07:45 AM EST, 11/07/2024 (MT Newswires) -- BCE (BCE) reported Q3 adjusted earnings Thursday of $0.75 per diluted share, down from $0.81 a year earlier.

Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $0.57.

Revenue for the quarter ended Sept. 30 was $5.97 billion, down from $6.08 billion a year earlier.

Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $4.43 billion.

The company said it continues to expect full year 2024 adjusted EPS to be down by 7% to 2%. Meanwhile, revenue is now expected to decline around 1.5%, compared with a previous outlook of zero to 4% growth.

Analysts polled by Capital IQ are looking for $2.19 adjusted EPS on revenue of $18.02 billion.