AT&T (T) Debt-to-Equity

: 1.50 (As of Dec. 2023)

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AT&T's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $9,477 Mil. AT&T's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $145,422 Mil. AT&T's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $103,297 Mil. AT&T's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.50.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for AT&T's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

T' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.91 Med: 1.07 Max: 1.59
Current: 1.5

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of AT&T was 1.59. The lowest was 0.91. And the median was 1.07.

T's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
74.43% of 348 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 0.655 vs T: 1.50

AT&T Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for AT&T's Debt-to-Equity 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.

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AT&T Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

1.00

1.11

1.18

1.59

1.50

AT&T Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity																1.59	1.57	1.59	1.50	1.50

Competitive Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, AT&T's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity 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 Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, AT&T's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where AT&T's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

AT&T Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

AT&T's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(9477	+	145422)	/	103297
	=	1.50

AT&T's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(9477	+	145422)	/	103297
	=	1.50

AT&T (NYSE:T) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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AT&T (T) Business Description

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Address

208 S. Akard Street, Dallas, TX, USA, 75202

Website

https://www.att.com

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