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Sectors · COMMUNICATION-SERVICES
What this page tells you: how the Communication Services sector ranks vs the US equity market, how healthy the move is inside, and which stocks are leading it.
Bottom climbing. Communication Services is the 10th-strongest US sector, trailing SPY by -11.3pp on a 12-month performance score that leans toward recent action. The sector has climbed 1 rank in the last 21 trading days — momentum is on its side. Use the panels below to confirm whether the move is broad or narrow, where the heaviest volume is flowing, and which stocks sit at the front of the move.
Communication Services Select Sector SPDR (XLC) is drifting sideways — up 0.6% over the past 50 trading days — and sits 6% off its 12-month peak. Daily swings average 1.39%, so the tape is normal. (As of August 24, 2026.)
Of the 89 stocks in Communication Services, 58% trade above their 50-day average and 59% above their 200-day. 35% sit within 10% of a fresh 52-week high. 19 new 20-day highs against 5 new lows today.
Business Services leads inside Communication Services, running +39.8pp ahead of SPY over the past 3 months. Communication trails at -3.5pp.
| Industry | 3m excess | 6m excess | Names | Top constituents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Services | +39.8pp | +33.7pp | 3 | PMTSQUADCMPR |
| Entertainment | +16.3pp | +30.9pp | 6 | MCSCNKSTRZ |
| Printing & Publishing | +9.6pp | +10.9pp | 12 | DJCOTRIWLY |
| Communication | -3.5pp | -9.2pp | 66 | ATEXNMAXAMCX |
Communication Services traded $10.24B today — trading normal at 0.74× the 30-day average — capturing 1.7% of all market volume. 1 accumulation days against 0 distribution days lately, an accum/dist ratio of 2.00.
Inside Communication Services, ATEX (98), EVC (97), and STRZ (97) lead by IBD relative-strength percentile.
| # | Ticker | IBD %ile | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | ATEX | 98 | $90.38 | |
| 95 | EVC | 97 | $8.11 | |
| 101 | STRZ | 97 | $28.94 | |
| 163 | MCS | 96 | $30.91 |
Composite RS uses IBD-style multi-horizon weights (3m / 6m / 9m / 12m at 0.4 / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.2, recency-weighted). Per-horizon RS is each sector ETF's excess return vs SPY over that lookback, from daily price history. Leader counts cross-reference the daily stock RS leaderboard with each sector's GICS membership. Ranks are recomputed every trading day. Read how to read sector rotation, or hunt one level down on industries and leaders.