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At&T (T) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)

At&T has reported Operating Expenses over the past 18 years, most recently at $24.8 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses changed 0.1% to $24.8 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $101.5 billion through Mar 2026, down 2.42% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $101.5 billion for FY2025, 1.74% down from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $24.8 billion for Q1 2026 at At&T, down from $27.7 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $52.4 billion in Q4 2022 and troughed at $23.5 billion in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $24.6 billion (2025), against an average of $26.7 billion.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Expenses soared 100.13% in 2022 and then crashed 48.98% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $52.4 billion in 2022, then crashed by 48.98% to $26.8 billion in 2023, then grew by 0.83% to $27.0 billion in 2024, then rose by 2.62% to $27.7 billion in 2025, then fell by 10.22% to $24.8 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for T's Operating Expenses are $24.8 billion (Q1 2026), $27.7 billion (Q4 2025), and $24.6 billion (Q3 2025).