At&T (T) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
At&T's Retained Earnings came in at $20.29 billion for Q2 2026, up 203.8% from $6.68 billion a year earlier and up 15.2% from the prior quarter.
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At&T (T) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, At&T's Retained Earnings was $15.77 billion, up 742.8% from FY2024.
- Retained Earnings carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -15.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Retained Earnings was $1.87 billion in FY2024, -$5.02 billion in FY2023, -$19.42 billion in FY2022 and $42.35 billion in FY2021 (+13.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Retained Earnings since Q1 2022.
- Year-over-year, Retained Earnings has increased for three consecutive quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Retained Earnings over five years came in Q4 2025 (growth of 742.8%), and the weakest in Q2 2022 (a decline of 94.5%).
- Business Quant data shows T's Retained Earnings at $17.62 billion (Q1 2026), $15.77 billion (Q4 2025) and $13.97 billion (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 190.70 Bn | 155.11 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 97.73 Bn |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 175.28 Bn | 160.03 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 24.69 Bn |
| 3 | At&T | 167.47 Bn | 115.42 Bn | 25.82 Bn | 20.29 Bn |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 141.87 Bn | 130.50 Bn | 318.12 Mn | 5.88 Bn |
| 5 | Comcast | 76.96 Bn | 41.21 Bn | - | 60.30 Bn |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 35.31 Bn | 31.16 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 17.52 Bn |
| 7 | EchoStar | 25.94 Bn | 17.08 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 5.44 Bn |
| 8 | AST SpaceMobile | 22.90 Bn | 23.41 Bn | 7.95 Mn | -1.25 Bn |
| 9 | Bce | 18.99 Bn | 17.31 Bn | - | -1.52 Bn |
| 10 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.28 Bn | 12.27 Bn | 1.42 Bn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 20.29 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 17.62 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.77 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 13.97 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.68 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.22 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.87 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -185.00 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 | -10.70 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -15.19 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -19.42 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.13 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.13 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 45.04 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 42.35 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 41.09 Bn |
API Access
At&T Retained Earnings 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=retained-earnings&ticker=T&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "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=retained-earnings&ticker=T&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();