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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FOXA | FOXA | Challenger | Fox Corporation | Communication Services | Entertainment | $67.38 | 0.83% | 1.18% | $0.280 | 2 | $0.560 | $0.280 | Sep 2, 2026 | Sep 23, 2026 | $48.34 | $76.39 | -3.5 | 3.7% | 3.2% | -4.4% | — | 14.9% | 28.4% | $19.20 | 251.0% | 0.0% | 5.1% | 9.8% | $9.84 | 14.3% | 3.2 | 39.0% | 8.9% | 17.6x | 2.4x | 1.20 |
FOX | FOX | Challenger | Fox Corporation | Communication Services | Entertainment | $60.33 | 0.93% | 1.28% | $0.280 | 2 | $0.560 | $0.280 | Sep 2, 2026 | Sep 23, 2026 | $44.08 | $68.18 | -3.4 | 3.7% | 3.2% | -4.4% | — | 12.8% | 27.3% | — | — | 0.0% | 5.1% | 9.8% | $8.94 | 14.3% | 3.2 | 39.0% | 8.9% | 15.7x | 2.2x | — |
VZ | VZ | Contender | Verizon Communications Inc. | Communication Services | Telecom Services | $49.45 | 5.73% | 7.09% | $0.708 | 4 | $2.832 | $0.708 | Jul 10, 2026 | Aug 3, 2026 | $38.39 | $51.68 | 7.9 | 3.1% | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 25.6% | 24.2% | $19.20 | 158.0% | 0.0% | 2.5% | 11.6% | $9.34 | 15.8% | 0.6 | 61.0% | 6.2% | 12.9x | 2.0x | 0.93 |
WLYB | WLYB | Champion | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | Communication Services | Publishing | $54.18 | 2.64% | 3.33% | $0.358 | 4 | $1.430 | $0.355 | Jul 7, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 | $29.62 | $55.51 | 3.4 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1.6% | 44.6% | 19.2% | $104.00 | -48.0% | 0.0% | -0.1% | 13.2% | $29.74 | 27.7% | 0.5 | 47.0% | 13.6% | 13.0x | 3.3x | 13.40 |
WLY | WLY | Champion | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | Communication Services | Publishing | $53.71 | 2.66% | 3.40% | $0.358 | 4 | $1.430 | $0.355 | Jul 7, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 | $28.38 | $57.45 | 3.4 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1.6% | 41.0% | 18.2% | $104.00 | -48.0% | 0.0% | -0.1% | 13.2% | $6.20 | 27.7% | 0.5 | 47.0% | 13.6% | 12.9x | 3.2x | 13.05 |
NYT | NYT | Challenger | New York Times Company (The) | Communication Services | Publishing | $67.81 | 1.36% | 1.05% | $0.230 | 4 | $0.920 | $0.230 | Jul 8, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 | $54.10 | $87.10 | 27.2 | 32.3% | 27.0% | 25.8% | 17.8% | 16.0% | 17.1% | $12.00 | 465.0% | 0.0% | 9.2% | 6.1% | $4.10 | 19.7% | 1.6 | — | 9.0% | 28.3x | 5.4x | 3.79 |
NXST | NXST | Contender | Nexstar Media Group, Inc. | Communication Services | Broadcasting | $183.32 | 4.06% | 3.51% | $1.860 | 4 | $7.440 | $1.860 | Aug 14, 2026 | Aug 28, 2026 | $154.47 | $254.30 | 26.9 | 2.3% | 14.5% | 22.8% | 23.4% | -3.2% | 9.7% | $132.00 | 39.0% | 0.0% | -8.5% | 3.2% | $29.02 | 7.4% | 1.6 | 83.0% | 1.7% | 34.7x | 2.5x | 0.17 |
CMCSA | CMCSA | Contender | Comcast Corporation | Communication Services | Telecom Services | $26.69 | 4.94% | 3.40% | $0.330 | 4 | $1.320 | $0.330 | Oct 7, 2026 | Oct 28, 2026 | $21.28 | $32.86 | 12.6 | 8.3% | 7.4% | 7.6% | 10.2% | -7.8% | -10.7% | $15.60 | 71.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9.0% | $9.19 | 11.5% | 0.8 | 48.0% | 6.1% | 8.6x | 1.1x | 142.98 |
WPP | WPP | Challenger | WPP plc | Communication Services | Advertising Agencies | $26.37 | 3.85% | 5.33% | $0.508 | 2 | $1.016 | $0.503 | Oct 9, 2026 | Nov 2, 2026 | $14.81 | $27.78 | -5.3 | -59.4% | -24.7% | -9.2% | -11.1% | 6.2% | -11.9% | — | — | 0.0% | -10.4% | 0.0% | $5.10 | -6.6% | 0.9 | 69.0% | 0.0% | —x | 8.3x | 4.23 |
SSTK | SSTK | Challenger | Shutterstock, Inc. | Communication Services | Internet Content & Information | $5.68 | 25.35% | 3.96% | $0.360 | 4 | $1.440 | $0.360 | Jun 4, 2026 | Jun 18, 2026 | $5.17 | $29.50 | 38.0 | 43.8% | 9.5% | 12.7% | — | -63.4% | -42.0% | $17.15 | -67.0% | 0.0% | 5.8% | -2.2% | $3.59 | -43.4% | 0.5 | 26.0% | -3.2% | —x | 0.6x | — |
CCOI | CCOI | Contender | Cogent Communications Holdings, | Communication Services | Telecom Services | $9.48 | 0.84% | 5.64% | $0.020 | 4 | $0.080 | $0.020 | Aug 21, 2026 | Sep 4, 2026 | $9.00 | $45.69 | -50.9 | -98.0% | -72.2% | -51.8% | -25.2% | -74.9% | -46.2% | — | — | 0.0% | -5.8% | -4.7% | $0.30 | — | 0.6 | 1.0% | -1.9% | —x | —x | 2.22 |
CABO | CABO | Challenger | Cable One, Inc. | Communication Services | Telecom Services | $25.84 | 11.41% | 1.51% | $2.950 | 1 | $2.950 | $2.950 | Feb 18, 2025 | Mar 7, 2025 | $21.98 | $180.74 | 11.4 | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 0.3% | -84.0% | -65.4% | $194.50 | -87.0% | 0.0% | -5.0% | -72.8% | $95.37 | -126.2% | 0.5 | 90.0% | -26.1% | —x | 0.5x | — |
