AT&T Inc.

NYSE:T Stock Report

Market Cap: US$161.3b

AT&T Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 3/6

AT&T is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 4.92%. Next payment date is on 3rd February, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 10th January, 2025.

Key information

4.9%

Dividend yield

0.1%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield5.0%
Future Dividend Yield5.0%
Dividend Growth2.6%
Next dividend pay date03 Feb 25
Ex dividend date10 Jan 25
Dividend per shareUS$1.110
Payout ratio90%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Recent updates

AT&T: Let Your Profit Run (Technical Analysis)

Dec 14

Wall Street Lunch: AT&T Banks On Subscriber Growth For Outlook Update

Dec 03

AT&T: Preferreds Likely To Outperform Over Next 6 Months

Nov 25

AT&T: Could Be A Magnet For Value Investors

Nov 19

AT&T: Q3 Marks An Inflection Point

Nov 05

AT&T Vs. Verizon: Which Big Dividend Stock Wins In A Rate-Cut Market?

Oct 23

AT&T Stock Is Dynamite (Technical Analysis)

Oct 13

AT&T: DirecTV Divestiture Creates More Upside Potential

Oct 07

AT&T: An End Of An Era With A Renewed Focus On Core Strengths

Oct 01

AT&T: The More It Rises, The More I'll Buy

Sep 22

AT&T: Upward Momentum Unlikely To Last, Still A Compelling Dividend Buy

Sep 07

AT&T: Expecting A Dividend Increase

Jul 25

AT&T's Momentum On The Block: A Critical Day Cometh

Jul 17

Turning The Ship At AT&T

Jul 08

AT&T: High Margin Of Safety

Jun 26

AT&T: Focused And Disciplined Value Creation

Jun 12

Selling Put Options On AT&T Could Produce Substantial Yields With Reduced Risk

May 23

AT&T Has Been In The Penalty Box For Too Long As Debt Is No Longer An Issue

May 15

AT&T: Strong Free Cash Flow Growth And Low Churn Encouraging

May 06

AT&T: Despite A Painful Miss, Shares Are Trading At A Deep Discount

Apr 25

AT&T: Uptrending With A 6.4% Yield, This Is A Buy-Every-Dip Stock

Apr 08

AT&T: Breakout Mode

Mar 28

AT&T: Look Forward, Not Backward

Mar 19

AT&T: AI-Led Productivity And Capital-Light Growth (Rating Upgrade)

Mar 09

AT&T: A Battleground For Value Investors (And Why I Steer Away)

Feb 28

AT&T: FY2024 Guidance Has Been Misunderstood, Buy The Pullback

Feb 17

AT&T: Strong LTV Growth And Impressive Free Cash Flow Performance

Jan 31

AT&T Q4 Preview: Staying On The Sidelines Until We Get Closer To Growth

Jan 24

AT&T: 2024 To Provide A Strong Tailwind

Jan 12

Billionaire Ray Dalio Is Wrong About AT&T, Buy These High-Yields Instead

Jan 04

AT&T: A Juicy 6.7% Dividend Yield Plus A Likely Upward Re-Rating

Dec 26

AT&T: Not A Great Long-Term Investment, But Here Are 3 Reasons Why I Have Turned Bullish

Dec 18

AT&T: Finally Making Wise Moves

Dec 11

The AT&T Turnaround: Technical Targets And Trend Analysis

Nov 30

Upcoming Dividend Payment

TodayDec 20 2024Ex Dividend DateJan 10 2025Dividend Pay DateFeb 03 202524 days from Ex DividendBuy in the next 21 days to receive the upcoming dividend

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
How does T dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (T)4.9%
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.5%
Market Top 25% (US)4.6%
Industry Average (Telecom)6.8%
Analyst forecast (T) (up to 3 years)5.0%

Notable Dividend: T's dividend (4.92%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.45%).

High Dividend: T's dividend (4.92%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.56%)

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.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/19 22:51
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/19 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

AT&T Inc. is covered by 75 analysts. 25 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Andrew Charles BealeArete Research Services LLP
Joseph BonnerArgus Research Company
Christopher WattsAtlantic Equities LLP