At&T (T) Dividends Paid - Common (2012 - 2026)
At&T's Dividends Paid - Common came in at $1.95 billion for Q3 2026, down 4.1% from $2.03 billion a year earlier and down 1.3% from the prior quarter.
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At&T (T) Dividends Paid - Common (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, At&T reported Dividends Paid - Common of $7.94 billion, down 3.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $8.18 billion, down 0.3% from FY2024.
- Dividends Paid - Common carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -11.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Dividends Paid - Common was $8.21 billion in FY2024 (+0.9%), $8.14 billion in FY2023 (-17.5%), $9.86 billion in FY2022 (-34.6%) and $15.07 billion in FY2021 (+0.7%).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Dividends Paid - Common in data going back to Q1 2012.
- Year-over-year, Dividends Paid - Common has declined for six consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 1.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Dividends Paid - Common over five years came in Q1 2025 (growth of 2.8%), and the weakest in Q3 2022 (a decline of 46.4%).
- Business Quant data shows T's Dividends Paid - Common at $1.98 billion (Q2 2026), $2 billion (Q1 2026) and $2.01 billion (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Paid (Common) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 191.94 Bn | 159.58 Bn | 27.05 Bn | - |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 179.71 Bn | 162.14 Bn | 15.13 Bn | 1.09 Bn |
| 3 | At&T | 147.73 Bn | 105.17 Bn | 26.22 Bn | 1.95 Bn |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 146.85 Bn | 139.98 Bn | 960.50 Mn | - |
| 5 | Comcast | 87.61 Bn | 53.57 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 37.88 Bn | 30.37 Bn | 728.80 Mn | - |
| 7 | Vodafone Group Public | 37.71 Bn | 5.95 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | EchoStar | 30.28 Bn | 11.36 Bn | 647.20 Mn | - |
| 9 | Bce | 20.18 Bn | 18.41 Bn | 11.61 Bn | -874.35 Mn |
| 10 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.61 Bn | 12.64 Bn | 1.42 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.95 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.98 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.00 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.01 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.03 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.04 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.09 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.04 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.04 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.10 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.03 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.02 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.02 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.08 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.01 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.01 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.01 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.09 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.75 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.75 Bn |
API Access
At&T Dividends Paid - Common API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common&ticker=T&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common", "ticker": "T", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common&ticker=T&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();