At&T (T) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
At&T (T) recorded Return on Equity [ROE] of 11.73% in Q3 2026, down 7.32 percentage points from 19.05% a year earlier and down 6.54 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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At&T (T) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, At&T reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 19.11%, up 8.71 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of +21.12 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 10.40% in FY2024 (-3.56 pp), 13.96% in FY2023 (+18.82 pp), -4.86% in FY2022 (-16.69 pp) and 11.83% in FY2021 (+13.84 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q2 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] rose in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.50 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Equity [ROE] in the last five years was a gain of 19.87 percentage points in Q1 2024, against a drop of 24.26 percentage points in Q3 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 18.27% (Q2 2026), 18.15% (Q1 2026) and 18.47% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 191.94 Bn | 159.58 Bn | 27.05 Bn | 15.87% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 179.71 Bn | 162.14 Bn | 15.13 Bn | 20.08% |
| 3 | At&T | 147.73 Bn | 105.17 Bn | 26.22 Bn | 11.73% |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 146.85 Bn | 139.98 Bn | 960.50 Mn | 1.36% |
| 5 | Comcast | 87.61 Bn | 53.57 Bn | - | 11.93% |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 37.88 Bn | 30.37 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 11.23% |
| 7 | Vodafone Group Public | 37.71 Bn | 5.95 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | EchoStar | 30.28 Bn | 11.36 Bn | 647.20 Mn | 63.36% |
| 9 | Bce | 20.18 Bn | 18.41 Bn | 11.61 Bn | 39.11% |
| 10 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.61 Bn | 12.64 Bn | 1.42 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 11.73% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 18.27% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 18.15% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.47% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 19.05% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.69% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.08% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.45% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.85% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.86% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.64% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.28% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -8.65% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -6.72% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -7.23% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -5.73% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.61% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.28% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.10% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.76% |
API Access
At&T Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=T&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=T&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();