Communication Services stocks YTD
Year-to-date returns for all 22 S&P 500 communication services stocks · Updated November 04, 2026
Sector avg YTD-10.30%
Median YTD-7.51%
Best: LYVLive Nation Entertainment +28.55%
Worst: APPAppLovin -59.67%
Stocks tracked22
S&P 500 index YTD+12.32%
vs S&P 500underperforming by 22.62 pp
| Rank | Company | Ticker | Price | YTD Return | vs Sector Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Live Nation Entertainment | LYV | $183.18 | +28.55% | +38.85 pts |
| 2 | Verizon | VZ | $46.17 | +19.05% | +29.35 pts |
| 3 | News Corp (Class A) | NWSA | $30.56 | +17.88% | +28.18 pts |
| 4 | News Corp (Class B) | NWS | $33.39 | +13.45% | +23.75 pts |
| 5 | Omnicom Group | OMC | $87.51 | +11.76% | +22.06 pts |
| 6 | Walt Disney Company (The) | DIS | $118.95 | +5.35% | +15.65 pts |
| 7 | Fox Corporation (Class A) | FOXA | $69.65 | -3.79% | +6.51 pts |
| 8 | Fox Corporation (Class B) | FOX | $61.62 | -4.12% | +6.18 pts |
| 9 | Meta Platforms | META | $630.00 | -4.39% | +5.91 pts |
| 10 | TKO Group Holdings | TKO | $193.48 | -6.31% | +3.99 pts |
| 11 | Alphabet Inc. (Class A) | GOOGL | $288.93 | -7.51% | +2.79 pts |
| 12 | Comcast | CMCSA | $24.85 | -7.97% | +2.33 pts |
| 13 | Alphabet Inc. (Class C) | GOOG | $287.30 | -8.27% | +2.03 pts |
| 14 | AT&T | T | $21.83 | -8.95% | +1.35 pts |
| 15 | EchoStar | ECHO | $98.62 | -9.27% | +1.03 pts |
| 16 | Take-Two Interactive | TTWO | $208.90 | -18.41% | -8.11 pts |
| 17 | T-Mobile US | TMUS | $159.17 | -20.35% | -10.05 pts |
| 18 | Netflix | NFLX | $66.39 | -29.19% | -18.89 pts |
| 19 | Skydance | SKYD | $8.39 | -36.47% | -26.17 pts |
| 20 | Charter Communications | CHTR | $120.25 | -42.40% | -32.10 pts |
| 21 | RDDT | $101.89 | -55.67% | -45.37 pts | |
| 22 | AppLovin | APP | $271.75 | -59.67% | -49.37 pts |
Sector averages are equal-weighted across S&P 500 constituents with usable price data. Stocks without a usable December 31, 2025 baseline are excluded. Data: Yahoo Finance; sector assignments: Wikipedia GICS sectors.
Communication Services is averaging -10.30% year-to-date in 2026 across 22 S&P 500 stocks, with a median return of -7.51%. The sector's best performer is Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) at +28.55%, and the weakest is AppLovin (APP) at -59.67%, as of November 04, 2026.
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