AT&T Future Growth

Future criteria checks 2/6

AT&T is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 17.2% and 1.4% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 17.3% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 13.8% in 3 years.

Key information

17.2%

Earnings growth rate

17.3%

EPS growth rate

Telecom earnings growth18.9%
Revenue growth rate1.4%
Future return on equity13.8%
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated19 Dec 2024

Recent future growth 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

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NYSE:T - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
12/31/2026125,54815,41116,11937,83019
12/31/2025123,74415,39518,39338,52625
12/31/2024122,10910,14117,53337,06725
9/30/2024122,0608,85020,23238,253N/A
6/30/2024122,19712,52020,98838,354N/A
3/31/2024122,31713,41121,90739,183N/A
12/31/2023122,42814,19220,46138,314N/A
9/30/2023121,749-10,81619,76837,249N/A
6/30/2023121,442-8,33618,22936,984N/A
3/31/2023121,168-8,45413,57632,969N/A
12/31/2022120,741-7,88312,39732,023N/A
9/30/2022120,49319,79414,07432,965N/A
6/30/2022121,77618,48415,32032,760N/A
3/31/2022127,87319,77421,68337,763N/A
12/31/2021134,03822,17126,41341,958N/A
9/30/2021148,6343,42926,34240,785N/A
6/30/2021159,6481,57729,21843,042N/A
3/31/2021164,858-2,80329,44944,191N/A
12/31/2020143,050-3,07028,43943,129N/A
9/30/2020172,89010,96027,91644,991N/A
6/30/2020175,13811,89825,84444,257N/A
3/31/2020179,14514,38227,06346,482N/A
12/31/2019181,19313,90029,03348,668N/A
9/30/2019182,36516,36728,81048,805N/A
6/30/2019183,51617,38529,08349,762N/A
3/31/2019177,54518,80425,39245,707N/A
12/31/2018170,75619,37022,35143,602N/A
9/30/2018164,43933,54918,88441,059N/A
6/30/2018158,36831,860N/A39,516N/A
3/31/2018159,21930,643N/A37,992N/A
12/31/2017160,54629,450N/A38,010N/A
9/30/2017160,71112,850N/A38,615N/A
6/30/2017161,93313,149N/A38,807N/A
3/31/2017162,61612,642N/A40,409N/A
12/31/2016163,78612,976N/A38,442N/A
9/30/2016164,06414,545N/A38,387N/A
6/30/2016162,26514,211N/A38,189N/A
3/31/2016154,76013,885N/A37,042N/A
12/31/2015146,80113,345N/A35,880N/A
9/30/2015139,1215,340N/A32,440N/A
6/30/2015132,9875,476N/A30,367N/A
3/31/2015132,5476,053N/A29,277N/A
12/31/2014132,4476,442N/A31,338N/A
9/30/2014131,17117,354N/A33,510N/A
6/30/2014130,37218,038N/A33,954N/A
3/31/2014129,87218,201N/A35,396N/A
12/31/2013128,75218,418N/A34,796N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: T's forecast earnings growth (17.2% per year) is above the savings rate (2.6%).

Earnings vs Market: T's earnings (17.2% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the US market (15.2% per year).

High Growth Earnings: T's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: T's revenue (1.4% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (9.1% per year).

High Growth Revenue: T's revenue (1.4% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.


Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts


Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: T's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (13.8%).


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/19 06:44
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/19 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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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