AT&T Shareholder Returns: $45B Plan Puts Bears on Notice
Can AT&T’s $45 billion capital return plan finally turn a cheap telecom giant into a serious income story again? Maik Kemper Editor in Chief The best first quarter…
AT&T Inc. provides telecommunications and technology services worldwide. It operates through two segments, Communications and Latin America. The Communications segment offers wireless voice and data communications services; and sells handsets, wireless data cards, wireless computing devices, carrying cases/protective covers, and wireless chargers through its own company-owned stores, agents, and third-party retail stores. It also provides AT&T Dedicated Internet, fiber ethernet and broadband, fixed wireless, and hosted and managed professional services; and copper-based voice and data, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), wholesale, outsourcing, and IP, as well as customer premises equipment for…
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY | Net Income | EPS (dil.) | YoY | Gross Margin | Op. Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 Dec 2025 | $33.47B | +3.6% | $3.79B | $0.53 | -5.4% | 55.7% | 18.3% |
| Q3 2025 Sep 2025 | $30.71B | — | $9.31B | $1.29 | — | 61.5% | 19.9% |
| Q2 2025 Jun 2025 | $30.85B | — | $4.50B | $0.62 | — | 60.6% | 21.1% |
| Q1 2025 Mar 2025 | $30.63B | — | $4.35B | $0.61 | — | 60.7% | 20.4% |
| Q4 2024 Dec 2024 | $32.30B | — | $4.08B | $0.56 | — | 56.1% | 16.5% |
Data from Yahoo Finance. YoY compares the same quarter of the prior fiscal year.
Can AT&T’s $45 billion capital return plan finally turn a cheap telecom giant into a serious income story again? Maik Kemper Editor in Chief The best first quarter…