What is AT&T's dividends payable?

AT&T (T) reported dividends payable of $1.99B in Q4 2025.

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

AT&T's dividends payable decreased by 1.9% year-over-year, from $2.03B to $1.99B.

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 total amount of declared dividends that the company owes to shareholders but has not yet paid.

Dividends payable

Current Liabilities

AT&T Dividends payable decreased by 1.0% to $1.99B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 1.9%, from $2.03B to $1.99B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Dividends payable shows a downward trend with a -11.9% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.

Analysis

StatementBalance Sheet Statement

SectionCurrent Liabilities

CategoryLiquidity

SignalLower is better

VolatilityStable

First reportedQ4 2014

Last reportedQ4 2025

How to read this metric

An increase indicates a recent declaration of dividends, while a decrease reflects the settlement of these obligations.

Detailed definition

This represents the total amount of dividends that have been formally declared by the board of directors but have not ye...

Peer comparison

Standard across all dividend-paying public companies, often compared against cash flow to ensure dividend sustainability.

Metric ID: dividends_payable

Historical Data

19 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
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
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%
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%

Range$1.99B – $3.75B

CAGR-13.1%

Avg YoY Growth-9.5%

Median YoY Growth-0.1%

Current Streak3 quarters decline

Frequently Asked Questions

What is AT&T's dividends payable?: AT&T (T) reported dividends payable of $1.99B in Q4 2025.
How has AT&T's dividends payable changed year-over-year?: AT&T's dividends payable decreased by 1.9% year-over-year, from $2.03B to $1.99B.
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 total amount of declared dividends that the company owes to shareholders but has not yet paid.