At&T (T) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)
At&T's Interest Expenses came in at $1.88 billion for Q2 2026, up 13.8% from $1.66 billion a year earlier and up 3.9% from the prior quarter.
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At&T (T) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, At&T reported Interest Expenses of $7.19 billion, up 8.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $6.8 billion, up 0.7% from FY2024.
- Interest Expenses has increased in each of the last three years, though with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -2.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Interest Expenses was $6.76 billion in FY2024 (+0.8%), $6.7 billion in FY2023 (+9.8%), $6.11 billion in FY2022 (-9.1%) and $6.72 billion in FY2021 (-13.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Interest Expenses since Q3 2020.
- Year-over-year, Interest Expenses has increased for four consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 2.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Interest Expenses over five years came in Q3 2023 (growth of 17.0%), and the weakest in Q3 2021 (a decline of 17.5%).
- Business Quant data shows T's Interest Expenses at $1.81 billion (Q1 2026), $1.79 billion (Q4 2025) and $1.7 billion (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Int Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 190.70 Bn | 155.11 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 1.99 Bn |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 175.28 Bn | 160.03 Bn | 14.76 Bn | - |
| 3 | At&T | 167.47 Bn | 115.42 Bn | 25.82 Bn | 1.88 Bn |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 141.87 Bn | 130.50 Bn | 318.12 Mn | -111.57 Mn |
| 5 | Comcast | 76.96 Bn | 41.21 Bn | - | 1.05 Bn |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 35.31 Bn | 31.16 Bn | 728.80 Mn | -3.33 Mn |
| 7 | EchoStar | 25.94 Bn | 17.08 Bn | 1.65 Bn | - |
| 8 | AST SpaceMobile | 22.90 Bn | 23.41 Bn | 7.95 Mn | - |
| 9 | Bce | 18.99 Bn | 17.31 Bn | - | 328.21 Mn |
| 10 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.28 Bn | 12.27 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 230.31 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.88 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.81 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.79 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.70 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.66 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.66 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.66 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.68 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.70 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.72 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.73 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.66 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.61 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.71 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.56 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.42 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.50 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.63 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.63 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.63 Bn |
API Access
At&T Interest Expenses 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=interest-expenses&ticker=T&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-expenses", "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=interest-expenses&ticker=T&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();