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 | $75.21 | 1.22% | 0.98% | $0.230 | 4 | $0.920 | $0.180 | Apr 1, 2026 | Apr 16, 2026 | $51.03 | $87.10 | 26.5 | 35.1% | 26.5% | 25.2% | 17.0% | 34.6% | 29.7% | $11.65 | 546.0% | 0.0% | 9.2% | 5.9% | $3.59 | 19.7% | 1.6 | — | 8.6% | 32.3x | 6.1x | 3.79 |
FOXA | FOXA | Challenger | Fox Corporation | Communication Services | Entertainment | $63.92 | 0.88% | 1.18% | $0.280 | 2 | $0.560 | $0.280 | Mar 4, 2026 | Mar 25, 2026 | $52.96 | $76.39 | 4.9 | 3.7% | 3.8% | 4.0% | — | 18.5% | 28.8% | $19.00 | 236.0% | 0.0% | 16.6% | 10.6% | $13.11 | 15.2% | 2.9 | 41.0% | 9.0% | 16.8x | 2.5x | 30.07 |
FOX | FOX | Challenger | Fox Corporation | Communication Services | Entertainment | $57.39 | 0.98% | 1.28% | $0.280 | 2 | $0.560 | $0.280 | Mar 4, 2026 | Mar 25, 2026 | $48.42 | $68.18 | 5.0 | 3.7% | 3.8% | 4.0% | — | 16.5% | 27.4% | — | — | 0.0% | 16.6% | 10.6% | $11.85 | 15.2% | 2.9 | 41.0% | 9.0% | 15.1x | 2.2x | — |
VZ | VZ | Contender | Verizon Communications Inc. | Communication Services | Telecom Services | $47.87 | 5.92% | 6.64% | $0.708 | 4 | $2.832 | $0.690 | Apr 10, 2026 | May 1, 2026 | $38.39 | $51.68 | 8.0 | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 23.3% | 21.5% | $20.50 | 134.0% | 0.0% | 2.5% | 12.5% | $8.94 | 17.2% | 0.6 | 61.0% | 6.8% | 11.7x | 1.9x | 0.90 |
NXST | NXST | Contender | Nexstar Media Group, Inc. | Communication Services | Broadcasting | $178.43 | 4.17% | 3.28% | $1.860 | 4 | $7.440 | $1.860 | May 15, 2026 | May 29, 2026 | $164.00 | $254.30 | 28.3 | 4.8% | 18.2% | 24.2% | 24.1% | 13.0% | 11.1% | $118.25 | 51.0% | 0.0% | -8.5% | 3.2% | $27.60 | 6.6% | 1.8 | 85.0% | 1.7% | 37.7x | 2.5x | 0.16 |
WLYB | WLYB | Champion | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | Communication Services | Publishing | $41.65 | 3.41% | 3.18% | $0.355 | 4 | $1.420 | $0.355 | Apr 7, 2026 | Apr 23, 2026 | $29.62 | $45.41 | 4.1 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1.7% | 3.3% | 10.9% | $14.30 | 191.0% | 0.0% | -10.4% | 9.2% | $28.95 | 21.5% | 0.6 | 54.0% | 9.4% | 14.6x | 2.9x | 13.40 |
WLY | WLY | Champion | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | Communication Services | Publishing | $41.66 | 3.41% | 3.25% | $0.355 | 4 | $1.420 | $0.355 | Apr 7, 2026 | Apr 23, 2026 | $28.38 | $45.64 | 4.1 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1.7% | 13.9% | 9.9% | $14.30 | 191.0% | 0.0% | -10.4% | 9.2% | $5.96 | 21.5% | 0.6 | 54.0% | 9.4% | 14.6x | 2.9x | 13.05 |
CMCSA | CMCSA | Contender | Comcast Corporation | Communication Services | Telecom Services | $24.60 | 5.36% | 3.08% | $0.330 | 4 | $1.320 | $0.330 | Jul 1, 2026 | Jul 22, 2026 | $24.13 | $34.36 | 13.1 | 8.3% | 7.4% | 7.7% | 10.3% | -16.6% | -7.8% | $25.50 | -4.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 15.0% | $9.05 | 20.9% | 0.9 | 50.0% | 10.0% | 4.8x | 1.0x | 142.98 |
WPP | WPP | Challenger | WPP plc | Communication Services | Advertising Agencies | $18.82 | 5.35% | 5.29% | $0.503 | 2 | $1.006 | $1.538 | Jun 5, 2026 | Jul 6, 2026 | $14.81 | $39.65 | -2.4 | -18.2% | -1.8% | -7.8% | 5.3% | -44.0% | -23.7% | — | — | 0.0% | -10.4% | 0.0% | $3.36 | -5.3% | 0.9 | 69.0% | 0.0% | —x | 6.0x | 4.23 |
CCOI | CCOI | Contender | Cogent Communications Holdings, | Communication Services | Telecom Services | $19.82 | 0.40% | 5.59% | $0.020 | 4 | $0.080 | $0.020 | May 18, 2026 | Jun 2, 2026 | $14.82 | $54.37 | -18.0 | -73.1% | -33.6% | -18.4% | -2.7% | -54.6% | -27.3% | — | — | 0.0% | -5.8% | -17.5% | $-0.64 | — | 1.9 | 1.0% | -6.7% | —x | —x | 2.22 |
SSTK | SSTK | Challenger | Shutterstock, Inc. | Communication Services | Internet Content & Information | $14.89 | 9.67% | 3.34% | $0.360 | 4 | $1.440 | $0.330 | Jun 4, 2026 | Jun 18, 2026 | $14.36 | $29.50 | 23.1 | 45.2% | 2.3% | 13.4% | — | -5.4% | -28.0% | $17.15 | -13.0% | 0.0% | 5.8% | -2.2% | $4.32 | -3.9% | 0.5 | 20.0% | -2.9% | —x | 0.9x | — |
CABO | CABO | Challenger | Cable One, Inc. | Communication Services | Telecom Services | $52.55 | 5.61% | 1.51% | $2.950 | 1 | $2.950 | $2.950 | Feb 18, 2025 | Mar 7, 2025 | $45.37 | $180.74 | 5.6 | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 0.3% | -64.1% | -55.4% | $219.40 | -76.0% | 0.0% | -5.0% | -21.9% | $99.63 | -19.9% | 1.8 | 68.0% | -7.6% | —x | 0.2x | — |
