At&T (T) Dividends Paid - Common (2010 - 2025)
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 (2010 - 2025) 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) (Yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 190.79 Bn | 157.13 Bn | 27.05 Bn | - |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 173.48 Bn | 155.91 Bn | 15.13 Bn | 4.12 Bn |
| 3 | At&T | 147.74 Bn | 89.20 Bn | 26.22 Bn | 8.18 Bn |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 147.02 Bn | 147.02 Bn | 960.50 Mn | 53.16 Mn |
| 5 | Comcast | 86.74 Bn | 52.53 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 38.68 Bn | 30.69 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 1.24 Bn |
| 7 | Vodafone Group Public | 37.42 Bn | 6.82 Bn | - | 1.55 Bn |
| 8 | EchoStar | 27.50 Bn | 8.54 Bn | 647.20 Mn | - |
| 9 | Bce | 20.09 Bn | 18.08 Bn | 2.79 Bn | 1.65 Bn |
| 10 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.40 Bn | 12.42 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 391.88 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.18 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.21 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.14 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.86 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.07 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 14.96 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 14.89 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 13.41 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 12.04 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 11.80 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 10.20 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 9.55 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 9.70 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 10.24 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 10.17 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 9.92 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-annual&ticker=T&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common-annual", "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-annual&ticker=T&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();