BCE (BCE) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $0.65
- Estimate
- $0.70
- Surprise
- -6.7%
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.7 → 5.5/10
Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.
How the report landed
BCE (BCE) missed the $0.70 estimate with diluted EPS of $0.65 — a clear 6.7% shortfall. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.7/10) to Hold at 5.5/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates BCE Hold at 5.5/10.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -6.7% surprise compares with a +5.9% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-05.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
- Earnings estimates trending UP
What argues against it
- Cyclical risk: PE expanding 2.5x (earnings normalizing)
- Thin upside margin: 3.3%
- Leverage penalty (D/E 1.7): -1.0
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $23.71
- Price target
- $24.50
- Stop
- $22.81
- Upside to target
- +3.3%
- Reward-to-risk
- 0.3:1
Forward estimates sit below the trailing run-rate (12.3× forward vs 4.9× trailing) — consensus expects earnings to decline from here.
Risk check: RSI 80 — a level conventionally read as overbought; gains at these levels often lean on momentum.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-08-23 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
BCE at TrendMatrix's latest read
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- Industry
- Telecom Services
- Market cap
- $22.11B
- P/E (fwd)
- 12.3
- P/E (ttm)
- 4.9
- 52-week range
- $20.87–$26.52
- Off 52-week high
- 10.6%
- RSI (14)
- 80
- Volume vs avg
- 0.42×
- Score today
- 5.5/10