Communication Services sector roundup — 2026-10-22
Communication Services was the worst-performing sector in the S&P 500 on Wednesday, falling 1.31% while the broader index rose 0.53%.
Communication Services was the worst-performing sector in the S&P 500 on Wednesday, falling 1.31%¹ while the broader index rose 0.53%².
The decline was broad, with only 18.8% of stocks in the sector posting gains³. The typical stock fell 1.44%⁴. Heavy losses came from AT&T (-6.45%)⁵, Netflix (-5.31%)⁶, and T-Mobile US (-2.54%)⁷. Among the sector's three largest companies, Netflix fell 5.31% and Alphabet dropped 1.62%⁸, while Meta Platforms managed a slight gain of 0.47%. Other gainers included EchoStar at 7.23%⁹ and Disney at 0.14%¹⁰.
Recent performance shows a downward trend. The sector is down 3.86% over the last week¹¹ and 4.89% over the last month¹², leaving it 4.3 percentage points behind the S&P 500 over that one-month period¹³. Longer-term figures are more positive, with a 1.0% return year-to-date¹⁴ and a 12-month return of 6.66%¹⁵. Looking back three months, the sector returned 5.74%¹⁶, which was 1.29 percentage points ahead of the S&P 500¹⁷.
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