AT&T (CHIX:SOBAD) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : -0.20% (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is AT&T 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

3-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past three years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. A positive ratio may indicate share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio may reflect no repurchases or potential share issuance. AT&T's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -0.20%.

The historical rank and industry rank for AT&T's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

CHIX:SOBAd' s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -38.6 Med: -0.5 Max: 4.3
Current: -0.2

During the past 13 years, AT&T's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 4.30%. The lowest was -38.60%. And the median was -0.50%.

CHIX:SOBAd's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
59.4% of 234 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: -0.55 vs CHIX:SOBAd: -0.20

Competitive Comparison of AT&T's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Telecom Services subindustry, AT&T's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio 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 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

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

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AT&T 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).

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AT&T (CHIX:SOBAd) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A negative number means the company might be issuing new shares. A positive number indicates that the company is buying back shares.

Be Aware

Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.

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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 73 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 24 million customers, but this business only accounts for 3% of revenue. The firm has agreed to sell its 70% equity stake in satellite television provider DirecTV to its partner, private equity firm TPG.

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