AT&T Inc.

T Communication Services Telecom Services

AT&T Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $125.6 billion, up 2.71% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+5.25%
EPS
−90.7%
Free cash flow
+3.67%
Total debt
+14.5%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

21.65 0.17 −0.78%
Market cap
$147.0B
P/E
11.8×
Fwd P/E
10.7×
Dividend yield
5.09%
F-score
7/9
Altman Z
0.89
Beneish M
−2.76
Dividend safety
64/100

AT&T Inc. (T) Return on equity

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AT&T Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 10.4%, down 7.5 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (17.9%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.01% (fiscal 2022) to 22.1% (fiscal 2017); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. That is above the Telecom Services industry median of 6.00% and above the Communication Services sector median of 0.00%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 17.9% 8.77
FY2024 9.12% (3.56)
FY2023 12.7% 18.69
FY2022 −6.01% (16.96)
FY2021 11.0% 13.77
FY2020 −2.82% (9.84)
FY2019 7.02% (4.51)
FY2018 11.5% (10.60)
FY2017 22.1% 11.65
FY2016 10.5% (2.00)

Against its own ten years

Low −6.01% High 22.1%
Ten-year median 11.0%
Current reading's percentile 91

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
ECHO EchoStar Corporation compare 82.4%
TMUS T-Mobile US, Inc. compare 19.4%
VZ Verizon Communications Inc. compare 15.4%
CMCSA Comcast Corporation compare 11.9%
T AT&T Inc. 10.4%
CHT Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. compare 10.3%
ORANY Orange compare 0.00%
AMX America Movil, S.A.B. de C.V. Unsponsored ADR compare 0.00%
VOD Vodafone Group PLC compare 0.00%
Telecom Services industry median 6.00%
Communication Services sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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