Best Dividend Stocks in Telecom Services for 2026
Reliable dividend payers with sustainable yields, screened on payout ratio and balance-sheet health.
Telecom Services (the global wireless and fixed-line incumbents) are mature, capital-intensive businesses with high dividend yields. Composite scoring leans on the Health pillar (net debt to EBITDA, free-cash-flow coverage of the dividend) and the Valuation pillar (EV/EBITDA); Quality pillar uses operating-margin durability across pricing cycles.
Data as of (updated daily)
Top 20 Telecom Services stocks by composite score
| # | Ticker | Name | Composite |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VZ.TO | Verizon CDR (CAD Hedged) | 53.4 |
| 2 | TU.US | Telus Corp | 33.1 |
| 3 | SPK.AU | Spark New Zealand Ltd | 50.1 |
| 4 | TIMB.US | TIM Participacoes SA | 67.6 |
| 5 | CCOI.US | Cogent Communications Group Inc | 37.5 |
| 6 | T.TO | Telus Corp | 39.0 |
| 7 | C1HT34.SA | Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. | 56.8 |
| 8 | ALMENDRAL.SN | Almendral | 62.1 |
| 9 | PHI.US | PLDT Inc ADR | 64.4 |
| 10 | FNTN.XETRA | freenet AG | 61.9 |
| 11 | TLK.US | Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk PT ADR Rep 100 B | 49.4 |
| 12 | VIV.US | Telefonica Brasil SA ADR | 56.9 |
| 13 | CNU.AU | Chorus Ltd | 42.4 |
| 14 | ENTEL.SN | Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones SA | 59.4 |
| 15 | BCE.US | BCE Inc | 62.3 |
| 16 | 1883.HK | CITIC Telecom International Holdings Ltd | 54.2 |
| 17 | VERZ34.SA | Verizon Communications Inc | 47.0 |
| 18 | 6823.HK | HKT Trust | 51.3 |
| 19 | 0008.HK | PCCW Limited | 48.0 |
| 20 | BAC.XETRA | Verizon Communications Inc. | 50.5 |
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Methodology: How we score stocks. Data refreshed nightly around 03:30 ET. This page lists the top 20 by composite score within the Telecom Services industry; use the screener for the full ranked list.