BCE Inc (BCE) Balance Sheet
BCE balance sheet, 2025
December 31, 2025 · Canadian dollarsC$80.17B assets = C$56.85B liabilities + C$23.31B equity
Both columns are drawn to the same scale: what BCE owns equals what it owes plus shareholders’ equity. Hover a block for its value.
BCE financial health
Current ratio0.58
Tight · current assets cover current liabilities 0.58×
Debt / equity1.78
High leverage · C$1.78 of debt for each $1 of equity
Equity / assets28.7%
Balanced · of assets funded by shareholders
Cash / debt0.8%
Low cash cover · cash & short-term investments vs total debt
Goodwill & intangibles38.0%
Acquisition-heavy · of total assets
Descriptive bands, not a rating. Fiscal 2025.
BCE balance sheet trends, 2016–2025
| Metric | Trend | Then | Latest | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | C$50.11B2016 | C$80.17B2025 | +5.4%/yr | |
| Total liabilities | C$32.25B2016 | C$56.85B2025 | +6.5%/yr | |
| Shareholders’ equity | C$17.54B2016 | C$23.02B2025 | +3.1%/yr | |
| Cash & short-term investments | C$853.0M2016 | C$320.0M2025 | −10.3%/yr | |
| Total debt | C$21.46B2016 | C$41.06B2025 | +7.5%/yr | |
| Net cash (debt) | −C$20.61B2016 | −C$40.74B2025 | −C$20.1B | |
| Working capital | −C$4.35B2016 | −C$5.45B2025 | −C$1.1B | |
| Current ratio | 0.572016 | 0.582025 | +0.01 | |
| Debt / equity | 1.222016 | 1.782025 | +0.56 | |
| Shares outstanding | 870.3M2016 | 928.6M2025 | +0.7%/yr |
Change is the average annual growth (CAGR) or the difference between the first and latest year.
BCE assets
Cash & ST investmentsReceivablesInventoryOther currentPP&EGoodwill & intangiblesLT investmentsOther non-current
BCE liabilities and equity
Current liabilitiesLong-term debtOther long-term liabilitiesEquity
BCE debt vs cash
Total debtCash & ST investmentsNet cash (debt)
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease obligations.
BCE balance sheet in Canadian dollars
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||||||
| Cash & short-term investments | C$320.0M | C$1.97B | C$1.77B | C$149.0M | C$289.0M | C$175.8M | C$111.8M | C$425.0M | C$625.0M | C$853.0M |
| Cash & equivalents | C$320.0M | C$1.57B | C$772.0M | C$149.0M | C$289.0M | C$175.8M | C$111.8M | C$425.0M | C$625.0M | C$853.0M |
| Short-term investments | C$0 | C$400.0M | C$1.00B | C$0 | — | — | C$0 | C$224.0M | C$0 | C$0 |
| Receivables | C$5.05B | C$4.97B | C$4.47B | C$4.57B | C$4.36B | C$3.31B | C$3.20B | C$3.99B | C$3.96B | C$3.73B |
| Inventory | C$389.0M | C$420.0M | C$465.0M | C$656.0M | C$482.0M | C$344.6M | C$329.3M | C$432.0M | C$380.0M | C$403.0M |
| Other current assets | C$1.65B | C$1.56B | C$1.19B | C$1.11B | C$1.06B | C$320.3M | C$296.1M | C$943.0M | C$689.0M | C$772.0M |
| Total current assets | C$7.41B | C$8.92B | C$7.90B | C$6.49B | C$6.20B | C$4.15B | C$3.94B | C$5.79B | C$5.66B | C$5.75B |
| Property, plant & equipment (net) | C$33.54B | C$30.00B | C$30.35B | C$29.26B | C$28.23B | C$21.60B | C$21.31B | C$24.84B | C$24.03B | C$22.35B |
| Goodwill & intangible assets | C$30.46B | C$27.05B | C$27.55B | C$27.09B | C$26.14B | C$18.61B | C$18.52B | C$23.86B | C$23.73B | C$20.96B |
| Long-term investments | C$1.59B | C$1.22B | C$910.0M | C$608.0M | C$668.0M | C$756.0M | C$955.0M | C$1.02B | C$1.02B | C$955.0M |
| Other non-current assets | C$7.16B | C$6.30B | C$5.23B | C$5.89B | C$5.52B | C$2.51B | C$1.66B | C$1.58B | C$1.36B | C$97.0M |
| Total assets | C$80.17B | C$73.48B | C$71.94B | C$69.33B | C$66.76B | C$47.62B | C$46.38B | C$57.10B | C$55.80B | C$50.11B |
| Liabilities | ||||||||||
| Accounts payable | C$2.82B | C$2.96B | C$3.31B | C$3.60B | C$2.93B | C$2.04B | C$2.01B | C$2.54B | C$2.45B | C$2.32B |
| Short-term debt | C$6.16B | C$5.48B | C$5.04B | C$4.14B | C$2.62B | C$1.90B | C$2.99B | C$1.49B | C$2.06B | C$2.27B |
| Deferred revenue | C$872.0M | C$774.0M | C$811.0M | C$857.0M | C$799.0M | C$562.8M | C$526.7M | C$703.0M | C$693.0M | C$645.0M |
| Total current liabilities | C$12.86B | C$14.85B | C$12.11B | C$11.47B | C$9.11B | C$6.49B | C$7.54B | C$10.43B | C$10.79B | C$10.11B |
| Long-term debt | C$34.90B | C$32.84B | C$31.14B | C$27.78B | C$27.05B | C$23.91B | C$22.41B | C$19.76B | C$18.21B | C$16.57B |
| Lease obligations | C$933.0M | C$1.09B | C$1.07B | C$930.0M | C$864.0M | C$754.0M | C$0 | C$0 | C$0 | C$0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | C$9.10B | C$8.44B | C$8.14B | C$7.56B | C$7.66B | C$477.8M | C$0 | C$6.22B | C$6.23B | C$5.57B |
| Total liabilities | C$56.85B | C$56.12B | C$51.38B | C$46.81B | C$43.82B | C$30.88B | C$29.87B | C$36.41B | C$35.18B | C$32.25B |
| Shareholders' equity | ||||||||||
| Common stock & paid-in capital | C$21.49B | C$20.86B | C$20.86B | C$20.84B | C$20.66B | C$16.00B | C$15.70B | C$20.04B | C$20.09B | C$18.37B |
| Retained earnings (deficit) | −C$3.64B | −C$8.44B | −C$5.51B | −C$3.65B | −C$3.40B | −C$3.67B | −C$3.57B | −C$4.94B | −C$4.94B | −C$4.98B |
| Treasury stock | — | — | — | — | — | — | C$0 | C$0 | C$0 | C$0 |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | C$573.0M | −C$159.0M | −C$42.0M | −C$55.0M | C$213.0M | C$80.8M | C$124.2M | C$90.0M | −C$17.0M | C$46.0M |
| Minority interest | C$290.0M | C$289.0M | C$328.0M | C$337.0M | — | — | C$0 | C$0 | C$0 | C$0 |
| Total shareholders' equity | C$23.02B | C$17.07B | C$20.23B | C$22.18B | C$22.64B | C$16.47B | C$16.25B | C$20.36B | C$19.16B | C$17.54B |
| Key figures | ||||||||||
| Total debt | C$41.06B | C$38.31B | C$36.18B | C$31.92B | C$29.67B | C$20.66B | C$20.28B | C$24.41B | C$20.30B | C$21.46B |
| Net cash (debt) | −C$40.74B | −C$36.34B | −C$34.41B | −C$31.77B | −C$29.38B | −C$20.49B | −C$20.17B | −C$23.98B | −C$19.68B | −C$20.61B |
| Working capital | −C$5.45B | −C$5.92B | −C$4.21B | −C$4.98B | −C$2.92B | −C$2.34B | −C$3.60B | −C$4.64B | −C$5.13B | −C$4.35B |
| Tangible book value | −C$7.45B | −C$9.98B | −C$7.32B | −C$4.91B | −C$3.51B | −C$2.13B | −C$2.27B | −C$3.50B | −C$4.57B | −C$3.42B |
| Shares outstanding | 928.6M | 912.3M | 912.2M | 912.0M | 906.7M | 904.4M | 901.4M | 898.9M | 894.9M | 870.3M |
| Current ratio | 0.58 | 0.60 | 0.65 | 0.57 | 0.68 | 0.64 | 0.52 | 0.56 | 0.52 | 0.57 |
| Quick ratio | 0.42 | 0.47 | 0.52 | 0.41 | 0.51 | 0.54 | 0.44 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.45 |
| Debt / equity | 1.78 | 2.24 | 1.79 | 1.44 | 1.31 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.20 | 1.06 | 1.22 |
| Equity / assets | 28.7% | 23.2% | 28.1% | 32.0% | 33.9% | 34.6% | 35.0% | 35.7% | 34.3% | 35.0% |
| Jun '26 | Mar '26 | Dec '25 | Sep '25 | Jun '25 | Mar '25 | Dec '24 | Sep '24 | Jun '24 | Mar '24 | Dec '23 | Sep '23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||||||||
| Cash & short-term investments | C$479.2M | C$1.38B | C$320.0M | C$465.0M | C$510.0M | C$1.05B | C$1.97B | C$2.61B | C$2.40B | C$1.66B | C$1.77B | C$619.0M |
| Cash & equivalents | C$479.2M | C$1.38B | C$320.0M | C$465.0M | C$510.0M | C$1.05B | C$1.57B | C$1.86B | C$1.65B | C$960.0M | C$772.0M | C$619.0M |
| Short-term investments | — | — | C$0 | C$0 | C$0 | C$0 | C$400.0M | C$750.0M | C$750.0M | C$700.0M | C$1.00B | — |
| Receivables | C$4.72B | C$4.88B | C$5.05B | C$4.62B | C$4.50B | C$4.54B | C$4.97B | C$4.44B | C$4.33B | C$4.36B | C$4.47B | C$4.24B |
| Inventory | C$449.2M | C$326.8M | C$389.0M | C$378.0M | C$453.0M | C$422.0M | C$420.0M | C$382.0M | C$410.0M | C$458.0M | C$465.0M | C$636.0M |
| Other current assets | C$995.4M | C$927.4M | C$1.65B | C$1.58B | C$1.61B | C$1.77B | C$1.56B | C$1.39B | C$1.45B | C$1.42B | C$1.19B | C$1.24B |
| Total current assets | C$6.64B | C$7.52B | C$7.41B | C$7.05B | C$7.07B | C$7.78B | C$8.92B | C$8.81B | C$8.58B | C$7.90B | C$7.90B | C$6.74B |
| Property, plant & equipment (net) | C$32.99B | C$33.21B | C$33.78B | C$32.76B | C$29.52B | C$29.78B | C$30.00B | C$29.91B | C$30.06B | C$30.36B | C$30.35B | C$30.16B |
| Goodwill & intangible assets | C$31.03B | C$30.96B | C$30.26B | C$30.67B | C$26.91B | C$26.99B | C$27.05B | C$27.11B | C$28.99B | C$27.77B | C$27.55B | C$27.51B |
| Long-term investments | C$1.51B | C$1.45B | C$1.59B | C$370.0M | C$335.0M | C$337.0M | C$1.22B | C$320.0M | C$322.0M | C$322.0M | C$910.0M | C$326.0M |
| Other non-current assets | C$8.91B | C$8.45B | C$7.03B | C$7.74B | C$7.30B | C$7.28B | C$6.30B | C$6.55B | C$6.30B | C$6.22B | C$5.23B | C$5.64B |
| Total assets | C$81.08B | C$81.59B | C$80.08B | C$78.58B | C$71.13B | C$72.16B | C$73.48B | C$72.72B | C$74.25B | C$72.57B | C$71.94B | C$70.37B |
| Liabilities | ||||||||||||
| Accounts payable | C$4.17B | C$4.13B | C$4.39B | C$4.18B | C$4.29B | C$4.13B | C$2.96B | C$4.10B | C$4.34B | C$4.34B | C$3.31B | C$4.35B |
| Short-term debt | C$4.26B | C$5.53B | C$6.16B | C$5.82B | C$5.04B | C$5.32B | C$5.48B | C$7.47B | C$6.59B | C$6.39B | C$5.04B | C$5.17B |
| Deferred revenue | C$837.4M | C$908.3M | — | C$737.0M | C$677.0M | C$773.0M | C$774.0M | C$710.0M | C$749.0M | C$817.0M | C$811.0M | C$798.0M |
| Total current liabilities | C$10.30B | C$11.40B | C$12.86B | C$12.18B | C$11.57B | C$12.12B | C$14.85B | C$14.13B | C$13.12B | C$13.01B | C$12.11B | C$11.77B |
| Long-term debt | C$37.52B | C$37.45B | C$34.90B | C$35.16B | C$32.52B | C$33.87B | C$32.84B | C$32.61B | C$32.92B | C$31.28B | C$31.14B | C$29.53B |
| Lease obligations | — | — | C$933.0M | — | — | — | C$1.09B | — | — | — | C$1.07B | — |
| Other long-term liabilities | C$9.07B | C$9.03B | C$9.11B | C$8.49B | C$8.66B | C$8.55B | C$8.44B | C$8.00B | C$8.20B | C$7.91B | C$8.14B | C$7.76B |
| Total liabilities | C$56.89B | C$57.87B | C$56.87B | C$55.83B | C$52.76B | C$54.54B | C$56.12B | C$54.73B | C$54.24B | C$52.20B | C$51.38B | C$49.06B |
| Shareholders' equity | ||||||||||||
| Common stock & paid-in capital | C$21.50B | C$21.55B | C$21.49B | C$21.49B | C$21.49B | C$21.17B | C$20.86B | C$20.86B | C$20.86B | C$20.86B | C$20.86B | C$20.86B |
| Retained earnings (deficit) | −C$2.10B | −C$2.58B | −C$3.67B | −C$4.06B | −C$8.38B | −C$8.64B | −C$8.44B | −C$8.03B | −C$5.97B | −C$5.71B | −C$5.51B | −C$4.72B |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | −C$55.0M | −C$109.3M | C$503.0M | C$370.0M | C$240.0M | C$45.0M | −C$159.0M | C$17.0M | −C$15.0M | C$46.0M | −C$42.0M | −C$145.0M |
| Minority interest | C$314.0M | C$293.0M | C$290.0M | C$300.0M | C$310.0M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total shareholders' equity | C$23.87B | C$23.42B | C$22.92B | C$22.46B | C$18.07B | C$17.33B | C$17.07B | C$17.68B | C$19.69B | C$20.05B | C$20.23B | C$20.97B |
| Key figures | ||||||||||||
| Total debt | C$41.79B | C$43.07B | C$41.06B | C$40.98B | C$37.56B | C$39.19B | C$38.31B | C$40.08B | C$39.51B | C$37.67B | C$36.18B | C$34.70B |
| Net cash (debt) | −C$41.31B | −C$41.69B | −C$40.74B | −C$40.51B | −C$37.05B | −C$38.14B | −C$36.34B | −C$37.47B | −C$37.11B | −C$36.01B | −C$34.41B | −C$34.08B |
| Working capital | −C$3.66B | −C$3.88B | −C$5.45B | −C$5.13B | −C$4.51B | −C$4.34B | −C$5.92B | −C$5.31B | −C$4.54B | −C$5.11B | −C$4.21B | −C$5.03B |
| Tangible book value | −C$7.15B | −C$7.54B | −C$7.35B | −C$8.21B | −C$8.85B | −C$9.65B | −C$9.98B | −C$9.44B | −C$9.29B | −C$7.72B | −C$7.32B | −C$6.54B |
| Shares outstanding | 932.5M | 932.5M | 928.6M | 932.5M | 930.9M | 920.3M | 912.3M | 912.3M | 912.3M | 912.3M | 912.3M | 912.3M |
| Current ratio | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.61 | 0.64 | 0.60 | 0.62 | 0.65 | 0.61 | 0.65 | 0.57 |
| Quick ratio | 0.50 | 0.55 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.46 | 0.52 | 0.41 |
| Debt / equity | 1.75 | 1.84 | 1.79 | 1.82 | 2.08 | 2.26 | 2.24 | 2.27 | 2.01 | 1.88 | 1.79 | 1.65 |
| Equity / assets | 29.4% | 28.7% | 28.6% | 28.6% | 25.4% | 24.0% | 23.2% | 24.3% | 26.5% | 27.6% | 28.1% | 29.8% |
Quarterly columns are labeled by the month the quarter ended. Figures in Canadian dollars as reported (latest annual report filed March 6, 2026); data from EODHD.
BCE financial position
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), BCE had total assets of C$80.2 billion (up 9.1% from a year earlier), total liabilities of C$56.9 billion and shareholders' equity of C$23.0 billion. It held C$320.0 million in cash and short-term investments against C$41.1 billion of debt, net debt of C$40.7 billion. Its current ratio was 0.58. In the latest quarter (ended June 30, 2026) total assets were C$81.1 billion and equity C$23.9 billion.
Related: BCE income statement, BCE cash flow statement, BCE key metrics. See the BCE stock overview for the latest quote and news.
BCE balance sheet FAQ
What are BCE's total assets?
BCE reported total assets of C$80.2 billion at the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), compared with C$73.5 billion a year earlier.
How much debt does BCE have?
BCE had C$41.1 billion of total debt at the end of fiscal 2025, including short-term borrowings and lease obligations. Its debt-to-equity ratio was 1.78.
How much cash does BCE have?
BCE held C$320.0 million in cash and short-term investments at the end of fiscal 2025; with C$41.1 billion of debt that is net debt of C$40.7 billion.
What is BCE's book value?
BCE's shareholders' equity (book value) was C$23.0 billion at the end of fiscal 2025.
What is BCE's current ratio?
BCE had current assets of C$7.4 billion and current liabilities of C$12.9 billion, a current ratio of 0.58 (current liabilities exceed current assets).
How much goodwill does BCE have?
BCE carried C$30.5 billion of goodwill and intangible assets, 38.0% of total assets, at the end of fiscal 2025.