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BCE Delivers Record Margins in 2025 and Sets Stage for 2026 Growth Push

Story Highlights
  • BCE hit all 2025 financial targets, lifting free cash flow and posting its strongest Q4 EBITDA margin in over 30 years.
  • Growth was powered by wireless and fibre gains, AI enterprise solutions, Ziply Fiber and record Crave streaming subscriptions as BCE shifts to execution in 2026.
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BCE Delivers Record Margins in 2025 and Sets Stage for 2026 Growth Push

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The latest announcement is out from BCE ( (TSE:BCE) ).

BCE reported solid fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results, achieving all of its financial guidance targets and posting its highest Q4 adjusted EBITDA margin in more than three decades at 41.6%, supported by 2.3% adjusted EBITDA growth and a 10% increase in free cash flow to $3.2 billion. Operational momentum was driven by strong wireless performance with continued improvement in postpaid churn, robust fibre Internet subscriber additions and revenue growth helped by the Ziply Fiber acquisition, a 31% increase in AI-powered solutions revenue at Bell Cyber and Ateko, and a 26% surge in Crave subscriptions to 4.6 million, as the company sets 2026 financial targets and pivots from balance-sheet strengthening and strategy setting to execution on its multi-year fibre expansion and digital media growth plans.

The most recent analyst rating on (TSE:BCE) stock is a Buy with a C$39.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on BCE stock, see the TSE:BCE Stock Forecast page.

Spark’s Take on TSE:BCE Stock

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, TSE:BCE is a Outperform.

BCE’s overall stock score is driven by strong valuation metrics and positive earnings call highlights, particularly in AI and fiber expansion. Financial performance is solid, though high leverage and net margin challenges persist. Technical analysis suggests a neutral market sentiment.

To see Spark’s full report on TSE:BCE stock, click here.

More about BCE

BCE Inc., which operates under the Bell brand, is a major Canadian telecommunications and media company providing wireless services, fibre-based Internet and TV, enterprise network and cybersecurity solutions, and digital media and streaming content. Its operations span consumer and business markets in Canada and, increasingly, U.S. fibre broadband through acquisitions such as Ziply Fiber, with a strategic focus on premium fibre and wireless networks, AI-powered enterprise offerings and a growing direct-to-consumer streaming platform via Crave.

Average Trading Volume: 3,910,135

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: C$33.52B

Learn more about BCE stock on TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.

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