Quebecor (QBCRF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Quebecor Inc. is a Canadian communications, media and entertainment company headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. Through its subsidiaries, the company provides telecommunications, media and cultural products and services primarily in Quebec and elsewhere in Canada.

Quebecor’s telecommunications operations are conducted mainly through Videotron, which offers cable television, internet access, wireless communications, landline telephone services and business telecommunications solutions. Videotron serves residential, commercial and institutional customers, with operations concentrated in Quebec and expanded service capabilities in other Canadian markets.

The company’s media activities include television production and broadcasting, news and magazine publishing, digital media, film distribution and book publishing. Quebecor’s media portfolio includes TVA Group and a range of French-language television networks, newspapers, magazines and digital properties. Founded in 1965 by Pierre Péladeau, Quebecor is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Pierre Karl Péladeau.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $45.82 to $46.27
• 50-Day Range: $42.76 to $49.05
• 52-Week Range: $30.65 to $49.05
• Volume: 401 shs
• Average Volume: 51,600 shs
• Market Capitalization: $10.36 billion
• P/E Ratio: 31.69
• Dividend Yield: 2.77%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Quebecor Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Quebecor scored higher than 56% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Quebecor has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Quebecor has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.18%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Quebecor are expected to grow by 11.18% in the coming year, from $3.04 to $3.38 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Quebecor is 31.69, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.71.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Quebecor is 31.69, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 20.66.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Quebecor has a P/B Ratio of 5.36. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.99% of the float of Quebecor has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Quebecor has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 23.96, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Quebecor has recently decreased by 0.57%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Quebecor pays a meaningful dividend of 2.84%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Quebecor does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Quebecor is 87.67%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Quebecor will have a dividend payout ratio of 37.87% next year. This indicates that Quebecor will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.88

News Sentiment

Quebecor has a news sentiment score of 0.88. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Quebecor this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Quebecor insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Quebecor has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Today: 10/16/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Diversified Telecommunication Services
• Sub-Industry: Integrated Telecommunication Services
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:QBCRF
• CIK: 1156831
• Web: www.quebecor.com
• Phone: (514) 380-3752
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 10,400
• Year Founded: 1965

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.46
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 31.69
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.22
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $612.64 million
• Net Margins: 16.30%
• Pretax Margin: 22.01%
• Return on Equity: 33.21%
• Return on Assets: 7.17%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.01
• Current Ratio: 0.68
• Quick Ratio: 0.54

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.06 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.55
• Cash Flow: $5.55 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.34
• Book Value: $8.64 per share
• Price / Book: 5.36

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 223,820,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $10.36 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A