BCE Dividend History & Yield Analysis

BCE has 60+ recorded dividend payments. Below is the full payout history with ex-dividend dates, pay dates, annual dividend totals and the current trailing and forward yield.

Yield & Payout Metrics

Dividend yield (TTM)
5.39%
Forward yield
5.36%
Dividend per share (TTM)
$1.26
Annualized rate
$1.25
Payout frequency
Quarterly
Last payment
$0.3130
5-year dividend CAGR
-7.78%
Consecutive growth years

Yields calculated against a market price of $23.35.

Annual Dividend History

  • 2026$0.6320
  • 2025$1.66
  • 2024$2.90
  • 2023$2.86
  • 2022$2.81
  • 2021$2.79
  • 2020$2.49
  • 2019$2.39
  • 2018$1.74
  • 2017$2.22
  • 2016$2.09
  • 2015$2.01
  • 2014$2.23
  • 2013$1.70
  • 2012$2.23
  • 2011$2.06
  • 2010$1.74
  • 2009$1.42
  • 2008$0.6590
  • 2007$1.36
  • 2006$1.17
  • 2005$1.15
  • 2004$1.19
  • 2003$1.06
  • 2002$1.19

BCE Payout History & Ex-Dividend Dates

BCE dividend payments with ex-dividend date, pay date and amount per share
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmount / share
2026-06-012026-06-15$0.3130
2026-03-012026-03-16$0.3190
2025-12-012025-12-15$0.3150
2025-09-012025-09-15$0.3110
2025-06-012025-06-16$0.3190
2025-03-012025-03-14$0.7180
2024-12-012024-12-16$0.6950
2024-09-012024-09-16$0.7340
2024-06-012024-06-14$0.7260
2024-03-012024-03-14$0.7410
2023-12-012023-12-14$0.7160
2023-09-012023-09-14$0.7140
2023-06-012023-06-14$0.7270
2023-03-012023-03-14$0.7050
2022-12-012022-12-14$0.6790
2022-09-012022-09-14$0.6990
2022-06-012022-06-14$0.7140
2022-03-012022-03-14$0.7220
2021-12-012021-12-14$0.6830
2021-09-012021-09-14$0.6920
2021-06-012021-06-14$0.7200
2021-03-012021-03-12$0.6980
2020-12-012020-12-14$0.6520
2020-09-012020-09-14$0.6320
2020-06-012020-06-12$0.6110
2020-03-012020-03-13$0.5980
2019-12-012019-12-13$0.6010
2019-09-012019-09-13$0.6000
2019-06-012019-06-13$0.5940
2019-03-012019-03-14$0.5960
2018-09-012018-09-13$0.5810
2018-06-012018-06-14$0.5810
2018-03-012018-03-14$0.5820
2017-12-012017-12-14$0.5600
2017-09-012017-09-14$0.5890
2017-06-012017-06-13$0.5390
2017-03-012017-03-13$0.5330
2016-12-012016-12-13$0.5200
2016-09-012016-09-13$0.5230
2016-06-012016-06-13$0.5340
2016-03-012016-03-11$0.5110
2015-12-012015-12-11$0.4770
2015-09-012015-09-11$0.4900
2015-06-012015-06-11$0.5300
2015-03-012015-03-12$0.5100
2014-12-012014-12-11$0.5380
2014-09-012014-09-11$0.5650
2014-06-012014-06-12$0.5680
2014-03-012014-03-12$0.5560
2013-12-012013-12-12$0.5500
2013-06-012013-06-12$0.5710
2013-03-012013-03-13$0.5770
2012-12-012012-12-12$0.5700
2012-09-012012-09-12$0.5830
2012-06-012012-06-13$0.5280
2012-03-012012-03-13$0.5470
2011-12-012011-12-13$0.5060
2011-09-012011-09-13$0.5180
2011-06-012011-06-13$0.5320
2011-03-012011-03-11$0.5070

Does BCE pay dividends?

Yes. BCE pays on a quarterly schedule, most recently $0.3130 per share with an ex-dividend date of 2026-06-01. To receive a payout you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date; buying on or after it means the previous holder collects that payment.

How the BCE yield is calculated

The trailing yield divides the last twelve months of dividends per share ($1.26) by the latest market price. The forward yield annualizes the most recent payment across 4 payments per year, which reacts faster after a dividend raise or cut. A rising yield is only good news when it comes from a growing payout rather than a falling share price — check the annual history above and the BCE DCF fair value page for the cash flow behind it.