Communication Services stocks YTD
Year-to-date returns for all 23 S&P 500 communication services stocks · Updated September 20, 2026
Sector avg YTD-8.13%
Median YTD-9.07%
Best: VZVerizon +24.00%
Worst: APPAppLovin -54.28%
Stocks tracked23
S&P 500 index YTD+11.76%
vs S&P 500underperforming by 19.89 pp
| Rank | Company | Ticker | Price | YTD Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon | VZ | $48.09 | +24.00% |
| 2 | Live Nation Entertainment | LYV | $167.12 | +17.28% |
| 3 | News Corp (Class A) | NWSA | $29.78 | +14.87% |
| 4 | Alphabet Inc. (Class A) | GOOGL | $349.54 | +11.89% |
| 5 | News Corp (Class B) | NWS | $32.68 | +11.03% |
| 6 | Alphabet Inc. (Class C) | GOOG | $344.41 | +9.97% |
| 7 | AT&T | T | $25.40 | +5.94% |
| 8 | Meta Platforms | META | $665.75 | +1.04% |
| 9 | Omnicom Group | OMC | $76.57 | -2.21% |
| 10 | Warner Bros. Discovery | WBD | $27.80 | -3.54% |
| 11 | TKO Group Holdings | TKO | $189.26 | -8.35% |
| 12 | Walt Disney Company (The) | DIS | $102.67 | -9.07% |
| 13 | Fox Corporation (Class B) | FOX | $57.74 | -10.15% |
| 14 | Fox Corporation (Class A) | FOXA | $64.45 | -10.97% |
| 15 | EchoStar | ECHO | $93.46 | -14.02% |
| 16 | Comcast | CMCSA | $22.74 | -15.79% |
| 17 | T-Mobile US | TMUS | $168.18 | -15.84% |
| 18 | Take-Two Interactive | TTWO | $205.45 | -19.76% |
| 19 | Paramount Skydance Corporation | PSKY | $10.21 | -22.69% |
| 20 | Netflix | NFLX | $71.79 | -23.43% |
| 21 | RDDT | $150.85 | -34.38% | |
| 22 | Charter Communications | CHTR | $128.17 | -38.60% |
| 23 | AppLovin | APP | $308.06 | -54.28% |
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 -8.13% year-to-date in 2026 across 23 S&P 500 stocks, with a median return of -9.07%. The sector's best performer is Verizon (VZ) at +24.00%, and the weakest is AppLovin (APP) at -54.28%, as of September 20, 2026.
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