At&T (T) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
At&T (T) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 3.34% for Q3 2026, down 2.36 percentage points from 5.70% a year earlier and down 2.08 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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At&T (T) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, At&T posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 5.74%, up 2.68 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of +6.45 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 3.06% in FY2024 (-0.80 pp), 3.86% in FY2023 (+5.34 pp), -1.48% in FY2022 (-5.47 pp) and 3.99% in FY2021 (+4.70 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q1 2025.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] gained in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.75 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q1 2024 (a gain of 5.63 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2023 (a drop of 7.52 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 5.42% (Q2 2026), 5.44% (Q1 2026) and 5.55% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 192.46 Bn | 158.80 Bn | 27.05 Bn | 4.08% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 180.34 Bn | 162.78 Bn | 15.13 Bn | 5.30% |
| 3 | At&T | 148.15 Bn | 89.61 Bn | 26.22 Bn | 3.34% |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 145.14 Bn | 145.14 Bn | 960.50 Mn | 0.64% |
| 5 | Comcast | 86.88 Bn | 52.67 Bn | - | 4.22% |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 37.87 Bn | 29.88 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 1.93% |
| 7 | Vodafone Group Public | 37.60 Bn | 7.00 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | EchoStar | 29.01 Bn | 10.04 Bn | 647.20 Mn | 26.10% |
| 9 | Bce | 19.96 Bn | 17.96 Bn | 2.79 Bn | 9.95% |
| 10 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.66 Bn | 12.68 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 5.19% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 3.34% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.42% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.44% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.55% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.70% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.51% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.33% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.11% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.63% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.54% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.70% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.84% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -2.48% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.86% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -1.93% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.70% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.04% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.26% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.31% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.91% |
API Access
At&T Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=T&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=T&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();