At&T (T-PA) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

At&T (T-PA) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.73 for Q1 2026, up 67.68% year-over-year from 0.44 in Q1 2025, and up 65.75% quarter-over-quarter from 0.44 in Q4 2025.

At&T (T-PA) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

At&T (T-PA) has 18 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.73 in Q1 2026.

  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.73, up 67.68% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.47 (up 9.67% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.42, down 5.13% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio improved to 0.73 in Q1 2026 per T-PA's latest filing, from 0.44 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 1.22 in Q1 2022 and troughed at 0.3 in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 0.52 and a median of 0.44 in 2025 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • On a YoY basis, FCF Payout Ratio climbed as much as 92.9% in 2022 and fell as far as 59.76% in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.33 in 2022, then retreated by 9.44% to 0.3 in 2023, then jumped by 35.25% to 0.4 in 2024, then advanced by 9.96% to 0.44 in 2025, then surged by 65.75% to 0.73 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows T-PA's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.73 in Q1 2026, 0.44 in Q4 2025, and 0.39 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Bce 382.57 Bn 381.58 Bn - -0.21
2 T-Mobile US 195.94 Bn 192.42 Bn 17.62 Bn 0.24
3 Verizon Communications 190.78 Bn 183.73 Bn 27.94 Bn 0.77
4 At&T 159.64 Bn 149.68 Bn 25.25 Bn 0.73
5 Telefonica Brasil 146.21 Bn 144.47 Bn 1.32 Bn -
6 America Movil Sab De Cv 128.31 Bn 126.27 Bn 10.13 Bn 0.00
7 Chunghwa Telecom 109.39 Bn 107.21 Bn 719.92 Mn -
8 Millicom International Cellular 106.22 Bn 104.67 Bn - -
9 Veon 82.81 Bn 80.59 Bn - -
10 At&T - - 25.25 Bn 0.73

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.73
Dec 31, 2025 0.44
Sep 30, 2025 0.39
Jun 30, 2025 0.42
Mar 31, 2025 0.44
Dec 31, 2024 0.40
Sep 30, 2024 0.41
Jun 30, 2024 0.44
Mar 31, 2024 0.54
Dec 31, 2023 0.30
Sep 30, 2023 0.35
Jun 30, 2023 0.37
Mar 31, 2023 0.86
Dec 31, 2022 0.33
Sep 30, 2022 0.48
Jun 30, 2022 0.74
Mar 31, 2022 1.22
Dec 31, 2021 0.82
Sep 30, 2021 0.77
Jun 30, 2021 0.61