At&T (T) Payout Ratio (2012 - 2026)
At&T's (T) Payout Ratio came in at 0.37 for Q2 2026, down 42.2% from 0.65 a year earlier and down 1.4% from the prior quarter.
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At&T (T) Payout Ratio (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Since Q4 2012, At&T has reported Payout Ratio for 48 quarters.
- In prior years, At&T's Payout Ratio was 0.76 in FY2024 (+33.2%), 0.57 in FY2023 and 0.76 in FY2021.
- Quarterly Payout Ratio has run from a low of 0.37 in Q3 2025 to a high of 15.95 in Q3 2021 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Payout Ratio has declined in each of the last five quarters, with an average decline of 21.6% over the last seven quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Payout Ratio in the past five years was Q4 2024, with growth of 33.2%; the weakest was Q3 2022, with a decline of 96.3%.
- According to Business Quant data, Payout Ratio for the three prior quarters was 0.38 (Q1 2026), 0.37 (Q4 2025) and 0.37 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 193.94 Bn | 158.35 Bn | 27.03 Bn |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 178.90 Bn | 163.65 Bn | 14.76 Bn |
| 3 | At&T | 170.76 Bn | 118.71 Bn | 25.82 Bn |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 146.22 Bn | 134.85 Bn | 318.12 Mn |
| 5 | Comcast | 77.07 Bn | 41.32 Bn | - |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 35.67 Bn | 31.52 Bn | 728.80 Mn |
| 7 | EchoStar | 25.89 Bn | 17.02 Bn | 1.65 Bn |
| 8 | AST SpaceMobile | 23.74 Bn | 24.24 Bn | 7.95 Mn |
| 9 | Bce | 19.19 Bn | 17.52 Bn | - |
| 10 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.02 Bn | 12.02 Bn | 1.42 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 1.07 |
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();