At&T T
NYSE T
$25.16 -0.44 (-1.72%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

At&T (T) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

At&T's (T) quarterly Payout Ratio came in at 0.43 in Q2 2026, down 6.0% year-over-year from 0.46 in Q2 2025, and down 18.25% quarter-over-quarter from 0.53 in Q1 2026.

Analysis

At&T (T) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

At&T (T) has reported Payout Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.43 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Payout Ratio fell 6.0% year-over-year to 0.43 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 0.37, a 42.24% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.37, down 51.07% from the prior year.
  • Payout Ratio was 0.43 for Q2 2026 at At&T, down from 0.53 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Payout Ratio peaked at 0.95 in Q4 2023 and troughed at 9.02 in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 0.04 and a median of 0.49 in 2023 frame the typical range for Payout Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, Payout Ratio soared 1207.32% in 2023 and plunged 1638.23% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Payout Ratio stood at 0.09 in 2022, then soared by 1207.32% to 0.95 in 2023, then plunged by 46.59% to 0.51 in 2024, then increased by 6.12% to 0.54 in 2025, then retreated by 19.74% to 0.43 in 2026.
  • The last three Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.43 (Q2 2026), 0.53 (Q1 2026), and 0.54 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Verizon Communications 207.36 Bn 205.61 Bn 27.03 Bn
2 T-Mobile US 192.37 Bn 189.55 Bn 17.74 Bn
3 At&T 174.39 Bn 156.82 Bn 25.25 Bn
4 Chunghwa Telecom 34.46 Bn 31.88 Bn 728.80 Mn
5 Rogers Communications 20.60 Bn 23.90 Bn 1.77 Bn
6 Telefonica Brasil 19.00 Bn 17.31 Bn 1.42 Bn
7 Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk 14.91 Bn -56,572.09 Bn -
8 Telus 14.48 Bn 13.37 Bn -
9 Bce 14.36 Bn 14.24 Bn -
10 Kt 9.57 Bn 11.02 Bn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.43
Mar 31, 2026 0.53
Dec 31, 2025 0.54
Sep 30, 2025 0.22
Jun 30, 2025 0.46
Mar 31, 2025 0.48
Dec 31, 2024 0.51
Sep 30, 2024 -9.02
Jun 30, 2024 0.59
Mar 31, 2024 0.60
Dec 31, 2023 0.95
Sep 30, 2023 0.59
Jun 30, 2023 0.47
Mar 31, 2023 0.48
Dec 31, 2022 -0.09
Sep 30, 2022 0.34
Jun 30, 2022 0.51
Mar 31, 2022 0.79
Dec 31, 2021 0.75
Sep 30, 2021 0.64