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Best Telecom Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top telecom stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best telecom stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Telecom Services

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Telecom is Zen Rated C and is the 79th ranked industry out of 146 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	ROE	ROA	ROCE	ROIC	D/E	Current Ratio	Gross Margin	Profit Margin	Operating Margin
OOMA	OOMA INC	$485.38M	7.20%	3.80%	2.81%	7.30%	1.45	0.93	61.10%	2.40%	1.60%
VIV	TELEFONICA BRASIL SA	$41.99B	8.80%	4.90%	9.49%	14.50%	0.79	N/A	44.80%	10.30%	16.53%
IDT	IDT CORP	$1.38B	26.20%	12.80%	27.10%	-568.90%	0.91	1.86	36.90%	6.50%	7.94%
TIMB	TIM SA	$10.53B	17.10%	7.60%	N/A	14.30%	1.38	N/A	53.90%	16.20%	29.71%
AMX	AMERICA MOVIL SAB DE CV	$76.48B	22.70%	4.60%	15.10%	11.40%	3.79	0.74	62.10%	8.80%	20.88%
TV	GRUPO TELEVISA SAB	$1.66B	-9.40%	-3.80%	3.13%	2.70%	1.35	2.14	38.20%	-15.60%	10.65%
VEON	VEON LTD	$4.15B	43.60%	6.20%	21.81%	18.60%	5.66	0.91	88.00%	12.10%	28.67%
SKM	SK TELECOM CO LTD	$14.31B	3.40%	1.40%	5.25%	4.60%	1.33	1.03	73.30%	2.40%	7.17%
RDCM	RADCOM LTD	$248.69M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.25	6.32	N/A	N/A	N/A
CXDO	CREXENDO INC	$320.26M	7.00%	5.70%	6.41%	51.30%	0.26	1.37	62.00%	6.10%	6.55%
KYIV	KYIVSTAR GROUP LTD	$3.30B	13.20%	8.10%	19.00%	28.40%	0.63	1.16	89.20%	13.70%	26.04%
ATNI	ATN INTERNATIONAL INC	$433.12M	-2.00%	-0.50%	2.51%	1.90%	2.40	1.21	56.80%	-1.20%	4.81%
TEO	TELECOM ARGENTINA SA	$6.34B	-2.80%	-1.20%	4.16%	6.10%	1.40	0.48	66.80%	-2.00%	6.39%
TU	TELUS CORP	$19.59B	5.90%	1.60%	2.70%	2.70%	2.73	0.67	62.30%	4.50%	6.36%
CABO	CABLE ONE INC	$298.11M	-22.80%	-5.70%	-4.97%	-5.00%	2.74	1.75	73.80%	-21.90%	-18.06%
RBBN	RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC	$542.51M	7.90%	2.70%	-1.84%	-2.20%	1.77	1.37	49.40%	3.80%	-1.91%
RCI	ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC	$20.83B	44.20%	8.10%	13.34%	14.00%	3.65	0.55	100.00%	31.70%	43.89%
BCE	BCE INC	$23.42B	29.00%	8.10%	13.45%	12.40%	2.47	0.74	43.40%	25.50%	38.10%
GLIBA	GCI LIBERTY INC	$890.28M	-20.90%	-10.10%	-11.97%	-14.90%	0.89	3.31	48.80%	-31.50%	-35.33%
PHI	PLDT INC	$3.93B	23.70%	4.60%	7.88%	5.20%	3.99	0.44	86.80%	13.10%	17.16%
GOGO	GOGO INC	$618.04M	13.00%	1.10%	9.53%	7.10%	9.86	1.66	42.90%	1.50%	10.74%
TKC	TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A S	$5.03B	7.90%	4.20%	12.99%	18.40%	0.93	1.70	171.70%	7.30%	21.98%
KT	KT CORP	$8.59B	10.20%	4.00%	9.83%	8.50%	1.34	1.19	100.00%	6.00%	10.74%
VOD	VODAFONE GROUP PUBLIC LTD CO	$36.40B	-0.10%	0.00%	1.66%	1.50%	1.49	1.13	31.50%	-0.10%	4.34%
CMCSA	COMCAST CORP	$88.84B	19.80%	7.00%	12.73%	15.60%	1.95	0.87	100.00%	15.00%	23.04%
TLK	PERUSAHAAN PERSEROAN PERSERO PT TELEKOMUNIKASI INDONESIA TBK	$16.27B	12.90%	6.00%	13.73%	11.70%	1.06	0.83	71.90%	11.90%	19.92%
SIFY	SIFY TECHNOLOGIES LTD	$1.22B	-7.50%	-1.80%	4.25%	2.70%	3.26	0.88	38.60%	-3.60%	5.52%
IDCC	INTERDIGITAL INC	$6.52B	33.40%	17.70%	34.22%	58.70%	0.88	1.88	58.00%	44.20%	55.03%
CHT	CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO LTD	$33.95B	10.10%	7.20%	10.47%	12.30%	0.35	1.59	36.70%	16.00%	20.18%
TIGO	MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR SA	$14.43B	34.30%	6.80%	14.43%	16.50%	5.60	0.61	92.00%	18.20%	35.27%
TMUS	T-MOBILE US INC	$202.95B	17.80%	4.90%	9.09%	9.30%	2.84	1.09	62.20%	11.60%	19.51%
VZ	VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC	$199.63B	16.70%	4.40%	8.49%	9.50%	3.03	0.64	58.80%	12.50%	21.24%
TDS	TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC	$4.44B	1.30%	0.60%	3.52%	3.50%	0.60	3.43	59.10%	2.90%	12.83%
IRDM	IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC	$5.47B	22.80%	4.10%	9.16%	5.60%	4.41	2.85	71.60%	12.10%	25.34%
CHTR	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC	$17.72B	30.80%	3.20%	8.23%	5.70%	8.15	0.40	100.00%	9.00%	21.42%
LUMN	LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INC	$11.32B	N/A	-5.30%	-4.28%	-2.80%	-24.25	0.99	47.30%	-14.30%	-9.34%
IQST	IQSTEL INC	$7.95M	-92.00%	-20.80%	-53.89%	-153.10%	3.00	0.99	2.70%	-2.80%	-2.19%
T	AT&T INC	$172.32B	19.50%	5.10%	8.60%	10.30%	2.70	0.92	59.40%	16.80%	25.20%
ATEX	ANTERIX INC	$1.20B	39.80%	21.30%	22.36%	314.30%	0.77	1.39	100.00%	1,370.90%	1,436.38%
SHEN	SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO	$882.39M	-5.20%	-2.50%	-1.52%	-1.30%	1.25	1.13	64.40%	-12.70%	-7.76%
CCOI	COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC	$889.38M	N/A	-5.40%	-1.93%	-1.10%	-30.34	1.90	45.60%	-17.50%	-5.65%
OPTU	OPTIMUM COMMUNICATIONS INC	$313.52M	N/A	-15.50%	-11.51%	-8.90%	-6.36	0.85	69.50%	-55.00%	-35.07%
FNGR	FINGERMOTION INC	$47.19M	-44.50%	-12.20%	-45.17%	-47.40%	3.01	1.13	2.90%	-29.00%	-28.39%
ELWT	ELAUWIT CONNECTION INC	$49.71M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3.35	1.30	N/A	N/A	N/A
FABC	FABRICAI INC	$25.98M	-105,566.10%	-262.50%	-307.74%	-735.70%	1.36	5.05	N/A	N/A	N/A
UCL	UCLOUDLINK GROUP INC	$38.46M	12.60%	5.10%	18.01%	59.80%	1.41	1.65	165.30%	17.60%	25.90%
IOTR	IOTHREE LTD	$10.21M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.16	1.44	N/A	N/A	N/A
AD	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE INC	$4.39B	7.20%	3.50%	8.05%	6.30%	1.13	1.03	57.50%	19.30%	27.70%
PCLA	PICOCELA INC	$10.30M	-151.90%	-53.90%	-97.87%	-102.50%	1.31	2.13	53.40%	-115.00%	-111.79%
IHS	IHS HOLDING LTD	$2.79B	-87.60%	4.10%	20.57%	12.00%	-24.26	2.01	52.30%	11.00%	40.19%
LILA	LIBERTY LATIN AMERICA LTD	$1.63B	-85.30%	-4.10%	0.82%	0.60%	20.62	1.11	78.00%	-11.20%	1.89%
KORE	KORE GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$161.46M	N/A	-18.40%	-7.99%	-8.40%	-3.07	1.05	56.50%	-27.40%	-9.05%
GSAT	GLOBALSTAR INC	$10.85B	-5.40%	-0.90%	1.71%	1.80%	5.94	1.60	64.20%	-6.80%	12.84%
LBTYA	LIBERTY GLOBAL LTD	$4.23B	-48.60%	-22.50%	-25.22%	-20.20%	1.28	1.11	66.00%	-109.70%	-96.54%
LBRDA	LIBERTY BROADBAND CORP	$4.85B	-35.50%	-22.60%	-39.63%	-27.20%	0.67	1.09	77.80%	-1,050.20%	-1,345.98%

Telecom Stocks FAQ

What are the best telecom stocks to buy right now in May 2026?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best telecommunication stocks to buy right now are:

1. Ooma (NYSE:OOMA)

Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) is the #1 top telecom stock out of 55 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 17 points higher than the telecom industry average of 25.

OOMA passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ooma has seen its stock return 30.55% over the past year, overperforming other telecom stocks by 41 percentage points.

Ooma has an average 1 year price target of $21.77, an upside of 23.33% from Ooma's current stock price of $17.65.

Ooma stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Ooma, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Telefonica Brasil Sa (NYSE:VIV)

Telefonica Brasil Sa (NYSE:VIV) is the #2 top telecom stock out of 55 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Telefonica Brasil Sa (NYSE:VIV) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: F, Safety: A, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Telefonica Brasil Sa (NYSE:VIV) has a Due Diligence Score of 28, which is 3 points higher than the telecom industry average of 25.

VIV passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Telefonica Brasil Sa has seen its stock return 32.86% over the past year, overperforming other telecom stocks by 44 percentage points.

Telefonica Brasil Sa has an average 1 year price target of $15.95, an upside of 21.39% from Telefonica Brasil Sa's current stock price of $13.14.

Telefonica Brasil Sa stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Telefonica Brasil Sa, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Idt (NYSE:IDT)

Idt (NYSE:IDT) is the #3 top telecom stock out of 55 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Idt (NYSE:IDT) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Idt (NYSE:IDT) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 15 points higher than the telecom industry average of 25.

IDT passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Idt has seen its stock lose -11.5% over the past year, underperforming other telecom stocks by -1 percentage points.

What are the telecom stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 20 telecom stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 telecom stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Gci Liberty (NASDAQ:GLIBA)

Gci Liberty (NASDAQ:GLIBA) has an annual dividend yield of 12.9%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the telecom industry average of 3.37%.

Gci Liberty's dividend payout ratio of -26.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI)

Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI) has an annual dividend yield of 6.05%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the telecom industry average of 3.37%. Cogent Communications Holdings's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Cogent Communications Holdings's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cogent Communications Holdings's dividend payout ratio of -58.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Verizon (NYSE:VZ)

Verizon (NYSE:VZ) has an annual dividend yield of 5.78%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the telecom industry average of 3.37%. Verizon's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Verizon's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Verizon's dividend payout ratio of 67.5% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are telecom stocks down?

Telecom stocks were down -0.51% in the last day, and down -0.15% over the last week. Cogent Communications Holdings was the among the top losers in the telecom services industry, dropping -10.39% yesterday.

Cogent Communications shares are trading lower after JP Morgan downgraded the stock from Overweight to Neutral.

What are the most undervalued telecom stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued telecom stocks right now are:

1. Kt (NYSE:KT)

Kt (NYSE:KT) is the most undervalued telecom stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Kt has a valuation score of 57, which is 38 points higher than the telecom industry average of 19. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kt's stock has dropped -7.14% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by 4 percentage points.

2. Pldt (NYSE:PHI)

Pldt (NYSE:PHI) is the second most undervalued telecom stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Pldt has a valuation score of 14, which is -5 points higher than the telecom industry average of 19. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates PHI a Valuation Rating of "A".

Pldt's stock has dropped -20.74% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by -10 percentage points.

3. Cable One (NYSE:CABO)

Cable One (NYSE:CABO) is the third most undervalued telecom stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Cable One has a valuation score of 14, which is -5 points higher than the telecom industry average of 19. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates CABO a Valuation Rating of "B".

Cable One's stock has dropped -64.39% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by -54 percentage points.

Are telecom stocks a good buy now?

34.38% of telecom stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect telecom stocks to rise by 29.13% over the next year.

2.22% of telecom stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 22.22% of telecom stocks are rated B (Buy), 57.78% are rated C (Hold), 6.67% are rated D (Sell), and 11.11% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the telecom services industry?

The average P/E ratio of the telecom services industry is 4.17x.

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Sectors & Industries Communication ServicesTelecom Services
Best Telecom Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top telecom stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best telecom stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Telecom Stocks FAQ

1. Ooma (NYSE:OOMA)

2. Telefonica Brasil Sa (NYSE:VIV)

3. Idt (NYSE:IDT)

1. Gci Liberty (NASDAQ:GLIBA)

2. Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI)

3. Verizon (NYSE:VZ)

1. Kt (NYSE:KT)

2. Pldt (NYSE:PHI)

3. Cable One (NYSE:CABO)

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1. Ooma (NYSE:OOMA)

2. Telefonica Brasil Sa (NYSE:VIV)

3. Idt (NYSE:IDT)

1. Gci Liberty (NASDAQ:GLIBA)

2. Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI)

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Best Telecom Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top telecom stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best telecom stocks to buy now. Learn More.