Industry

The Telecommunications Services industry today

How the Telecommunications Services industry stands against its own history and against the 500 largest US companies. We do not say where it goes next.

Close of Friday 6 November 2026 · updated every trading day

18 US companies of $300 million or more · $668B in total

Valuation

Prices against profits, sales and dividends

Price to earnings (P/E)

How high are prices against profits?

How high are prices against profits? 10.0: Far lower than usual.Low, lower than in 9 of 10 months since 2006Usual range1 yr · 12.21 mo · 14.65 yr · 19.210.0Prices lowfor profitsPrices highfor profits

Far lower than usual

Low · lower than in 9 of 10 months since 2006

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1 month ago14.6in the usual range
1 year ago12.2lower than usual
5 years ago19.2in the usual range

Last 10 years

Price to earnings (P/E) · Last 10 yearsPrice to earnings (P/E) each month for 10 years. Today: 10.0.0.020.040.02020202510.0

Price to sales (P/S)

How high are prices against sales?

How high are prices against sales? 1.2: Lower than usual.Low, lower than in 9 of 10 months since 2006Usual range1 mo · 1.21 yr · 1.45 yr · 1.61.2Prices lowfor salesPrices highfor sales

Lower than usual

Low · lower than in 9 of 10 months since 2006

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1 month ago1.2far lower than usual
1 year ago1.4in the usual range
5 years ago1.6in the usual range

Last 10 years

Price to sales (P/S) · Last 10 yearsPrice to sales (P/S) each month for 10 years. Today: 1.2.0.01.02.0202020251.2

Dividend yield

How much do the companies pay in dividends for their price?

How much do the companies pay in dividends for their price? 4.9%: Far more than usual.High, higher than in 9 of 10 months since 2006Usual range5 yr · 3.6%1 yr · 3.9%1 mo · 4.9%4.9%Low dividendsfor the priceHigh dividendsfor the price

Far more than usual

High · higher than in 9 of 10 months since 2006

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1 month ago4.9%more than usual
1 year ago3.9%in the usual range
5 years ago3.6%in the usual range

Last 10 years

Dividend yield · Last 10 yearsDividend yield each month for 10 years. Today: 4.9%.0.00%2.5%5.0%202020254.9%

Returns

How did the industry do against the 500 largest US companies?

PeriodThis industry500 largestDifference
1 month−3.9%−1.4%2.5 pts less
1 year−9.4%+9.9%19.3 pts less
5 years−0.5%+65.7%66.1 pts less

Total returns with dividends, weighted by market value, to the close of October 2026. Past results do not show future results.

Largest companies

The three largest companies

  1. 01Verizon Communications Inc.VZ28.3% of the industry
  2. 02T-Mobile US, Inc.TMUS25.7% of the industry
  3. 03AT&T Inc.T21.9% of the industry
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  1. 04Comcast CorporationCMCSA12.9% of the industry
  2. 05Charter Communications, Inc.CHTR2.4% of the industry
  3. 06EchoStar CorporationECHO2.2% of the industry
  4. 07AST SpaceMobile, Inc.ASTS2.0% of the industry
  5. 08Globalstar, Inc.GSAT1.6% of the industry
  6. 09Iridium Communications Inc.IRDM0.7% of the industry
  7. 10Lumen Technologies, Inc.LUMN0.6% of the industry

Map

Its companies among the 500 largest

The map shows the industry's companies among the 500 largest US companies: 4 of its 18 companies.

ColourMonkScore Members
fell −40%+40% roseno figure
Communication ServicesTelecommunications ServicesVZ+18.5%TMUS−21.2%T−12.9%CMCSA−3.7%

The typical company

The typical company in this industry

  • Operating margin23 companies1856.0%
  • Sales growth over 1 year23 companies127.0%
  • Return on invested capital16 companies793.0%