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AT&T (XKAZ:T_KZ) 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate : -14.70% (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is AT&T 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate?

AT&T's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $0.28.

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 -14.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -5.50% 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.

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 3.90% per year.

AT&T's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.52. As of today, AT&T's Dividend Yield % is 4.20%.

Warning Sign:

AT&T Inc stock Dividend Yield % is close to 10-year low.

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Competitive Comparison of AT&T's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate

For the Telecom Services subindustry, AT&T's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-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's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, AT&T's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where AT&T's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate falls into.


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AT&T 5-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 least square regression.

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  (XKAZ:T_KZ) 5-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. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2024 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=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 0.59.

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 0.2775002025-04-102025-04-102025-05-01Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2775002025-01-102025-01-102025-02-03Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2775002024-10-102024-10-102024-11-01Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2775002024-07-102024-07-102024-08-01Cash 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
=1.11/26.40
=4.20 %

Current Share Price is $26.40.
AT&T's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $1.11.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of AT&T was 12.07%. The lowest was 3.95%. And the median was 7.32%.

Warning Sign:

AT&T Inc stock Dividend Yield % is close to 10-year low.

* 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 Business Description

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

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