T Dividend Summary
AT&T is one of the three national U.S. wireless carriers. Wireless is what pays the bills. It is building fiber into tens of millions of homes and selling the phone plan to the same household. Mexico wireless and enterprise networking sit around that. It used to own WarnerMedia, but the media side is gone.
The dividend is high-income and slow to grow. Cash from the network covers the quarterly payout. Leftover free cash goes to buybacks. American wireless and fiber company.
Dividend News/Announcements
| 2022-03-30 | AT&T decreases dividend to $0.2775 due to its upcoming WarnerMedia spinoff |
| 2012-11-11 | AT&T raises dividend by 2.3% to $0.45 quarterly |
Stock Metrics
Updated: 2026-09-04- Last Close
- $25.68
- PE Ratio
- 8.62
- EPS
- 3.01
- Market Cap
- 175.97B
- 52-Week Range %
- $25.68
- Next Earnings
- 2026-10-21
Dividend Metrics
- Yield
- 4.24%
- Yield on Cost
- Payout Ratio
- 36.88 %
- Frequency
- Quarterly (FEB-MAY-AUG-NOV)
- Annual Dividend
- $1.11
- Next Ex-Div
- 2026-10-09Est.
- Next Pay Date
- 2026-11-03Est.
Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend Date | Payout Date | Cash Amount | Change / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-01-12 | 2027-02-02 | $0.2775 | unconfirmed/estimated |
| 2026-10-09 | 2026-11-03 | $0.2775 | unconfirmed/estimated |
| 2026-07-10 | 2026-08-03 | $0.2775 | |
| 2026-04-10 | 2026-05-01 | $0.2775 | |
| 2026-01-12 | 2026-02-02 | $0.2775 | |
| 2025-10-10 | 2025-11-03 | $0.2775 | |
| 2025-07-10 | 2025-08-01 | $0.2775 | |
| 2025-04-10 | 2025-05-01 | $0.2775 | |
| 2025-01-10 | 2025-02-03 | $0.2775 | |
| 2024-10-10 | 2024-11-01 | $0.2775 | |
| 2024-07-10 | 2024-08-01 | $0.2775 | |
| 2024-04-09 | 2024-05-01 | $0.2775 | |
| 2024-01-09 | 2024-02-01 | $0.2775 | |
| 2023-10-06 | 2023-11-01 | $0.2775 | |
| 2023-07-07 | 2023-08-01 | $0.2775 | |
| 2023-04-06 | 2023-05-01 | $0.2775 | |
| 2023-01-09 | 2023-02-01 | $0.2775 | |
| 2022-10-06 | 2022-11-01 | $0.2775 | |
| 2022-07-08 | 2022-08-01 | $0.2775 | |
| 2022-04-13 | 2022-05-02 | $0.2775 | -46.63% |
| 2022-01-07 | 2022-02-01 | $0.52 | |
| 2021-10-07 | 2021-11-01 | $0.52 | |
| 2021-07-08 | 2021-08-02 | $0.52 | |
| 2021-04-08 | 2021-05-03 | $0.52 | |
| 2021-01-08 | 2021-02-01 | $0.52 | |
| 2020-10-08 | 2020-11-02 | $0.52 | |
| 2020-07-09 | 2020-08-03 | $0.52 | |
| 2020-04-08 | 2020-05-01 | $0.52 | |
| 2020-01-09 | 2020-02-03 | $0.52 | 1.96% |
| 2019-10-09 | 2019-11-01 | $0.51 | |
| 2019-07-09 | 2019-08-01 | $0.51 | |
| 2019-04-09 | 2019-05-01 | $0.51 | |
| 2019-01-09 | 2019-02-01 | $0.51 | 2% |
| 2018-10-09 | 2018-11-01 | $0.50 | |
| 2018-07-09 | 2018-08-01 | $0.50 | |
| 2018-04-09 | 2018-05-01 | $0.50 | |
| 2018-01-09 | 2018-02-01 | $0.50 | 2.04% |
| 2017-10-06 | 2017-11-01 | $0.49 | |
| 2017-07-06 | 2017-08-01 | $0.49 | |
| 2017-04-06 | 2017-05-01 | $0.49 | |
| 2017-01-06 | 2017-02-01 | $0.49 | 2.08% |
| 2016-10-05 | 2016-11-01 | $0.48 | |
| 2016-07-06 | 2016-08-01 | $0.48 | |
| 2016-04-06 | 2016-05-02 | $0.48 | |
| 2016-01-06 | 2016-02-01 | $0.48 | 2.13% |
| 2015-10-07 | 2015-11-02 | $0.47 | |
| 2015-07-08 | 2015-08-03 | $0.47 | |
| 2015-04-08 | 2015-05-01 | $0.47 | |
| 2015-01-07 | 2015-02-02 | $0.47 | 2.17% |
| 2014-10-08 | 2014-11-03 | $0.46 | |
| 2014-07-08 | 2014-08-01 | $0.46 | |
| 2014-04-08 | 2014-05-01 | $0.46 | |
| 2014-01-08 | 2014-02-03 | $0.46 | 2.22% |
| 2013-10-08 | 2013-11-01 | $0.45 | |
| 2013-07-08 | 2013-08-01 | $0.45 | |
| 2013-04-08 | 2013-05-01 | $0.45 | |
| 2013-01-08 | 2013-02-01 | $0.45 | 2.27% |
| 2012-10-05 | 2012-11-01 | $0.44 | |
| 2012-07-06 | 2012-08-01 | $0.44 | |
| 2012-04-05 | 2012-05-01 | $0.44 | |
| 2012-01-06 | 2012-02-01 | $0.44 | 2.33% |
| 2011-10-05 | 2011-11-01 | $0.43 | |
| 2011-07-06 | 2011-08-01 | $0.43 | |
| 2011-04-06 | 2011-05-02 | $0.43 | |
| 2011-01-06 | 2011-02-01 | $0.43 | 2.38% |
| 2010-10-06 | 2010-11-01 | $0.42 | |
| 2010-07-07 | 2010-08-02 | $0.42 | |
| 2010-04-07 | 2010-05-03 | $0.42 | |
| 2010-01-06 | 2010-02-01 | $0.42 | 2.44% |
| 2009-10-07 | 2009-11-02 | $0.41 | |
| 2009-07-08 | 2009-08-03 | $0.41 | |
| 2009-04-07 | 2009-05-01 | $0.41 | |
| 2009-01-07 | 2009-02-02 | $0.41 | 2.5% |
| 2008-10-08 | 2008-11-03 | $0.40 | |
| 2008-07-08 | 2008-08-01 | $0.40 | |
| 2008-04-08 | 2008-05-01 | $0.40 | |
| 2008-01-08 | 2008-02-01 | $0.40 | 12.68% |
| 2007-10-05 | 2007-11-01 | $0.355 | |
| 2007-07-06 | 2007-08-01 | $0.355 | |
| 2007-04-05 | 2007-05-01 | $0.355 | |
| 2007-01-08 | 2007-02-01 | $0.355 | 6.77% |
| 2006-10-05 | 2006-11-01 | $0.3325 | |
| 2006-07-06 | 2006-08-01 | $0.3325 | |
| 2006-04-06 | 2006-05-01 | $0.3325 | |
| 2006-01-06 | 2006-02-01 | $0.3325 | 3.1% |
| 2005-10-05 | 2005-11-01 | $0.3225 | |
| 2005-07-06 | 2005-08-01 | $0.3225 | |
| 2005-04-06 | 2005-05-02 | $0.3225 | |
| 2005-01-06 | 2005-02-01 | $0.3225 | 3.2% |
| 2004-10-06 | 2004-11-01 | $0.3125 | |
| 2004-07-07 | 2004-08-02 | $0.3125 | |
| 2004-04-06 | 2004-05-03 | $0.3125 | |
| 2004-01-07 | 2004-02-02 | $0.3125 | -18.3% |
| 2003-10-08 | 2003-11-03 | $0.3825 | |
| 2003-07-08 | 2003-08-01 | $0.3825 | 15.04% |
| 2003-04-08 | 2003-05-01 | $0.3325 | 23.15% |
| 2003-01-08 | 2003-02-03 | $0.27 | |
| 2002-10-08 | 2002-11-01 | $0.27 | |
| 2002-07-08 | 2002-08-03 | $0.27 | |
| 2002-04-08 | 2002-05-02 | $0.27 | 5.37% |
| 2002-01-08 | 2002-02-04 | $0.25625 | |
| 2001-10-05 | 2001-10-29 | $0.25625 | |
| 2001-07-06 | 2001-08-02 | $0.25625 | |
| 2001-04-06 | 2001-05-01 | $0.25625 | 0.99% |
| 2001-01-08 | 2001-02-03 | $0.25375 | |
| 2000-10-05 | 2000-11-01 | $0.25375 | -0.1% |
| 2000-07-06 | 2000-08-01 | $0.254 | |
| 2000-04-06 | 2000-05-01 | $0.254 | 4.1% |
| 2000-01-06 | 2000-02-01 | $0.244 | |
| 1999-09-07 | 1999-10-04 | $0.244 | 0.41% |
| 1999-07-07 | 1999-08-02 | $0.243 | 0.41% |
| 1999-04-07 | 1999-05-03 | $0.242 | 4.31% |
| 1999-01-06 | 1999-02-01 | $0.232 | |
| 1998-10-07 | 1998-11-02 | $0.232 | |
| 1998-07-08 | 1998-08-03 | $0.232 | |
| 1998-04-07 | 1998-05-04 | $0.232 | 3.57% |
| 1998-01-07 | 1998-02-02 | $0.224 | |
| 1997-10-08 | 1997-11-03 | $0.224 | |
| 1997-07-08 | 1997-08-04 | $0.224 | |
| 1997-03-25 | 1997-04-01 | $0.224 | 4.19% |
| 1997-01-08 | 1997-02-03 | $0.215 | |
| 1996-10-08 | 1996-11-04 | $0.215 | |
| 1996-07-08 | 1996-08-03 | $0.215 | |
| 1996-04-08 | 1996-05-02 | $0.215 | 4.37% |
| 1996-01-08 | 1996-02-03 | $0.206 | |
| 1995-10-05 | 1995-10-29 | $0.206 | |
| 1995-07-06 | 1995-08-01 | $0.206 | |
| 1995-04-04 | 1995-04-28 | $0.206 | 4.3% |
| 1995-01-04 | 1995-01-28 | $0.1975 | |
| 1994-10-04 | 1994-10-28 | $0.1975 | |
| 1994-07-01 | 1994-07-04 | $0.1975 | |
| 1994-04-04 | 1994-04-27 | $0.1975 | 4.77% |
| 1994-01-04 | 1994-01-27 | $0.1885 | |
| 1993-10-04 | 1993-10-27 | $0.1885 | |
| 1993-07-02 | 1993-07-03 | $0.1885 | -0.13% |
| 1993-04-02 | 1993-04-03 | $0.18875 | 3.42% |
| 1993-01-04 | 1993-01-27 | $0.1825 | |
| 1992-10-05 | 1992-10-28 | $0.1825 | |
| 1992-07-06 | 1992-08-03 | $0.1825 | |
| 1992-04-06 | 1992-05-04 | $0.1825 | 2.82% |
| 1992-01-06 | 1992-02-03 | $0.1775 | |
| 1991-10-04 | 1991-10-27 | $0.1775 | |
| 1991-07-03 | 1991-07-25 | $0.1775 | |
| 1991-04-04 | 1991-04-26 | $0.1775 | 2.9% |
| 1991-01-04 | 1991-01-26 | $0.1725 | |
| 1990-10-03 | 1990-10-25 | $0.1725 | |
| 1990-07-03 | 1990-07-25 | $0.1725 | |
| 1990-04-04 | 1990-04-26 | $0.1725 | 6.15% |
| 1990-01-04 | 1990-01-26 | $0.1625 | |
| 1989-10-03 | 1989-10-24 | $0.1625 | |
| 1989-07-05 | 1989-07-26 | $0.1625 | |
| 1989-04-04 | 1989-04-25 | $0.1625 | 4.84% |
| 1989-01-03 | 1989-01-24 | $0.155 | |
| 1988-10-04 | 1988-10-25 | $0.155 | |
| 1988-07-01 | 1988-07-04 | $0.155 | |
| 1988-04-04 | 1988-04-25 | $0.155 | 6.9% |
| 1988-01-04 | 1988-01-25 | $0.145 | Resumed after a 6-month gap |
| 1987-07-06 | 1987-08-03 | $0.145 | |
| 1987-04-06 | 1987-05-04 | $0.145 | 8.75% |
| 1987-01-05 | 1987-01-26 | $0.13333 | |
| 1986-10-06 | 1986-11-03 | $0.13333 | |
| 1986-07-03 | 1986-07-24 | $0.13333 | |
| 1986-04-04 | 1986-04-24 | $0.13333 | 6.66% |
| 1986-01-06 | 1986-02-03 | $0.125 | |
| 1985-10-04 | 1985-10-24 | $0.125 | |
| 1985-07-03 | 1985-07-23 | $0.125 | |
| 1985-04-03 | 1985-04-23 | $0.125 | 7.14% |
| 1985-01-04 | 1985-01-24 | $0.11667 | |
| 1984-09-24 | 1984-10-01 | $0.11667 |
Adjusted for splits
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Total return
Total return includes dividends. “Divs Reinvested” buys additional shares at the ex-dividend date close. “Cash” holds dividends without interest. Taxes and fees excluded.
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