BCE Inc. · BCE · NYSE
Dividend report · updated Nov 10, 2026
$21.56 +0.33% on the day, +$0.07
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UnlockDividend Safety Rating: paid plans onlyDividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Is BCE’s dividend Very Safe or High Risk? 12 checks scored. Payout ratio, raise streak, recession record and 9 more. Show the rating
Yearly payout / yield
$1.26·5.84%
$0.315 quarterly x 4 ⓘ
Next payment
~$0.315/qtr
pays ~Dec 17 (est.) ⓘ
Next ex-date
Dec 15est.
own by Dec 14 ⓘ
Years without a cut
0 yrs
cut in 2025 (-56.5%) ⓘ
Recession record
2000held2008stopped2020held2022held
stopped in 2008
Yield vs history ⓘ
56
Near its usual yield
BCE share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
BCE Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y +1.3%3Y -23.8%5Y -15.3%10Y -4.1%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). A red dashed stub marks a payment that was due by its usual rhythm but is not on file. The enlarge button shows all 153 payments since 1988.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year; 2026 YTD is paid so far, the amounts vary too much to estimate the rest. Years with an extra or a missing payment (dates sliding across New Year) are compared per payment.
Next 5 years if the pace holds
If the recent pace holds — one-off jumps left out. Not a forecast. Pace: +1.29% a year, its typical raise over the last 5 years. Today's $1.26 a year would be $1.34 by 2031 - 6.23% on today's $21.56 price.

How Many BCE Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?

At $1.26 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 4,762 BCE shares, about $102,669 at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $21.56. $1,000 a month takes about 9,524 shares, about $205,337. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

BCE pays $0.315 a share quarterly, $1.26 a year, a 5.84% run-rate yield at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $21.56. It has made 153 dividend payments since 1988.

At today’s rate of $0.315 quarterly and the last close of $21.56, this is what BCE pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.315$0.11$1.26
100 shares$31.50$10.50$126.00
$10,000 invested (463.8 shares)$146.10$48.70$584.42
4,762 shares ($500/mo)$1,500.03$500.01$6,000.12
9,524 shares ($1,000/mo)$3,000.06$1,000.02$12,000.24

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 BCE shares reinvest into 1.46 new shares each payment, about 6.0 new shares a year at today’s price and rate, and each new share collects the next payment too. To DRIP one whole new share every payment you need about 69 shares. Raises speed that up; a falling share price buys more shares per payment, but each is worth less. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with BCE’s own history in the BCE DRIP calculator.

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An algorithmic rating built from reported data, not a recommendation.
  • Coverage (EPS): are profits enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Coverage (FCF): is spare cash enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Dividend vs cash flow + debt: is the dividend paid with borrowed money report
  • Debt load: how much the balance sheet leans on borrowing rating
  • Debt interest coverage: can profits easily pay the interest bill rating
  • Earnings direction: are sales and profits growing or shrinking report
  • Liquidity: is there cash for debts due this year rating
  • Raise streak: how many years in a row it raised see details
  • Years without a cut: how long since the last dividend cut see details
  • Raise vs trend: are recent raises keeping their usual pace history
  • Yield vs history: is today’s yield high or low versus its past rating
  • Recession record: what the dividend did in past crashes history

BCE Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

56/100Near its usual yieldvs its 10-yr history
  • BCE yields 5.84% today, at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $21.56.
  • Its own 10-year median is 5.74%, so today’s yield is near its usual level.
  • No steady norm: its payout changed too much in 3 years to read a steady norm. So this reads today’s yield against its own 10-year history as it is.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
4.79% low12.68% high
Blue mark = today, grey = its 10-year median. A higher yield than usual means a lower price against the payout.

Where today ranks in its own history is in the paid report

How it works. Each month-end over the last 10 years gives one yield: the regular payment then, times payments a year, over that day’s close. Specials are left out. 50 means today’s yield sits right at its usual level. A lower score means the yield is below its usual level, so the price is high against the payout. A higher score means the yield is above its usual level. On price alone a payer stays between 15 and 85. Steady raisers get a few points back. It reads the past, not the future.

When Is BCE’s Next Dividend? Ex-Date and Pay Date After September 2026

BCE has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 91 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Dec 15, 2026, with the cash around Dec 17, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.315 a share, went ex on Sep 15, 2026 and paid Sep 17, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 91 days (quarterly)
  • Payment: usually about 2 days after the ex-date
  • Next earnings report: Feb 4, 2027

Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.

How Often Does BCE Pay?

BCE pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec, with ex-dates in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.

Paid in the last 12 months
$1.26 a share, in 4 payments.
-37.7% against the 12 months before ($2.03 in 4 payments).
Cash that landed, by pay date. The yield up top uses today’s rate instead, so a raise or a cut shows there first.
Payout months
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pays in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. Ex-dates fall in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec (latest 4 payments).
Raise history
  • Streak: 0 years of higher annual totals (through 2025)
  • Last change: cut Dec 11, 2003 - $0.30 to $0.174 (-42.00%)
  • Last raise: Dec 9, 1994 - $0.335 to $0.34 (+$0.005, +1.49%)
  • Usual $ step: $0.005 (median of the raises before it)
Coverage
  • EPS payout: 26.0% - $1.26 paid / $4.84 EPS (4 quarters to Jun 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 174.8% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
  • FCF payout: 61.8% - $1.26 paid / $2.03 free cash flow per share (4 quarters to Jun 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 125.0% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)

BCE vs Similar Dividend Stocks (TLSNY, VIV...)

Against the 10 dividend-paying Communication Services companies closest to BCE in market value, BCE’s 5.84% run-rate yield is above the group’s middle yield of 3.01%, and its raise streak of 0 years is the 6th longest. A higher yield than the group is not a bonus by itself: it is often the market pricing in a cut, so read it next to the rating and the coverage behind it.

Ticker Dividend ⓘ Yield Safety Rating Recessions ⓘ No cut ⓘ
BCE $21.56BCE $0.315/qtr$1.26/yr fwd 5.84% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Stopped in 20082000 held2008 stopped2020 held2022 held 0 yrsno raise streak
TLSNY $9.90Telia Company AB (publ) $0.102/qtr$0.41/yr fwd 4.12% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 2 yrsraised 2 yrs in a row
VIV $11.61Telefônica Brasil S.A. $0.056/mo$0.67/yr fwd 5.79% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Varied, no cut2000 varied2008 varied2020 varied2022 varied 4 yrsno raise streak
RCI $33.37Rogers Communications $0.362/qtr$1.45/yr fwd 4.34% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Varied, no cut2008 varied2020 held2022 heldno 2000 record 23+ yrsno raise streak
WMG $31.79Warner Music Group $0.20/qtr$0.80/yr fwd 2.52% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 4+ yrsraised 4 yrs in a row
OMC $88.47Omnicom Group $0.80/qtr$3.20/yr fwd 3.62% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 held 38+ yrsraised 1 yr in a row
NWS $29.33News $0.10/half-yr$0.20/yr fwd 0.68% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in both2020 held2022 raisedno 2000/2008 record 9+ yrsno raise streak
FOX $60.49Fox $0.29/half-yr$0.58/yr fwd 0.96% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in both2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000/2008 record 6+ yrsraised 5 yrs in a row
TKO $199.65TKO Group Holdings $0.79/qtr$3.16/yr fwd 1.58% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 1 yrno raise streak
TIGO $86.76Millicom International Cellular S.A. $0.75/qtr$3.00/yr fwd 3.46% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 1 yrno raise streak
TME $9.38Tencent Music Entertainment Group $0.24/yr 2.56% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 1+ yrraised 1+ yr in a row

Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: BCE vs TLSNY, BCE vs VIV, BCE vs RCI.

BCE Dividend History: Every Payment Since 1988

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Sep 15, 2026Sep 17, 2026$0.315QuarterlyRegular
Jun 15, 2026Jun 17, 2026$0.313QuarterlyRegular
Mar 16, 2026Mar 18, 2026$0.319QuarterlyRegular
Dec 15, 2025Dec 17, 2025$0.315QuarterlyRegular
Sep 15, 2025Sep 17, 2025$0.311QuarterlyRegular
Jun 16, 2025Jun 18, 2025$0.319QuarterlyRegular
Mar 14, 2025Mar 17, 2025$0.691QuarterlyRegular
Dec 16, 2024Dec 18, 2024$0.7041QuarterlyRegular
Sep 16, 2024Sep 18, 2024$0.7339QuarterlyRegular
Jun 14, 2024Jun 17, 2024$0.7246QuarterlyRegular
The other 143 BCE payments come with a paid plan.
Show all 153 payments »
Newest first. Amounts are per share as paid, restated for splits; frequency is the schedule on file for that payment; a payment over 2.5x its neighbours is marked special.
From reported payments, prices and filings — data, not investment advice.

What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for BCE

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BCE Dividend Questions

How often does BCE pay dividends?

BCE pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec, with ex-dates in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.

Does BCE pay dividends monthly?

No. BCE pays quarterly, 4 times a year. For payers that pay every month, see the monthly dividend stocks.

When is the next BCE dividend?

BCE has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 91 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Dec 15, 2026, with the cash around Dec 17, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.315 a share, went ex on Sep 15, 2026 and paid Sep 17, 2026. The current rate is $0.315 per share, $1.26 a year.

Does BCE pay a dividend in December 2026?

Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Dec 15, 2026, with the cash around Dec 17, 2026, so a payment in December 2026 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.

How much does BCE pay per share?

BCE pays $0.315 a share quarterly, $1.26 a year. At the Nov 10, 2026 close of $21.56 that is a 5.84% run-rate yield, near its usual level: its own 10-year median is 5.74%.

Has BCE raised its dividend?

BCE has no current streak of yearly raises. The latest raise, on Dec 9, 1994, took the rate from $0.335 to $0.34 (+1.49%). Since then the rate was cut on Dec 11, 2003, from $0.30 to $0.174. Over five years the dividend grew -15.3% a year.

Is BCE’s dividend safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. BCE paid out 26% of its earnings and 62% of its free cash flow as dividends over the 4 quarters to Jun 30, 2026. Through the market crashes: it held it through 2000, 2020 and 2022; it stopped paying in the 2008 crash. This is data, not investment advice. The full 12-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my BCE dividends?

Add BCE to a free DRIPCalc portfolio once, with your buy date and share count. Every payout since fills in, dated and in dollars; with DRIP on, the new shares each payment buys are counted for you, so there is no spreadsheet to update and no broker login. To project the snowball, run BCE in the DRIP calculator.

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How this page is built: the rate is the latest regular dividend per share; run-rate yield = rate × payments per year ÷ last close (Nov 10, 2026), never a trailing 12-month total, which lags after a raise and hides a cut. Specials and one-off payments never count in the rate; a payer whose regular payments differ in size is annualized over its last full cycle of regular payments. Raise streak = consecutive calendar years with a higher amount per payment than the year before; years without a cut = years in which the amount per payment held within 1%. The Dividend Safety Rating reads 12 visible lines: coverage, streak, raise pace and yield range for dividend stocks; NAV trend, NAV funding and payout stability for income funds. Similar payers = the same sector or fund group, nearest in market value or fund size. Payments, prices and filings come from DRIPCALC’s price and dividend database. History is not a forecast. This is data, not investment advice.