Does BCE pay a dividend?

Yes. BCE Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 6.04% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.27 per share.

How much does BCE pay in dividends?

$1.27 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next BCE ex-dividend date?

No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for BCE. Dates appear here once the company declares them.

BCE Dividend

BCE Inc.

NYSECommunication ServicesStockData as of September 15, 2026

Dividend yield: 6.04%
Annual dividend: $1.27
Payout ratio: 0.28
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $20.97
Market cap: $19.6B

Is BCE a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is above the market median6.04% against a median of 2.92% across US dividend payers.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.28 means roughly 28% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut 7 timesAcross 42 complete years, the annual total fell in 2014, 2015, 2025 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2025.

BCE dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1984 to 2025.

Peak $2.92 in 2024Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for BCE, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
September 15, 2026	October 15, 2026	$0.3173	Quarterly
June 15, 2026	July 15, 2026	$0.3129	Quarterly
March 16, 2026	April 15, 2026	$0.3197	Quarterly
December 15, 2025	January 15, 2026	$0.3176	Quarterly
September 15, 2025	October 15, 2025	$0.3171	Quarterly
June 16, 2025	July 15, 2025	$0.3227	Quarterly
March 14, 2025	April 15, 2025	$0.6937	Quarterly
December 16, 2024	January 15, 2025	$0.7011	Quarterly
September 16, 2024	October 15, 2024	$0.7335	Quarterly
June 14, 2024	July 15, 2024	$0.7254	Quarterly
March 14, 2024	April 15, 2024	$0.7371	Quarterly
December 14, 2023	January 15, 2024	$0.7232	Quarterly
September 14, 2023	October 15, 2023	$0.7153	Quarterly
June 14, 2023	July 15, 2023	$0.7301	Quarterly
March 14, 2023	April 15, 2023	$0.7022	Quarterly
December 14, 2022	January 16, 2023	$0.6750	Quarterly
September 14, 2022	October 15, 2022	$0.7190	Quarterly
June 14, 2022	July 15, 2022	$0.7110	Quarterly
March 14, 2022	April 15, 2022	$0.7190	Quarterly
December 14, 2021	January 15, 2022	$0.7040	Quarterly
September 14, 2021	October 15, 2021	$0.6940	Quarterly
June 14, 2021	July 15, 2021	$0.7072	Quarterly
March 12, 2021	April 15, 2021	$0.8750	Quarterly
December 14, 2020	January 15, 2021	$0.6520	Quarterly
September 14, 2020	October 15, 2020	$0.6318	Quarterly
June 12, 2020	July 15, 2020	$0.6120	Quarterly
March 13, 2020	April 15, 2020	$0.5962	Quarterly
December 13, 2019	January 15, 2020	$0.6030	Quarterly
September 13, 2019	October 15, 2019	$0.5982	Quarterly
June 13, 2019	July 15, 2019	$0.5921	Quarterly
March 14, 2019	April 15, 2019	$0.5940	Quarterly
December 13, 2018	January 15, 2019	$0.5643	Quarterly
September 13, 2018	October 15, 2018	$0.5810	Quarterly
June 14, 2018	July 15, 2018	$0.5730	Quarterly
March 14, 2018	April 15, 2018	$0.5793	Quarterly
December 14, 2017	January 15, 2018	$0.5591	Quarterly
September 14, 2017	October 15, 2017	$0.7175	Quarterly
June 13, 2017	July 15, 2017	$0.5402	Quarterly
March 13, 2017	April 15, 2017	$0.5343	Quarterly
December 13, 2016	January 15, 2017	$0.5094	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does BCE pay a dividend?: Yes. BCE Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 6.04% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.27 per share.
How much does BCE pay in dividends?: $1.27 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next BCE ex-dividend date?: No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for BCE. Dates appear here once the company declares them.