At&T (T) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
At&T (T) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 21.13% for Q1 2026, up 234.0% YoY from 6.33% in Q1 2025, and up 22.19% sequentially from 17.3% in Q4 2025.
At&T (T) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At&T has disclosed Operating Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 21.13% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 234.0% year-over-year to 21.13%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 19.81% (up 439.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 19.23%, up 366.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin climbed to 21.13% in Q1 2026, from 17.3% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Operating Margin for T reached as high as 21.41% in Q2 2023 and fell as low as 67.29% in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 19.05% (2023), against an average of 13.26%.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin slumped 8303 bps — and 2023, when it surged 8375 bps.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 67.29% in 2022, then surged by 124 bps to 16.46% in 2023, then gained by 0 bps to 16.49% in 2024, then grew by 5 bps to 17.3% in 2025, then climbed by 22 bps to 21.13% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 21.13%, 17.3%, and 19.93% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk | 1,360.11 Bn | 465.10 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 190.40 Bn | 186.88 Bn | 17.62 Bn | 19.46% |
| 3 | Verizon Communications | 176.65 Bn | 169.60 Bn | 27.94 Bn | 23.93% |
| 4 | At&T | 143.78 Bn | 133.82 Bn | 25.25 Bn | 21.13% |
| 5 | Telecom Argentina | 27.29 Bn | -708.89 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Charter Communications | 17.55 Bn | 21.72 Bn | - | 23.59% |
| 7 | Millicom International Cellular | 15.13 Bn | 13.99 Bn | - | 20.96% |
| 8 | Globalstar | 10.40 Bn | 10.04 Bn | 46.63 Mn | 11.66% |
| 9 | Sify Technologies | 7.22 Bn | 7.17 Bn | 54.72 Mn | 9.06% |
| 10 | Lumen Technologies | 7.15 Bn | 5.53 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 20.77% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 21.13% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 17.30% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 19.93% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 21.07% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 18.79% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.49% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.00% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 19.33% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 19.47% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.46% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 19.05% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 21.41% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 19.91% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -67.29% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 20.01% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 16.72% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 18.64% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.74% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 19.91% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 21.19% |