MONTREAL – BCE Inc. reported a third-quarter profit compared with a loss a year ago as its results were boosted by the sale of its minority stake in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Ltd.
The company says its profit attributable to common shareholders for the quarter amounted to $4.50 billion or $4.84 per share compared with a loss of $1.24 billion or $1.36 per share in the same quarter last year.
BCE says the year-over-year increase were mainly due to gains related to its sale of its minority stake in MLSE and lower impairment charges, partly offset by higher income taxes.
Operating revenue for the quarter totalled $6.05 billion, up from $5.97 billion a year earlier.
On an adjusted basis, BCE says it earned 79 cents per share in its latest quarter compared with an adjusted profit of 75 cents per share in the same quarter last year.
Analysts on average had expected an adjusted profit of 72 cents per share, data provided by LSEG Data & Analytics.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 6, 2025.
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