What is Scotiabank’s Estimate for BCE FY2026 Earnings?

Posted by on Aug 26th, 2026

BCE Inc. (TSE:BCE – Free Report) (NYSE:BCE) – Scotiabank boosted their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for BCE in a report released on Wednesday, August 19th. Scotiabank analyst M. Yaghi now forecasts that the company will earn $2.63 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $2.56. Scotiabank currently has a “Sector Outperform” rating and a $39.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for BCE’s current full-year earnings is $3.11 per share.

BCE (TSE:BCE – Get Free Report) (NYSE:BCE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported C$0.65 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of C$6.18 billion for the quarter. BCE had a net margin of 25.89% and a return on equity of 27.73%.

Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Raymond James Financial set a C$37.00 price target on shares of BCE and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. TD upgraded BCE from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a C$37.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 2nd. Morgan Stanley raised BCE from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and increased their target price for the stock from C$31.00 to C$35.00 in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price target on BCE from C$39.00 to C$36.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 10th. Finally, Desjardins decreased their price target on BCE from C$43.50 to C$41.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, BCE has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of C$37.31.

Read Our Latest Research Report on BCE

BCE Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of BCE stock opened at C$32.59 on Monday. BCE has a one year low of C$29.66 and a one year high of C$36.25. The company has a market cap of C$30.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 4.84, a PEG ratio of 4.67 and a beta of 0.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 175.06, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a current ratio of 0.73. The firm has a fifty day moving average of C$31.37 and a two-hundred day moving average of C$33.21.

BCE Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 15th were given a dividend of $0.4375 per share. This represents a $1.75 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.4%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. BCE’s dividend payout ratio is presently 25.96%.

About BCE

(Get Free Report)

Bell Media is Canada’s leading media and entertainment company with a portfolio of assets in premium video, audio, out-of-home advertising, and digital media. This includes Canada’s most-watched television network, CTV; the largest Canadian-owned video streamer, Crave, with a premium add-on to include STARZ; a powerful suite of specialty channels; the most-trusted news brand, CTV News; Canada’s cross-platform sports leaders, TSN and RDS; leading out-of-home advertising network, Astral; Québec’s fast-growing conventional French-language network, Noovo; the country’s leading radio and podcast app, iHeartRadio Canada; and a range of award-winning original productions, brands, and services.

Further Reading

Earnings History and Estimates for BCE (TSE:BCE)

Receive News & Ratings for BCE Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for BCE and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter.