Sector analysis · US
Communication Services: which companies drove growth
The 20 largest Communication Services companies by market cap at the end of Q4 2025 (31 Dec 2025), compared with Q3 2025.
The top 20 at Q4 2025
Q4 2025 vs Q3 2025: combined net profit $72.2B (+26%), median EPS −9% (8 of 19 up), market-cap-weighted price +7%. 20 of 20 reported.
| # | Company | Weight | EPS $, base → now | EPS growth | Contribution | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet Inc. | 52.9% | 2.87 → 2.82 | −2% | −0.7 pp | +29% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms, Inc. | 23.3% | 1.05 → 8.87 | +745% | +25.7 pp | −10% |
| 3 | Netflix, Inc. | 5.5% | 0.59 → 0.56 | −5% | −0.2 pp | −21% |
| 4 | T-Mobile US, Inc. | 3.1% | 2.41 → 1.88 | −22% | −0.8 pp | −16% |
| 5 | The Walt Disney Company | 2.8% | 0.73 → 1.34 | +84% | +1.4 pp | −1% |
| 6 | AT&T Inc. | 2.4% | 1.29 → 0.52 | −60% | −7.2 pp | −14% |
| 7 | Verizon Communications Inc. | 2.4% | 1.17 → 0.55 | −53% | −3.3 pp | −8% |
| 8 | Comcast Corporation | 1.4% | 0.90 → 0.60 | −33% | −1.5 pp | −9% |
| 9 | DoorDash, Inc. | 1.4% | 0.55 → 0.48 | −13% | 0.0 pp | −16% |
| 10 | Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. | 1.0% | −0.06 → −0.10 | loss, bigger | −0.1 pp | +46% |
| 11 | Reddit, Inc. | 0.6% | 0.80 → 1.24 | +55% | +0.1 pp | +1% |
| 12 | Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. | 0.5% | 0.73 → −1.05 | to loss | −0.8 pp | −14% |
| 13 | EchoStar Corporation | 0.4% | −44.37 → −4.18 | loss, smaller | +14.8 pp | +43% |
| 14 | Fox Corporation | 0.4% | 1.32 → 0.52 | −61% | −0.5 pp | +17% |
| 15 | AST SpaceMobile, Inc. | 0.4% | −0.45 → −0.28 | loss, smaller | +0.1 pp | — |
| 16 | Charter Communications, Inc. | 0.4% | 8.34 → 10.34 | +24% | +0.2 pp | −21% |
| 17 | Liberty Media Corporation | 0.3% | — → 1.33 | sources disagree | — | −6% |
| 18 | The Trade Desk, Inc. | 0.3% | 0.23 → 0.40 | +74% | +0.1 pp | −22% |
| 19 | Omnicom Group Inc. | 0.2% | 1.75 → −4.02 | to loss | −1.6 pp | −6% |
| 20 | Pinterest, Inc. | 0.2% | 0.13 → 0.41 | +215% | +0.2 pp | −21% |
| Sector earnings growth | 100% | +26.0 pp |
Who joined and who left
2 joined and 2 left the top 20 since Q3 2025, as market caps moved.
Joined the top 20 since Q3 2025
Left the top 20 since Q3 2025
- Zillow Group, Inc. Class C
- News Corporation
EPS growth by company, Q3 2023 to Q2 2026
Each company's EPS growth quarter on quarter, every quarter it was in the top 20.
| Q3 2023 | Q4 2023 | Q1 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOOGL | +8% | +6% | +15% | 0% | +12% | +1% | +31% | −18% | +24% | −2% | +81% | +78% |
| META | +47% | +21% | −12% | +10% | +17% | +33% | −20% | +11% | −85% | +745% | +18% | −41% |
| NFLX | +13% | −43% | +151% | −8% | +10% | −20% | +53% | +9% | −18% | −5% | +120% | −35% |
| TMUS | −2% | −8% | +20% | +25% | +5% | −2% | +1% | +10% | −15% | −22% | +21% | +32% |
| DIS | turned profitable | +643% | to loss | turned profitable | −83% | +460% | +29% | +61% | −75% | +84% | −5% | +19% |
| T | −21% | −38% | +57% | +4% | to loss | turned profitable | +9% | +2% | +108% | −60% | +4% | +22% |
| VZ | +3% | to loss | turned profitable | 0% | −28% | +51% | −3% | +3% | −1% | −53% | +118% | −23% |
| CMCSA | −4% | −17% | +20% | +3% | −6% | +32% | −28% | +234% | −70% | −33% | 0% | +65% |
| DASH | loss, smaller | loss, bigger | loss, smaller | loss, bigger | turned profitable | −14% | +35% | +48% | −15% | −13% | −13% | +10% |
| WBD | loss, smaller | loss, smaller | loss, bigger | loss, bigger | turned profitable | to loss | loss, smaller | turned profitable | to loss | loss, bigger | loss, bigger | turned profitable |
| RDDT | outside | outside | outside | outside | outside | +125% | −64% | +246% | +78% | +55% | −19% | +24% |
| LYV | +89% | to loss | loss, smaller | turned profitable | +61% | −67% | to loss | turned profitable | +78% | to loss | loss, bigger | turned profitable |
| ECHO | outside | outside | outside | outside | outside | outside | outside | outside | loss, bigger | loss, smaller | loss, smaller | turned profitable |
| FOXA | +11% | outside | outside | −51% | +162% | −54% | −7% | +109% | −16% | −61% | −27% | +326% |
| ASTS | outside | outside | outside | outside | outside | outside | outside | outside | outside | loss, smaller | loss, bigger | loss, bigger |
| CHTR | +3% | −14% | +7% | +13% | +4% | +14% | −17% | +9% | −9% | +24% | −11% | +16% |
| FWONK | sources disagree | outside | sources disagree | sources disagree | sources disagree | sources disagree | sources disagree | sources disagree | sources disagree | sources disagree | sources disagree | −91% |
| TTD | +19% | +142% | −67% | +168% | +12% | +89% | −72% | +80% | +28% | +74% | outside | outside |
| OMC | +2% | +15% | −25% | +4% | +18% | +16% | −36% | outside | outside | to loss | turned profitable | +2% |
| PINS | turned profitable | +2,859% | to loss | turned profitable | +251% | +6,005% | −100% | +336% | +131% | +215% | outside | outside |


















