Quebecor (TSE:QBR.B) Issues Earnings Results

Quebecor (TSE:QBR.B) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The company reported C$0.97 EPS for the quarter, FiscalAI reports. Quebecor had a return on equity of 37.44% and a net margin of 12.99%.The firm had revenue of C$1.40 billion for the quarter.

Quebecor Trading Up 5.3%

TSE QBR.B opened at C$65.36 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 363.97. Quebecor has a twelve month low of C$36.68 and a twelve month high of C$65.44. The company has a market cap of C$14.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 0.75. The business’s fifty day moving average is C$57.78 and its 200 day moving average is C$53.36.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have commented on the company. TD raised their price objective on Quebecor from C$63.00 to C$69.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Desjardins raised their price objective on Quebecor from C$61.00 to C$66.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Scotiabank raised their price objective on Quebecor from C$51.25 to C$54.50 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price objective on Quebecor from C$60.00 to C$68.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, National Bank Financial raised their price objective on Quebecor from C$59.00 to C$67.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$63.71.

Quebecor News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Quebecor this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Several brokers lifted their price targets after Quebecor’s Q1 results, with Canaccord Genuity, ATB Cormark, Desjardins, National Bank Financial, TD, and BMO all raising targets and, in most cases, keeping bullish ratings such as buy or outperform. Analyst ratings update
• Neutral Sentiment: Scotia and Royal Bank of Canada also raised their price targets, but both maintained more cautious sector perform ratings, suggesting some analysts see limited near-term upside even after the latest financial results. Analyst ratings update
• Positive Sentiment: The optimism follows Quebecor’s first-quarter 2026 earnings, which showed higher profit, EPS of C$0.97, and revenue of C$1.40 billion, with management benefiting from growth in average revenue per user. Q1 earnings coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: The company also amended its normal course issuer bid, a routine capital-management move that is not likely to be the main driver of the stock today. NCIB amendment

About Quebecor

Quebecor primarily provides mobile and fixed-line telecom services in Quebec where it is the leading telecom provider. With more than 1.8 million internet subscribers Quebecor provides internet service to more than 60% of the homes its network passes. It also has about 1.6 million mobile subscribers representing more than 20% wireless market share in Quebec. In addition to the quadruple-play services Quebecor offers a French-language subscription video on demand service and has a media segment that owns and operates television stations publishes newspapers and magazines and produces and distributes films and television shows.