Communication Services Stocks That Beat the S&P 500 Most Consistently

Steady sector leaders, not one-month wonders

Updated August 30, 2026

Sector rotation makes raw-return lists whiplash — a sector’s whole cohort looks brilliant in its quarter and terrible after. Weekly consistency cuts through that: it asks which Communication Services names finished ahead of the index week after week, through their sector’s good stretches and bad ones. For scale: the typical Communication Services stock managed 25 winning weeks of 52.

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1GOOGLAlphabet Inc. (Class A)31 / 52+40.7%+67.0%+3.9%
Beat the S&P 500 in 31 of its last 52 weeks, on a +67.0% total return — +40.7% ahead of the index for the year.
2FOXAFox Corporation (Class A)29 / 52+7.3%+15.0%+16.3%
Beat the S&P 500 in 29 of its last 52 weeks, on a +15.0% total return — +7.3% ahead of the index for the year.
3NWSANews Corp (Class A)29 / 52−9.4%+4.4%+10.3%
Beat the S&P 500 in 29 of its last 52 weeks, on a +4.4% total return — −9.4% ahead of the index for the year.
4VZVerizon28 / 52−3.6%+13.2%+8.7%
Beat the S&P 500 in 28 of its last 52 weeks, on a +13.2% total return — −3.6% ahead of the index for the year.
5WBDWarner Bros. Discovery27 / 52+85.9%+136.8%+13.0%
Beat the S&P 500 in 27 of its last 52 weeks, on a +136.8% total return — +85.9% ahead of the index for the year.
6SATSEchoStar26 / 52+139.1%+210.6%−9.9%
Beat the S&P 500 in 26 of its last 52 weeks, on a +210.6% total return — +139.1% ahead of the index for the year.
7EAElectronic Arts26 / 52+13.5%+31.3%+2.1%
Beat the S&P 500 in 26 of its last 52 weeks, on a +31.3% total return — +13.5% ahead of the index for the year.
8TTWOTake-Two Interactive26 / 52−12.5%+1.4%−4.9%
Beat the S&P 500 in 26 of its last 52 weeks, on a +1.4% total return — −12.5% ahead of the index for the year.
9CMCSAComcast26 / 52−36.1%−20.0%+14.3%
Beat the S&P 500 in 26 of its last 52 weeks, on a −20.0% total return — −36.1% ahead of the index for the year.
10OMCOmnicom Group25 / 52+0.9%+12.5%+10.9%
Beat the S&P 500 in 25 of its last 52 weeks, on a +12.5% total return — +0.9% ahead of the index for the year.
11NFLXNetflix24 / 52−51.2%−33.2%+11.7%
Beat the S&P 500 in 24 of its last 52 weeks, on a −33.2% total return — −51.2% ahead of the index for the year.
12DISWalt Disney Company (The)23 / 52−23.0%−8.5%+12.4%
Beat the S&P 500 in 23 of its last 52 weeks, on a −8.5% total return — −23.0% ahead of the index for the year.
13TAT&T23 / 52−25.5%−10.5%+12.0%
Beat the S&P 500 in 23 of its last 52 weeks, on a −10.5% total return — −25.5% ahead of the index for the year.
14TMUST-Mobile US23 / 52−49.2%−27.8%+4.6%
Beat the S&P 500 in 23 of its last 52 weeks, on a −27.8% total return — −49.2% ahead of the index for the year.
15LYVLive Nation Entertainment22 / 52−2.6%+9.7%−1.0%
Beat the S&P 500 in 22 of its last 52 weeks, on a +9.7% total return — −2.6% ahead of the index for the year.
16CHTRCharter Communications22 / 52−61.2%−42.9%+8.2%
Beat the S&P 500 in 22 of its last 52 weeks, on a −42.9% total return — −61.2% ahead of the index for the year.
17TTDTrade Desk (The)22 / 52−137.1%−74.2%−25.8%
Beat the S&P 500 in 22 of its last 52 weeks, on a −74.2% total return — −137.1% ahead of the index for the year.
18METAMeta Platforms21 / 52−40.7%−22.7%+7.2%
Beat the S&P 500 in 21 of its last 52 weeks, on a −22.7% total return — −40.7% ahead of the index for the year.
19TKOTKO Group Holdings20 / 52−16.8%−0.5%+0.5%
Beat the S&P 500 in 20 of its last 52 weeks, on a −0.5% total return — −16.8% ahead of the index for the year.
20PSKYParamount Skydance Corporation18 / 52−23.0%−26.5%+39.3%
Beat the S&P 500 in 18 of its last 52 weeks, on a −26.5% total return — −23.0% ahead of the index for the year.

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