Communication Services stocks
213 US-listed companies in the communication services sector reported $1.82tn of revenue in their latest fiscal years. Alphabet Inc. (Class A) is the largest, with $402.8bn. Among companies with at least $100m of revenue, the median grew 2.5% and kept 2.2% of revenue as net income.
Companies213
Combined revenue$1.82tn
Median revenue growth2.5%
Median net margin2.2%
Median return on equity4.5%
Largest communication services companies
| # | Company | Revenue | Growth | Net margin | ROE | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet Inc. (Class A)GOOGL | $402.8bn | 15.1% | 32.8% | 35.7% | 2025 |
| 2 | Meta PlatformsMETA | $201.0bn | 22.2% | 30.1% | 30.2% | 2025 |
| 3 | VerizonVZ | $138.2bn | 2.5% | 12.4% | 16.6% | 2025 |
| 4 | AT&TT | $125.6bn | 2.7% | 17.5% | 17.9% | 2025 |
| 5 | ComcastCMCSA | $123.7bn | −0.0% | 16.2% | 21.9% | 2025 |
| 6 | The Walt Disney CompanyDIS | $94.4bn | 3.4% | 13.1% | 11.8% | 2025 |
| 7 | T-Mobile USTMUS | $88.3bn | 8.5% | 12.4% | 18.2% | 2025 |
| 8 | Charter CommunicationsCHTR | $54.8bn | −0.6% | 9.1% | 31.5% | 2025 |
| 9 | America Movil SAB DE Cv/AMX | $49.2bn | 3.1% | 8.8% | 22.9% | 2025 |
| 10 | Vodafone Group Public LTD CoVOD | $46.9bn | 16.6% | −1.0% | −0.8% | 2026 |
| 11 | NetflixNFLX | $45.2bn | 15.9% | 24.3% | 42.8% | 2025 |
| 12 | Live Nation EntertainmentLYV | $25.2bn | 8.8% | 2.0% | — | 2025 |
| 13 | Sea LtdSE | $22.9bn | 36.4% | 6.9% | 15.1% | 2025 |
| 14 | Spotify Technology S.a.SPOT | $19.4bn | 14.6% | 12.9% | 32.3% | 2025 |
| 15 | Baidu, Inc.BIDU | $18.0bn | −2.9% | 4.3% | 2.1% | 2025 |
| 16 | WPP plcWPP | $17.9bn | −5.1% | −1.6% | −7.3% | 2025 |
| 17 | BCE IncBCE | $17.5bn | −1.7% | 26.6% | 32.6% | 2025 |
| 18 | Omnicom GroupOMC | $17.3bn | 10.1% | −0.3% | −0.7% | 2025 |
| 19 | Fox Corporation (Class A)FOXA | $17.1bn | 5.1% | 9.8% | 14.3% | 2026 |
| 20 | Netease, Inc.NTES | $15.7bn | 7.1% | 30.0% | 22.4% | 2025 |
| 21 | EchoStarECHO | $15.0bn | −5.2% | −96.6% | −111.7% | 2025 |
| 22 | Telus CorpTU | $14.7bn | −1.4% | 5.4% | 7.1% | 2025 |
| 23 | Lumen Technologies, Inc.LUMN | $12.4bn | −5.4% | −14.0% | — | 2025 |
| 24 | News Corp (Class A)NWSA | $9.0bn | 6.8% | 6.3% | 6.6% | 2026 |
| 25 | Optimum Communications, Inc.OPTU | $8.6bn | −4.1% | −21.8% | — | 2025 |
Industries in communication services
- Interactive Media & Services74 companies, $723.2bn
- Integrated Telecommunication Services18 companies, $374.1bn
- Movies & Entertainment30 companies, $205.8bn
- Cable & Satellite6 companies, $194.5bn
- Wireless Telecommunication Services10 companies, $151.9bn
- Broadcasting15 companies, $53.6bn
- Advertising30 companies, $49.7bn
- Interactive Home Entertainment13 companies, $28.9bn
- Publishing10 companies, $20.5bn
- Telephone communications (no radiotelephone)2 companies, $17.1bn
- Alternative Carriers5 companies, $2.2bn