AT&T Operating Income decreased by 5.4% to $5.79B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 8.7%, from $5.33B to $5.79B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Income shows relatively stable performance with a 1.3% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Growth in operating income suggests that the company is becoming more profitable in its primary business activities.
The profit realized from a business's own operations after deducting all operating expenses, including COGS, R&D, and SG...
This is a key metric for comparing the operational performance of companies with different debt levels.
is_operating_income| 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 | $3.27B | $7.11B | $4.89B | $5.54B | $4.96B | $6.01B | -$21.09B | $6.00B | $6.41B | $5.78B | $5.27B | $5.85B | $5.76B | $2.12B | $5.33B | $5.75B | $6.50B | $6.12B | $5.79B |
| QoQ Change | — | +117.5% | -31.2% | +13.1% | -10.5% | +21.3% | -450.8% | +128.5% | +6.7% | -9.7% | -8.8% | +10.9% | -1.5% | -63.3% | +151.7% | +8.0% | +13.0% | -5.9% | -5.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +51.6% | -15.4% | -531.0% | +8.4% | +29.3% | -3.8% | +125.0% | -2.6% | -10.1% | -63.4% | +1.0% | -1.6% | +12.9% | +189.2% | +8.7% |
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