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At&T (T) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)

At&T has reported FCF Payout Ratio over the past 18 years, most recently at 0.73 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio rose 67.68% to 0.73 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.47 through Mar 2026, up 9.67% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.42 for FY2025, 5.13% down from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.73 for Q1 2026 at At&T, up 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.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.44 (2025), against an average of 0.52.
  • The largest YoY upside for FCF Payout Ratio was 92.9% in 2022 against a maximum downside of 59.76% in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.33 in 2022, then dropped by 9.44% to 0.3 in 2023, then skyrocketed by 35.25% to 0.4 in 2024, then increased by 9.96% to 0.44 in 2025, then surged by 65.75% to 0.73 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for T's FCF Payout Ratio are 0.73 (Q1 2026), 0.44 (Q4 2025), and 0.39 (Q3 2025).