Current Liabilities
Dividends payable
AT&T Dividends payable decreased by 1.0% to $1.97B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 3.1%, from $2.03B to $1.97B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Dividends payable shows a downward trend with a -11.9% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionCurrent Liabilities
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 27, 2026
How to read this metric
An increase indicates a recent declaration of dividends, while a decrease suggests recent payment or a change in dividend policy.
Detailed definition
This represents the total amount of cash dividends that have been formally declared by the board of directors but have n...
Peer comparison
Standard across all dividend-paying public companies, typically reflecting the frequency of dividend cycles.
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dividends_payableHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $3.75B | $3.75B | $3.75B | $2.09B | $2.01B | $2.01B | $2.01B | $2.08B | $2.02B | $2.02B | $2.02B | $2.09B | $2.03B | $2.03B | $2.03B | $2.03B | $2.02B | $2.01B | $1.99B | $1.97B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | -44.4% | -3.5% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +3.4% | -3.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +3.4% | -3.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.3% | -0.5% | -0.7% | -1.0% | -1.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -46.3% | -46.3% | -46.3% | -0.2% | +0.3% | +0.3% | +0.3% | +0.3% | +0.3% | +0.3% | +0.3% | -2.6% | -0.1% | -0.9% | -1.9% | -3.1% |
Range$1.97B – $3.75B
CAGR-12.7%
Avg YoY Growth-9.1%
Median YoY Growth-0.2%
Current Streak4 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is AT&T's dividends payable?
- AT&T (T) reported dividends payable of $1.97B in Q1 2026.
- How has AT&T's dividends payable changed year-over-year?
- AT&T's dividends payable decreased by 3.1% year-over-year, from $2.03B to $1.97B.
- What is the long-term trend for AT&T's dividends payable?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), AT&T's dividends payable has grown at a -11.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.74B to $1.99B.
- What does dividends payable mean?
- The amount of declared dividends that the company owes to shareholders but has not yet paid.