BCE dividend analysis

BCE dividend deep dive

Income read on BCE: trailing yield 6.50%, payout ratio 55%, 5y CAGR 12.5%, 10y CAGR 1.5%. The growth streak runs 6 years.

BCE dividend-safety read: 58/100. The score is the Quality pillar (60/100) penalized for high payout — at 55% of earnings, that adjustment pulls the headline flat or up from raw Quality.

BCE DRIP table at flat yield + growth: 5y ≈ 42.3%, 10y ≈ 102.5%, 20y ≈ 310.2% cumulative income return on the 6.50% starting yield. Useful as a back-of-envelope only — assumes the yield stays at TTM and the growth rate persists.

BCE sits in a peer group of KO (5.00%), PG (1.50%), PEP (2.90%), with the trio yielding a mean of 3.13%. The 6.50% yield on BCE is the cleanest single-number comparison; payout ratio and growth rate are the two follow-ups.

Ex-dividend cadence on BCE: most recent ex-date 2026-03-01, payment 2026-03-15. Quarterly schedules are the norm for US payers; the ex-date is the cutoff for entitlement to the upcoming distribution, while the payment date is when cash hits the brokerage.

Income thesis line for BCE: starting yield of 6.50%, projected growth of 12.5%, safety read 58/100. The forward open question is the durability of the next dividend hike given the 55% earnings payout.