BCE(US:BCE) ZACKS·2025-11-06 16:01Core Insights - BCE reported revenue of $4.39 billion for the quarter ended September 2025, reflecting a year-over-year increase of 0.4% and a surprise of +0.96% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.35 billion [1] - The earnings per share (EPS) for BCE was $0.57, up from $0.55 in the same quarter last year, with an EPS surprise of +9.62% compared to the consensus estimate of $0.52 [1] Financial Performance Metrics - BCE's shares have returned -3.6% over the past month, underperforming the Zacks S&P 500 composite, which increased by +1.3% [3] - The company currently holds a Zacks Rank 4 (Sell), indicating potential underperformance in the near term [3] Subscriber Metrics - Gross subscriber activations for postpaid mobile phone subscribers were 315,607, below the estimated 350,352 [4] - Retail residential NAS lines for wireline voice were reported at 1,766,361, exceeding the average estimate of 1,685,630 [4] - Total gross subscriber activations for mobile phone subscribers were 514,661, compared to the estimated 544,918 [4] - Net subscriber activations for postpaid mobile phone subscribers were 11,511, significantly lower than the estimated 25,949 [4] - Net subscriber activations for prepaid mobile phone subscribers were 56,507, surpassing the estimated 44,649 [4] - Total net subscriber activations were 68,018, slightly below the estimated 70,599 [4] - End-of-period subscribers for postpaid mobile phone subscribers were 9,525,355, compared to the estimated 9,591,334 [4] - End-of-period subscribers for prepaid mobile phone subscribers were 873,579, slightly above the estimated 861,931 [4] - Total end-of-period subscribers were 10,398,930, below the estimated 10,453,270 [4] - Blended churn rate was reported at 1.5%, matching the average estimate [4] - Blended churn for postpaid subscribers was 1.1%, slightly better than the estimated 1.2% [4] - Blended churn for prepaid subscribers was 5.1%, higher than the estimated 4.9% [4]