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BCE · NYSETelephone Communications (No Radiotelephone) · Fiscal year ends Dec 31 · Reports in CAD
Net income was CAD 6.5B. Operating cash flow of CAD 7B less capital expenditure of CAD 3.7B left free cash flow of CAD 3.3B.
Last 5 fiscal years
Revenue and net income
Income statement
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost of revenue | CAD 7.3B | CAD 7.6B | CAD 7.9B | CAD 7.7B | CAD 7.7B |
| Research & development | CAD 57M | CAD 57M | CAD 90M | CAD 66M | CAD 60M |
| Interest expense | – | CAD 1.1B | CAD 1.5B | CAD 1.7B | CAD 1.8B |
| Pre-tax income | CAD 3.9B | CAD 3.9B | CAD 3.3B | CAD 952M | CAD 7.7B |
| Income tax | CAD 1B | CAD 967M | CAD 996M | CAD 577M | CAD 1.2B |
| Net income | CAD 2.9B | CAD 2.9B | CAD 2.3B | CAD 375M | CAD 6.5B |
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receivables | CAD 3.9B | CAD 4.1B | CAD 4B | CAD 4.5B | CAD 4.5B |
| Inventory | CAD 482M | CAD 656M | CAD 465M | CAD 420M | CAD 389M |
| Current assets | CAD 6.2B | CAD 6.5B | CAD 7.9B | CAD 8.9B | CAD 7.4B |
| Net PP&E | CAD 28.2B | CAD 29.3B | – | – | – |
| Goodwill | CAD 10.6B | CAD 10.9B | CAD 10.9B | CAD 10.3B | CAD 13.2B |
| Total assets | CAD 66.8B | CAD 69.3B | CAD 71.9B | CAD 73.5B | CAD 80.2B |
| Payables | CAD 4.5B | CAD 5.2B | CAD 4.7B | CAD 4.5B | CAD 4.4B |
| Current liabilities | CAD 9.1B | CAD 11.5B | CAD 12.1B | CAD 14.8B | CAD 12.9B |
| Total liabilities | CAD 43.8B | CAD 46.8B | CAD 51.4B | CAD 56.1B | CAD 56.9B |
| Shareholders' equity | CAD 22.6B | CAD 22.2B | CAD 20.2B | CAD 17.1B | CAD 23B |
Cash flow
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | CAD 8B | CAD 8.4B | CAD 7.9B | CAD 7B | CAD 7B |
| Capital expenditure | CAD 4.9B | CAD 5.1B | CAD 4.6B | CAD 3.9B | CAD 3.7B |
| Free cash flow | CAD 3.2B | CAD 3.2B | CAD 3.4B | CAD 3.1B | CAD 3.3B |
Key ratios
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equityBlank when equity is negative | 12.8% | 13.2% | 11.5% | 2.2% | 28.3% |
| Cash conversion (CFO ÷ net income) | 2.77x | 2.86x | 3.41x | 18.6x | 1.07x |
| Inventory days | 24 | 31 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
| Payable days | 223 | 249 | 218 | 214 | 208 |
| Current ratio | 0.68x | 0.57x | 0.65x | 0.60x | 0.58x |
Recent filings
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Standardised figures from the company's XBRL filings with the SEC (10-K, 10-Q). Line items follow US GAAP tags, so a company's own statement layout may differ and some lines show “–” where the company does not report that item. Ratios are calculated from these figures. For education only; not investment advice or a recommendation.