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AT&T (T) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate

: -18.90% (As of Dec. 2023)
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AT&T's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.28.

The historical rank and industry rank for AT&T's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate or its related term are showing as below:

T' s 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -18.9   Med: 4.05   Max: 70.5
Current: -18.9

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.

T's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate is ranked worse than
90.85% of 153 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 6.3 vs T: -18.90

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. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.

AT&T's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.52. As of today, AT&T's Dividend Yield % is 6.73%.

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Competitive Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, AT&T's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate 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 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, AT&T's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where AT&T's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate falls into.



AT&T 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Calculation

This is the average annual rate that a company has been raising its dividends. The growth rate is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four year annual data.

Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.


AT&T  (NYSE:T) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate 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 Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=0.278/ 0.54
=0.51

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 0.2782024-04-092024-04-102024-05-01Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2782024-01-092024-01-102024-02-01Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2782023-10-062023-10-102023-11-01Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2782023-07-072023-07-102023-08-01Cash DividendquarterlyUSD: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

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.112/16.51
=6.74 %

Current Share Price is $16.51.
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.


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AT&T (T) Business Description

Address
208 S. Akard Street, Dallas, TX, USA, 75202
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.
Executives
Sanders S Sabrina officer: SVP-ChiefActngOfcr&Controller 208 S. AKARD ST., 29TH FLOOR, DALLAS TX 75202
Debra L. Dial officer: SVP-ChiefActngOfcr&Controller 208 S. AKARD, 29TH FLOOR, DALLAS TX 75202
Jeremy Alan Legg officer: Chief Technology Officer 208 S. AKARD STREET, DALLAS TX 75202
Kenny Kellyn Smith officer: Chief Marketing & Growth Ofcr 208 S. AKARD ST, 29TH FLOOR, DALLAS TX 75202
Edward W Gillespie officer: SrEVP-Ext & Legal Affairs 208 S. AKARD, DALLAS TX 75202
Angela Santone officer: Sr. Exec VP-Human Resources 208 S. AKARD ST, DALLAS TX 75202
Jeffery S. Mcelfresh officer: CEO, AT&T Communications, LLC 208 S. AKARD, 29TH FLOOR, DALLAS TX 75202
Mcatee David R Ii officer: Sr. Exec. VP and Gen. Counsel 208 S. AKARD, 29TH FLOOR, DALLAS TX 75202
David S. Huntley officer: SEVP&Chief Compliance Officer 208 S. AKARD, ROOM 2900;07, DALLAS TX 75202
Lori M Lee officer: CEO-AT&T LatAm&GlobalMktgOfcr 208 S. AKARD ST., 29TH FLOOR, DALLAS TX 75202
Pascal Desroches officer: Sr. Exec VP and CFO AT&T INC., 208 S AKARD STREET, DALLAS TX 75202
Stephen J Luczo director
Luis A Ubinas director 209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY, REDWOOD CITY CA 94065-1175
John T Stankey officer: Sr. Exec. VP and CIO 208 S. AKARD ST., 29TH FLOOR, DALLAS TX 75202
Jason Kilar officer: CEO, Warner Media, LLC 208 S. AKARD ST, DALLAS TX 75202