At&T T
NYSE T
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At&T (T) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)

At&T (T) posted quarterly Retained Earnings of $20.3 billion for Q2 2026, up 203.79% year-over-year from $6.7 billion in Q2 2025, and up 1557.83% quarter-over-quarter from -$1.4 billion in Q1 2026.

At&T (T) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

At&T (T) has reported Retained Earnings for 18 consecutive years, with $20.3 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Retained Earnings rose 203.79% year-over-year to $20.3 billion; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at $20.3 billion (up 203.79% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$860.0 million, down 145.96% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings advanced to $20.3 billion in Q2 2026 per T's latest filing, from -$1.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $45.0 billion in Q1 2022 and bottomed at -$7.2 billion in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged $4.7 billion across 5 years, with a median of $2.1 billion in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Retained Earnings jumped 333900.0% — and 2026, when it slumped 880.28%.
  • At&T's Retained Earnings stood at $2.8 billion in 2022, then tumbled by 281.31% to -$5.0 billion in 2023, then jumped by 137.31% to $1.9 billion in 2024, then sank by 145.96% to -$860.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 2459.65% to $20.3 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows T's Retained Earnings at $20.3 billion in Q2 2026, -$1.4 billion in Q1 2026, and -$860.0 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Verizon Communications 205.36 Bn 203.61 Bn 27.03 Bn 97.73 Bn
2 T-Mobile US 196.43 Bn 193.61 Bn 17.74 Bn 24.69 Bn
3 Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 190.22 Bn 188.51 Bn 318.12 Mn 5.88 Bn
4 At&T 174.94 Bn 157.37 Bn 25.25 Bn 20.29 Bn
5 Chunghwa Telecom 33.60 Bn 31.03 Bn 728.80 Mn 4.78 Bn
6 EchoStar 25.24 Bn 23.74 Bn 1.65 Bn 5.44 Bn
7 Bce 22.16 Bn 22.16 Bn - -1.52 Bn
8 Rogers Communications 19.61 Bn 18.36 Bn 1.77 Bn -
9 Telefonica Brasil 18.11 Bn 18.11 Bn 1.32 Bn 139.86 Mn
10 Charter Communications 17.77 Bn 17.26 Bn - -2.94 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 20.29 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 -1.39 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -860.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 13.97 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 6.68 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -142.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 1.87 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 648.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 2.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.57 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -5.02 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 -7.20 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 2.31 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 2.35 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 2.77 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 2.87 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 2.31 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 45.04 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 42.35 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 41.09 Bn