At&T (T) Payout Ratio (2012 - 2026)
At&T's (T) Payout Ratio came in at 0.61 for Q3 2026, up 65.0% from 0.37 a year earlier and up 63.1% from the prior quarter.
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At&T (T) Payout Ratio (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, At&T's Payout Ratio stood at 0.37, down 51.1% from FY2024.
- In prior years, At&T's Payout Ratio was 0.76 in FY2024 (+33.2%), 0.57 in FY2023 and 0.76 in FY2021.
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Payout Ratio since Q2 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Payout Ratio increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 10.8%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Payout Ratio in the past five years was Q3 2026, with growth of 65.0%; the weakest was Q3 2022, with a decline of 96.3%.
- According to Business Quant data, Payout Ratio for the three prior quarters was 0.37 (Q2 2026), 0.38 (Q1 2026) and 0.37 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 191.94 Bn | 159.58 Bn | 27.05 Bn |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 179.71 Bn | 162.14 Bn | 15.13 Bn |
| 3 | At&T | 147.73 Bn | 105.17 Bn | 26.22 Bn |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 146.85 Bn | 139.98 Bn | 960.50 Mn |
| 5 | Comcast | 87.61 Bn | 53.57 Bn | - |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 37.88 Bn | 30.37 Bn | 728.80 Mn |
| 7 | Vodafone Group Public | 37.71 Bn | 5.95 Bn | - |
| 8 | EchoStar | 30.28 Bn | 11.36 Bn | 647.20 Mn |
| 9 | Bce | 20.18 Bn | 18.41 Bn | 11.61 Bn |
| 10 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.61 Bn | 12.64 Bn | 1.42 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.61 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.37 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.38 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.37 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.37 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.65 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.70 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.76 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.93 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.65 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.61 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.57 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.58 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.68 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.88 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.76 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 15.95 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 1.36 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 1.25 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 1.04 |
API Access
At&T Payout Ratio 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=payout-ratio&ticker=T&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "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=payout-ratio&ticker=T&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();