What is AT&T's interest expense?

AT&T (T) reported interest expense of $1.81B in Q1 2026.

How has AT&T's interest expense changed year-over-year?

AT&T's interest expense increased by 9.3% year-over-year, from $1.66B to $1.81B.

What is the long-term trend for AT&T's interest expense?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), AT&T's interest expense has grown at a 0.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $6.76B to $6.8B.

What does interest expense mean?

Cost of borrowing — interest paid or accrued on bonds, bank loans, credit facilities, finance leases, and other debt obligations.

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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:InterestExpenseNonoperating.

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 interest expense?: AT&T (T) reported interest expense of $1.81B in Q1 2026.
How has AT&T's interest expense changed year-over-year?: AT&T's interest expense increased by 9.3% year-over-year, from $1.66B to $1.81B.
What is the long-term trend for AT&T's interest expense?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), AT&T's interest expense has grown at a 0.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $6.76B to $6.8B.
What does interest expense mean?: Cost of borrowing — interest paid or accrued on bonds, bank loans, credit facilities, finance leases, and other debt obligations.