Telecom Dividend Stocks

This list displays stocks that yield 1.8% or higher in the telecom industry. 5-year dividend growth rates, payout ratios, and one-year return, and ratings are available to our top dividend members only.

There are multiple high-value companies on this list that have yields over 4 and 5% which is very rare for the market. That is especially true when you consider that these companies have been able to increase their dividend year after year.

Three stocks stand out far above the rest in terms of market cap. AT&T, Verizon and China Mobile all have a market cap over 200 billion while the rest of the group all fall below 50B in market cap. See below the chart for a summary on the telco stocks with the largest market cap in this group.

Last Update: 08/01/2019

Name	Symbol	FWD P/E	Yield	Free Cash Flow Yield	5yr Div Growth %	3yr Rev Growth %	Payout Ratio	1 Year Return %	Rating
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (P	TLK	18.28	2.53	3.85	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only
China Telecom Corp Ltd ADR	CHA	11.04	3.54	6.11	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only
Telephone and Data Systems Inc	TDS	--	1.97	5.19	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only
Cogent Communications Holdings	CCOI	70.42	3.59	2.85	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only
AT&T Inc	T	9.52	5.94	10.33	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only
Verizon Communications Inc	VZ	11.92	4.26	7.62	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only
BCE Inc	BCE	17.12	5.15	6.48	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only
Rogers Communications Inc Clas	RCI	15.41	2.83	4.13	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only
TELUS Corp	TU	16	4.58	3.8	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only
America Movil SAB de CV ADR	AMOV	13.64	2.41	10.69	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only
America Movil SAB de CV ADR	AMX	13.64	2.4	10.69	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only
Telefonica Brasil SA ADR	VIV	16.16	5.47	4.74	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only
SK Telecom Co Ltd ADR	SKM	11.61	4.23	5.54	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC ADR	MBT	--	8.6	2.51	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only
Shaw Communications Inc Class	SJR	18.76	4.55	2	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only
China Mobile Ltd ADR	CHL	10.31	4.79	0.9	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A	TKC	--	3.07	1.79	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only
Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd ADR	CHT	24.69	4.16	5.17	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only
BT Group PLC ADR	BT	7.92	8.13	3.01	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only
Telefonica SA ADR	TEF	9.79	5.85	18.81	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only
Orange SA ADR	ORAN	12.74	5.3	3.01	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only
InterDigital Inc	IDCC	64.1	2.16	3.79	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only
CenturyLink Inc	CTL	8.78	13.05	24.58	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only
China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd A	CHU	17.89	2.03	19.27	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only
Vodafone Group PLC ADR	VOD	18.62	5.49	10.89	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only
Spok Holdings Inc	SPOK	--	3.54	1.68	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only
PLDT Inc ADR	PHI	9.56	6.12	3.29	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only
Millicom International Cellula	TIGO	32.36	5.04	-0.89	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only	Members Only

3 Largest dividend-paying Telecom Stocks

Verizon – (VZ)

Verizon is best known for its FIOS and wireless services. It is currently running an aggressive marketing campaign to promote the 5G network they are building out. Currently, VZ has a market cap of 240 Billion with revenue of 130B. Verizon has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years and will qualify for our safe dividend list next year.

AT&T – (T)

AT&T is mostly known for its wireless services in the US but also engages in business services. They have a market cap of 223 billion with revenue of 164 billion. The company is currently rolling out 5G with plans to expand this year. Competitors have complained that AT&T is marketing an upgraded version of 4G as 5G. T is already on our safe dividend list with 34 years of consecutive dividend growth.

China Mobile – (CHL)

China Mobile mostly operates in Mainland China and provides mobile and wireline services. It has a market cap of 209 billion with revenue of 109 billion. CHL has had an inconsistent dividend payout over the last few years and currently does not have any consecutive annual dividend increases. For comparison, China Telecom (CHA) has a market cap of just 41 billion.