AT&T (LIM:T) Debt-to-Equity : 1.43 (As of Sep. 2024)

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What is AT&T Debt-to-Equity?

AT&T's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $2,637 Mil. AT&T's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $143,706 Mil. AT&T's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $102,351 Mil. AT&T's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 1.43.

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:

LIM:T' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.91 Med: 1.12 Max: 1.59
Current: 1.43

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 1.12.

LIM:T's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
73.8% of 332 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 0.675 vs LIM:T: 1.43

AT&T Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for AT&T's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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AT&T Debt-to-Equity Chart

AT&T Annual Data

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1.11

1.18

1.59

1.50

AT&T Quarterly Data
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Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.50	1.50	1.44	1.40	1.43

Competitive Comparison of AT&T's Debt-to-Equity

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's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

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 Sep. 2024 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
	=	(2637	+	143706)	/	102351
	=	1.43

AT&T (LIM: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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The wireless business contributes nearly 70% of AT&T's revenue. The firm is the third-largest US wireless carrier, connecting 72 million postpaid and 17 million prepaid phone customers. Fixed-line enterprise services, which account for about 15% 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, serving 14 million customers. AT&T also has a sizable presence in Mexico, with 23 million customers, but this business only accounts for 4% of revenue. The firm recently agreed to sell its 70% equity stake in satellite television provider DirecTV to its partner, private equity firm TPG.