54/100B21.625
USD
-0.20
(-0.89%)
Post Trading·21.615USD-0.010(-0.05%)
AT&T cash flow statement 1989–2026What is a cash flow statement? The cash flow statement shows the cash that came into a company and went out over a period, split into operating, investing and financing activities.
AT&T's free cash flow over the last twelve months was 17.85B USD: operating cash flow of 40.27B USD less 22.42B USD of capital spending. That is 13.9% of its revenue and 2.55 a share.
Operating cash flow Free cash flow
Click a line's chart icon in the table to add it to the chart; hover over it for a quick look.
| Fiscal year | TTM 30 Sept 2026 | FY2025 31 Dec 2025 | FY2024 31 Dec 2024 | FY2023 31 Dec 2023 | FY2022 31 Dec 2022 | FY2021 31 Dec 2021 | FY2020 31 Dec 2020 | FY2019 31 Dec 2019 | FY2018 31 Dec 2018 | FY2017 31 Dec 2017 | FY2016 31 Dec 2016 | FY2015 31 Dec 2015 | FY2014 31 Dec 2014 | FY2013 31 Dec 2013 | FY2012 31 Dec 2012 | FY2011 31 Dec 2011 | FY2010 31 Dec 2010 | FY2009 31 Dec 2009 | FY2008 31 Dec 2008 | FY2007 31 Dec 2007 | FY2006 31 Dec 2006 | FY2005 31 Dec 2005 | FY2004 31 Dec 2004 | FY2003 31 Dec 2003 | FY2002 31 Dec 2002 | FY2001 31 Dec 2001 | FY2000 31 Dec 2000 | FY1999 31 Dec 1999 | FY1998 31 Dec 1998 | FY1997 31 Dec 1997 | FY1996 31 Dec 1996 | FY1995 31 Dec 1995 | FY1994 31 Dec 1994 | FY1993 31 Dec 1993 | FY1992 31 Dec 1992 | FY1991 31 Dec 1991 | FY1990 31 Dec 1990 | FY1989 31 Dec 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Net income | 14.72B | 23.39B | 12.25B | 14.40B | -6.87B | 21.48B | 21.48B | 13.90B | 19.37B | 29.45B | 12.98B | 13.35B | 6.74B | 7.00B | 7.26B | 4.18B | 19.86B | 12.84B | 12.87B | 12.15B | 7.36B | 4.79B | 4.98B | 898.00M | 5.65B | 7.01B | 1.30B | 4.59B | 938.00M | 1.47B | 3.48B | 517.80M | 1.65B | 1.44B | 1.30B | 1.16B | 1.10B | 1.09B |
Depreciation and amortization | 20.04B | 20.89B | 20.58B | 18.78B | 18.02B | 17.85B | 28.52B | 28.22B | 28.43B | 24.39B | 25.85B | 22.02B | 18.27B | 18.40B | 18.14B | 18.38B | 19.38B | 19.52B | 19.88B | 21.58B | 9.91B | 7.64B | 7.56B | 7.87B | 8.58B | 9.08B | 9.75B | 8.55B | 7.84B | 7.78B | 4.47B | 4.03B | 2.04B | 2.01B | 1.84B | 1.77B | 1.69B | 1.89B |
Stock-based compensation | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 518.00M | 0.00 | 422.00M | 819.00M | 463.00M | 480.00M | 653.00M | 451.00M | 318.00M | 458.00M | 511.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Change in working capital | 1.13B | 240.00M | -2.42B | -1.77B | -1.85B | -4.96B | -13.32B | -11.93B | -7.14B | -5.99B | -5.44B | -3.25B | -4.69B | -948.00M | 1.73B | -464.00M | -2.64B | 1.56B | -6.64B | -85.00M | -163.00M | 1.07B | 594.00M | 219.00M | -2.03B | -3.10B | -933.00M | 1.66B | -1.15B | 477.00M | 142.00M | -515.90M | 36.70M | 22.10M | -65.10M | 61.60M | -139.40M | -116.60M |
Change in receivables | -3.66B | -2.41B | 123.00M | -51.00M | 727.00M | -1.40B | 2.22B | 2.75B | -1.73B | -2.23B | -1.58B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in inventory | — | -460.00M | -383.00M | 0.00 | 1.11B | 0.00 | -1.64B | 1.52B | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in payables | — | 0.00 | -810.00M | -1.76B | -1.11B | -1.57B | 1.64B | -1.52B | 1.60B | 816.00M | 118.00M | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in other working capital | 1.67B | 3.11B | -1.35B | 47.00M | -2.58B | -1.99B | -15.53B | -14.67B | -7.01B | -4.58B | -3.98B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other non-cash items | 4.38B | -4.23B | 6.79B | 3.87B | 19.23B | 169.00M | 4.36B | 15.85B | -2.45B | 4.95B | 2.11B | -803.00M | 8.75B | 3.55B | 9.78B | 9.61B | 1.67B | -1.36B | 1.87B | 673.00M | -1.40B | 137.00M | -2.80B | 1.11B | 567.00M | -110.00M | 3.10B | 801.00M | 12.00M | -2.89B | -3.39B | -436.10M | 427.80M | 100.30M | 516.50M | -104.60M | -24.70M | -70.20M |
Operating cash flowWhat is a cash flow statement? The cash flow statement shows the cash that came into a company and went out over a period, split into operating, investing and financing activities. | 40.27B | 40.28B | 38.77B | 38.31B | 32.02B | 41.96B | 43.13B | 48.67B | 43.60B | 38.01B | 39.34B | 35.88B | 31.34B | 34.80B | 39.18B | 34.65B | 34.99B | 34.45B | 33.66B | 34.07B | 15.62B | 12.97B | 10.96B | 13.52B | 15.21B | 14.81B | 14.30B | 16.58B | 8.38B | 6.97B | 4.82B | 4.02B | 3.97B | 3.44B | 3.61B | 2.89B | 2.67B | 2.77B |
Operating cash flow growth | -1.45% | +3.90% | +1.19% | +19.65% | -23.68% | -2.72% | -11.38% | +11.62% | +14.71% | -3.39% | +9.65% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditure | -22.42B | -20.84B | -20.26B | -17.85B | -19.63B | -16.53B | -15.68B | -19.44B | -20.76B | -20.65B | -21.52B | -19.22B | -21.20B | -20.94B | -19.47B | -20.11B | -19.53B | -16.60B | -19.68B | -17.72B | -8.32B | -5.58B | -5.10B | -5.22B | -6.81B | -11.19B | -13.12B | -10.30B | -5.93B | -5.77B | -3.03B | -2.34B | -2.35B | -2.22B | -2.14B | -1.83B | -1.78B | -1.48B |
Acquisitions | -22.48B | 2.84B | -380.00M | -2.87B | -10.00B | -16.71B | 1.63B | 2.51B | -42.21B | 1.18B | -2.31B | -30.68B | 4.99B | -1.89B | -16.00M | -1.07B | -1.08B | -696.00M | -9.36B | -1.28B | 20.00M | 4.47B | -16.11B | 3.01B | 3.48B | 2.29B | -823.00M | -280.00M | 1.06B | -563.00M | -226.00M | -554.40M | -1.06B | 257.40M | -60.90M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Purchases of investments | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -160.00M | -365.00M | -185.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1.89B | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -100.00M | 16.60B | 19.68B | -579.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | -135.00M | -1.15B | -1.00M | 0.00 | -539.00M | -26.00M | -42.00M | -916.00M | -1.01B | -704.00M | -324.60M | -419.70M | -195.00M | -126.80M | -203.30M | -56.40M |
Sales and maturities of investments | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 497.00M | 435.00M | -493.00M | 449.00M | 506.00M | 0.00 | 21.20B | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 19.53B | 55.00M | 504.00M | 1.03B | 3.00M | 99.00M | 549.00M | 248.00M | 2.00M | 510.00M | 84.00M | 31.00M | 355.00M | 1.03B | 816.00M | 586.80M | 390.10M | 315.50M | 120.40M | 259.10M | 64.20M | 82.10M |
Other investing | -5.35B | -774.00M | 3.15B | 1.06B | 3.82B | 1.15B | 160.00M | 165.00M | 502.00M | 522.00M | -386.00M | 749.00M | -21.43B | -291.00M | -199.00M | -73.00M | -20.27B | -17.28B | -20.29B | 36.00M | 4.00M | 37.00M | 50.00M | 3.02B | 1.00M | 1.00M | -1.00M | 2.00M | 11.00M | 13.00M | 19.00M | 14.00M | 141.00M | 257.40M | -60.90M | -668.80M | -547.00M | -57.10M |
Investing cash flow | -50.23B | -18.78B | -17.49B | -19.66B | -25.81B | -32.09B | -13.55B | -16.69B | -63.15B | -18.94B | -24.22B | -49.14B | -18.34B | -23.12B | -19.68B | -21.25B | -21.45B | -17.93B | -29.14B | -18.51B | -8.29B | -974.00M | -20.75B | -3.11B | -3.33B | -8.39B | -14.40B | -10.58B | -4.55B | -6.22B | -3.44B | -3.01B | -3.35B | -2.07B | -2.28B | -2.36B | -2.46B | -1.51B |
Debt issued (repaid) | 22.02B | 8.50B | -12.27B | -1.09B | -42.96B | 19.30B | -10.99B | -13.72B | -8.79B | 36.45B | -683.00M | 23.93B | 5.62B | 9.16B | 4.75B | -1.29B | -5.47B | -4.40B | 10.42B | 1.18B | 896.00M | -4.83B | 8.98B | -4.30B | -4.14B | 274.00M | 5.13B | -2.35B | -565.00M | 760.00M | -354.00M | 1.30B | 353.00M | 1.83B | 105.30M | 430.50M | 645.70M | -414.30M |
Shares issued | — | 21.00M | 15.00M | 3.00M | 28.00M | 96.00M | 5.95B | 631.00M | 745.00M | 33.00M | 146.00M | 143.00M | 39.00M | 114.00M | 477.00M | 237.00M | 50.00M | 28.00M | 319.00M | 1.99B | 589.00M | 432.00M | 216.00M | 102.00M | 147.00M | 323.00M | 732.00M | 631.00M | 772.00M | 601.00M | 163.00M | 156.00M | 58.00M | 95.60M | 35.00M | 23.30M | 17.50M | 13.30M |
Share buybacksWhat are stock buybacks? A stock buyback is a company buying its own shares on the market. With fewer shares left, each remaining share owns a bigger part of the company. | -9.30B | -6.58B | -215.00M | -194.00M | -890.00M | -202.00M | -5.50B | -2.42B | -609.00M | -463.00M | -512.00M | -269.00M | -1.62B | -13.03B | -12.75B | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -6.08B | -10.39B | -2.68B | -2.57B | -448.00M | -490.00M | -1.46B | -3.54B | -2.26B | -1.17B | -498.00M | -102.00M | -650.00M | -216.00M | -447.00M | -191.10M | -161.50M | -147.30M | -150.30M | -100.20M |
Dividends paid | -7.94B | -8.18B | -8.21B | -8.14B | -9.86B | -15.07B | -14.96B | -14.89B | -13.41B | -12.04B | -11.80B | -10.20B | -9.55B | -9.70B | -10.24B | -10.17B | -9.92B | -9.67B | -9.51B | -8.74B | -5.15B | -4.26B | -4.14B | -4.54B | -3.56B | -3.46B | -3.42B | -3.29B | -3.13B | -2.97B | -1.77B | -1.81B | -837.00M | -803.50M | -780.40M | -759.30M | -732.80M | -693.40M |
Other financing | -3.89B | 1.92B | -4.03B | -6.19B | 29.94B | -2.55B | -6.52B | 4.15B | -3.93B | 1.98B | -1.62B | -3.68B | -2.22B | 251.00M | 89.00M | -424.00M | -515.00M | -467.00M | 151.00M | -51.00M | 218.00M | -3.00M | 0.00 | 50.00M | -56.00M | 39.00M | 65.00M | -33.00M | -683.00M | 787.00M | -24.00M | -311.10M | 300.00K | -2.19B | -355.60M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Financing cash flow | 892.00M | -6.39B | -24.71B | -15.61B | -23.74B | 1.58B | -32.01B | -25.08B | -25.99B | 25.93B | -14.46B | 9.78B | -7.74B | -13.20B | -17.67B | -11.65B | -15.85B | -14.51B | -4.69B | -16.01B | -6.13B | -11.23B | 4.61B | -9.17B | -9.02B | -6.36B | 252.00M | -6.11B | -3.78B | -670.00M | -1.63B | -888.10M | -872.70M | -1.26B | -1.16B | -452.80M | -219.90M | -1.19B |
Net change in cash | -9.15B | 15.12B | -3.43B | 3.04B | -17.52B | 11.45B | -2.43B | 6.90B | -45.53B | 45.00B | 667.00M | -3.48B | 5.26B | -1.53B | 1.82B | 1.75B | -2.30B | 2.01B | -178.00M | -448.00M | 1.19B | 464.00M | -4.05B | 1.24B | 2.86B | 60.00M | 148.00M | -104.00M | 50.00M | 84.00M | -248.00M | 125.30M | -253.80M | -1.26B | -1.16B | -452.80M | -219.90M | -1.19B |
Free cash flowWhat is free cash flow (FCF)? Free cash flow is the cash a company's operations bring in minus what it spends on long-term assets (capex): cash left for debt, dividends and buybacks. | 17.85B | 19.44B | 18.51B | 20.46B | 12.40B | 25.43B | 27.46B | 29.23B | 22.84B | 17.36B | 17.83B | 16.66B | 10.14B | 13.85B | 19.71B | 14.54B | 15.46B | 17.85B | 13.98B | 16.36B | 7.30B | 7.40B | 5.86B | 8.30B | 8.40B | 3.62B | 1.18B | 6.27B | 2.45B | 1.20B | 1.80B | 1.69B | 1.62B | 1.22B | 1.47B | 1.07B | 892.90M | 1.28B |
Free cash flow growth | -10.57% | +5.05% | -9.55% | +65.05% | -51.25% | -7.38% | -6.08% | +27.97% | +31.57% | -2.61% | +7.00% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Free cash flow margin | 13.85% | 15.47% | 15.13% | 16.71% | 10.27% | 18.97% | 15.98% | 16.13% | 13.38% | 10.82% | 10.88% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Free cash flow per share | 2.55 | 2.71 | 2.57 | 2.82 | 1.63 | 2.56 | 2.89 | 3.00 | 2.54 | 2.12 | 2.18 | 2.23 | 1.47 | 1.94 | 2.56 | 1.85 | 1.97 | 2.28 | 1.77 | 2.00 | 1.41 | 1.65 | 1.33 | 1.88 | 1.90 | 0.80 | 0.26 | 1.37 | 0.54 | 0.49 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 1.02 | 0.77 | 0.93 | 0.68 | 0.56 | 0.81 |
Free cash flow per share growth | -7.95% | +5.41% | -8.87% | +72.53% | -36.17% | -11.33% | -3.92% | +18.53% | +19.52% | -2.51% | -2.39% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest paid | — | — | 7.13B | 7.37B | 7.77B | 7.49B | — | — | — | 6.62B | 5.70B | 4.82B | 4.10B | 4.30B | 3.71B | 3.69B | 3.88B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Income taxes paid | — | 0.00 | 2.46B | 1.60B | 592.00M | 252.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.01B | 3.72B | 1.85B | 1.53B | 1.99B | 458.00M | 32.00M | 3.54B | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Quarter | Q3 FY2026 30 Sept 2026 | Q2 FY2026 30 Jun 2026 | Q1 FY2026 31 Mar 2026 | Q4 FY2025 31 Dec 2025 | Q3 FY2025 30 Sept 2025 | Q2 FY2025 30 Jun 2025 | Q1 FY2025 31 Mar 2025 | Q4 FY2024 31 Dec 2024 | Q3 FY2024 30 Sept 2024 | Q2 FY2024 30 Jun 2024 | Q1 FY2024 31 Mar 2024 | Q4 FY2023 31 Dec 2023 | Q3 FY2023 30 Sept 2023 | Q2 FY2023 30 Jun 2023 | Q1 FY2023 31 Mar 2023 | Q4 FY2022 31 Dec 2022 | Q3 FY2022 30 Sept 2022 | Q2 FY2022 30 Jun 2022 | Q1 FY2022 31 Mar 2022 | Q4 FY2021 31 Dec 2021 | Q3 FY2021 30 Sept 2021 | Q2 FY2021 30 Jun 2021 | Q1 FY2021 31 Mar 2021 | Q4 FY2020 31 Dec 2020 | Q3 FY2020 30 Sept 2020 | Q2 FY2020 30 Jun 2020 | Q1 FY2020 31 Mar 2020 | Q4 FY2019 31 Dec 2019 | Q3 FY2019 30 Sept 2019 | Q2 FY2019 30 Jun 2019 | Q1 FY2019 31 Mar 2019 | Q4 FY2018 31 Dec 2018 | Q3 FY2018 30 Sept 2018 | Q2 FY2018 30 Jun 2018 | Q1 FY2018 31 Mar 2018 | Q4 FY2017 31 Dec 2017 | Q3 FY2017 30 Sept 2017 | Q2 FY2017 30 Jun 2017 | Q1 FY2017 31 Mar 2017 | Q4 FY2016 31 Dec 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Net income | 1.31B | 5.04B | 4.22B | 4.16B | 9.68B | 4.86B | 4.69B | 4.41B | 145.00M | 3.95B | 3.75B | 2.19B | 3.50B | 4.49B | 4.23B | -23.12B | 6.35B | 4.16B | 5.16B | 4.86B | 4.66B | 1.57B | 7.55B | 47.00M | 2.82B | 1.28B | 4.61B | 2.39B | 3.70B | 3.71B | 4.10B | 4.86B | 4.82B | 5.13B | 4.66B | 19.04B | 3.03B | 3.92B | 3.47B | 2.44B |
Depreciation and amortization | 4.98B | 4.97B | 4.97B | 5.13B | 5.32B | 5.25B | 5.19B | 5.37B | 5.09B | 5.07B | 5.05B | 4.77B | 4.71B | 4.68B | 4.63B | 4.60B | 4.51B | 4.45B | 4.46B | 4.50B | 4.46B | 3.09B | 5.81B | 6.98B | 7.03B | 7.29B | 7.22B | 6.96B | 6.95B | 7.10B | 7.21B | 7.89B | 8.17B | 6.38B | 5.99B | 6.07B | 6.04B | 6.15B | 6.13B | 6.13B |
Stock-based compensation | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.34B | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 518.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 638.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 819.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 463.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 480.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 653.00M |
Change in working capital | 698.00M | 513.00M | -1.99B | 1.90B | 864.00M | -932.00M | -1.59B | 1.77B | -613.00M | -570.00M | -2.23B | -1.09B | -169.00M | -462.00M | -2.65B | 1.04B | -123.00M | 4.03B | -7.24B | -2.12B | -896.00M | 2.96B | -4.39B | -6.70B | -1.99B | -1.01B | -4.82B | -4.21B | -3.31B | -383.00M | -4.03B | -2.46B | -3.72B | 92.00M | -2.11B | -3.02B | -1.73B | -314.00M | -962.00M | -1.25B |
Change in receivables | -485.00M | -867.00M | -191.00M | -2.12B | -858.00M | -511.00M | 1.08B | -451.00M | 444.00M | -506.00M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in inventory | 0.00 | 493.00M | -173.00M | 1.49B | -1.64B | 344.00M | -661.00M | -530.00M | 147.00M | 443.00M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in payables | 1.31B | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.69B | 328.00M | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in other working capital | -129.00M | 887.00M | -1.62B | 2.53B | 3.36B | -765.00M | -2.01B | -940.00M | -1.53B | -507.00M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other non-cash items | 3.54B | 353.00M | 359.00M | 135.00M | -5.71B | 583.00M | 760.00M | 583.00M | 5.01B | -82.00M | 499.00M | 1.31B | 978.00M | -87.00M | -61.00M | 27.25B | -1.29B | -7.91B | 2.41B | 1.96B | -68.00M | 1.62B | -887.00M | 9.69B | 2.67B | 4.11B | 1.59B | 5.21B | 4.09B | 3.53B | 3.02B | 3.65B | 2.18B | -2.18B | -823.00M | 6.16B | 1.17B | -1.53B | -149.00M | 2.89B |
Operating cash flowWhat is a cash flow statement? The cash flow statement shows the cash that came into a company and went out over a period, split into operating, investing and financing activities. | 10.52B | 10.87B | 7.56B | 11.32B | 10.15B | 9.76B | 9.05B | 11.90B | 10.24B | 9.09B | 7.55B | 11.38B | 10.34B | 9.92B | 6.68B | 10.31B | 10.07B | 5.91B | 5.73B | 11.25B | 9.87B | 10.91B | 9.93B | 10.08B | 12.12B | 12.06B | 8.87B | 11.94B | 11.39B | 14.28B | 11.05B | 12.08B | 12.35B | 10.23B | 8.95B | 8.74B | 11.11B | 8.94B | 9.22B | 10.14B |
Operating cash flow growth | +3.62% | +11.34% | -16.49% | -4.84% | -0.81% | +7.37% | +19.90% | +4.55% | -0.98% | -8.36% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditure | -5.06B | -5.70B | -4.88B | -6.78B | -4.89B | -4.90B | -4.28B | -6.84B | -5.30B | -4.36B | -3.76B | -4.60B | -4.65B | -4.27B | -4.34B | -4.23B | -5.92B | -4.91B | -4.75B | -3.83B | -4.70B | -3.96B | -4.03B | -2.39B | -3.91B | -4.43B | -4.94B | -3.75B | -5.14B | -5.42B | -5.12B | -4.06B | -5.74B | -5.00B | -5.96B | -4.89B | -5.01B | -4.97B | -5.78B | -6.23B |
Acquisitions | -22.95B | 68.00M | -2.05B | 2.45B | 400.00M | 1.00M | -9.00M | -49.00M | 0.00 | -53.00M | -203.00M | 857.00M | -358.00M | -223.00M | -276.00M | -91.00M | -362.00M | -311.00M | -9.23B | -2.27B | 8.09B | 299.00M | -22.83B | 2.52B | 6.00M | -843.00M | -50.00M | 192.00M | -641.00M | 3.18B | -218.00M | 943.00M | -1.46B | -40.51B | -1.19B | -28.00M | -65.00M | 1.43B | -156.00M | 425.00M |
Purchases of investments | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.08B | -902.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00M | -4.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -6.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -116.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -298.00M | 0.00 |
Sales and maturities of investments | 23.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00M | 68.00M | 0.00 | 902.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -18.00M | 4.03B | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -146.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -71.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -161.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 61.00M | 0.00 |
Other investing | -297.00M | -309.00M | -4.73B | -10.00M | 1.10B | -1.19B | -672.00M | 1.53B | 146.00M | 329.00M | -79.00M | -2.13B | 460.00M | -930.00M | 793.00M | 497.00M | 740.00M | 1.43B | 1.33B | 1.34B | -85.00M | -119.00M | -4.02B | 53.00M | 457.00M | 21.00M | 118.00M | -128.00M | 79.00M | 346.00M | 10.00M | -38.00M | -153.00M | 25.00M | 267.00M | 1.24B | -247.00M | -242.00M | 6.00M | -218.00M |
Investing cash flow | -28.29B | -5.94B | -11.66B | -4.34B | -3.39B | -6.09B | -4.96B | -5.36B | -5.15B | -4.02B | -2.96B | -5.87B | -4.55B | -5.42B | -3.82B | -3.82B | -5.54B | -3.79B | -12.65B | -4.76B | 3.30B | -3.78B | -26.85B | 178.00M | -3.45B | -5.26B | -5.02B | -3.69B | -5.70B | -1.90B | -5.40B | -3.16B | -7.35B | -45.48B | -7.15B | -3.68B | -5.32B | -3.78B | -6.17B | -6.03B |
Debt issued (repaid) | 17.06B | 5.79B | 2.85B | -3.68B | 7.37B | 3.38B | 1.43B | -3.39B | -3.07B | -2.51B | -5.10B | -3.23B | -5.37B | 3.49B | -1.73B | -894.00M | -1.42B | -69.75B | 866.00M | -2.15B | 755.00M | -707.00M | 22.68B | -5.14B | -11.23B | 3.67B | 3.07B | -4.12B | -4.01B | -5.26B | -794.00M | -6.24B | -6.65B | 6.44B | -2.35B | 2.00M | 18.46B | 8.61B | 9.39B | -135.00M |
Shares issued | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00M | 2.00M | 2.00M | 0.00 | 17.00M | 13.00M | 2.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00M | 26.00M | 7.00M | 4.00M | 22.00M | 63.00M | 17.00M | 4.00M | 26.00M | 3.93B | 7.61B | 121.00M | 288.00M | 167.00M | 386.00M | 347.00M | 1.00M | 11.00M | 7.00M | 2.00M | 3.00M | 21.00M | 9.00M |
Share buybacksWhat are stock buybacks? A stock buyback is a company buying its own shares on the market. With fewer shares left, each remaining share owns a bigger part of the company. | -2.80B | -2.19B | -2.48B | -1.83B | -1.49B | -961.00M | -2.29B | -13.00M | -43.00M | -2.00M | -157.00M | -4.00M | -1.00M | -1.00M | -188.00M | -15.00M | -3.00M | -675.00M | -197.00M | -11.00M | -6.00M | -9.00M | -176.00M | -15.00M | -3.00M | -17.00M | -5.46B | -2.01B | -169.00M | -51.00M | -189.00M | -32.00M | -13.00M | -419.00M | -145.00M | -3.00M | -2.00M | -281.00M | -177.00M | -68.00M |
Dividends paid | -1.95B | -1.98B | -2.00B | -2.01B | -2.03B | -2.04B | -2.09B | -2.04B | -2.04B | -2.10B | -2.03B | -2.02B | -2.02B | -2.08B | -2.01B | -2.01B | -2.01B | -2.09B | -3.75B | -3.75B | -3.75B | -3.83B | -3.74B | -3.74B | -3.74B | -3.74B | -3.74B | -3.73B | -3.73B | -3.72B | -3.71B | -3.64B | -3.63B | -3.07B | -3.07B | -3.01B | -3.01B | -3.01B | -3.01B | -2.95B |
Other financing | -1.22B | -938.00M | -477.00M | -1.26B | -859.00M | -419.00M | 4.46B | -426.00M | -414.00M | -866.00M | -526.00M | -1.08B | -362.00M | 771.00M | 219.00M | -2.27B | -2.72B | 35.86B | 27.33B | -681.00M | -740.00M | -2.06B | -340.00M | -1.36B | -884.00M | 244.00M | -3.89B | -491.00M | 221.00M | -1.62B | 109.00M | -2.79B | -17.00M | -3.17B | 2.05B | 229.00M | 1.64B | 251.00M | -173.00M | -1.07B |
Financing cash flow | 11.09B | 680.00M | -2.10B | -8.78B | 2.99B | -45.00M | -553.00M | -5.85B | -5.56B | -5.48B | -7.82B | -6.33B | -7.75B | 2.18B | -3.71B | -5.19B | -6.15B | -36.65B | 24.25B | -6.59B | -3.74B | -6.58B | 18.48B | -10.24B | -15.86B | 188.00M | -6.10B | -2.74B | -7.56B | -10.36B | -4.42B | -12.31B | -9.96B | -218.00M | -3.50B | -2.77B | 17.09B | 5.57B | 6.05B | -4.22B |
Net change in cash | -6.76B | 5.61B | -6.20B | -1.80B | 9.75B | 3.63B | 3.54B | 680.00M | -477.00M | -427.00M | -3.23B | -826.00M | -1.96B | 6.68B | -851.00M | 1.30B | -1.62B | -34.53B | 17.33B | -89.00M | 9.43B | 548.00M | 1.56B | 21.00M | -7.18B | 6.99B | -2.26B | 5.51B | -1.87B | 2.02B | 1.23B | -3.39B | -4.97B | -35.47B | -1.71B | 2.43B | 22.88B | 10.73B | 9.10B | -107.00M |
Free cash flowWhat is free cash flow (FCF)? Free cash flow is the cash a company's operations bring in minus what it spends on long-term assets (capex): cash left for debt, dividends and buybacks. | 5.46B | 5.17B | 2.68B | 4.54B | 5.27B | 4.87B | 4.77B | 5.05B | 4.93B | 4.73B | 3.79B | 6.78B | 5.69B | 5.65B | 2.34B | 6.08B | 4.15B | 999.00M | 984.00M | 7.42B | 5.16B | 6.95B | 5.89B | 7.69B | 8.21B | 7.63B | 3.93B | 8.19B | 6.25B | 8.86B | 5.93B | 8.02B | 6.61B | 5.23B | 2.99B | 3.85B | 6.11B | 3.98B | 3.43B | 3.91B |
Free cash flow growth | +3.67% | +6.25% | -43.84% | -10.17% | +6.73% | +2.81% | +25.94% | -25.44% | -13.29% | -16.26% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Free cash flow margin | 16.89% | 16.38% | 8.51% | 13.56% | 17.14% | 15.77% | 15.58% | 15.64% | 16.33% | 15.88% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Free cash flow per share | 0.80 | 0.74 | 0.38 | 0.63 | 0.73 | 0.67 | 0.66 | 0.70 | 0.68 | 0.66 | 0.53 | 0.94 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.31 | 0.81 | 0.54 | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.78 | 0.52 | 0.70 | 0.60 | 0.81 | 0.86 | 0.80 | 0.41 | 0.84 | 0.64 | 0.91 | 0.61 | 0.83 | 0.68 | 0.62 | 0.37 | 0.47 | 0.75 | 0.49 | 0.42 | 0.48 |
Free cash flow per share growth | +8.59% | +10.42% | -42.27% | -9.83% | +7.31% | +2.51% | +25.42% | -25.59% | -13.57% | -16.47% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest paid | — | 1.80B | 1.94B | — | 1.86B | 1.51B | 1.80B | 1.52B | 1.97B | 1.57B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.59B | 1.94B | — | — | 1.27B |
Income taxes paid | 0.00 | 90.00M | 1.00M | 0.00 | 17.00M | 869.00M | 11.00M | 1.57B | 583.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 145.00M | 391.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 555.00M |
Figures in USD. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure. Quarterly growth is on the same quarter a year before; TTM is the last four quarters.
Common questions about AT&T's cash flow
Source: Financial Modeling Prep