Steady Stocks

Best Communication Services Stocks by Growth Stability

68 Communication Services stocks ranked by Steady Score — the proprietary growth stability rating based on 10 years of financial data.

Data as of 2026-07-31

Top stock: NEW YORK TIMES CO (NYT) with Steady Score 76.82.

Communication Services bundles two historically separate businesses: telecom carriers that operate physical networks (phone, cable, satellite) and media companies that produce or distribute content over them (broadcast TV, radio, streaming, publishing). On this site that shows up literally, with companies like Verizon and Comcast sitting alongside Netflix and The New York Times.

The sector splits sharply on growth stability. Legacy carriers carry heavy infrastructure debt and slow-growing subscriber bases, while content and platform businesses can compound faster when they hold real pricing power. Industries represented here include:

  • Telephone, cable, and satellite communications
  • Radio and television broadcasting
  • Streaming and other communications services
  • Publishing and motion-picture exhibition
Stocks
68
Avg Steady Score
44.1
High stability (score ≥ 75)
1
Avg Revenue CAGR
+6.4%

Of the 68 Communication Services stocks, 1 (1%) have high growth stability (Steady Score ≥ 75). The sector average Steady Score is 44.1, with average annualized revenue growth of +6.4% and earnings growth of +14.9%.

Rank Name Ticker Steady Score Revenue CAGR Earnings CAGR Dividend CAGR
1 NEW YORK TIMES CO NYT 76.82 +6.8% +40.7% +18.4%
2 NETFLIX INC NFLX 71.83 +18.8% +49.8% n/a
3 COMCAST CORP CMCSA 70.62 +5.1% +2.5% +7.4%
4 NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC. NXST 68.66 +15.4% +5.1% +23.5%
5 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC VZ 65.89 +1.0% -1.4% +2.4%
6 COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC. CCOI 65.88 +9.9% n/a +11.2%
7 Churchill Downs Inc CHDN 65.83 +16.5% n/a +4.7%
8 Iridium Communications Inc. IRDM 56.28 +8.5% n/a n/a
9 Warner Music Group Corp. WMG 56.17 +8.7% n/a n/a
10 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. CHTR 54.78 +5.9% +5.4% n/a
11 ROKU, INC ROKU 54.2 +33.8% n/a n/a
12 NEWS CORP NWSA 54.09 -0.1% n/a +2.3%
13 Cable One, Inc. CABO 53.11 +7.9% n/a +0.7%
14 JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. WLY 53.09 -0.1% n/a +0.4%
15 SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO SHEN 52.55 -3.4% n/a -9.0%
16 VIASAT INC VSAT 52.07 +13.8% n/a n/a
17 Crexendo, Inc. CXDO 51.93 +28.6% n/a n/a
18 VAIL RESORTS INC MTN 51.72 +6.6% +3.2% n/a
19 GAIA, INC GAIA 51.44 +18.8% n/a n/a
20 T-Mobile US, Inc. TMUS 49.91 +11.1% +19.2% n/a
21 Walt Disney Co DIS 48.67 +6.8% n/a n/a
22 SIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC. SIRI 48.09 +6.8% n/a +6.9%
23 Planet Fitness, Inc. PLNT 47.7 +14.8% n/a n/a
24 MARCUS CORP MCS 47.53 +2.2% n/a n/a
25 GRAY MEDIA, INC GTN 46.99 +19.3% n/a n/a
26 Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. LYV 46.29 +14.7% n/a n/a
27 Globalstar, Inc. GSAT 45.95 +11.5% n/a n/a
28 TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC TDS 45.15 -16.1% n/a +7.5%
29 E.W. SCRIPPS Co SSP 44.49 +13.5% n/a n/a
30 CALIX, INC CALX 44.19 +10.9% n/a n/a
31 AT&T INC. T 43.87 -4.3% n/a -5.7%
32 ATN International, Inc. ATNI 43.51 +7.2% n/a -2.2%
33 Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. WBD 42.97 +26.1% n/a n/a
34 SCHOLASTIC CORP SCHL 42.83 -0.3% n/a +0.9%
35 Anterix Inc. ATEX 42.19 +0.6% n/a n/a
36 Spok Holdings, Inc SPOK 42.13 -3.2% n/a +13.0%
37 Liberty Latin America Ltd. LILA 42.12 +4.8% n/a n/a
38 USA TODAY Co., Inc. TDAY 40.78 +8.8% n/a n/a
39 ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORP EVC 39.67 +2.2% n/a +2.1%
40 IDT CORP IDT 39.62 -2.6% +38.5% n/a
41 NextPlat Corp NXPL 39.27 +35.9% n/a n/a
42 EchoStar CORP ECHO 39.23 +39.1% n/a n/a
43 AMC Global Media Inc. AMCX 38.65 -1.8% n/a n/a
44 KVH INDUSTRIES INC \DE\ KVHI 38.49 -4.6% n/a n/a
45 Cinemark Holdings, Inc. CNK 38.17 +0.2% n/a n/a
46 Canterbury Park Holding Corp CPHC 37.8 +1.7% n/a -0.5%
47 Liberty Media Corp FWONA 37.64 -8.1% n/a n/a
48 SurgePays, Inc. SURG 37.46 +36.9% n/a n/a
49 ZIFF DAVIS, INC. ZD 36.92 +4.8% -13.7% n/a
50 AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC. AMC 36.4 +1.3% n/a n/a
51 BEASLEY BROADCAST GROUP INC BBGI 35.95 +2.3% n/a n/a
52 Gogo Inc. GOGO 35.89 +2.0% n/a n/a
53 Optimum Communications, Inc. OPTU 35.01 +1.7% n/a n/a
54 Townsquare Media, Inc. TSQ 34.11 -1.0% n/a n/a
55 SAGA COMMUNICATIONS INC SGA 33.67 -1.0% n/a +8.2%
56 Kartoon Studios, Inc. TOON 33.5 +56.8% n/a n/a
57 Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. MSGS 33.14 -4.5% n/a n/a
58 READING INTERNATIONAL INC RDI 32.72 -3.9% n/a n/a
59 ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. AD 31.04 -16.3% n/a n/a
60 Pursuit Attractions & Hospitality, Inc. PRSU 30.4 -15.7% n/a n/a
61 Cineverse Corp. CNVS 30.08 -0.0% n/a n/a
62 Liberty Global Ltd. LBTYA 29.86 -11.3% n/a n/a
63 QWEST CORP CTGG 28.74 -6.6% n/a n/a
64 URBAN ONE, INC. UONE 28.69 -0.4% n/a n/a
65 Lumen Technologies, Inc. LUMN 28.67 -4.8% n/a -55.8%
66 LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc LEE 26.73 +1.5% n/a n/a
67 STARZ ENTERTAINMENT CORP STRZ 24.61 -13.4% n/a n/a
68 United Parks & Resorts Inc. PRKS 22.76 +4.4% n/a n/a

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