At&T (T) Interest Paid (2009 - 2020)
At&T's Interest Paid was $1.83 billion in Q2 2020, down 4.0% from $1.9 billion a year earlier and down 23.1% from the prior quarter.
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At&T (T) Interest Paid (2009 - 2020) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, At&T's Interest Paid was $8.49 billion through Jun 30, 2020, down 7.6% year-over-year; for FY2019, it was $8.69 billion, down 1.4% from FY2018.
- Interest Paid shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 16.2% (FY2014 to FY2019).
- In earlier years, Interest Paid was $8.82 billion in FY2018 (+33.2%), $6.62 billion in FY2017 (+16.3%), $5.7 billion in FY2016 (+18.1%) and $4.82 billion in FY2015 (+17.6%).
- Quarterly Interest Paid has moved between $1.27 billion (Q4 2016) and $2.9 billion (Q3 2018) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Interest Paid has declined for four straight quarters, with growth averaging 7.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Interest Paid over five years was Q4 2015 (growth of 81.8%); the worst was Q3 2019 (a decline of 12.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, T's Interest Paid in the three quarters before Q2 2020 was $2.38 billion (Q1 2020), $1.76 billion (Q4 2019) and $2.53 billion (Q3 2019).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Paid (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 3 | At&T | 147.74 Bn | 89.20 Bn | 26.22 Bn | - |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 147.02 Bn | 147.02 Bn | 960.50 Mn | - |
| 5 | Comcast | 86.74 Bn | 52.53 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 38.68 Bn | 30.69 Bn | 728.80 Mn | - |
| 7 | Vodafone Group Public | 37.42 Bn | 6.82 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | EchoStar | 27.50 Bn | 8.54 Bn | 647.20 Mn | - |
| 9 | Bce | 20.09 Bn | 18.08 Bn | 2.79 Bn | -1.78 Bn |
| 10 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.40 Bn | 12.42 Bn | 1.42 Bn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2020 | 1.83 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 2.38 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 1.76 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 2.53 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 1.90 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 2.51 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 1.88 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 2.90 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 1.64 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 2.41 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 1.59 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 1.94 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 1.45 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 1.64 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 1.27 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 1.52 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 1.46 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 1.46 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 1.36 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 1.28 Bn |
API Access
At&T Interest Paid 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-paid&ticker=T&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-paid", "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-paid&ticker=T&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();