Telecom stocks with the highest profit margins

Ranked

25

of 37 telecom stocks we cover

Median

4.6%

Highest

48.6%

ZD

Range

−47.9% to 48.6%

#	Company	Net margin	Operating margin	Revenue growth (TTM)	Market cap
1	ZDZiff Davis	48.6%	5.5%	−0.7%	$2B
2	TDSTelephone & Data Systems	33.2%	37.0%	−41.7%	$4.1B
3	UNITUniti	30.4%	3.2%	+199.7%	$1.2B
4	ATNIATN International	22.5%	37.7%	+2.0%	$399.1M
5	IRDMIridium Communications	18.1%	19.0%	+3.6%	$4.7B
6	VZVerizon Communications	11.6%	20.5%	+1.4%	$185.6B
7	TMUST-Mobile US	11.5%	19.8%	+9.7%	$157.2B
8	CHTRCharter Communications	9.1%	23.3%	−1.5%	$13B
9	SPOKSpok	9.0%	11.9%	−3.4%	$215.5M
10	CMCSAComcast	9.0%	14.7%	+0.6%	$80.5B
11	IDTIDT	6.7%	9.3%	+5.4%	$2B
12	CXDOCrexendo	5.3%	4.9%	+25.5%	$191.2M
13	CALXCalix	4.6%	5.5%	+27.8%	$2.3B
14	GOGOGogo	−0.1%	11.5%	+30.0%	$294.1M
15	VSATViasat	−0.6%	2.4%	+1.3%	$8.5B
16	IQSTiQSTEL	−2.2%	−1.3%	+39.3%	$9.9M
17	KVHIKVH Industries	−4.7%	−7.0%	+15.8%	$123.9M
18	CCOICogent Communications	−4.7%	8.0%	−4.5%	$383.1M
19	LUMNLumen Technologies	−8.7%	1.7%	−7.7%	$4.7B
20	SHENShenandoah Telecommunications	−12.2%	−5.3%	+5.0%	$573M
21	GSATGlobalstar	−19.4%	4.7%	+7.7%	$10.7B
22	BZFDBuzzFeed	−35.8%	−31.9%	−12.1%	$80.4M
23	TTGTTechTarget	−36.8%	−46.5%	+25.3%	$267.6M
24	ECHOEchoStar CORP	−38.7%	n/m	−5.2%	$25.9B
25	SURGSurgePays	−47.9%	−41.0%	+83.9%	$6.9M

Not ranked: 6 with a margin moved by items that are not sales, 2 with under $50M of revenue, 1 with a quarter missing, 1 with not a meaningful number. 2 companies whose data behind this number has a caveat are left out until it is checked.

A ranking of numbers, not a recommendation. A low multiple can be a bargain or a business in trouble: open the company to see which.