What is AT&T's share buybacks?

AT&T (T) reported share buybacks of $2.48B in Q1 2026.

How has AT&T's share buybacks changed year-over-year?

AT&T's share buybacks increased by 1035.3% year-over-year, from $218M to $2.48B.

What is the long-term trend for AT&T's share buybacks?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), AT&T's share buybacks has grown at a 117.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $202M to $4.5B.

What does share buybacks mean?

Cash used to buy back the company's own shares on the open market or through structured programs, reducing shares outstanding.

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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:PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock.

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 share buybacks?: AT&T (T) reported share buybacks of $2.48B in Q1 2026.
How has AT&T's share buybacks changed year-over-year?: AT&T's share buybacks increased by 1035.3% year-over-year, from $218M to $2.48B.
What is the long-term trend for AT&T's share buybacks?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), AT&T's share buybacks has grown at a 117.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $202M to $4.5B.
What does share buybacks mean?: Cash used to buy back the company's own shares on the open market or through structured programs, reducing shares outstanding.