Alphabet (GOOG +3.74%) (GOOGL +3.95%) is the top communications company by market cap, followed by Meta Platforms (META +1.69%) and Tencent (TCEHY -0.13%). This is a valuable market sector, mainly due to a few of the largest communications companies at the very top.
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Largest companies by market cap in the communications sector
(Editor’s note: Rankings are as of Feb. 4, 2026.)
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Alphabet
Market cap: $4.03 trillion (as of Feb. 4)
Revenue (TTM): $385.5 billion
Gross profit (TTM): $228.1 billion
Five-year annualized return: 27.23%
Year founded: 1998 (Google), 2015 (Alphabet)
TTM = trailing 12 months.
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NASDAQ: GOOG
Alphabet
Today’s Change
(3.74%) $11.34
Current Price
$314.90
Key Data Points
Market Cap
$3.8T
Day’s Range
$304.42 - $316.76
52wk Range
$142.66 - $350.15
Volume
34M
Avg Vol
24M
Gross Margin
59.68%
Dividend Yield
0.26%
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NASDAQ: GOOGL
Alphabet
Today’s Change
(3.95%) $11.96
Current Price
$314.81
Key Data Points
Market Cap
$3.8T
Day’s Range
$303.90 - $316.52
52wk Range
$140.53 - $349.00
Volume
2.2M
Avg Vol
37M
Gross Margin
59.68%
Dividend Yield
0.26%
Alphabet is the parent company of Google, the world’s most widely used search engine. Other products and services offered through Google include its Chrome web browser, Gmail, the Pixel line of smartphones, and the artificial intelligence (AI) assistant Gemini. Alphabet owns several other major companies, including YouTube, Waymo, Waze, Nest, and Fitbit.
In 2024, a judge ruled that Google’s search business is an illegal monopoly. In September 2025, another judge ruled against the harshest penalties proposed by the U.S. Department of Justice, including the breakup of Google through the sale of Chrome or Android. Google can also still pay partners to preload its search engine onto their products, but it can no longer demand exclusivity as part of those deals.
Meta Platforms
Market cap: $1.69 trillion (as of Feb. 4)
Revenue (TTM): $201.0 billion
Gross profit (TTM): $164.8 billion
Five-year annualized return: 20.23%
Year founded: 2004
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NASDAQ: META
Meta Platforms
Today’s Change
(1.69%) $10.88
Current Price
$655.66
Key Data Points
Market Cap
$1.7T
Day’s Range
$638.78 - $663.35
52wk Range
$479.80 - $796.25
Volume
14M
Avg Vol
16M
Gross Margin
82.00%
Dividend Yield
0.32%
Meta Platforms aims to connect people through technology. It’s the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp. It also develops virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) devices, including the Meta Quest.
The company plans to use AI to automate ad creation and is helping to develop AI-powered military products. Meta also launched an AI superintelligence unit, Meta Superintelligence Labs, in June 2025. And it entered into a $14.2 billion AI cloud infrastructure agreement with CoreWeave (CRWV -8.12%) in September 2025.
Tencent
Market cap: $637.62 billion (as of Feb. 4)
Revenue (TTM): $101.5 billion*
Gross profit (TTM): $55.5 billion*
Five-year annualized return: -4.08%
Year founded: 1998
*Converted from Chinese yuan.
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OTC: TCEHY
Tencent
Today’s Change
(-0.13%) $-0.09
Current Price
$68.05
Key Data Points
Market Cap
$614B
Day’s Range
$66.48 - $68.07
52wk Range
$52.30 - $87.68
Volume
2M
Avg Vol
2.6M
Gross Margin
54.13%
Dividend Yield
0.84%
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Netflix
Market cap: $340.03 billion (as of Feb. 4)
Revenue (TTM): $45.2 billion
Gross profit (TTM): $21.9 billion
Five-year annualized return: 7.79%
Year founded: 1997
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NASDAQ: NFLX
Netflix
Today’s Change
(2.17%) $1.67
Current Price
$78.67
Key Data Points
Market Cap
$332B
Day’s Range
$76.40 - $78.85
52wk Range
$75.23 - $134.12
Volume
32M
Avg Vol
47M
Gross Margin
48.59%
With more than 325 million subscribers, Netflix (NFLX +2.17%) is the world’s most popular streaming service. It started as a mail-based DVD rental service before launching its streaming service in 2007. Netflix boasts a massive content library of movies, TV shows, and games, with more than half of its content in the U.S. being Netflix Originals.
In 2024, Netflix began a push toward live sports. It streamed the boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul, which Netflix claims was the most-streamed sporting event ever, and aired multiple NFL games. The company announced in December 2025 that it would buy Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD +0.77%), including its film and television studios, HBO Max, and HBO, for $82.7 billion.
China Mobile
Market cap: $250.35 billion* (as of Feb. 4)
Revenue (TTM): $149.6 billion*
Gross profit (TTM): $88.6 billion*
Five-year annualized return: 11.04%
Year founded: 1997
*Converted from Chinese yuan.
China Mobile is a state-owned telecommunications company in China. It’s the largest wireless carrier in China and the world, with more than 1 billion customers as of the third quarter of 2025.
The company’s links to the Chinese government have led to U.S. sanctions. The New York Stock Exchange delisted China Mobile in 2021, and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) designated China Mobile’s U.S. subsidiary a national security threat in 2022.
T-Mobile US
Market cap: $227.10 billion (as of Feb. 4)
Revenue (TTM): $85.8 billion
Gross profit (TTM): $54.6 billion
Five-year annualized return: 9.40%
Year founded: 1994
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NASDAQ: TMUS
T-Mobile US
Today’s Change
(0.07%) $0.16
Current Price
$215.46
Key Data Points
Market Cap
$237B
Day’s Range
$212.04 - $215.97
52wk Range
$181.36 - $276.49
Volume
5.4M
Avg Vol
6M
Gross Margin
47.63%
Dividend Yield
1.70%
T-Mobile (TMUS +0.02%) is the second-largest wireless company in the U.S. by number of subscribers. It had about 140 million customers as of the third quarter of 2025.
The bulk of T-Mobile’s business comes from its postpaid and prepaid wireless plans, but it also offers home internet service and even online banking services. To enhance its home internet, it completed the acquisition of fiber-to-the-home provider Lumos in April 2025.
Verizon Communications
Market cap: $198.24 billion (as of Feb. 4)
Revenue (TTM): $138.2 billion
Gross profit (TTM): $81.4 billion
Five-year annualized return: 2.64%
Year founded: 1983
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NYSE: VZ
Verizon Communications
Today’s Change
(1.25%) $0.61
Current Price
$49.25
Key Data Points
Market Cap
$208B
Day’s Range
$48.52 - $49.34
52wk Range
$38.39 - $50.24
Volume
25M
Avg Vol
31M
Gross Margin
45.64%
Dividend Yield
5.55%
While it’s not the largest by market cap, Verizon Communications (VZ +1.25%) is the No. 1 U.S. wireless carrier in terms of subscribers – more than 146 million at the end of 2025. Like other major wireless companies, Verizon also offers home internet service.
AT&T
Market cap: $192.98 billion (as of Feb. 4)
Revenue (TTM): $125.6 billion
Gross profit (TTM): $74.8 billion
Five-year annualized return: 10.66%
Year founded: 1983
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NYSE: T
AT&T
Today’s Change
(0.36%) $0.10
Current Price
$27.98
Key Data Points
Market Cap
$196B
Day’s Range
$27.54 - $28.06
52wk Range
$22.95 - $29.79
Volume
25M
Avg Vol
42M
Gross Margin
42.93%
Dividend Yield
3.97%
With more than 120 million subscribers at the end of 2025, AT&T (T +0.36%) is the third-largest U.S. wireless carrier. It offers postpaid and prepaid wireless plans, home internet, and phone and device sales.
AT&T has streamlined its services in recent years. The wireless company used to own DirecTV but spun that off into a new company in 2021. It also previously owned WarnerMedia, which it sold in 2021.
Walt Disney
Market cap: $189.84 billion (as of Feb. 4)
Revenue (TTM): $95.7 billion
Gross profit (TTM): $35.7 billion
Five-year annualized return: -9.96%
Year founded: 1923
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NYSE: DIS
Walt Disney
Today’s Change
(-0.41%) $-0.43
Current Price
$105.57
Key Data Points
Market Cap
$187B
Day’s Range
$104.66 - $106.19
52wk Range
$80.10 - $124.69
Volume
423K
Avg Vol
12M
Gross Margin
31.61%
Dividend Yield
1.18%
Walt Disney (DIS -0.41%) is one of the world’s most iconic media and entertainment companies. Its entertainment division includes film production, multiple streaming services, and TV channels. The experiences division has theme parks, resorts, cruises, and vacation packages. Disney also has a sports division led by ESPN.
Disney will undergo a leadership change this year. On March 18, 2026, Josh D’Amaro will succeed Bob Iger as CEO.
Deutsche Telekom
Market cap: $180.30 billion (as of Feb. 4)
Revenue (TTM): $138.8 billion*
Gross profit (TTM): $84.9 billion*
Five-year annualized return: 18.09%
Year founded: 1995
*Converted from euros.
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The Largest Communications Services Companies by Market Cap in February 2026
Alphabet (GOOG +3.74%) (GOOGL +3.95%) is the top communications company by market cap, followed by Meta Platforms (META +1.69%) and Tencent (TCEHY -0.13%). This is a valuable market sector, mainly due to a few of the largest communications companies at the very top.
Image source: Getty Images.
Largest companies by market cap in the communications sector
(Editor’s note: Rankings are as of Feb. 4, 2026.)
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NASDAQ: GOOG
Alphabet
Today’s Change
(3.74%) $11.34
Current Price
$314.90
Key Data Points
Market Cap
$3.8T
Day’s Range
$304.42 - $316.76
52wk Range
$142.66 - $350.15
Volume
34M
Avg Vol
24M
Gross Margin
59.68%
Dividend Yield
0.26%
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NASDAQ: GOOGL
Alphabet
Today’s Change
(3.95%) $11.96
Current Price
$314.81
Key Data Points
Market Cap
$3.8T
Day’s Range
$303.90 - $316.52
52wk Range
$140.53 - $349.00
Volume
2.2M
Avg Vol
37M
Gross Margin
59.68%
Dividend Yield
0.26%
Alphabet is the parent company of Google, the world’s most widely used search engine. Other products and services offered through Google include its Chrome web browser, Gmail, the Pixel line of smartphones, and the artificial intelligence (AI) assistant Gemini. Alphabet owns several other major companies, including YouTube, Waymo, Waze, Nest, and Fitbit.
In 2024, a judge ruled that Google’s search business is an illegal monopoly. In September 2025, another judge ruled against the harshest penalties proposed by the U.S. Department of Justice, including the breakup of Google through the sale of Chrome or Android. Google can also still pay partners to preload its search engine onto their products, but it can no longer demand exclusivity as part of those deals.
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NASDAQ: META
Meta Platforms
Today’s Change
(1.69%) $10.88
Current Price
$655.66
Key Data Points
Market Cap
$1.7T
Day’s Range
$638.78 - $663.35
52wk Range
$479.80 - $796.25
Volume
14M
Avg Vol
16M
Gross Margin
82.00%
Dividend Yield
0.32%
Meta Platforms aims to connect people through technology. It’s the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp. It also develops virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) devices, including the Meta Quest.
The company plans to use AI to automate ad creation and is helping to develop AI-powered military products. Meta also launched an AI superintelligence unit, Meta Superintelligence Labs, in June 2025. And it entered into a $14.2 billion AI cloud infrastructure agreement with CoreWeave (CRWV -8.12%) in September 2025.
*Converted from Chinese yuan.
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OTC: TCEHY
Tencent
Today’s Change
(-0.13%) $-0.09
Current Price
$68.05
Key Data Points
Market Cap
$614B
Day’s Range
$66.48 - $68.07
52wk Range
$52.30 - $87.68
Volume
2M
Avg Vol
2.6M
Gross Margin
54.13%
Dividend Yield
0.84%
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NASDAQ: NFLX
Netflix
Today’s Change
(2.17%) $1.67
Current Price
$78.67
Key Data Points
Market Cap
$332B
Day’s Range
$76.40 - $78.85
52wk Range
$75.23 - $134.12
Volume
32M
Avg Vol
47M
Gross Margin
48.59%
With more than 325 million subscribers, Netflix (NFLX +2.17%) is the world’s most popular streaming service. It started as a mail-based DVD rental service before launching its streaming service in 2007. Netflix boasts a massive content library of movies, TV shows, and games, with more than half of its content in the U.S. being Netflix Originals.
In 2024, Netflix began a push toward live sports. It streamed the boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul, which Netflix claims was the most-streamed sporting event ever, and aired multiple NFL games. The company announced in December 2025 that it would buy Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD +0.77%), including its film and television studios, HBO Max, and HBO, for $82.7 billion.
*Converted from Chinese yuan.
China Mobile is a state-owned telecommunications company in China. It’s the largest wireless carrier in China and the world, with more than 1 billion customers as of the third quarter of 2025.
The company’s links to the Chinese government have led to U.S. sanctions. The New York Stock Exchange delisted China Mobile in 2021, and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) designated China Mobile’s U.S. subsidiary a national security threat in 2022.
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NASDAQ: TMUS
T-Mobile US
Today’s Change
(0.07%) $0.16
Current Price
$215.46
Key Data Points
Market Cap
$237B
Day’s Range
$212.04 - $215.97
52wk Range
$181.36 - $276.49
Volume
5.4M
Avg Vol
6M
Gross Margin
47.63%
Dividend Yield
1.70%
T-Mobile (TMUS +0.02%) is the second-largest wireless company in the U.S. by number of subscribers. It had about 140 million customers as of the third quarter of 2025.
The bulk of T-Mobile’s business comes from its postpaid and prepaid wireless plans, but it also offers home internet service and even online banking services. To enhance its home internet, it completed the acquisition of fiber-to-the-home provider Lumos in April 2025.
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NYSE: VZ
Verizon Communications
Today’s Change
(1.25%) $0.61
Current Price
$49.25
Key Data Points
Market Cap
$208B
Day’s Range
$48.52 - $49.34
52wk Range
$38.39 - $50.24
Volume
25M
Avg Vol
31M
Gross Margin
45.64%
Dividend Yield
5.55%
While it’s not the largest by market cap, Verizon Communications (VZ +1.25%) is the No. 1 U.S. wireless carrier in terms of subscribers – more than 146 million at the end of 2025. Like other major wireless companies, Verizon also offers home internet service.
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NYSE: T
AT&T
Today’s Change
(0.36%) $0.10
Current Price
$27.98
Key Data Points
Market Cap
$196B
Day’s Range
$27.54 - $28.06
52wk Range
$22.95 - $29.79
Volume
25M
Avg Vol
42M
Gross Margin
42.93%
Dividend Yield
3.97%
With more than 120 million subscribers at the end of 2025, AT&T (T +0.36%) is the third-largest U.S. wireless carrier. It offers postpaid and prepaid wireless plans, home internet, and phone and device sales.
AT&T has streamlined its services in recent years. The wireless company used to own DirecTV but spun that off into a new company in 2021. It also previously owned WarnerMedia, which it sold in 2021.
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NYSE: DIS
Walt Disney
Today’s Change
(-0.41%) $-0.43
Current Price
$105.57
Key Data Points
Market Cap
$187B
Day’s Range
$104.66 - $106.19
52wk Range
$80.10 - $124.69
Volume
423K
Avg Vol
12M
Gross Margin
31.61%
Dividend Yield
1.18%
Walt Disney (DIS -0.41%) is one of the world’s most iconic media and entertainment companies. Its entertainment division includes film production, multiple streaming services, and TV channels. The experiences division has theme parks, resorts, cruises, and vacation packages. Disney also has a sports division led by ESPN.
Disney will undergo a leadership change this year. On March 18, 2026, Josh D’Amaro will succeed Bob Iger as CEO.
*Converted from euros.
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About the Author
Lyle Daly is a contributing Motley Fool stock market analyst covering information technology and cryptocurrency. Lyle has been a contributor at the financial services company since 2018. His work has been featured on USA Today, Yahoo Finance, MSN, Fox Business, and Nasdaq. Before joining The Motley Fool, he wrote for financial brands including Intuit.
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Lyle Daly has positions in Alphabet and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Deutsche Telekom Ag, Meta Platforms, Netflix, Tencent, Walt Disney, and Warner Bros. Discovery. The Motley Fool recommends T-Mobile US and Verizon Communications. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.