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Communication Services Stocks
A curated list of the communication services sector — the telecom carriers, media and entertainment companies, and internet platforms that connect and inform, spanning high-yield income names and growth-first platforms.
Updated July 2026 · 15 companies
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Our proprietary snapshot of this list — averages and standouts, computed from the companies below. Not investment advice.
Communication services is a broad sector that blends two very different kinds of business: the mature, high-yield telecom carriers that own the networks, and the growth-oriented internet and media platforms that ride on top of them. This page gathers the major names so you can compare them side by side.
The list spans wireless and cable carriers, entertainment and media companies, and the large internet and gaming platforms. Income is concentrated in the telecom names, which are among the market's higher yielders, while the platforms tend to reinvest and pay little or no dividend. That split makes the sector unusually varied for income investors.
Dividend Vision's angle is what happens after the headlines: which of these companies pay a dividend, how durable that payout looks through our Distribution Safety Score, and how the group's income and risk profile compares. Figures refresh live from our data pipeline on every build, and nothing here is investment advice.
Communication Services Stocks
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| Ticker | Company | Role | Yield | Div growth (1y) | Safety | Fwd P/E | Market cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOOGL | Alphabet Inc. | Internet & Advertising | 0.23% | +5.8% | 100 | 25.1 | $4.23T |
| META | Meta Platforms, Inc. | Social Media | 0.31% | -12.6% | 100 | 21.1 | $1.64T |
| NFLX | Netflix, Inc. | Streaming | — | — | — | 23.1 | $290.3B |
| TMUS | T-Mobile US Inc. | Communication Services | 2.17% | +13.3% | 100 | 18.4 | $208.2B |
| VZ | Verizon Communications Inc. | Telecommunications | 6.53% | +11.1% | 100 | 8.8 | $182.0B |
| DIS | The Walt Disney Co. | Communication Services | 1.29% | — | 98 | 13.4 | $169.6B |
| T | AT&T Inc. | Telecommunications | 5.19% | +6.7% | 82 | 9.4 | $151.5B |
| CMCSA | Comcast Corporation | Media & Telecommunications | 5.62% | +52.3% | 100 | 7.2 | $85.0B |
| WBD | Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. | Communication Services | — | — | — | 2500.0 | $67.4B |
| EA | Electronic Arts Inc. | Communication Services | 0.37% | +15.8% | 100 | 23.9 | $52.4B |
| TTWO | Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. | Communication Services | — | — | — | 33.4 | $43.9B |
| FOXA | Fox Corp. | Communication Services | 0.98% | — | 98 | 10.0 | $24.2B |
| OMC | Omnicom Group Inc. | Communication Services | 3.95% | +54.8% | 99 | 8.1 | $23.3B |
| CHTR | Charter Communications Inc. | Communication Services | — | — | — | 3.2 | $20.6B |
| NWSA | News Corp. | Communication Services | 0.71% | — | 98 | 23.4 | $15.4B |
Why this list matters
Communication services offers a rare mix within one sector: some of the market's highest telecom yields alongside its fastest-growing platforms.
Who it's for
- Income investors drawn to the high-yield telecom carriers
- Growth investors focused on the internet and media platforms
- Anyone wanting to compare the sector's income and growth ends in one place
- Holders comparing a communication-services name they own against its peers
Benefits
- High current yields among the telecom carriers
- Exposure to durable network infrastructure and large digital platforms
- A spread of profiles from defensive income to secular growth
Risks
- Telecom is capital-intensive and carries heavy debt, which can pressure payouts
- Intense competition and price wars in wireless and streaming
- Cord-cutting and shifting media consumption challenge legacy names
- Most of the platform names pay little or no dividend
- Regulatory and content-cost pressures across the sector
What to watch
- Whether a company pays a dividend and how well debt-heavy carriers cover it — start with the Distribution Safety Score and payout ratio
- The difference between a mature carrier, a legacy media name, and a growth platform
- Debt levels, especially among the telecoms
- Subscriber and engagement trends that drive the underlying business
How we rank these investments
This page is a curated universe, not a ranked buy list — the table sorts on any column. These are the dimensions we surface and what each tells you.
- Distribution yield. The current dividend as a share of price. The telecom carriers lead here; the platforms pay little or nothing.
- Dividend growth. How fast the payout is rising, where one exists — a useful health signal for the paying names.
- Distribution Safety Score. Dividend Vision's proprietary read on how durable a payout looks, from the same one scorer used across the site. Non-payers carry no score.
- Valuation. Forward P/E and related measures put the growth expectations baked into the price in context.
- Total return. Price change plus dividends. On carriers the dividend contributes more; on platforms price does the work.
- Business role. Wireless or cable carrier, media company, or internet platform — each behaves very differently.
- Liquidity & size. Market capitalization and trading volume. Larger, more liquid names are easier to trade and tend to be less volatile.
- Payout ratio. The share of earnings paid as dividends — worth watching closely on the debt-heavy carriers.
- Distribution frequency. How often a dividend is paid. The companies here that pay generally do so quarterly.
Frequently asked questions
What counts as a communication services stock?
This page uses a curated view of the sector: telecom carriers (wireless and cable), media and entertainment companies, and large internet and gaming platforms. It tracks 15 of them with live data.
Which communication services stocks pay the highest dividends?
Income is concentrated in the telecom carriers, which are among the market's higher-yielding names. The internet and media platforms typically pay little or nothing. Sort the table by yield to see the split, then check each on its own page.
Do the big internet platforms pay dividends?
Some of the largest platforms have recently begun paying modest dividends, but yields are low because they reinvest heavily for growth. Each ticker page shows the current yield and our Distribution Safety Score.
Are telecom dividends safe?
Telecom carriers generate steady cash flows but also carry heavy debt from building networks, which is the main risk to their payouts. The Distribution Safety Score on each ticker page is designed to help gauge how durable each dividend looks. Nothing here is investment advice.
Why is the sector so mixed?
A 2018 index reshuffle combined traditional telecom with internet and media companies, so 'communication services' now spans defensive high-yield carriers and high-growth platforms in a single sector — an unusually wide range.
What are the main risks in this sector?
Capital intensity and debt for the carriers, fierce competition in wireless and streaming, cord-cutting for legacy media, and regulatory and content-cost pressures. The platforms add valuation risk on top.
What is the Distribution Safety Score?
It's Dividend Vision's proprietary measure of how durable a company's dividend looks, scored from 0 to 100 using the same single model applied across the site. Non-payers carry no score.
How is this different from a sector ETF?
An ETF bundles many of these names into one fund. This page lets you see and compare the individual companies, each linking to a full analysis, with a live DV Scorecard summarizing the group.
How often is this list updated?
The membership is curated, while yields, prices, market caps, and Safety Scores refresh from our data pipeline on every build. The figures reflect the most recent data run.
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