← BCE INC
| Annual Trend | FY 2016 | FY 2017 | FY 2018 | FY 2019 | FY 2020 | FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | $21.7b | $22.7b | $7.4b | $7.4b | $7.0b | $7.3b | $7.6b | $24.7b | $24.4b | $24.5b | |
| Revenue From Interest | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $67.0m | $123.0m | $79.0m | |
| Cost of Revenue | $6.7b | $7.1b | $2.3b | $2.3b | $2.2b | $2.3b | $2.4b | $7.9b | $7.7b | $7.7b | |
| Operating expenses: | |||||||||||
| Operating costs | ($12.9b) | ($13.5b) | ($13.9b) | ($13.9b) | ($13.3b) | ($13.6b) | ($14.0b) | ($14.3b) | ($13.8b) | ($13.8b) | |
| Additional Financial Items | |||||||||||
| Amortization | ($631.0m) | ($813.0m) | ($869.0m) | ($902.0m) | ($929.0m) | ($982.0m) | ($1.1b) | ($1.2b) | ($1.3b) | ($1.4b) | |
| Applicable Tax Rate | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Average Effective Tax Rate | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1 | $0 | |
| Common shareholders | $2.9b | $2.8b | $2.8b | $3.0b | $2.5b | $2.7b | $2.7b | $2.1b | $163.0m | $6.3b | |
| Depreciation | ($2.9b) | ($3.0b) | ($3.1b) | ($3.5b) | ($3.5b) | ($3.6b) | ($3.7b) | ($3.7b) | ($3.8b) | ($3.9b) | |
| Impairment of assets | — | — | — | ($102.0m) | ($472.0m) | ($197.0m) | ($279.0m) | ($143.0m) | ($2.2b) | ($1.0b) | |
| Income taxes | ($1.1b) | ($1.0b) | ($995.0m) | ($1.1b) | ($792.0m) | ($1.0b) | ($967.0m) | ($996.0m) | ($577.0m) | ($1.2b) | |
| Net earnings | $3.1b | $3.0b | $3.0b | $3.3b | $2.7b | $2.9b | $2.9b | $2.3b | $375.0m | $6.5b | |
| Net gains on investments | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $57.0m | $5.2b | |
| Net return on post-employment benefit plans | — | — | — | — | — | ($20.0m) | $51.0m | $108.0m | $66.0m | $102.0m | |
| Non-controlling interest | $56.0m | $56.0m | $44.0m | $62.0m | $65.0m | $52.0m | $58.0m | $64.0m | $31.0m | $54.0m | |
| Preferred shareholders | $137.0m | $128.0m | $144.0m | $151.0m | $136.0m | $131.0m | $152.0m | $187.0m | $181.0m | $155.0m | |
| Profit Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interests | $56.0m | $56.0m | $44.0m | $62.0m | $65.0m | $52.0m | $58.0m | $64.0m | $31.0m | $54.0m | |
| Profit Loss Before Tax | $4.2b | $4.0b | $4.0b | $4.4b | $3.3b | $3.9b | $3.9b | $3.3b | $952.0m | $7.7b | |
| Share Of Profit Loss Of Associates And Joint Ventures Accounted For Using Equity Method | ($89.0m) | ($31.0m) | — | — | — | — | — | ($581.0m) | ($247.0m) | $0 | |
| Basic Earnings (Loss) Per Share | $3.33 | $3.12 | $0.54 | $70.74 | $0.47 | $2.99 | $2.98 | $2.28 | $0.18 | $6.79 | |
| Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share | $3.33 | $3.11 | $0.54 | $70.74 | $50.23 | $2.99 | $2.98 | $2.28 | $0.18 | $6.79 | |
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic (millions) (in shares) | 869.1m | 894.3m | 898.6m | 900.8m | 904.3m | 906.3m | 911.5m | 912.2m | 912.3m | 929.1m | |
| Current Tax Expense (Income) | $850.0m | $758.0m | $775.0m | $761.0m | $776.0m | $872.0m | $878.0m | $923.0m | $494.0m | $1.1b | |
| Deferred Tax Expense (Income) Recognised In Profit Or Loss | $259.0m | $312.0m | $240.0m | $400.0m | $114.0m | $226.0m | $188.0m | ($90.0m) | ($95.0m) | ($142.0m) | |
| Depreciation And Amortisation Expense | $3.5b | $3.9b | $4.0b | $4.4b | $4.4b | $4.6b | $4.7b | $4.9b | $5.0b | $5.2b | |
| Expense Relating To Leases Of Low-Value Assets For Which Recognition Exemption Has Been Used | $56.0m | — | $44.0m | $58.0m | $60.0m | $60.0m | $60.0m | $63.0m | $69.0m | $77.0m | |
| Expense Relating To Short-Term Leases For Which Recognition Exemption Has Been Used | $56.0m | — | $44.0m | $30.0m | $31.0m | $31.0m | $27.0m | $29.0m | $31.0m | $31.0m | |
| Expense Relating To Variable Lease Payments Not Included In Measurement Of Lease Liabilities | — | — | — | $161.0m | $150.0m | $122.0m | $133.0m | $126.0m | $116.0m | $112.0m | |
| Income Tax Expense Continuing Operations | $1.1b | $1.0b | $995.0m | $1.1b | $792.0m | $1.0b | $967.0m | $996.0m | $577.0m | $1.2b | |
| Interest Expense | $888.0m | $955.0m | $1.0b | $1.1b | $1.1b | $7.3b | $7.6b | $1.5b | $1.7b | $1.8b | |
| Interest Expense On Lease Liabilities | — | — | — | $220.0m | $199.0m | $177.0m | $165.0m | $193.0m | $218.0m | $194.0m | |
| Other Employee Expense | $1.0b | $1.1b | $1.0b | $1.0b | $975.0m | $990.0m | $1.1b | $1.1b | $987.0m | $883.0m | |
| Other Operating Income Expense | $33.0m | ($5.0m) | $10.0m | $37.0m | ($18.0m) | $60.0m | $20.0m | $33.0m | $59.0m | ($14.0m) | |
| Other income (expense) | $21.0m | ($102.0m) | ($348.0m) | ($13.0m) | ($194.0m) | $160.0m | ($115.0m) | ($466.0m) | ($305.0m) | $287.0m | |
| Postemployment Benefit Expense Defined Contribution Plans | $100.0m | $102.0m | $106.0m | $110.0m | $113.0m | $113.0m | $118.0m | $133.0m | $136.0m | $132.0m | |
| Research and Development Expense | $147.0m | $119.0m | $106.0m | $109.0m | $47.0m | $57.0m | $57.0m | $90.0m | $66.0m | $60.0m | |
| Severance, acquisition and other costs | ($135.0m) | ($190.0m) | ($136.0m) | ($114.0m) | ($116.0m) | ($209.0m) | ($94.0m) | ($200.0m) | ($454.0m) | ($517.0m) |
Values abbreviated: b = billions, m = millions, k = thousands. Per share data in USD.