarterly payout ratio is 493.02%

What is BCE Inc. quarterly payout ratio year-on-year change?

Over the past year, BCE quarterly payout ratio has changed by +89.73% (+112.13%)
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