Best Communication Services Stocks in the United Kingdom for 2026
Legacy telcos and capital-light media platforms in one sector; telcos tend to score on Health and Valuation, platforms on Quality and Growth.
Communication Services merges legacy telcos with the new-media giants pulled out of Tech in the 2018 GICS reshuffle. The sector's bimodal economics (capex-heavy telcos vs capital-light platforms) is reflected in the composite score: telcos tend to score on Health/Valuation, platforms on Quality/Growth.
United Kingdom listings on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) report under IFRS, which makes their Quality and Health pillar inputs (interest coverage, current ratio) directly comparable to other developed markets. Universe filters apply a minimum 5p share price and £200M market cap.
Data as of (updated daily)
Top 20 Communication Services in United Kingdom by composite score
| # | Ticker | Name | Composite |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GMR.LSE | Gaming Realms plc | 66.5 |
| 2 | SAL.LSE | SpaceandPeople Plc | 64.7 |
| 3 | SYS1.LSE | System1 Group PLC | 62.9 |
| 4 | TRU.LSE | Trufin PLC | 62.7 |
| 5 | LBG.LSE | LBG Media PLC | 62.1 |
| 6 | SNWS.LSE | Smiths News PLC | 61.9 |
| 7 | AAF.LSE | Airtel Africa Plc | 61.8 |
| 8 | RMV.LSE | Rightmove PLC | 61.7 |
| 9 | KNM.LSE | Konami Holdings Corp | 60.8 |
| 10 | FOUR.LSE | 4Imprint Group Plc | 59.6 |
| 11 | PEBB.LSE | The Pebble Group PLC | 59.1 |
| 12 | AEO.LSE | Aeorema Communications Plc | 58.9 |
| 13 | BCG.LSE | Baltic Classifieds Group PLC | 57.8 |
| 14 | BMY.LSE | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc | 57.6 |
| 15 | ITV.LSE | ITV PLC | 57.0 |
| 16 | NAH.LSE | NAHL Group PLC | 56.0 |
| 17 | AUTO.LSE | Auto Trader Group plc | 55.6 |
| 18 | BOOM.LSE | Audioboom Group plc | 55.0 |
| 19 | FUTR.LSE | Future PLC | 54.8 |
| 20 | GAMA.LSE | Gamma Communications PLC | 54.2 |
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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 Communication Services sector listed in the United Kingdom; use the screener for the full ranked list.