At&T T
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As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

At&T (T) Current Taxes (2009 - 2020)

At&T (T) posted quarterly Current Taxes of $1.0 billion for Q4 2020, down 15.92% year-over-year from $1.2 billion in Q1 2020, and down 23.73% quarter-over-quarter from $1.3 billion in Q3 2020.

At&T (T) Current Taxes (2009 - 2020) Analysis & Trends

At&T (T) has reported Current Taxes for 12 consecutive years, with $1.0 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2020.

  • In Q4 2020, Current Taxes fell 15.92% year-over-year to $1.0 billion; the TTM figure through Dec 2020 stood at $1.0 billion (down 15.92% YoY), while the FY2020 annual figure was $1.0 billion, down 15.92% from the prior year.
  • Current Taxes fell to $1.0 billion in Q4 2020 per T's latest filing, from $1.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Current Taxes topped out at $3.4 billion in Q1 2017 and bottomed at $1.0 billion in Q4 2020.
  • Historically, Current Taxes has averaged $2.0 billion across 5 years, with a median of $2.1 billion in 2016.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2018 — Current Taxes plunged 54.67% — and 2020, when it jumped 91.95%.
  • At&T's Current Taxes stood at $2.1 billion in 2016, then plunged by 39.3% to $1.3 billion in 2017, then declined by 6.58% to $1.2 billion in 2018, then climbed by 2.8% to $1.2 billion in 2019, then slipped by 15.92% to $1.0 billion in 2020.
  • Business Quant data shows T's Current Taxes at $1.0 billion in Q4 2020, $1.3 billion in Q3 2020, and $2.5 billion in Q2 2020.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Current Taxes (Qtr)
1 Verizon Communications 205.80 Bn 204.04 Bn 27.03 Bn -
2 T-Mobile US 197.90 Bn 195.07 Bn 17.74 Bn -
3 Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 195.16 Bn 193.45 Bn 318.12 Mn 14.24 Mn
4 At&T 175.88 Bn 158.31 Bn 25.25 Bn -
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6 EchoStar 25.20 Bn 23.70 Bn 1.65 Bn -
7 Bce 22.12 Bn 22.12 Bn - -
8 Rogers Communications 19.59 Bn 18.35 Bn 1.77 Bn -
9 Telefonica Brasil 18.39 Bn 18.39 Bn 1.32 Bn -
10 Charter Communications 18.08 Bn 17.57 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2020 1.02 Bn
Sep 30, 2020 1.34 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 2.55 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 2.17 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 1.21 Bn
Sep 30, 2019 2.74 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 2.06 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 1.13 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 1.18 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 1.46 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 1.89 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 1.53 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 1.26 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 2.70 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 3.33 Bn
Mar 31, 2017 3.38 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 2.08 Bn
Sep 30, 2016 2.69 Bn
Jun 30, 2016 2.77 Bn
Mar 31, 2016 2.46 Bn