BCE
BCE · NYSE · Communication Services
$22.06
$0.22 (-0.99%) today
Market Cap
$20.57B
24h Volume
$84.6M
P/E Ratio
4.6
52w High
$25.44
52w Low
$20.59
Est. AI Revenue
5%
7-Day Sparkline (Static)
Company facts
Performance
About BCE
BCE is the holding company for Bell Canada, the country's largest communications group. It sells wireless plans, internet and television service, and business network services, and it owns a media arm. Revenue is mostly recurring subscriptions, so the business turns on subscriber growth, pricing, and the cost of building networks.
Its operating brands include Bell Mobility, Bell Media, Virgin Plus, Lucky Mobile, and Ziply Fiber in the United States. Bell AI Fabric is the newer piece, a network of Canadian data centers offering GPU compute to customers who need their data to stay in Canada. Bell announced it with Canadian AI and hosting partners.
BCE was formed in 1983 through a reorganization of Bell Canada and its affiliates. It is headquartered in the Verdun borough of Montreal, Quebec, employs about 38,683 people, and its shares trade on the NYSE and in Toronto.
BCE in the AI buildout
BCE sits in the Data Centers layer and the Neoclouds layer through Bell AI Fabric. Canada wants AI compute that stays inside its borders for legal and privacy reasons, and Bell is using its existing power, fibre, and real estate to supply it. That is a real position in a protected market. It is also small next to a telecom business shaped by wireless pricing and broadband competition. Supercycle rates it Peripheral with an AI Exposure Score of 25 out of 100.
BCE is tracked in Data Centers & Hardware and Neoclouds, rated Peripheral on the AI Exposure leaderboard.
By the numbers
52-week range
BCE trades at $22.06, 30% of the way up its 52-week range of $20.59 to $25.44.
Market cap
Market capitalization is $20.57B, with an AI Exposure Score of 25 out of 100.
Valuation vs peers
Its P/E ratio of 4.6 is below the Data Centers & Hardware category median of 30.0.
Next earnings
BCE is next expected to report earnings on November 5, 2026.
Market data as of the close on . Prices are end of day, not live.
Frequently asked questions
What does BCE Inc do?
BCE is the parent of Bell Canada. It provides wireless, internet, and television service to Canadian consumers and businesses, runs a broadcasting and media division, and is building AI data center capacity under the Bell AI Fabric banner.
How is BCE Inc exposed to AI?
Through Bell AI Fabric, a set of Canadian data centers offering GPU compute to customers that need their data kept in Canada. Supercycle rates it Peripheral with an AI Exposure Score of 25 out of 100, since telecom drives the results.
What is Bell AI Fabric?
Bell AI Fabric is BCE's sovereign AI compute initiative, a network of Canadian data centers renting GPU capacity. In June 2026 Bell announced a deal alongside Cohere, Hypertec, and BUZZ HPC to advance sovereign AI capability in Canada.
What are BCE's main brands?
Bell Canada and Bell Mobility cover network and wireless service, Bell Media runs broadcasting, and Virgin Plus and Lucky Mobile serve value segments. Bell Aliant, Bell MTS, and Ziply Fiber extend its footprint regionally and into the United States.
Is BCE a pure play AI stock?
No. Supercycle places it in the Peripheral band at 25. Bell AI Fabric is a genuine sovereign compute position, but it is a small line inside a large Canadian telecom whose earnings track subscribers and pricing.
Profile written 2026-08, updated as the business changes. Editorial content, not investment advice.
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