At&T (T) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
At&T (T) reported Tax Rate of 51.56% for Q3 2026, up 42.40 percentage points from 9.16% a year earlier and up 38.09 percentage points from the prior quarter.
At&T (T) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, At&T's Tax Rate came in at 19.04%, up 3.31 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 13.41%, down 13.21 percentage points from FY2024.
- Tax Rate has a four-year change of -5.09 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- By year, Tax Rate came in at 26.62% in FY2024 (+5.33 pp), 21.29% in FY2023 and 18.49% in FY2021.
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Tax Rate since Q3 2024.
- Year over year, Tax Rate gained in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -7.24 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Tax Rate in five years was Q3 2024 (a gain of 66.69 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2025 (a drop of 80.70 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 13.47% (Q2 2026), 21.84% (Q1 2026) and 2.56% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 182.93 Bn | 146.06 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 25.12% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 165.72 Bn | 150.46 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 25.16% |
| 3 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 148.59 Bn | 140.32 Bn | 318.12 Mn | - |
| 4 | At&T | 148.15 Bn | 89.61 Bn | 26.22 Bn | 51.56% |
| 5 | Comcast | 81.33 Bn | 47.13 Bn | - | 24.38% |
| 6 | Vodafone Group Public | 37.59 Bn | 6.99 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Chunghwa Telecom | 37.57 Bn | 29.58 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 19.26% |
| 8 | EchoStar | 25.32 Bn | 16.41 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 13.56% |
| 9 | Telefonica Brasil | 20.84 Bn | 14.86 Bn | 1.42 Bn | - |
| 10 | Bce | 19.12 Bn | 17.24 Bn | 3.38 Bn | 4.95% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 51.56% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.47% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 21.84% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.56% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.16% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 20.29% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.68% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.96% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 89.86% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 22.43% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 22.96% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.06% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 23.17% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 22.76% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 22.78% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.52% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 24.11% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 21.85% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.29% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 20.52% |
At&T Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=T&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=T&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();