At&T (T) Preferred Dividend Payments (2019 - 2026)
At&T (T) posted Preferred Dividend Payments of $36 million for Q3 2026, unchanged from $36 million a year earlier and unchanged from the prior quarter.
At&T (T) Preferred Dividend Payments (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Preferred Dividend Payments at At&T was $144 million, up 87.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $64 million, down 68.3% from FY2024.
- Annual Preferred Dividend Payments shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -19.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, At&T's Preferred Dividend Payments was $202 million in FY2024 (-2.9%), $208 million in FY2023 (+2.5%), $203 million in FY2022 (-1.9%) and $207 million in FY2021 (+7.3%).
- Quarterly Preferred Dividend Payments has run from a low of -$44 million in Q1 2025 to a high of $54 million in Q4 2022 over five years.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Preferred Dividend Payments in the past five years was Q1 2023, with growth of 8.3%; the weakest was Q3 2025, with a decline of 30.8%.
- According to Business Quant data, Preferred Dividend Payments for the three prior quarters was $36 million (Q2 2026), $36 million (Q1 2026) and $36 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Pref Dividends (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 | 36.00 Mn |
| 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 | 82.86 Mn |
| 10 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.61 Bn | 12.64 Bn | 1.42 Bn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 36.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 36.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 36.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 36.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 36.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 36.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -44.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 49.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 52.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 51.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 50.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 53.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 51.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 52.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 52.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 54.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 49.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 52.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 48.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 51.00 Mn |
At&T Preferred Dividend Payments 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=preferred-dividend-payments&ticker=T&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "preferred-dividend-payments", "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=preferred-dividend-payments&ticker=T&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();