AT&T Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 2/6
AT&T is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 4.99%.
Key information
5.0%
Dividend yield
0.1%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 5.1% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 5.1% |
| Dividend Growth | 2.5% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | Mex$1.110 |
| Payout ratio | 90% |
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Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: T *'s dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: T *'s dividend payments have fallen over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| AT&T Dividend Yield vs Market |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (T *) | 5.0% |
| Market Bottom 25% (MX) | 2.6% |
| Market Top 25% (MX) | 7.1% |
| Industry Average (Telecom) | 3.2% |
| Analyst forecast (T *) (up to 3 years) | 5.1% |
Notable Dividend: T *'s dividend (4.99%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the MX market (2.63%).
High Dividend: T *'s dividend (4.99%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the MX market (7.02%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its high payout ratio (90.2%), T *'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%), T *'s dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.