Communication Services Sector Stocks
The communication services sector covers the 241 internet, telecom, entertainment, advertising, gaming and media companies GNG Research tracks. 66 of them pay a dividend, with a median forward yield of 3.49% among payers. The largest by market cap are Alphabet Inc Class C (GOOG), Meta Platforms (META) and Netflix (NFLX). State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLC), the sector proxy used here, has a total return of -5.0% in 2026 through Oct 14, 2026, against +13.8% for the S&P 500 (SPY).
Prices and yields use the latest available records. Returns through Oct 14, 2026.
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Communication Services Dividend Stocks
Companies worth at least $1B with a forward yield up to 25%, one listing per company.
- 9.31%
Largest Communication Services Stocks
Companies ranked by reported market capitalization, one listing per company.
- $1.94T
- $293.85B
- $188.19B
- $184.56B
- $169.26B
- $157.95B
- $107.72B
- $88.08B
- $79.89B
Communication Services Sector Performance
Calendar-year total returns of State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLC) and the S&P 500 (SPY), with dividends reinvested.
Total returns from daily closes with dividends reinvested and splits applied, using State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLC) as the sector proxy and SPY for the S&P 500. 2026 is year to date through Oct 14, 2026.
Growth of $10,000 in XLC
A $10,000 investment in State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLC) at the start of 2019, with dividends reinvested, against the same amount in the S&P 500 (SPY).
$10,000 invested in XLC at the start of 2019 grew to $28,944 by Oct 14, 2026 with dividends reinvested, against $34,531 in SPY.
Communication Stocks by Industry
One listing per company; preferred shares, notes and funds are left out.
Communication Services ETFs
Funds that hold communication services stocks. XLC is the sector proxy for the returns on this page; yields and expense ratios are the figures each fund's page shows.
Communication Services Stocks List
All 241 communication services stocks GNG Research tracks, largest first. Yield is the trailing 12-month dividend yield each stock page shows.
Showing 100 of 241 companies
About Communication Services
Communication services covers internet search and social media companies, telecom carriers, entertainment and streaming companies, video game publishers, advertising agencies, broadcasters and publishers.
Telecom carriers earn steady subscription revenue, while internet and media companies depend more on advertising and consumer spending.
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Other Stock Sectors
Median forward dividend yield among each sector's dividend payers, and each sector ETF's total return this year.
Frequently Asked Questions
What stocks are in the communication services sector?
Communication services covers internet search and social media companies, telecom carriers, entertainment and streaming companies, video game publishers, advertising agencies, broadcasters and publishers. GNG Research tracks 241 communication services stocks.
Which communication services stocks pay dividends?
Among communication services stocks worth at least $1 billion with forward yields up to 25%, the highest forward dividend yields are Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk PT (TLK) at 9.56%, Weibo (WB) at 9.31% and PLDT (PHI) at 7.84%. 66 communication services stocks on this page pay a dividend, with a median forward yield of 3.49%.
What are the largest communication services stocks by market cap?
Alphabet Inc Class C (GOOG), Meta Platforms (META) and Netflix (NFLX) are the largest communication services stocks by market cap, at $4.20T, $1.94T and $293.85B.
How has the communication services sector performed?
State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLC), used here as the sector proxy, returned -5.0% in 2026 through Oct 14, 2026 and +23.1% in 2025, with dividends reinvested. The S&P 500 (SPY) returned +13.8% and +17.7% over the same periods.
Which ETFs hold communication services stocks?
GNG Research covers one ETF that hold communication services stocks: XLC (State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF, 0.08% expense ratio). XLC is the sector proxy for the returns on this page.
All Communication Services stocks covered by GNG
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