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 | $72.74 | 1.26% | 0.98% | $0.230 | 4 | $0.920 | $0.180 | Jul 8, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 | $51.03 | $87.10 | 26.5 | 35.1% | 26.5% | 25.2% | 17.0% | 36.5% | 26.4% | $11.65 | 524.0% | 0.0% | 9.2% | 5.9% | $3.59 | 19.7% | 1.6 | — | 8.6% | 31.2x | 5.9x | 3.79 |
VZ | VZ | Contender | Verizon Communications Inc. | Communication Services | Telecom Services | $45.55 | 6.22% | 6.64% | $0.708 | 4 | $2.832 | $0.690 | Jul 10, 2026 | Aug 3, 2026 | $38.39 | $51.68 | 8.3 | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 23.7% | 18.2% | $20.50 | 122.0% | 0.0% | 2.5% | 12.5% | $8.94 | 17.2% | 0.6 | 61.0% | 6.8% | 11.1x | 1.8x | 0.85 |
FOXA | FOXA | Challenger | Fox Corporation | Communication Services | Entertainment | $51.69 | 1.08% | 1.18% | $0.280 | 2 | $0.560 | $0.280 | Mar 4, 2026 | Mar 25, 2026 | $50.68 | $76.39 | 5.1 | 3.7% | 3.8% | 4.0% | — | -4.5% | 18.2% | $19.00 | 172.0% | 0.0% | 16.6% | 10.6% | $13.11 | 15.2% | 2.9 | 41.0% | 9.0% | 13.6x | 2.0x | 23.01 |
WLYB | WLYB | Champion | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | Communication Services | Publishing | $47.04 | 3.02% | 3.18% | $0.355 | 4 | $1.420 | $0.355 | Jul 7, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 | $29.62 | $47.04 | 3.7 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1.7% | 10.7% | 17.8% | $104.00 | -55.0% | 0.0% | -0.1% | 13.2% | $29.74 | 27.7% | 0.5 | 47.0% | 13.6% | 11.3x | 3.2x | 13.40 |
WLY | WLY | Champion | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | Communication Services | Publishing | $48.19 | 2.95% | 3.25% | $0.355 | 4 | $1.420 | $0.355 | Jul 7, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 | $28.38 | $48.31 | 3.7 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1.7% | 14.2% | 17.6% | $104.00 | -54.0% | 0.0% | -0.1% | 13.2% | $6.20 | 27.7% | 0.5 | 47.0% | 13.6% | 11.6x | 3.3x | 13.05 |
FOX | FOX | Challenger | Fox Corporation | Communication Services | Entertainment | $46.95 | 1.19% | 1.28% | $0.280 | 2 | $0.560 | $0.280 | Mar 4, 2026 | Mar 25, 2026 | $45.94 | $68.18 | 5.2 | 3.7% | 3.8% | 4.0% | — | -5.4% | 17.1% | — | — | 0.0% | 16.6% | 10.6% | $11.87 | 15.2% | 2.9 | 41.0% | 9.0% | 12.3x | 1.8x | — |
NXST | NXST | Contender | Nexstar Media Group, Inc. | Communication Services | Broadcasting | $181.09 | 4.11% | 3.28% | $1.860 | 4 | $7.440 | $1.860 | May 15, 2026 | May 29, 2026 | $154.47 | $254.30 | 28.3 | 4.8% | 18.2% | 24.2% | 24.1% | 7.8% | 8.2% | $118.25 | 53.0% | 0.0% | -8.5% | 3.2% | $27.60 | 6.6% | 1.8 | 85.0% | 1.7% | 38.3x | 2.6x | 0.17 |
CMCSA | CMCSA | Contender | Comcast Corporation | Communication Services | Telecom Services | $22.52 | 5.86% | 3.08% | $0.330 | 4 | $1.320 | $0.330 | Jul 1, 2026 | Jul 22, 2026 | $22.13 | $34.36 | 13.6 | 8.3% | 7.4% | 7.7% | 10.3% | -23.2% | -11.5% | $25.50 | -12.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 15.0% | $9.05 | 20.9% | 0.9 | 50.0% | 10.0% | 4.4x | 0.9x | 142.98 |
WPP | WPP | Challenger | WPP plc | Communication Services | Advertising Agencies | $18.18 | 5.59% | 5.33% | $0.508 | 2 | $1.016 | $0.503 | Jun 5, 2026 | Jul 6, 2026 | $14.81 | $36.66 | -3.6 | -59.4% | -24.7% | -9.2% | -11.1% | -42.5% | -25.4% | — | — | 0.0% | -10.4% | 0.0% | $3.36 | -5.3% | 0.9 | 69.0% | 0.0% | —x | 5.8x | 4.23 |
SSTK | SSTK | Challenger | Shutterstock, Inc. | Communication Services | Internet Content & Information | $15.76 | 9.14% | 3.96% | $0.360 | 4 | $1.440 | $0.360 | Jun 4, 2026 | Jun 18, 2026 | $12.69 | $29.50 | 21.8 | 9.5% | 10.6% | 12.7% | — | 1.2% | -25.5% | $17.15 | -8.0% | 0.0% | 5.8% | -2.2% | $4.32 | -3.9% | 0.5 | 20.0% | -2.9% | —x | 1.1x | — |
CCOI | CCOI | Contender | Cogent Communications Holdings, | Communication Services | Telecom Services | $13.41 | 0.60% | 5.59% | $0.020 | 4 | $0.080 | $0.020 | May 18, 2026 | Jun 2, 2026 | $12.84 | $54.37 | -17.8 | -73.1% | -33.6% | -18.4% | -2.7% | -69.0% | -37.0% | — | — | 0.0% | -5.8% | -17.5% | $-0.64 | — | 1.9 | 1.0% | -6.7% | —x | —x | 2.22 |
CABO | CABO | Challenger | Cable One, Inc. | Communication Services | Telecom Services | $40.99 | 7.20% | 1.51% | $2.950 | 1 | $2.950 | $2.950 | Feb 18, 2025 | Mar 7, 2025 | $40.78 | $180.74 | 7.2 | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 0.3% | -68.0% | -59.2% | $219.40 | -81.0% | 0.0% | -5.0% | -21.9% | $99.63 | -19.9% | 1.8 | 68.0% | -7.6% | —x | 0.2x | — |
