At&T's last dividend was on Jul 10, 2024 (ex-date) with a distribution of $0.278 per share. On an annualized basis, the company has a current payout of $1.11 per share. This brings the dividend yield to 5.1% based on its recent close price.
At&T's dividend yield of 5.1% is above the Communication Services sector, the industry and its peers average. If we compare it with its Communication Services sector average of 3.16%, At&T's dividend yield is 61% higher. The current dividend yield is less than the historical average of 7.0% of the last 5 years.
At&T has been paying dividends since 1994. T has issued four quarterly dividends in the last twelve months. The annualized DPS has not changed since one year ago. But with the stock price up by 43% from a year ago, the dividend yield marks a decrease of 30%.
Ex-date | Amount | Yield (TTM) |
---|---|---|
Jul 10, 2024 | $0.278 | 5.92% |
Apr 9, 2024 | $0.278 | 6.57% |
Jan 9, 2024 | $0.278 | 6.55% |
Oct 6, 2023 | $0.278 | 7.68% |
Jul 7, 2023 | $0.278 | 7.11% |
Apr 6, 2023 | $0.278 | 5.65% |
Jan 9, 2023 | $0.278 | 5.83% |
Oct 6, 2022 | $0.278 | 8.83% |
Jul 8, 2022 | $0.278 | 7.67% |
Apr 13, 2022 | $0.278 | 9.46% |
Jan 7, 2022 | $0.52 | 7.91% |
Oct 7, 2021 | $0.52 | 7.68% |
Jul 8, 2021 | $0.52 | 7.38% |
Apr 8, 2021 | $0.52 | 6.93% |
Jan 8, 2021 | $0.52 | 7.17% |
Oct 8, 2020 | $0.52 | 7.27% |
Jul 9, 2020 | $0.52 | 7.01% |
Apr 8, 2020 | $0.52 | 6.89% |
Jan 9, 2020 | $0.52 | 5.28% |
Oct 9, 2019 | $0.51 | 5.51% |
Jul 9, 2019 | $0.51 | 6.05% |
Apr 9, 2019 | $0.51 | 6.36% |
Jan 9, 2019 | $0.51 | 6.68% |
Oct 9, 2018 | $0.5 | 5.97% |
Jul 9, 2018 | $0.5 | 6.19% |
Apr 9, 2018 | $0.5 | 5.63% |
Jan 9, 2018 | $0.5 | 5.25% |
Oct 6, 2017 | $0.49 | 5.08% |
Jul 6, 2017 | $0.49 | 5.24% |
Apr 6, 2017 | $0.49 | 4.78% |
Jan 6, 2017 | $0.49 | 4.67% |
Oct 5, 2016 | $0.48 | 4.9% |
Jul 6, 2016 | $0.48 | 4.43% |
Apr 6, 2016 | $0.48 | 4.92% |
Jan 6, 2016 | $0.48 | 5.55% |
Oct 7, 2015 | $0.47 | 5.68% |
Jul 8, 2015 | $0.47 | 5.38% |
Apr 8, 2015 | $0.47 | 5.7% |
Jan 7, 2015 | $0.47 | 5.58% |
At&T's payout ratio of 63.8% is above the Communication Services sector, the industry and its peers average. Compared to its Communication Services sector average of 48.8%, At&T's payout ratio is 31% higher.
Name | Dividend yield | DPS | Payout ratio |
---|---|---|---|
VZ Verizon Communications Inc | 6.02% | $2.66 | 99.6% |
T At&T Inc | 5.08% | $1.11 | 63.8% |
CMCSA Comcast Corp | 3.03% | $1.2 | 31.8% |
TDS Telephone & Data Systems Inc | 1.95% | $0.46 | N/A |
TMUS T-Mobile US Inc | 1.29% | $2.6 | 32.2% |
DIS Walt Disney Co | 0.81% | $0.75 | 28.6% |
SHEN Shenandoah Telecommunications Co | 0.56% | $0.09 | 2.2% |
Yes, At&T has been paying dividends for the last 30 years.
At&T's last dividend ex-date was on Jul 10, 2024. The dividend amount was $0.278 per share.
T's annualized dividend per share is $1.11.
The current dividend yield of At&T is 5.1%.
At&T pays four dividends per year.
At&T's dividend payout ratio is 63.8%.
At&T's dividend yield is more than the Communication Services sector average.
Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield. Data from and Sharadar.