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AT&T (T)


Market Price (10/20/2025): $26.34 | Market Cap: $189.9 Bil
Sector: Communication Services | Industry: Integrated Telecommunication Services

AT&T (T)


Market Price (10/20/2025): $26.34
Market Cap: $189.9 Bil
Sector: Communication Services
Industry: Integrated Telecommunication Services

Investment Highlights Why It Matters Which of these 2 stories sounds closer for this stock?

1. Generates cash flow

The stock generated 4% or more of the share price (called cash flow yield), and shows moderate 10-15% or more growth.

2. Riding a trend

Think Tesla during the pandemic of 2020 when EVs were riding a cultural high, or Nvidia in the current AI boom, or even Figma. These companies don’t have enough yield, or, enough growth, or both - however - they are riding a trend. They have momentum. These can be more volatile - they don’t have the floor of strong cash flow


0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 7.8%, ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is 3.3%, FCF Yield is 10%
  Debt is significant
Net D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is 74%
1 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 33%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 16%, CFO LTM is 41 Bil, FCF LTM is 20 Bil
  Weak revenue growth
Rev Chg 3Y AvgRevenue Change % averaged over trailing 3 years is 0.6%
2 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 23%
  
0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 7.8%, ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is 3.3%, FCF Yield is 10%
1 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 33%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 16%, CFO LTM is 41 Bil, FCF LTM is 20 Bil
2 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 23%
3 Debt is significant
Net D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is 74%
4 Weak revenue growth
Rev Chg 3Y AvgRevenue Change % averaged over trailing 3 years is 0.6%

Market Valuation & Key Metrics

T Stock


Return vs. Risk


Price Returns Compared

 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
T Return-21%-8%5%-3%44%21%29%
Peers Return10%2%-14%-6%35%3%28%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%13%106%

Monthly Win Rates [3]
T Win Rate42%33%42%67%75%67% 
Peers Win Rate53%52%43%48%53%51% 
S&P 500 Win Rate58%75%42%67%75%67% 

Max Drawdowns [4]
T Max Drawdown-31%-17%-16%-24%-2%-4% 
Peers Max Drawdown-23%-10%-31%-29%-23%-17% 
S&P 500 Max Drawdown-31%-1%-25%-1%-2%-15% 


[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: TMUS, VZ, CMCSA, LUMN, ATNI. See T Returns vs. Peers.
[3] Win Rate = % of calendar months in which monthly returns were positive
[4] Max drawdown represents maximum peak-to-trough decline within a year
[5] 2025 data is for the year up to 10/17/2025 (YTD)

Downturns Compared

Unique KeyEventTS&P 500
2022 Inflation Shock2022 Inflation Shock  
2022 Inflation Shock% Loss% Loss-45.7%-25.4%
2022 Inflation Shock% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven84.1%34.1%
2022 Inflation ShockTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven573 days464 days
2020 Covid Pandemic2020 Covid Pandemic  
2020 Covid Pandemic% Loss% Loss-31.4%-33.9%
2020 Covid Pandemic% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven45.8%51.3%
2020 Covid PandemicTime to BreakevenTime to BreakevenNot Fully Recovered days148 days
2018 Correction2018 Correction  
2018 Correction% Loss% Loss-35.8%-19.8%
2018 Correction% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven55.7%24.7%
2018 CorrectionTime to BreakevenTime to BreakevenNot Fully Recovered days120 days
2008 Global Financial Crisis2008 Global Financial Crisis  
2008 Global Financial Crisis% Loss% Loss-49.3%-56.8%
2008 Global Financial Crisis% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven97.2%131.3%
2008 Global Financial CrisisTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven2670 days1480 days


How Low Can It Go?

AT&T's stock fell -45.7% during the 2022 Inflation Shock from a high on 5/10/2021. A -45.7% loss requires a 84.1% gain to breakeven.

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Trade Ideas

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Unique KeyDateTickerCompanyCategoryTrade Strategy6M Fwd Rtn12M Fwd Rtn12M Max DD
TTD_9302025_Dip_Buyer_High_CFO_Margins_ExInd_DE09302025TTDTrade DeskDip BuyDB | CFO/Rev | Low D/EDip Buy with High Cash Flow Margins
Buying dips for companies with significant cash flows from operations and reasonable debt / market cap
2.0%2.0%0.0%
CMCSA_7312025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper07312025CMCSAComcastMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple
-10.2%-10.2%-11.0%
PINS_5312025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper05312025PINSPinterestMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple
4.1%4.1%-2.3%
IRDM_4302025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield04302025IRDMIridium CommunicationsDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
-22.0%-22.0%-27.4%
IAS_4302025_Dip_Buyer_High_CFO_Margins_ExInd_DE04302025IASIntegral Ad ScienceDip BuyDB | CFO/Rev | Low D/EDip Buy with High Cash Flow Margins
Buying dips for companies with significant cash flows from operations and reasonable debt / market cap
44.1%44.1%0.0%
Unique KeyDateTickerCompanyCategoryTrade Strategy6M Fwd Rtn12M Fwd Rtn12M Max DD
TTD_9302025_Dip_Buyer_High_CFO_Margins_ExInd_DE09302025TTDTrade DeskDip BuyDB | CFO/Rev | Low D/EDip Buy with High Cash Flow Margins
Buying dips for companies with significant cash flows from operations and reasonable debt / market cap
2.0%2.0%0.0%
CMCSA_7312025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper07312025CMCSAComcastMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple
-10.2%-10.2%-11.0%
PINS_5312025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper05312025PINSPinterestMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple
4.1%4.1%-2.3%
IRDM_4302025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield04302025IRDMIridium CommunicationsDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
-22.0%-22.0%-27.4%
IAS_4302025_Dip_Buyer_High_CFO_Margins_ExInd_DE04302025IASIntegral Ad ScienceDip BuyDB | CFO/Rev | Low D/EDip Buy with High Cash Flow Margins
Buying dips for companies with significant cash flows from operations and reasonable debt / market cap
44.1%44.1%0.0%

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Financials

TTMUSVZCMCSALUMNATNIMedian
NameAT&T T-Mobile.Verizon .Comcast Lumen Te.ATN Inte. 
Mkt Price26.34229.3340.5529.546.9014.8427.94
Mkt Cap189.9259.8171.3111.36.90.2141.3
Rev LTM123,98484,052137,000123,55912,824720103,806
Op Inc LTM24,63719,39529,49723,1474123121,271
FCF LTM19,62412,33819,60713,4249383912,881
FCF 3Y Avg19,6149,04815,30212,937144-1810,992
CFO LTM40,94325,52737,10028,1194,38512926,823
CFO 3Y Avg38,76021,13936,87327,8753,37411724,507

Growth & Margins

TTMUSVZCMCSALUMNATNIMedian
NameAT&T T-Mobile.Verizon .Comcast Lumen Te.ATN Inte. 
Rev Chg LTM1.5%6.3%2.1%1.3%-6.5%-5.3%1.4%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg0.6%1.6%0.7%0.9%-12.2%0.8%0.7%
Rev Chg Q3.5%6.9%5.2%-0.6%-5.4%-1.1%1.5%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM0.9%1.6%1.3%-0.1%-1.4%-0.3%0.4%
Op Mgn LTM19.9%23.1%21.5%18.7%3.2%4.3%19.3%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg19.9%19.5%21.8%19.0%7.1%3.7%19.2%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM0.0%0.3%-0.0%-0.1%-0.8%-0.0%-0.0%
CFO/Rev LTM33.0%30.4%27.1%22.8%34.2%18.0%28.7%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg31.6%26.1%27.2%22.9%24.6%15.8%25.4%
FCF/Rev LTM15.8%14.7%14.3%10.9%7.3%5.4%12.6%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg16.0%11.1%11.3%10.6%1.4%-2.4%10.9%

Valuation

TTMUSVZCMCSALUMNATNIMedian
NameAT&T T-Mobile.Verizon .Comcast Lumen Te.ATN Inte. 
Mkt Cap189.9259.8171.3111.36.90.2141.3
P/S1.53.11.30.90.50.31.1
P/EBIT7.513.45.65.0-23.5-7.45.3
P/E14.921.39.47.1-5.8-5.08.2
P/CFO4.610.24.64.01.61.74.3
Total Yield7.8%6.2%17.3%18.5%-17.2%-13.5%7.0%
Dividend Yield1.1%1.5%6.6%4.4%0.0%6.4%2.9%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg13.5%4.1%8.9%8.5%1.9%-1.2%6.3%
D/E0.80.51.00.92.63.20.9
Net D/E0.70.41.00.82.42.70.9

Returns

TTMUSVZCMCSALUMNATNIMedian
NameAT&T T-Mobile.Verizon .Comcast Lumen Te.ATN Inte. 
1M Rtn-8.2%-3.7%-5.1%-5.5%20.8%-0.7%-4.4%
3M Rtn-1.2%1.3%1.0%-13.6%58.3%-14.1%-0.1%
6M Rtn-1.0%-11.9%-4.8%-11.4%109.7%-13.1%-8.1%
12M Rtn25.9%4.2%-1.5%-26.9%2.4%-52.0%0.4%
3Y Rtn86.2%73.7%34.1%6.7%3.0%-56.5%20.4%
1M Excs Rtn-9.3%-4.5%-6.0%-6.1%19.5%-3.9%-5.2%
3M Excs Rtn-8.4%-6.8%-8.6%-20.4%54.4%-21.4%-8.5%
6M Excs Rtn-27.1%-38.0%-31.0%-37.6%83.6%-39.3%-34.3%
12M Excs Rtn13.3%-7.4%-15.5%-41.8%-2.9%-66.0%-11.5%
3Y Excs Rtn26.8%-8.6%-47.2%-73.0%-82.2%-140.3%-60.1%

Financials

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil20242023202220212020
Communications118,038117,067114,730109,965142,359
Latin America3,9323,1442,7475,7166,963
Corporate458530731  
Certain significant items000  
Eliminations and consolidation  -136-5,180-5,253
Held-for-sale and other reclassifications  453  
Video  15,51328,610 
Corporate and Other   2,2071,937
WarnerMedia   30,44235,259
Acquisition-related items    -72
Total122,428120,741134,038171,760181,193


Operating Income by Segment
$ Mil20242023202220212020
Communications27,80126,73626,29328,31332,230
Latin America-141-326-510-753-662
Certain significant items-1,238-28,107-296-19,170-2,125
Corporate-2,961-2,890-1,990  
Eliminations and consolidation  0-1,563-1,516
Held-for-sale and other reclassifications  143  
Video  2,2572,174 
Acquisition-related items   -8,480-8,492
Corporate and Other   -2,308-1,978
WarnerMedia   8,19210,498
Total23,461-4,58725,8976,40527,955


Assets by Segment
$ Mil20242023202220212020
Communications504,006  506,102521,252
Latin America9,314  15,81120,606
Corporate and eliminations-106,260  -144,189-133,681
WarnerMedia   148,037143,492
Total407,060  525,761551,669


Price Behavior

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date9302025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity83,628,511
Short Interest: % Change Since 9152025-8.1%
Average Daily Volume31,253,314
Days-to-Cover Short Interest2.68
Basic Shares Quantity7,209,000,000
Short % of Basic Shares1.2%

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
7/23/20251.2%-0.0%6.8%
4/23/20250.9%1.3%1.9%
1/27/20256.3%4.4%17.3%
10/23/20244.6%3.2%6.2%
7/24/20245.2%4.2%7.3%
4/24/20241.9%2.4%6.1%
1/24/2024-3.0%2.0%-3.5%
10/19/20236.6%6.1%10.9%
...
SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive161412
# Negative81012
Median Positive4.2%3.7%6.1%
Median Negative-2.5%-2.9%-3.6%
Max Positive7.7%16.7%21.9%
Max Negative-10.4%-12.7%-16.0%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
6302025724202510-Q 6/30/2025
3312025429202510-Q 3/31/2025
12312024212202510-K 12/31/2024
93020241029202410-Q 9/30/2024
6302024725202410-Q 6/30/2024
3312024502202410-Q 3/31/2024
12312023223202410-K 12/31/2023
93020231031202310-Q 9/30/2023
6302023727202310-Q 6/30/2023
3312023501202310-Q 3/31/2023
12312022213202310-K 12/31/2022
93020221103202210-Q 9/30/2022
6302022804202210-Q 6/30/2022
3312022503202210-Q 3/31/2022
12312021216202210-K 12/31/2021
93020211104202110-Q 9/30/2021

Insider Activity

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 OwnerTitleFiling DateActionPriceSharesTransacted
Value
Value of
Held Shares
Form
0Sabrina Sanders SSVP-ChiefActngOfcr&Controller6032025Sell27.571,50041,3484,479,478Form