Here’s a list of the best communication services stocks that pay out dividends.
Dividend Stocks
| Logo | Symbol | Stock Type | Company | Sector | Industry | Price | Div Yield | 5Y Avg Yield | Current Div | Payouts/Year | Annualized | Previous Div | Ex-Date | Pay-Date | Low | High | Chowder Number | DGR 1Y | DGR 3Y | DGR 5Y | DGR 10Y | TTR 1Y | TTR 3Y | FV (Peter Lynch) | FV (Peter Lynch) % | EPS 1Y | Revenue 1Y | NPM | CF/Share | ROE | Current R | Debt/Capital | ROTC | P/E | P/BV | PEG |
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 | NYT | Challenger | New York Times Company (The) | Communication Services | Publishing | $54.86 | 131.24% | 98.61% | $0.180 | 4 | $0.720 | $0.180 | Oct 8, 2025 | — | $44.83 | $62.24 | 25.2 | 34.0% | 25.4% | 23.8% | 15.4% | 1.2% | 25.0% | $9.65 | 468.0% | 0.0% | 6.6% | 11.9% | $3.02 | 17.1% | 1.5 | — | 16.8% | 28.4x | 4.6x | 3.34 |
 | FOXA | Challenger | Fox Corporation | Communication Services | Entertainment | $57.55 | 97.31% | 133.23% | $0.280 | 2 | $0.560 | $0.270 | Sep 3, 2025 | — | $41.59 | $65.30 | 4.6 | 3.8% | 3.9% | 3.6% | — | 39.4% | 24.2% | $24.55 | 134.0% | 0.0% | 16.6% | 13.9% | $15.79 | 19.6% | 2.9 | 38.0% | 11.9% | 11.7x | 2.2x | 0.81 |
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| VZ | Contender | Verizon Communications Inc. | Communication Services | Telecom Services | $39.85 | 692.60% | 696.69% | $0.690 | 4 | $2.760 | $0.678 | Oct 10, 2025 | — | $37.59 | $47.36 | 8.9 | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 5.8% | 12.7% | $21.50 | 85.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 13.3% | $8.80 | 18.5% | 0.6 | 58.0% | 7.5% | 9.3x | 1.6x | 2.93 |
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| NXST | Contender | Nexstar Media Group, Inc. | Communication Services | Broadcasting | $190.14 | 391.29% | 309.34% | $1.860 | 4 | $7.440 | $1.860 | Aug 15, 2025 | — | $141.66 | $223.36 | 31.7 | 13.2% | 28.8% | 27.8% | 26.0% | 18.7% | 6.6% | $95.65 | 99.0% | 0.0% | 9.6% | 11.9% | $45.59 | 26.4% | 1.7 | 74.0% | 7.3% | 9.9x | 2.6x | 0.11 |
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| CMCSA | Contender | Comcast Corporation | Communication Services | Telecom Services | $29.72 | 444.15% | 296.01% | $0.330 | 4 | $1.320 | $0.330 | Oct 1, 2025 | — | $29.39 | $45.31 | 12.1 | 6.6% | 7.0% | 7.6% | 10.3% | -23.8% | 4.3% | $105.74 | -72.0% | 0.0% | 1.8% | 18.4% | $8.47 | 24.9% | 0.9 | 50.0% | 12.5% | 4.9x | 1.1x | 1.10 |
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| CCOI | Contender | Cogent Communications Holdings, | Communication Services | Telecom Services | $43.45 | 934.41% | 641.60% | $1.015 | 4 | $4.060 | $1.010 | Aug 21, 2025 | — | $29.62 | $86.76 | 17.8 | 3.7% | 5.1% | 8.4% | 11.0% | -39.7% | 4.2% | — | — | 0.0% | 10.1% | -21.6% | $-0.27 | -93.6% | 2.3 | 98.0% | -8.6% | —x | 44.3x | — |
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| WLY | Champion | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | Communication Services | Publishing | $37.05 | 383.27% | 334.56% | $0.355 | 4 | $1.420 | $0.355 | Oct 7, 2025 | — | $35.94 | $53.96 | 4.6 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1.8% | -20.6% | 4.1% | $44.50 | -17.0% | 0.0% | -10.4% | 5.8% | $4.64 | 13.5% | 0.7 | 55.0% | 5.8% | 20.8x | 2.7x | 2.08 |
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| IPG | Contender | Interpublic Group of Companies, | Communication Services | Advertising Agencies | $26.39 | 500.19% | 408.41% | $0.330 | 4 | $1.320 | $0.330 | Sep 2, 2025 | — | $22.51 | $33.05 | 10.7 | 1.5% | 5.0% | 5.7% | 11.2% | -9.1% | 3.7% | $5.90 | 347.0% | 0.0% | -2.3% | 4.8% | $2.62 | 11.9% | 1.1 | 51.0% | 5.5% | 22.4x | 2.6x | 3.82 |
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| WLYB | Champion | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | Communication Services | Publishing | $36.95 | 384.30% | 328.83% | $0.355 | 4 | $1.420 | $0.355 | Oct 7, 2025 | — | $36.20 | $52.90 | 4.6 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1.8% | -21.0% | 3.6% | $44.50 | -17.0% | 0.0% | -10.4% | 5.8% | $23.53 | 13.5% | 0.7 | 55.0% | 5.8% | 20.8x | 2.7x | — |
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| TGNA | Challenger | TEGNA Inc | Communication Services | Broadcasting | $19.85 | 251.89% | 244.36% | $0.125 | 4 | $0.500 | $0.125 | Sep 5, 2025 | — | $14.87 | $21.35 | 14.8 | 4.6% | 9.6% | 12.3% | 2.2% | 26.2% | 2.4% | $13.75 | 44.0% | 0.0% | 6.6% | 15.0% | $3.85 | 15.4% | 1.5 | 45.0% | 7.8% | 7.2x | 1.0x | 0.07 |
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| WPP | Challenger | WPP plc | Communication Services | Advertising Agencies | $22.54 | 446.32% | 529.47% | $0.503 | 2 | $1.006 | $1.538 | Oct 10, 2025 | — | $22.46 | $57.37 | -3.3 | -18.2% | -1.3% | -7.8% | -4.5% | -47.1% | -11.8% | $11.60 | 94.0% | 0.0% | -4.2% | 0.0% | $4.23 | 12.3% | 0.9 | 64.0% | 0.0% | 9.7x | 7.7x | — |
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| SSTK | Challenger | Shutterstock, Inc. | Communication Services | Internet Content & Information | $26.41 | 499.81% | 266.52% | $0.330 | 4 | $1.320 | $0.330 | Sep 4, 2025 | — | $14.35 | $38.80 | 25.4 | 10.3% | 11.5% | 20.4% | — | -7.2% | -14.0% | $45.25 | -42.0% | 0.0% | 6.9% | 6.4% | $1.37 | 11.6% | 0.5 | 19.0% | 9.4% | 14.6x | 1.6x | — |
 | CABO | Challenger | Cable One, Inc. | Communication Services | Telecom Services | $163.95 | 719.73% | 150.78% | $2.950 | 4 | $11.800 | $2.950 | Feb 18, 2025 | — | $117.54 | $437.00 | -1.4 | -50.0% | -19.0% | -8.6% | — | -52.1% | -38.3% | $1,247.32 | -87.0% | 0.0% | -5.9% | -32.2% | $107.50 | -30.9% | 0.4 | 68.0% | -10.1% | —x | 0.7x | — |
