What is AT&T's dividends paid?

AT&T (T) reported dividends paid of $2B in Q1 2026.

How has AT&T's dividends paid changed year-over-year?

AT&T's dividends paid decreased by 4.5% year-over-year, from $2.09B to $2B.

What is the long-term trend for AT&T's dividends paid?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), AT&T's dividends paid has grown at a -14.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $15.07B to $8.18B.

What does dividends paid mean?

Total cash dividends paid to common stockholders, reflecting the company's capital return policy.

AT&T T Dividends Paid

Dividends Paid at other companies

Motorola Solutions, Inc.MSI

$201M+10.4%

Verizon CommunicationsVZ

$2.91B+1.9%

SBA CommunicationsSBAC

$135.2M+10.6%

Crown CastleCCI

$473M-31.4%

TDS

Telephone and Data SystemsTDS

$21.86M-0.2%

Cogent Communications HoldingsCCOI

$1.3M-97.4%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$31.5B+2.9%

Operating income$6.7B+15.7%

Net income$3.8B-12.0%

EPS (diluted)$0.54-11.5%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$12.0B+73.8%

Total debt$157.31B+9.6%

Total assets$421.19B+6.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$7.6B-16.1%

CapEx$4.9B+14.0%

Free cash flow$2.7B-43.0%

Valuation

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Market cap$155.78B-22.0%

Enterprise value$301.13B-10.5%

P/E7.3×-9.6×

P/S1.2×-0.4×

Profitability

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Gross margin93%—

Operating margin19.8%+4.4pp

Net margin16.9%+7.3pp

FCF margin13.7%-2.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Current ratio0.9×+0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by AT&T in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock.

The official record: AT&T’s 10-Q, filed April 27, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is AT&T's dividends paid?: AT&T (T) reported dividends paid of $2B in Q1 2026.
How has AT&T's dividends paid changed year-over-year?: AT&T's dividends paid decreased by 4.5% year-over-year, from $2.09B to $2B.
What is the long-term trend for AT&T's dividends paid?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), AT&T's dividends paid has grown at a -14.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $15.07B to $8.18B.
What does dividends paid mean?: Total cash dividends paid to common stockholders, reflecting the company's capital return policy.