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 | Challenger | Fox Corporation | Communication Services | Entertainment | $64.65 | 0.87% | 1.33% | $0.280 | 2 | $0.560 | $0.270 | Sep 3, 2025 | Sep 24, 2025 | $42.70 | $66.56 | 4.5 | 3.8% | 3.9% | 3.6% | — | 57.2% | 31.3% | $22.25 | 191.0% | 0.0% | 16.6% | 12.4% | $14.42 | 17.3% | 3.2 | 38.0% | 10.7% | 14.5x | 2.4x | 1.03 |
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| NYT | Challenger | New York Times Company (The) | Communication Services | Publishing | $56.86 | 1.27% | 0.99% | $0.180 | 4 | $0.720 | $0.180 | Oct 8, 2025 | Oct 23, 2025 | $44.83 | $62.24 | 25.1 | 34.0% | 25.4% | 23.8% | 15.4% | 2.5% | 22.0% | $9.65 | 489.0% | 0.0% | 6.6% | 11.9% | $3.02 | 17.1% | 1.5 | — | 16.8% | 29.5x | 4.8x | 3.46 |
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| NXST | Contender | Nexstar Media Group, Inc. | Communication Services | Broadcasting | $195.73 | 3.80% | 3.09% | $1.860 | 4 | $7.440 | $1.860 | Nov 12, 2025 | Nov 26, 2025 | $141.66 | $223.36 | 31.6 | 13.2% | 28.8% | 27.8% | 26.0% | 19.5% | 11.3% | $95.70 | 105.0% | 0.0% | 9.6% | 11.9% | $45.59 | 26.4% | 1.7 | 74.0% | 7.3% | 10.2x | 2.6x | 0.11 |
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| VZ | Contender | Verizon Communications Inc. | Communication Services | Telecom Services | $38.87 | 7.10% | 6.97% | $0.690 | 4 | $2.760 | $0.678 | Oct 10, 2025 | Nov 3, 2025 | $37.59 | $47.36 | 9.1 | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 7.5% | 11.1% | $23.45 | 66.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 14.4% | $9.12 | 19.9% | 0.7 | 58.0% | 8.2% | 8.3x | 1.6x | 2.97 |
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| TGNA | Challenger | TEGNA Inc | Communication Services | Broadcasting | $19.53 | 2.56% | 2.44% | $0.125 | 4 | $0.500 | $0.125 | Sep 5, 2025 | Oct 1, 2025 | $14.87 | $21.35 | 14.9 | 4.6% | 9.6% | 12.3% | 2.2% | 26.4% | 3.1% | $13.75 | 42.0% | 0.0% | 6.6% | 15.0% | $3.85 | 15.4% | 1.5 | 45.0% | 7.8% | 7.1x | 1.0x | 0.07 |
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| WLYB | Champion | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | Communication Services | Publishing | $38.15 | 3.72% | 3.29% | $0.355 | 4 | $1.420 | $0.355 | Oct 7, 2025 | Oct 23, 2025 | $36.20 | $52.90 | 4.4 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1.8% | -17.8% | 2.2% | $44.50 | -14.0% | 0.0% | -10.4% | 5.8% | $23.53 | 13.5% | 0.7 | 55.0% | 5.8% | 21.5x | 2.8x | — |
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| IPG | Contender | Interpublic Group of Companies, | Communication Services | Advertising Agencies | $25.66 | 5.14% | 4.08% | $0.330 | 4 | $1.320 | $0.330 | Sep 2, 2025 | Sep 16, 2025 | $22.51 | $33.05 | 10.9 | 1.5% | 5.0% | 5.7% | 11.2% | -3.9% | 2.1% | $5.90 | 335.0% | 0.0% | -2.3% | 4.8% | $2.62 | 11.9% | 1.1 | 51.0% | 5.5% | 21.8x | 2.5x | 3.72 |
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| WLY | Champion | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | Communication Services | Publishing | $36.87 | 3.85% | 3.35% | $0.355 | 4 | $1.420 | $0.355 | Oct 7, 2025 | Oct 23, 2025 | $35.94 | $53.96 | 4.6 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1.8% | -20.3% | 1.5% | $44.50 | -17.0% | 0.0% | -10.4% | 5.8% | $4.64 | 13.5% | 0.7 | 55.0% | 5.8% | 20.7x | 2.7x | 2.07 |
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| CMCSA | Contender | Comcast Corporation | Communication Services | Telecom Services | $26.93 | 4.90% | 2.96% | $0.330 | 4 | $1.320 | $0.330 | Jan 14, 2026 | Feb 4, 2026 | $25.75 | $45.22 | 12.5 | 6.6% | 7.0% | 7.6% | 10.3% | -32.7% | 0.7% | $105.56 | -74.0% | 0.0% | 1.8% | 18.3% | $9.05 | 24.2% | 0.9 | 50.0% | 12.3% | 4.5x | 1.0x | — |
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| CCOI | Contender | Cogent Communications Holdings, | Communication Services | Telecom Services | $41.25 | 9.84% | 6.42% | $1.015 | 4 | $4.060 | $1.010 | Aug 21, 2025 | Sep 5, 2025 | $29.62 | $86.76 | 18.3 | 3.7% | 5.1% | 8.4% | 11.0% | -40.1% | 0.7% | — | — | 0.0% | 10.1% | -21.6% | $-0.27 | -93.6% | 2.3 | 98.0% | -8.6% | —x | 42.1x | — |
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| SSTK | Challenger | Shutterstock, Inc. | Communication Services | Internet Content & Information | $21.43 | 6.16% | 2.67% | $0.330 | 4 | $1.320 | $0.330 | Sep 4, 2025 | Sep 18, 2025 | $14.35 | $38.80 | 26.6 | 10.3% | 11.5% | 20.4% | — | -25.0% | -17.9% | $45.25 | -53.0% | 0.0% | 6.9% | 6.4% | $1.37 | 11.6% | 0.5 | 19.0% | 9.4% | 11.8x | 1.3x | — |
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| WPP | Challenger | WPP plc | Communication Services | Advertising Agencies | $18.06 | 5.57% | 5.29% | $0.503 | 2 | $1.006 | $1.538 | Oct 10, 2025 | Nov 3, 2025 | $18.06 | $57.37 | -2.2 | -18.2% | -1.8% | -7.8% | -4.5% | -59.9% | -18.9% | $11.40 | 58.0% | 0.0% | -4.2% | 0.0% | $4.23 | 12.3% | 0.9 | 64.0% | 0.0% | 7.9x | 6.2x | — |
| CABO | Challenger | Cable One, Inc. | Communication Services | Telecom Services | $148.55 | 7.94% | 1.51% | $2.950 | 4 | $11.800 | $2.950 | Feb 18, 2025 | Mar 7, 2025 | $117.54 | $437.00 | -0.7 | -50.0% | -19.0% | -8.6% | — | -56.4% | -41.0% | $1,247.32 | -88.0% | 0.0% | -5.9% | -32.2% | $107.50 | -30.9% | 0.4 | 68.0% | -10.1% | —x | 0.6x | — |
