AT&T Long-Term Debt decreased by 0.8% to $127.09B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 7.3%, from $118.44B to $127.09B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Long-Term Debt shows a downward trend with a -3.7% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
An increase signals higher financial leverage and future interest expense, whereas a decrease indicates debt repayment and a stronger balance sheet.
Loans and financial obligations with a maturity date exceeding one year from the balance sheet date. This represents the...
Large-cap tech companies often use long-term debt to take advantage of low interest rates even when they have significant cash holdings.
long_term_debt| 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 | $155.77B | $155.41B | $152.72B | $180.23B | $129.75B | $123.85B | $128.42B | $123.73B | $128.01B | $126.70B | $127.85B | $125.70B | $125.36B | $126.38B | $118.44B | $117.26B | $123.06B | $128.09B | $127.09B |
| QoQ Change | — | -0.2% | -1.7% | +18.0% | -28.0% | -4.5% | +3.7% | -3.7% | +3.5% | -1.0% | +0.9% | -1.7% | -0.3% | +0.8% | -6.3% | -1.0% | +4.9% | +4.1% | -0.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -16.7% | -20.3% | -15.9% | -31.3% | -1.3% | +2.3% | -0.4% | +1.6% | -2.1% | -0.3% | -7.4% | -6.7% | -1.8% | +1.4% | +7.3% |
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