At&T (T) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
At&T's (T) Times Interest Earned was 2.07 for Q3 2026, down 42.5% from 3.60 a year earlier and down 44.6% from the prior quarter.
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At&T (T) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, At&T's Times Interest Earned came in at 3.16, down 11.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 3.55, up 26.0% from FY2024.
- By year, Times Interest Earned came in at 2.82 in FY2024 (-19.5%), 3.50 in FY2023, -0.75 in FY2022 and 3.86 in FY2021 (+255.9%).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Times Interest Earned since Q3 2024.
- Year over year, Times Interest Earned gained in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 20.9%.
- The high point for year-over-year Times Interest Earned in five years was Q3 2025 (growth of 184.9%); the low point was Q3 2024 (a decline of 63.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 3.74 (Q2 2026), 3.67 (Q1 2026) and 3.23 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 189.57 Bn | 155.91 Bn | 27.05 Bn | 4.44 |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 177.30 Bn | 159.74 Bn | 15.13 Bn | - |
| 3 | At&T | 148.15 Bn | 89.61 Bn | 26.22 Bn | 2.07 |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 144.51 Bn | 136.19 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Comcast | 85.95 Bn | 51.75 Bn | - | 5.53 |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 37.94 Bn | 30.67 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Vodafone Group Public | 37.58 Bn | 6.97 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | EchoStar | 30.20 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 647.20 Mn | - |
| 9 | Bce | 20.05 Bn | 20.05 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.66 Bn | 13.32 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.07 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.74 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.67 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.23 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.60 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.93 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.47 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.21 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.26 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.39 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.39 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.05 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.48 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.98 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.51 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -13.52 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.23 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.30 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.41 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.01 |
API Access
At&T Times Interest Earned 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=times-interest-earned&ticker=T&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "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=times-interest-earned&ticker=T&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();