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BCE (BCE) Q3 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates
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For the quarter ended September 2026, BCE (BCE - Free Report) reported revenue of $4.42 billion, up 0.6% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.53, compared to $0.57 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.71% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.34 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.49, the EPS surprise was +8.16%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
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: 296,498 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 333,803.
Mobile Phone Subscribers - Gross Subscriber Activations - Prepaid: 183,769 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 157,128.
Mobile Phone Subscribers - Gross Subscriber Activations - Total: 480,267 versus 490,931 estimated by two analysts on average.
Mobile Phone Subscribers - Net Subscriber Activations - Postpaid: 24,110 versus 24,953 estimated by two analysts on average.
Mobile Phone Subscribers - Net Subscriber Activations - Prepaid: 29,579 compared to the 29,775 average estimate based on two analysts.
Mobile Phone Subscribers - Net Subscriber Activations - Total: 53,689 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 54,728.
Mobile Phone Subscribers - Mobile Connected Device Subscribers - Subscribers EOP: 3,435,436 compared to the 3,467,172 average estimate based on two analysts.
Mobile Phone Subscribers - Subscribers End of Period - Prepaid: 800,824 versus 801,020 estimated by two analysts on average.
Mobile Phone Subscribers - Subscribers End of Period - Total: 10,433,950 versus 10,434,990 estimated by two analysts on average.
Mobile Phone Subscribers - Blended churn: 1.4% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 1.4%.
Mobile Phone Subscribers - Blended churn - Postpaid: 1.1% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 1.1%.
Mobile Phone Subscribers - Blended churn - Prepaid: 5.3% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 5.4%.
Shares of BCE have returned +6.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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BCE (BCE) Q3 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates
For the quarter ended September 2026, BCE (BCE - Free Report) reported revenue of $4.42 billion, up 0.6% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.53, compared to $0.57 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.71% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.34 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.49, the EPS surprise was +8.16%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
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:View all Key Company Metrics for BCE here>>>
Shares of BCE have returned +6.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.