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Communication Services Sector Performance Today
Communication Services sector price performance from XLC, with the AIQ breadth reading that shows how broadly covered communication services stocks are participating in the move.
AIQ participation
Confirmed weaknessCommunication Services is lagging the S&P 500 with fewer than half of its stocks improving — price and participation agree. It sits at -0.77 percentage points versus the S&P 500 with 10% of its covered stocks improving over the past week. This describes the current relationship between price and participation; it is not a forecast.
Communication Services stocks by AIQ signal
Highest AIQ Edge Scores
Strongest current evidence in the sector.
| Symbol | Company | AIQ Edge (1–10) |
|---|---|---|
| BZ | Kanzhun Limited | 10 |
| CMCSA | Comcast Corporation | 9 |
| SIRI | Sirius XM Holdings Inc. | 9 |
| TME | Tencent Music Entertainment Group | 9 |
| SPOT | Spotify Technology S.A. | 9 |
| PINS | Pinterest, Inc. | 9 |
| TTD | The Trade Desk, Inc. | 8 |
| LYV | Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. | 8 |
| FOX | Fox Corporation | 8 |
| BCE | BCE Inc. | 7 |
Improving fastest
Largest AIQ gains over the past 7 days.
Weakening fastest
Largest AIQ declines over the past 7 days.
| Symbol | Company | AIQ Score 7d (0–100) |
|---|---|---|
| MSGS | Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. | -10 |
| FOXA | Fox Corporation | -9 |
| DASH | DoorDash, Inc. | -8 |
| FOX | Fox Corporation | -8 |
| META | Meta Platforms, Inc. | -8 |
| MTCH | Match Group, Inc. | -8 |
| RDDT | Reddit, Inc. | -7 |
| NWSA | News Corporation | -7 |
| NWS | News Corporation | -7 |
| OMC | Omnicom Group Inc. | -6 |
Compare the sector's two strongest names side by side: BZ vs CMCSA, or open any symbol above for its full technicals and fundamentals.
Themes concentrated in communication services
Themes are selective baskets built around a single driver, and can draw members from several sectors at once. These draw at least a third of their constituents from communication services:
- Internet, Social & Digital Media8 of 12 constituents
Methodology
Communication Services sector performance is represented by XLC, the Select Sector SPDR fund, and reflects price return, not total return — dividends are excluded. The fund holds S&P 500 constituents, so it describes large-cap communication services exposure rather than every listed company in the sector.
AIQ breadth is the share of covered communication services stocks with an AIQ Edge Score of 7 or higher on the 1–10 scale — a level reading. Improving is the share whose underlying AIQ Score rose over the past seven days — a change reading. The AIQ Score runs 0–100 with 50 neutral, so the two figures are related but sit on different scales and should not be read as one number. Funds are excluded from both, so an ETF's holdings are never counted twice. The state label is derived from the benchmark-relative return and the improving share alone, using the same rule as the sector hub.
Data as of 2026-10-28, market close.
Communication Services sector — frequently asked questions
How is the communication services sector performing today?
Communication Services is -0.42% over the past day, measured by XLC, the Select Sector SPDR fund for the sector. The full return set is -0.42% over one day, -5.34% over one week, -7.06% over one month, -3.23% over three months and -10.47% year to date. These are price returns and exclude dividends.
Which ETF tracks the communication services sector?
XLC, the Select Sector SPDR fund, is used on this page as the communication services sector benchmark. It holds the S&P 500 constituents assigned to the sector, weighted by market capitalisation, so it represents large-cap sector exposure rather than every listed company in the sector.
How many communication services stocks are participating?
36% of covered communication services stocks currently carry an AIQ Edge Score of 7 or higher on the 1 to 10 scale, and 10% saw their underlying 0 to 100 AIQ Score rise over the past seven days. The first is a level reading of how much of the sector is in constructive shape; the second is a change reading, so the two sit on different scales. Funds are excluded from both so their holdings are not counted twice.
What does "Confirmed weakness" mean?
Communication Services is lagging the S&P 500 with fewer than half of its stocks improving — price and participation agree. It sits at -0.77 percentage points versus the S&P 500 with 10% of its covered stocks improving over the past week. This describes the current relationship between price and participation; it is not a forecast.