At&T (T) Payables (2009 - 2026)
At&T's Payables was $40.25 billion in Q3 2026, up 4.3% from $38.6 billion a year earlier and up 0.6% from the prior quarter.
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At&T (T) Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Payables at At&T came in at $40.5 billion, up 7.5% from FY2024.
- Payables shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -5.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Payables was $37.68 billion in FY2024 (-0.5%), $37.87 billion in FY2023 (-15.2%), $44.66 billion in FY2022 (+4.2%) and $42.84 billion in FY2021 (-20.4%).
- Quarterly Payables has moved between $33.2 billion (Q2 2024) and $48.93 billion (Q1 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Payables has increased for seven straight quarters, with growth averaging 7.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Payables over five years was Q3 2025 (growth of 13.7%); the worst was Q2 2022 (a decline of 27.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, T's Payables in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $39.99 billion (Q2 2026), $39.27 billion (Q1 2026) and $40.5 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 189.57 Bn | 155.91 Bn | 27.05 Bn | 22.02 Bn |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 177.30 Bn | 159.74 Bn | 15.13 Bn | 14.97 Bn |
| 3 | At&T | 148.15 Bn | 89.61 Bn | 26.22 Bn | 40.25 Bn |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 144.51 Bn | 136.19 Bn | - | 780.91 Mn |
| 5 | Comcast | 85.95 Bn | 51.75 Bn | - | 11.93 Bn |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 37.94 Bn | 30.67 Bn | - | 520.52 Mn |
| 7 | Vodafone Group Public | 37.58 Bn | 6.97 Bn | - | 17.85 Bn |
| 8 | EchoStar | 30.20 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 647.20 Mn | 291.07 Mn |
| 9 | Bce | 20.05 Bn | 20.05 Bn | - | 2.93 Bn |
| 10 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.66 Bn | 13.32 Bn | - | 1.80 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 40.25 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 39.99 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 39.27 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 40.50 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 38.60 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 35.31 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 35.15 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 37.68 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 33.96 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 33.20 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 34.06 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 37.87 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 36.68 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 35.06 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 40.47 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 44.66 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 38.66 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 38.67 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 48.93 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 42.84 Bn |
API Access
At&T Payables 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=payables&ticker=T&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "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=payables&ticker=T&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();