AT&T's dividends per share for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.28. Its dividends per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $1.11. Its Dividend Payout Ratio for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.51. As of today, AT&T's Dividend Yield % is 6.63%.
During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -18.90% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -12.80% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -3.60% per year.
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During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of AT&T was 70.50% per year. The lowest was -18.90% per year. And the median was 4.05% per year.
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AT&T Dividends per Share Historical Data
The historical data trend for AT&T's Dividends per Share can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Competitive Comparison of AT&T's Dividends per Share
For the Telecom Services subindustry, AT&T's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
AT&T's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry
For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, AT&T's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where AT&T's Dividend Yield % falls into.
AT&T Dividends per Share Calculation
Dividends paid to per common share.
AT&T (NYSE:T) Dividends per Share Explanation
1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.
AT&T's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as
During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of AT&T was 1.78. The lowest was 0.39. And the median was 0.75.
2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.
AT&T Recent Full-Year* Dividend History
Amount
Ex-date
Record Date
Pay Date
Type
Frequency
Forex Rate
USD 0.278
2024-04-09
2024-04-10
2024-05-01
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.278
2024-01-09
2024-01-10
2024-02-01
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.278
2023-10-06
2023-10-10
2023-11-01
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.278
2023-07-07
2023-07-10
2023-08-01
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.
AT&T's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as
Current Share Price is $16.75.
AT&T's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $1.112.
During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of AT&T was 12.07%. The lowest was 5.57%. And the median was 7.25%.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
AT&T Dividends per Share Related Terms
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The wireless business contributes about two thirds of AT&T's revenue following the spinoff of Warner Media. The firm is the third-largest U.S. wireless carrier, connecting 70 million postpaid and 18 million prepaid phone customers. Fixed-line enterprise services, which account for about 18% of revenue, include internet access, private networking, security, voice, and wholesale network capacity. Residential fixed-line services, about 11% of revenue, primarily consist of broadband internet access service. AT&T also has a sizable presence in Mexico, serving 22 million customers, but this business only accounts for 3% of revenue. The firm still holds a 70% equity stake in satellite television provider DirecTV but does not consolidate this business in its financial statements.
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