At&T T
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As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 11:46 AM EDT

At&T (T) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

At&T's (T) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at -$493.0 million in Q2 2026, down 43.31% year-over-year from -$869.7 million in Q2 2025, and down 384.97% quarter-over-quarter from $173.0 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

At&T (T) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

At&T (T) has reported Share-based Compensation for 18 consecutive years, with -$493.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Share-based Compensation fell 43.31% year-over-year to -$493.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was -$177.0 million, a 126.58% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $460.0 million, up 757.14% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was -$493.0 million for Q2 2026 at At&T, down from $173.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $1.6 billion in Q3 2025 and troughed at -$1.5 billion in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of -$166666.7 and a median of -$184.5 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation slumped 452.0% in 2023 and soared 2654.17% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Share-based Compensation stood at -$125.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 452.0% to -$690.0 million in 2023, then declined by 5.51% to -$728.0 million in 2024, then sank by 104.95% to -$1.5 billion in 2025, then jumped by 66.96% to -$493.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at -$493.0 million (Q2 2026), $173.0 million (Q1 2026), and -$1.5 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Verizon Communications 208.00 Bn 206.25 Bn 27.03 Bn 152.00 Mn
2 T-Mobile US 190.04 Bn 187.22 Bn 17.74 Bn 354.00 Mn
3 At&T 176.75 Bn 159.18 Bn 25.25 Bn -493.00 Mn
4 Chunghwa Telecom 34.43 Bn 31.86 Bn 728.80 Mn -
5 Rogers Communications 20.60 Bn 23.90 Bn 1.77 Bn -
6 Telefonica Brasil 19.12 Bn 17.43 Bn 1.42 Bn -
7 Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk 14.82 Bn -56,572.18 Bn - -
8 Bce 14.36 Bn 14.24 Bn - 1.45 Mn
9 Telus 14.02 Bn 12.92 Bn - 2.25 Bn
10 Kt 9.54 Bn 10.99 Bn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -493.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 173.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -1.49 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.64 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -344.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 661.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -728.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 1.08 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -443.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 24.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -690.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 1.05 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 -742.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -364.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -125.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 810.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 233.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -244.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 804.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 1.24 Bn