For the quarter ended June 2026, BCE (BCE) reported revenue of $4.46 billion, up 1.5% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.47, compared to $0.46 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.4 billion, representing a surprise of +1.37%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +2.17%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.46.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how BCE performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts: Mobile Phone Subscribers - Gross Subscriber Activations - Postpaid: 309,481 versus 323,213 estimated by two analysts on average. Mobile Phone Subscribers - Gross Subscriber Activations - Prepaid: 164,158 versus 144,933 estimated by two analysts on average. Mobile Phone Subscribers - Gross Subscriber Activations - Total: 473,639 compared to the 468,146 average estimate based on two analysts. Mobile Phone Subscribers - Net Subscriber Activations - Postpaid: 41,594 versus 33,530 estimated by two analysts on average. Mobile Phone Subscribers - Net Subscriber Activations - Prepaid: 16,033 versus 22,487 estimated by two analysts on average. Mobile Phone Subscribers - Net Subscriber Activations - Total: 57,627 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 56,017. Mobile Phone Subscribers - Mobile Connected Device Subscribers - Subscribers EOP: 3,393,596 compared to the 3,438,233 average estimate based on two analysts. Mobile Phone Subscribers - Subscribers End of Period - Prepaid: 771,245 versus 777,699 estimated by two analysts on average. Mobile Phone Subscribers - Subscribers End of Period - Total: 10,380,270 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 10,378,660. Mobile Phone Subscribers - Blended churn: 1.4% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 1.3%. Mobile Phone Subscribers - Blended churn - Postpaid: 1% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 1%. Mobile Phone Subscribers - Blended churn - Prepaid: 5.6% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 5.3%.View all Key Company Metrics for BCE here>>>
Shares of BCE have returned +2.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days
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