AT&T Inc.

NYSE:T Stock Report

Market Cap: US$159.9b

AT&T Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 1/6

AT&T's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -11.6%, while the Telecom industry saw earnings growing at 1.2% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 10% per year. AT&T's return on equity is 8.8%, and it has net margins of 7.3%.

Key information

-11.6%

Earnings growth rate

-11.3%

EPS growth rate

Telecom Industry Growth6.7%
Revenue growth rate-10.0%
Return on equity8.8%
Net Margin7.3%
Next Earnings Update27 Jan 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

AT&T Q4 Earnings Preview: All About Free Cash Flow

Jan 14

AT&T: A Strong Yield, Selling At A Discount

Dec 27

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

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How AT&T makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:T Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 24122,0608,85027,3270
30 Jun 24122,19712,52027,7120
31 Mar 24122,31713,41127,4020
31 Dec 23122,42814,19227,3570
30 Sep 23121,749-10,81628,0360
30 Jun 23121,442-8,33626,2560
31 Mar 23121,168-8,45425,0670
31 Dec 22120,741-7,88323,5230
30 Sep 22120,49319,79420,1140
30 Jun 22121,77618,48420,6450
31 Mar 22127,87319,77422,3080
31 Dec 21134,03822,17121,0150
30 Sep 21148,6343,42928,5130
30 Jun 21159,6481,57731,2650
31 Mar 21164,858-2,80333,4660
31 Dec 20143,050-3,07030,4460
30 Sep 20172,89010,96034,8900
30 Jun 20175,13811,89837,3470
31 Mar 20179,14514,38239,3870
31 Dec 19181,19313,90041,0940
30 Sep 19182,36516,36740,5310
30 Jun 19183,51617,38538,8520
31 Mar 19177,54518,80434,3580
31 Dec 18170,75619,37031,2890
30 Sep 18164,43933,54932,0940
30 Jun 18158,36831,86030,3090
31 Mar 18159,21930,64332,6940
31 Dec 17160,54629,45034,3540
30 Sep 17160,71112,85033,6640
30 Jun 17161,93313,14935,4360
31 Mar 17162,61612,64235,8980
31 Dec 16163,78612,97635,8440
30 Sep 16164,06414,54534,7110
30 Jun 16162,26514,21134,4660
31 Mar 16154,76013,88532,9460
31 Dec 15146,80113,34532,5440
30 Sep 15139,1215,34038,9610
30 Jun 15132,9875,47638,6680
31 Mar 15132,5476,05339,1810
31 Dec 14132,4476,44239,6970
30 Sep 14131,17117,35428,9400
30 Jun 14130,37218,03828,4170
31 Mar 14129,87218,20128,3410

Quality Earnings: T has a large one-off loss of $5.9B impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: T became profitable in the past.

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: T's earnings have declined by 11.6% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: T has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: T has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Telecom industry (-12.8%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: T's Return on Equity (8.8%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/19 03:42
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/17 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Analyst Sources

AT&T Inc. is covered by 73 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