CompaniesRanked

2874 companies · fiscal year 2025 · SEC EDGAR · September 25, 2026

Communication services companies with the most long-term debt

Long-term debt is borrowing due more than a year out. A large figure is normal for capital-intensive businesses and says nothing on its own about financial health. Figures are for fiscal year 2025 and are read directly from each company's SEC filings; the source column on every row links to the document.

Ranks 1–100 of 116 · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026

Verizon Communications (VZ) tops the list with $140B in long-term debt for fiscal 2025, ahead of AT&T ($135B) and Charter Communications ($94.0B). The top 10 together report $689B in long-term debt; the gap between #1 and #10 is ×5.47. 116 companies in Communication services report long-term debt, 5.1% of the 2263-filer universe. The last place on the list, Reading International, comes in at $185M.

Long-term debt
#CompanyLong-term debtYoY15-year trend
1Verizon CommunicationsVZUS$140B+15.0%
2AT&TTUS$135B+10.3%
3Charter CommunicationsCHTRUS$94.0B+2.0%
4ComcastCMCSAUS$93.0B−1.3%
5T-Mobile USTMUSUS$81.1B+9.4%
6Walt DisneyDISUS$35.8B−7.4%
7Warner Bros. DiscoveryWBDUS$32.6B−17.6%
8Rogers CommunicationsRCICA$26.2B−1.3%
9Optimum CommunicationsOPTUUS$26.1B+5.1%
10BceBCECA$25.5B+11.7%
11TelusTUCA$20.0B+12.6%
12EchostarECHOUS$18.7B+840.9%
13Lumen TechnologiesLUMNUS$17.4B−0.8%
14NetflixNFLXUS$13.5B−2.4%
15Uniti GroupUNITUS$9.5B+64.8%
16Omnicom GroupOMCUS$9.3B+52.7%
17Sirius XMSIRIUS$8.6B−16.2%
18Liberty Latin AmericaLILAUS$8.3B+2.4%
19Liberty GlobalLBTYABM$7.8B−4.6%
20Live Nation EntertainmentLYVUS$7.6B+23.2%
21FoxFOXAUS$6.6B+0.1%
22Millicom International CellularTIGOLU$6.6B+18.5%
23SESSGBAFLU$6.5B+46.7%
24ViasatVSATUS$6.2B−4.5%
25Nexstar MediaNXSTUS$6.2B−2.8%
26Gray MediaGTNUS$5.7B+2.5%
27WPPWPPGB$5.5B+18.1%
28Six Flags EntertainmentFUNUS$5.2B+9.4%
29Clear Channel OutdoorCCOUS$5.1B−9.8%
30Churchill DownsCHDNUS$5.1B+4.6%
31Liberty MediaFWONAUS$5.0B+70.2%
32Sunrise CommunicationsSNNRFCH$5.0B+4.3%
33IheartmediaIHRTUS$5.0B−1.4%
34Warner MusicWMGUS$4.4B+10.5%
35SinclairSBGIUS$4.4B+6.4%
36Brightstar LotteryBRSLGB$4.1B−21.2%
37Amc EntertainmentAMCUS$4.0B+0.2%
38Tko GroupTKOUS$3.7B+36.1%
39Cable OneCABOUS$3.2B−11.2%
40Vail ResortsMTNUS$2.9B+38.2%
41Ihs HoldingIHSGB$2.8B−11.7%
42Mcgraw HillMHUS$2.6B—
43E.W. ScrippsSSPUS$2.6B+1.0%
44Cinemark HoldingsCNKUS$2.5B+4.2%
45Planet FitnessPLNTUS$2.5B+14.4%
46United Parks & ResortsPRKSUS$2.2B−0.5%
47NewsNWSAUS$1.9B−1.1%
48PearsonPSOGB$1.9B+31.8%
49Lionsgate StudiosLIONCA$1.8B—
50Lucky Strike EntertainmentLUCKUS$1.8B+38.1%
51Iridium CommunicationsIRDMUS$1.8B−0.0%
52Amc Global MediaAMCXUS$1.7B−25.2%
53Cogent CommunicationsCCOIUS$1.7B+18.8%
54Liberty LiveLLYVAUS$1.7B+7.1%
55CimpressCMPRIE$1.6B−0.1%
56Stubhub HoldingsSTUBUS$1.5B−34.8%
57Life Time GroupLTHUS$1.5B−1.8%
58DeluxeDLXUS$1.4B−3.6%
59Thomson ReutersTRICA$1.3B−28.1%
60StagwellSTGWUS$1.3B−2.0%
61Versant MediaVSNTUS$983M+$983M
62Liberty CapitalGLIBAUS$979M−8.2%
63USA TodayTDAYUS$885M−12.0%
64TelesatTSATCA$842M−60.9%
65GogoGOGOUS$834M+0.2%
66Telephone & Data SystemsTDSUS$823M−65.9%
67Acco BrandsACCOUS$806M+2.9%
68John Wiley & SonsWLYUS$796M−9.2%
69Sphere EntertainmentSPHRUS$767M+46.5%
70Ziff DavisZDUS$718M−16.9%
71Cumulus MediaCMLSUS$695M+3.9%
72Array Digital InfrastructureADUS$670M−44.2%
73Manchester UnitedMANUGB$648M+0.3%
74Shenandoah TelecommunicationsSHENUS$628M+54.1%
75Accel EntertainmentACELUS$570M+1.6%
76Madison Square Garden EntertainmentMSGEUS$555M−5.2%
77Atn InternationalATNIUS$549M+0.0%
78Atlanta BravesBATRAUS$523M+2.0%
79Xponential FitnessXPOFUS$501M+46.5%
80AngiANGIUS$498M+0.2%
81Lee EnterprisesLEEUS$455M+2.1%
82Reservoir MediaRSVRUS$452M+21.6%
83GlobalstarGSATUS$452M−5.2%
84Urban OneUONEUS$430M−25.8%
85New Royal Holdco IGDENUS$427M+5.3%
86Townsquare MediaTSQUS$421M−9.6%
87TechtargetTTGTUS$417M—
88AdeiaADEAUS$397M−12.5%
89Vivid SeatsSEATUS$383M−0.4%
90TimTIMBBR$338M−22.1%
91Quad/GraphicsQUADUS$323M−7.5%
92GrouponGRPNUS$309M+25.7%
93Cpi CardPMTSUS$287M+2.2%
94ScholasticSCHLUS$275M+10.0%
95Madison Square Garden SportsMSGSUS$267M−2.9%
96New York TimesNYTUS$247M+1.6%
97Thryv HoldingsTHRYUS$236M−13.0%
98Beasley BroadcastBBGIUS$235M−4.8%
99Kyivstar GroupKYIVAE$225M—
100Reading InternationalRDIBUS$185M−8.7%

All figures from SEC filings · FY2025 · 100

see sources

Download this data as a CSV →

Embed this table

Free to use on any site. The table updates itself whenever the data is rebuilt — you paste it once. The only condition is that you keep the credit line below the table, so readers can reach the source.

<iframe src="https://companiesranked.com/embed/en/communication-services-companies-with-the-most-debt" title="Communication services companies with the most long-term debt" width="100%" height="478" loading="lazy" style="max-width:680px;border:1px solid #e5e2dc;border-radius:6px"></iframe>
<p style="max-width:680px;font:13px system-ui,sans-serif">Source: <a href="https://companiesranked.com/en/communication-services-companies-with-the-most-debt">Communication services companies with the most long-term debt</a> — CompaniesRanked, compiled from SEC EDGAR filings</p>

Open the embed on its own →

Cite this page

Ready-made references for the figures on this page, as published on September 25, 2026.

Wikipedia

{{cite web |title=Communication services companies with the most long-term debt |url=https://companiesranked.com/en/communication-services-companies-with-the-most-debt |website=CompaniesRanked |date=2026-09-25 |language=en}}

APA 7

CompaniesRanked. (September 25, 2026). Communication services companies with the most long-term debt. CompaniesRanked. https://companiesranked.com/en/communication-services-companies-with-the-most-debt

BibTeX

@misc{companiesranked-en-communication-services-companies-with-the-most-debt-2026,
  author       = {{CompaniesRanked}},
  title        = {{Communication services companies with the most long-term debt}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://companiesranked.com/en/communication-services-companies-with-the-most-debt}},
  note         = {Compiled from SEC EDGAR XBRL filings; data as of 2026-09-25},
  urldate      = {2026-09-25}
}

The figures are rebuilt with every data refresh, so the reference carries the publication date. Add your own access date if your style requires one.

Companies with the most long-term debt →

By sector

By country