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 | NYT | Challenger | New York Times Company (The) | Communication Services | Publishing | $79.43 | 1.16% | 0.98% | $0.230 | 4 | $0.920 | $0.180 | Apr 1, 2026 | Apr 16, 2026 | $48.52 | $87.10 | 26.4 | 35.1% | 26.5% | 25.2% | 17.0% | 66.3% | 27.6% | $52.25 | 52.0% | 0.0% | 9.2% | 4.7% | $3.63 | 17.3% | 1.5 | 2.0% | 6.7% | 38.0x | 6.3x | 2.50 |
FOXA | FOXA | Challenger | Fox Corporation | Communication Services | Entertainment | $63.87 | 0.88% | 1.18% | $0.280 | 2 | $0.560 | $0.280 | Mar 4, 2026 | Mar 25, 2026 | $46.42 | $76.39 | 4.9 | 3.7% | 3.8% | 4.0% | — | 34.8% | 26.1% | $104.25 | -39.0% | 0.0% | 16.6% | 11.4% | $13.60 | 16.8% | 2.8 | 41.0% | 9.9% | 15.3x | 2.5x | 1.35 |
FOX | FOX | Challenger | Fox Corporation | Communication Services | Entertainment | $57.44 | 0.97% | 1.28% | $0.280 | 2 | $0.560 | $0.280 | Mar 4, 2026 | Mar 25, 2026 | $43.33 | $68.18 | 5.0 | 3.7% | 3.8% | 4.0% | — | 31.1% | 25.3% | — | — | 0.0% | 16.6% | 11.4% | $12.15 | 16.8% | 2.8 | 41.0% | 9.9% | 13.8x | 2.2x | — |
VZ | VZ | Contender | Verizon Communications Inc. | Communication Services | Telecom Services | $45.77 | 6.19% | 6.64% | $0.708 | 4 | $2.832 | $0.690 | Apr 10, 2026 | May 1, 2026 | $38.39 | $51.68 | 8.2 | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 18.5% | 14.7% | $101.50 | -55.0% | 0.0% | 2.5% | 12.4% | $8.88 | 17.1% | 0.9 | 60.0% | 6.9% | 11.3x | 1.9x | 1.62 |
NXST | NXST | Contender | Nexstar Media Group, Inc. | Communication Services | Broadcasting | $192.39 | 3.87% | 3.07% | $1.860 | 4 | $7.440 | $1.860 | Feb 13, 2026 | Feb 27, 2026 | $141.66 | $254.30 | 29.5 | 7.4% | 22.5% | 25.6% | 24.8% | 40.9% | 7.9% | $15.05 | 1,178.0% | 0.0% | -8.5% | 2.2% | $29.38 | 3.8% | 2.1 | 75.0% | 1.3% | 63.9x | 2.8x | — |
WLY | WLY | Champion | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | Communication Services | Publishing | $40.29 | 3.52% | 3.25% | $0.355 | 4 | $1.420 | $0.355 | Apr 7, 2026 | Apr 23, 2026 | $28.38 | $45.64 | 4.2 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1.7% | 2.2% | 6.9% | $14.30 | 182.0% | 0.0% | -10.4% | 9.2% | $5.96 | 21.5% | 0.6 | 54.0% | 9.4% | 14.1x | 2.8x | 1.08 |
WLYB | WLYB | Champion | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | Communication Services | Publishing | $39.21 | 3.62% | 3.18% | $0.355 | 4 | $1.420 | $0.355 | Apr 7, 2026 | Apr 23, 2026 | $29.62 | $45.41 | 4.3 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1.7% | -1.9% | 5.8% | $14.30 | 174.0% | 0.0% | -10.4% | 9.2% | $28.95 | 21.5% | 0.6 | 54.0% | 9.4% | 13.7x | 2.7x | — |
CMCSA | CMCSA | Contender | Comcast Corporation | Communication Services | Telecom Services | $28.92 | 4.57% | 3.08% | $0.330 | 4 | $1.320 | $0.330 | Apr 1, 2026 | Apr 22, 2026 | $24.13 | $34.36 | 12.3 | 8.3% | 7.4% | 7.7% | 10.3% | 0.2% | -2.0% | $134.75 | -79.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 16.2% | $9.38 | 21.4% | 0.9 | 49.0% | 10.6% | 5.4x | 1.1x | 0.64 |
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CCOI | CCOI | Contender | Cogent Communications Holdings, | Communication Services | Telecom Services | $19.00 | 0.42% | 5.56% | $0.020 | 4 | $0.080 | $0.020 | Mar 6, 2026 | Mar 20, 2026 | $15.96 | $56.89 | -6.0 | -47.9% | -17.1% | -6.4% | 3.5% | -61.0% | -27.3% | — | — | 0.0% | -5.8% | -18.7% | $-0.21 | -229.2% | 2.0 | 1.0% | -7.2% | —x | —x | — |
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WPP | WPP | Challenger | WPP plc | Communication Services | Advertising Agencies | $16.78 | 6.00% | 5.29% | $0.503 | 2 | $1.006 | $1.538 | Jun 5, 2026 | Jul 6, 2026 | $14.81 | $40.95 | -1.8 | -18.2% | -1.8% | -7.8% | -4.5% | -43.3% | -28.1% | — | — | 0.0% | -10.4% | 0.0% | $3.36 | -5.3% | 0.9 | 69.0% | 0.0% | —x | 5.4x | — |
SSTK | SSTK | Challenger | Shutterstock, Inc. | Communication Services | Internet Content & Information | $17.68 | 8.14% | 3.34% | $0.360 | 4 | $1.440 | $0.330 | Mar 5, 2026 | Mar 19, 2026 | $14.36 | $29.50 | 21.5 | 9.8% | 10.9% | 13.4% | — | 36.5% | -33.2% | $6.25 | 183.0% | 0.0% | 5.8% | 4.6% | $4.69 | 8.3% | 0.5 | 19.0% | 6.4% | 14.1x | 1.1x | — |
CABO | CABO | Challenger | Cable One, Inc. | Communication Services | Telecom Services | $99.79 | 2.96% | 1.51% | $2.950 | 1 | $2.950 | $2.950 | Feb 18, 2025 | Mar 7, 2025 | $70.37 | $277.56 | 3.0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 0.3% | -59.8% | -46.5% | $248.07 | -60.0% | 0.0% | -5.0% | -23.7% | $99.31 | -22.1% | 0.4 | 64.0% | -8.3% | —x | 0.4x | — |
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IPG | IPG | Contender | Interpublic Group of Companies, | Communication Services | Advertising Agencies | $26.30 | 5.02% | 4.08% | $0.330 | 4 | $1.320 | $0.330 | Sep 2, 2025 | Sep 16, 2025 | $22.51 | $30.41 | 4.4 | -25.0% | -5.1% | -0.6% | 7.5% | — | — | $7.30 | 237.0% | — | -2.3% | 6.3% | $2.52 | 15.0% | 1.1 | 51.0% | 7.2% | 16.8x | 2.4x | 1.90 |
TGNA | TGNA | Challenger | TEGNA Inc | Communication Services | Broadcasting | $20.76 | 2.41% | 2.30% | $0.125 | 4 | $0.500 | $0.125 | Mar 10, 2026 | Apr 1, 2026 | $14.87 | $21.35 | 14.7 | 0.0% | 9.6% | 12.3% | 3.0% | — | — | $27.46 | -27.0% | — | -12.6% | 8.1% | $2.01 | 7.1% | 2.3 | 45.0% | 3.9% | 15.0x | 1.0x | — |
