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BCE Dividend History, Yield & Dates
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BCE Dividend answer
BCE (BCE) pays a quarterly dividend. Forward dividend yield: 6.23%, or $1.27 a year at the latest dividend. Trailing 12-month yield: 6.22%, from $1.27 per share paid over the past year. Its latest dividend was $0.3173 per share. Latest ex-dividend date: Sep 15, 2026. Payment date: Oct 15, 2026. Next dividend status: not announced.
BCE Dividend Snapshot
Yield, annual dividend, latest payment, payout coverage, growth, and dividend history are emphasized for this stock. Yield methodology is labeled separately from payout coverage.
Next BCE Dividend Date
When BCE next goes ex-dividend, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.
Next BCE dividend
BCE's next dividend has not yet been announced. The latest completed dividend was $0.3173 per share. Data last checked: Oct 10, 2026.
Latest BCE Dividend Dates
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BCE Dividend History
Recent per-share dividends show payment cadence. Trailing-year and growth reads are shown only when the available rows cover a complete comparable window.
Dividend reliability
Recent dividend payments are summarized as cadence and coverage signals. Exact rows remain below for auditability.
BCE Annual Dividend History
BCE Dividend Growth
Latest row amount $0.3173, event yield 5.40%.
This page labels the feed as recent history when multi-year rows, payment dates, or record dates are incomplete. Announced calendar dates are separated from completed dividend history.
Dividend growth
- 5-year regular dividend CAGR
- -7.90%
- 2020 regular DPS
- $2.492
- 2025 regular DPS
- $1.651
- Absolute change
- -$0.841
- Years increased
- 3
- Years reduced
- 2
BCE's split-adjusted regular dividend per share grew at -7.90% a year from 2020 through 2025.
BCE reduced its regular dividend in at least one calendar year between 2020 and 2025.
Split-adjusted regular dividends per share, 2020–2025, excluding special dividends. Research as of Sep 19, 2026.
BCE Dividend Yield
How BCE's trailing 12-month dividend yield is calculated, and what it does and does not account for.
Yield methodology
BCE's trailing dividend yield is the regular dividends paid over the last twelve months divided by the latest available share price. Payouts classified as special or supplemental are excluded, because a one-off payment is not recurring income. It is a backward-looking measure and is not the same as a forward yield, which annualises the most recent declared payment instead.
Dividend coverage
Coverage is read from earnings and cash flow rather than from the yield. A payout ratio leaves room, or does not; free cash flow either covers the payment, or the company is funding it another way. These are inputs to a judgement, not a guarantee of future payments.
Recent BCE dividend payments
| Ex-date | Dividend | Adjusted | Yield at ex-date | Frequency | TTM adjusted | Declared | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | $0.3173 | $0.3173 | 5.40% | Quarterly | $1.27 | Aug 6, 2026 | Sep 15, 2026 | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | $0.3129 | $0.3129 | 5.27% | Quarterly | $1.27 | May 7, 2026 | Jun 15, 2026 | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | $0.3197 | $0.3197 | 4.93% | Quarterly | $1.28 | Feb 5, 2026 | Mar 16, 2026 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| Dec 15, 2025 | $0.3176 | $0.3176 | 6.99% | Quarterly | $1.65 | Nov 6, 2025 | Dec 15, 2025 | Jan 15, 2026 |
| Sep 15, 2025 | $0.3171 | $0.3171 | 8.56% | Quarterly | $2.03 | Aug 6, 2025 | Sep 15, 2025 | Oct 15, 2025 |
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| Jun 16, 2025 | $0.3227 | $0.3227 | 10.92% | Quarterly | $2.44 | May 7, 2025 | Jun 16, 2025 | Jul 15, 2025 |
| Mar 14, 2025 | $0.6937 | $0.6937 | 12.14% | Quarterly | $2.85 | Feb 6, 2025 | Mar 14, 2025 | Apr 15, 2025 |
| Dec 16, 2024 | $0.7011 | $0.695 | 12.14% | Quarterly | $2.90 | Nov 7, 2024 | Dec 16, 2024 | Jan 15, 2025 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | $0.7335 | $0.7335 | 8.48% | Quarterly | $2.92 | Aug 1, 2024 | Sep 16, 2024 | Oct 15, 2024 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | $0.7254 | $0.726 | 8.81% | Quarterly | $2.90 | May 2, 2024 | Jun 14, 2024 | Jul 15, 2024 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | $0.7371 | $0.741 | 8.51% | Quarterly | $2.90 | Feb 8, 2024 | Mar 15, 2024 | Apr 15, 2024 |
| Dec 14, 2023 | $0.7232 | $0.716 | 7.14% | Quarterly | $2.86 | Nov 1, 2023 | Dec 15, 2023 | Jan 15, 2024 |
| Sep 14, 2023 | $0.7153 | $0.714 | 6.89% | Quarterly | $2.83 | Aug 3, 2023 | Sep 15, 2023 | Oct 15, 2023 |
| Jun 14, 2023 | $0.7301 | $0.727 | 6.21% | Quarterly | $2.81 | May 4, 2023 | Jun 15, 2023 | Jul 15, 2023 |
| Mar 14, 2023 | $0.7022 | $0.705 | 6.46% | Quarterly | $2.80 | Feb 2, 2023 | Mar 15, 2023 | Apr 15, 2023 |
| Dec 14, 2022 | $0.675 | $0.6791 | 6.17% | Quarterly | $2.81 | Nov 3, 2022 | Dec 15, 2022 | Jan 16, 2023 |
| Sep 14, 2022 | $0.719 | $0.6987 | 6.07% | Quarterly | $2.81 | Aug 4, 2022 | Sep 15, 2022 | Oct 15, 2022 |
| Jun 14, 2022 | $0.711 | $0.714 | 5.73% | Quarterly | $2.81 | May 5, 2022 | Jun 15, 2022 | Jul 15, 2022 |
| Mar 14, 2022 | $0.719 | $0.7186 | 5.30% | Quarterly | $2.81 | Feb 3, 2022 | Mar 15, 2022 | Apr 15, 2022 |
| Dec 14, 2021 | $0.704 | $0.683 | 5.56% | Quarterly | $2.79 | Nov 3, 2021 | Dec 15, 2021 | Jan 15, 2022 |
| Sep 14, 2021 | $0.694 | $0.6916 | 5.38% | Quarterly | $2.76 | Aug 4, 2021 | Sep 15, 2021 | Oct 15, 2021 |
| Jun 14, 2021 | $0.7072 | $0.7179 | 5.39% | Quarterly | $2.70 | Apr 30, 2021 | Jun 15, 2021 | Jul 15, 2021 |
| Mar 12, 2021 | $0.875 | $0.698 | 5.71% | Quarterly | $2.59 | Feb 4, 2021 | Mar 15, 2021 | Apr 15, 2021 |
| Dec 14, 2020 | $0.652 | $0.6518 | 5.63% | Quarterly | $2.49 | Nov 5, 2020 | Dec 15, 2020 | Jan 15, 2021 |
| Sep 14, 2020 | $0.6318 | $0.6318 | 5.77% | Quarterly | $2.44 | Aug 6, 2020 | Sep 15, 2020 | Oct 15, 2020 |
| Jun 12, 2020 | $0.612 | $0.611 | 5.71% | Quarterly | $2.41 | May 6, 2020 | Jun 15, 2020 | Jul 15, 2020 |
| Mar 13, 2020 | $0.5962 | $0.598 | 5.88% | Quarterly | $2.39 | Feb 5, 2020 | Mar 16, 2020 | Apr 15, 2020 |
| Dec 13, 2019 | $0.603 | $0.601 | 5.44% | Quarterly | $2.59 | Oct 31, 2019 | Dec 16, 2019 | Jan 15, 2020 |
| Sep 13, 2019 | $0.5982 | $0.5982 | 5.72% | Quarterly | $2.74 | Aug 1, 2019 | Sep 16, 2019 | Oct 15, 2019 |
| Jun 13, 2019 | $0.5921 | $0.594 | 6.06% | Quarterly | $2.72 | May 1, 2019 | Jun 14, 2019 | Jul 15, 2019 |
| Mar 14, 2019 | $0.594 | $0.7925 | 6.19% | Quarterly | $2.71 | Feb 6, 2019 | Mar 15, 2019 | Apr 15, 2019 |
| Dec 13, 2018 | $0.5643 | $0.755 | 5.96% | Quarterly | $2.50 | Nov 1, 2018 | Dec 14, 2018 | Jan 15, 2019 |
| Sep 13, 2018 | $0.581 | $0.581 | 5.75% | Quarterly | $2.30 | Aug 1, 2018 | Sep 14, 2018 | Oct 15, 2018 |
| Jun 14, 2018 | $0.573 | $0.581 | 5.57% | Quarterly | $2.31 | May 3, 2018 | Jun 15, 2018 | Jul 15, 2018 |
| Mar 14, 2018 | $0.5793 | $0.582 | 5.22% | Quarterly | $2.27 | Feb 8, 2018 | Mar 15, 2018 | Apr 15, 2018 |
| Dec 14, 2017 | $0.5591 | $0.5591 | 4.59% | Quarterly | $2.22 | Nov 2, 2017 | Dec 15, 2017 | Jan 15, 2018 |
| Sep 14, 2017 | $0.7175 | $0.589 | 4.60% | Quarterly | $2.18 | Aug 2, 2017 | Sep 15, 2017 | Oct 15, 2017 |
| Jun 13, 2017 | $0.5402 | $0.539 | 4.71% | Quarterly | $2.12 | Apr 28, 2017 | Jun 15, 2017 | Jul 15, 2017 |
| Mar 13, 2017 | $0.5343 | $0.5334 | 4.91% | Quarterly | $2.11 | Feb 3, 2017 | Mar 15, 2017 | Apr 15, 2017 |
| Dec 13, 2016 | $0.5094 | $0.52 | 4.72% | Quarterly | $2.09 | Nov 4, 2016 | Dec 15, 2016 | Jan 15, 2017 |
| Sep 13, 2016 | $0.5192 | $0.523 | 4.50% | Quarterly | $2.04 | Aug 5, 2016 | Sep 15, 2016 | Oct 15, 2016 |
| Jun 13, 2016 | $0.5285 | $0.534 | — | — | $2.01 | — | — | — |
| Mar 11, 2016 | $0.5109 | $0.5109 | — | — | $2.01 | — | — | — |
| Dec 11, 2015 | $0.4735 | $0.477 | — | — | $2.00 | — | — | — |
| Sep 11, 2015 | $0.4901 | $0.4901 | — | — | $2.06 | — | — | — |
| Jun 11, 2015 | $0.65 | $0.5275 | — | — | $2.14 | — | — | — |
| Mar 12, 2015 | $0.5092 | $0.5092 | — | — | $2.18 | — | — | — |
| Dec 11, 2014 | $0.6175 | $0.538 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 11, 2014 | $0.6175 | $0.565 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 12, 2014 | $0.6175 | $0.568 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 12, 2014 | $0.6175 | $0.556 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 12, 2013 | $0.5825 | $0.5507 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Stable or rising payments can indicate capital return discipline. Flat, skipped, or missing payments should be read with earnings and cash flow before drawing conclusions.
A low payout ratio can leave room for growth; a high payout ratio can indicate limited cushion. Cyclical companies need more room than stable defensive businesses.
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BCE Dividends FAQ
Does BCE pay a dividend?
BCE (BCE) has covered dividend payment history on this page, including a latest dividend of $0.32 per share and a quarterly cadence based on available events.
What is BCE's dividend yield?
BCE's trailing dividend yield is 6.22%. Trailing dividend yield equals dividends paid over the trailing 12 months divided by the latest available share price.
When is BCE's next dividend?
BCE's next dividend has not been announced in the current AlgovestIQ snapshot. The latest completed dividend row remains available in the history table when covered data exists.
When is BCE's ex-dividend date?
BCE's latest covered ex-dividend date is Sep 15, 2026. Future ex-dividend dates are shown only when announced or explicitly projected.
How has BCE's dividend changed?
BCE's one-year dividend growth is -37.51% based on comparable covered dividend history.