AT&T Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 2/6
AT&T is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 4.66%.
Key information
4.7%
Dividend yield
0.1%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 4.8% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 4.7% |
| Dividend Growth | 2.5% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | US$1.110 |
| Payout ratio | 90% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
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Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: 0QZ1's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: 0QZ1's dividend payments have fallen over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| AT&T Dividend Yield vs Market |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (0QZ1) | 4.7% |
| Market Bottom 25% (GB) | 2.1% |
| Market Top 25% (GB) | 5.7% |
| Industry Average (Telecom) | 4.1% |
| Analyst forecast (0QZ1) (up to 3 years) | 4.7% |
Notable Dividend: 0QZ1's dividend (4.66%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (2.07%).
High Dividend: 0QZ1's dividend (4.66%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (5.76%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its high payout ratio (90.2%), 0QZ1's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (39.4%), 0QZ1's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.