AT&T Dividend
Dividend criteria checks 4/6
AT&T is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 6.63% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
6.6%
Dividend yield
59%
Payout ratio
| Industry average yield | 6.6% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Earnings per share | US$1.87 |
| Dividend yield forecast in 3Y | 6.8% |
Recent dividend updates
Recent updates
AT&T: Despite A Painful Miss, Shares Are Trading At A Deep Discount
Apr 25AT&T: Uptrending With A 6.4% Yield, This Is A Buy-Every-Dip Stock
Apr 08AT&T: Breakout Mode
Mar 28AT&T: Look Forward, Not Backward
Mar 19AT&T: AI-Led Productivity And Capital-Light Growth (Rating Upgrade)
Mar 09AT&T: A Battleground For Value Investors (And Why I Steer Away)
Feb 28AT&T: FY2024 Guidance Has Been Misunderstood, Buy The Pullback
Feb 17AT&T: Strong LTV Growth And Impressive Free Cash Flow Performance
Jan 31AT&T Q4 Preview: Staying On The Sidelines Until We Get Closer To Growth
Jan 24AT&T: 2024 To Provide A Strong Tailwind
Jan 12Billionaire Ray Dalio Is Wrong About AT&T, Buy These High-Yields Instead
Jan 04AT&T: A Juicy 6.7% Dividend Yield Plus A Likely Upward Re-Rating
Dec 26AT&T: Not A Great Long-Term Investment, But Here Are 3 Reasons Why I Have Turned Bullish
Dec 18AT&T: Finally Making Wise Moves
Dec 11The AT&T Turnaround: Technical Targets And Trend Analysis
Nov 30AT&T Cruises Into The Buy Zone
Oct 26AT&T Offers A Fat Dividend, But You're Paying For It Yourself
Oct 17AT&T: This Utility Ain't Crashing
Oct 04Why AT&T Is A Bargain You Shouldn't Ignore Right Now
Sep 28AT&T: Solid Dividend With Improving Financials
Sep 18AT&T: Interest Rates Could Take A Bite
Sep 11AT&T: Current Risk-Premiums Are Too High, Buy Confirmed
Sep 04Zero Reason To Own AT&T
Aug 24AT&T: Be Greedy
Aug 15AT&T: Talk About Robust
Aug 04Here Is What Investors Should Consider Doing With AT&T Stock
Jul 27Forget AT&T's Low P/E; Its Cash-Based Sources Of Value Are Terrible
Jul 20AT&T: Waiting For The Dead Cat Bounce To Sell My Entire Stake
Jul 14AT&T: Buyers Are About To Strike
Jul 05AT&T: Retesting The Lows
Jun 29AT&T: The Gift Has Arrived
Jun 21Demystifying The Sustainability Of AT&T's Dividend
Jun 05AT&T: Enough Is Enough, The 7.3% Yield Is Dirt Cheap
May 26AT&T, Frontier extend deal to boost wireless service with fiber infrastructure
Feb 15AT&T Proved The Market Wrong
Feb 07AT&T: 5.6% Yield, Strong Dividend Coverage, 8x P/E
Jan 29Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
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) | 6.6% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.6% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.8% |
| Industry Average (Telecom) | 6.6% |
| Analyst forecast in 3 Years (T) | 6.8% |
Notable Dividend: T's dividend (6.63%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.55%).
High Dividend: T's dividend (6.63%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.78%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (59.5%), T's dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (36.3%), T's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.