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Earnings per share

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Earnings per share [abstract]

Earnings per share

Earnings per share

The following table shows the components used in the calculation of basic and diluted net earnings per common share for earnings attributable to common shareholders.

For the year ended December 31						2024			2023
Net earnings attributable to common shareholders - basic						163			2,076
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars)						3.99			3.87
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding (in millions)
			Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic			912.3			912.2
			Assumed exercise of stock options(1)			—			—
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - diluted (in millions)						912.3			912.2

(1)The calculation of the assumed exercise of stock options includes the effect of the average unrecognized future compensation cost of dilutive options. It excludes options for which the exercise price is higher than the average market value of a BCE common share. The number of excluded options was 6,545,819 in 2024 and 6,395,513 in 2023.

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