T AT&T

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Communication Services

· How we analyze

About the company

AT&T is a US telecommunications company. It offers mobile, fiber internet and landline services for consumers and businesses. It also operates as a mobile carrier in Mexico. As of Oct 13, 2026

Fact sheet (from the annual report) Telephone and landline services · Dallas, USA

AT&T offers telecommunications and technology services and reports in the segments Communications and Latin America. The Communications segment supplies mobile, landline and broadband service to consumers in the United States and to businesses worldwide. This includes mobile service with devices, fiber services for business customers as well as fiber and fixed wireless internet access for households. The group’s brands include AT&T, Cricket, AT&T Fiber and AT&T Internet Air. Devices are sold online, in its own stores, through agents and in third-party stores. The Latin America segment offers mobile service in Mexico under the AT&T and Unefon brands.

Automatically summarized from SEC annual report (10-K, filed Feb 9, 2026) (website of the US Securities and Exchange Commission) · reviewed Oct 14, 2026

Price performance at a glance

Last 30 trading days
  • Today −0.4%
  • 7 days −10.1%
  • 30 days −17.9%
  • 1 year −17.1%
Day range (last trading day)
−1.1%Price at 39% of the range+1.7%
52-week range
−4.6%Price at 10% of the range+41.2%
Distance from the all-time high
−37.1%

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Fundamental analysis

AT&T · Sector Communication Services · amounts in USD

Information only – does not affect the other analysis methods, not investment advice. Source: SEC filings, As of Feb 9, 2026.

Quality checks

Four angles on the annual figures. Each check counts how many disclosed criteria are met – criteria without data do not count. The bars show where the company ranks on each figure among the stocks we cover and within its sector.

Fiscal year to Dec 31, 2025

Quality Profitability, consistency, balance sheet · 1 without data 6 of 7 criteria met Growth Revenue and earnings per share · 2 without data 1 of 5 criteria met Dividend Level, consistency, coverage 5 of 7 criteria met Financial strength Piotroski, debt, liquidity 5 of 6 criteria met

Quality 6 of 7 met · 1 without data

  • no data: Gross margin above 40% not stated in the SEC filings
  • met: Operating margin above 15% 19.2%
  • met: Net margin above 10% 17.5%
  • met: Return on equity above 15% 17.4%
  • met: Free cash flow margin above 10% 15.5%
  • not met: Profit in each of the last 5 fiscal years 4 of 5
  • met: Free cash flow positive in each of the last 3 fiscal years 3 of 3
  • met: Equity ratio above 30% 30.1%
Operating margin

19.2% Fiscal year 2025

Rank 58 of 100: higher than 58% of 192 peers (All). medium.

Rank 35 of 100: higher than 35% of 13 peers (Sector). medium.

Median Communication Services: 20.7%

Operating income divided by revenue: what the core business earns before interest and taxes.

Net margin

17.5% Fiscal year 2025

Rank 60 of 100: higher than 60% of 237 peers (All). medium.

Rank 50 of 100: higher than 50% of 13 peers (Sector). medium.

Median Communication Services: 17.5%

Profit after all costs, interest and taxes divided by revenue.

Return on equity

17.4% Fiscal year 2025

Rank 51 of 100: higher than 51% of 218 peers (All). medium.

Rank 29 of 100: higher than 29% of 12 peers (Sector). weak.

Median Communication Services: 19.6%

Net income divided by equity at fiscal year end.

Return on assets

5.2% Fiscal year 2025 (total assets at year end)

Rank 46 of 100: higher than 46% of 238 peers (All). medium.

Rank 35 of 100: higher than 35% of 13 peers (Sector). medium.

Median Communication Services: 7.3%

Net income divided by total assets at fiscal year end.

Equity ratio

30.1% Fiscal year 2025

Rank 42 of 100: higher than 42% of 239 peers (All). medium.

Rank 42 of 100: higher than 42% of 13 peers (Sector). medium.

Median Communication Services: 35.5%

Equity as a share of total assets. Usually low for banks.

Free cash flow margin

15.5% Fiscal year 2025

Rank 54 of 100: higher than 54% of 213 peers (All). medium.

Rank 38 of 100: higher than 38% of 12 peers (Sector). medium.

Median Communication Services: 17.9%

Free cash flow divided by revenue.

Free cash flow

19.4B USD Fiscal year 2025

Operating cash flow minus capital expenditure on property and equipment.

Growth 1 of 5 met · 2 without data

  • not met: Over 3 years, revenue grew by more than 5% per year +1.3%
  • not met: Over 5 years, revenue grew by more than 5% per year −6.1%
  • not met: Over 10 years, revenue grew by more than 5% per year −1.5%
  • no data: Over 3 years, EPS grew by more than 5% per year not computable (loss in the first or last year, or figures missing)
  • no data: Over 5 years, EPS grew by more than 5% per year not computable (loss in the first or last year, or figures missing)
  • not met: Revenue rose in at least 4 of the last 5 fiscal years 2 of 5
  • met: Revenue rose in the last fiscal year +2.7%
Revenue growth 3 years

+1.3% per year

Rank 21 of 100: higher than 21% of 230 peers (All). weak.

Rank 19 of 100: higher than 19% of 13 peers (Sector). weak.

Median Communication Services: +8.8%

Average growth per year over 3 fiscal years.

Revenue growth 5 years

−6.1% per year

Rank 2 of 100: higher than 2% of 217 peers (All). weak.

Rank 4 of 100: higher than 4% of 12 peers (Sector). weak.

Median Communication Services: +14.9%

Average growth per year over 5 fiscal years.

Revenue growth 10 years

−1.5% per year

Rank 5 of 100: higher than 5% of 157 peers (All). weak.

Rank 5 of 100: higher than 5% of 10 peers (Sector). weak.

Median Communication Services: +14.5%

Average growth per year over 10 fiscal years.

EPS growth 10 years

+2.5% per year

Rank 18 of 100: higher than 18% of 140 peers (All). weak.

Rank 25 of 100: higher than 25% of 6 peers (Sector). weak.

Median Communication Services: +20.4%

Growth of earnings per share per year, adjusted for stock splits.

Dividend 5 of 7 met

  • met: Pays a dividend 1.11 USD
  • met: Payout ratio at most 60% of earnings 37%
  • met: Dividend paid in each of the last 5 fiscal years 5 of 5
  • not met: Dividend per share never lowered in the last 5 fiscal years Dividend per share as filed with the SEC, including special dividends; a one-off higher prior year does not count as a cut. 1 times
  • not met: Dividend per share higher than 5 years ago −11.8%
  • met: Free cash flow per share covers the dividend 2.4x
  • met: Dividends paid over the last 5 years covered by free cash flow 49% of free cash flow
Payout ratio

37% Fiscal year 2025

Dividend per share divided by earnings per share.

Dividend growth 5 years

−11.8% per year

Rank 1 of 100: higher than 1% of 118 peers (All). weak.

Sector: too few peers

Growth of the dividend per share per year.

Free cash flow coverage

2.4x Fiscal year 2025

Free cash flow per share divided by dividend per share. From 1x the dividend is covered.

Financial strength 5 of 6 met

  • met: Piotroski F-Score at least 7 of 9 7 of 8 · 1 without data
  • met: Long-term debt no higher than equity 1.00
  • not met: Current assets cover current liabilities 0.91
  • met: Positive equity 126.5B USD
  • met: In 5 years, share count up by at most 5% −0.1%
  • met: Free cash flow positive in the last fiscal year 19.4B USD
Piotroski F-Score

7 of 8 Fiscal year 2025

No rank: not all 9 criteria have data.

Nine yes/no tests on profit, cash flow, debt, liquidity and efficiency compared with the prior year.

Debt / equity

1.00 at fiscal year end

Rank 32 of 100: lower than 32% of 199 peers (All). weak.

Rank 41 of 100: lower than 41% of 11 peers (Sector). medium.

Median Communication Services: 0.96

Long-term financial debt divided by equity.

Liquidity (current ratio)

0.91 at fiscal year end

Rank 17 of 100: higher than 17% of 215 peers (All). weak.

Rank 27 of 100: higher than 27% of 13 peers (Sector). weak.

Median Communication Services: 1.19

Current assets divided by current liabilities.

Change in share count

−0.1% in 5 years

Rank 44 of 100: lower than 44% of 199 peers (All). medium.

Rank 55 of 100: lower than 55% of 10 peers (Sector). medium.

Median Communication Services: +0.1%

Change in diluted share count. Negative = share buybacks, positive = new shares.

The 9 criteria of the Piotroski F-Score
  • met: Profit in the last fiscal year (positive return on assets)
  • met: Positive operating cash flow
  • met: Return on assets higher than the prior year
  • met: Operating cash flow higher than net income
  • not met: Long-term debt relative to total assets fell
  • met: Liquidity (current assets / current liabilities) rose
  • met: No additional shares (diluted share count did not rise)
  • no data: Gross margin higher than the prior year
  • met: Revenue relative to total assets higher than the prior year

Last fiscal year compared with the one before. Returns and revenue per total assets use total assets at the start of the year; leverage = long-term financial debt divided by total assets at year end; new shares via the average diluted share count.

Price-based criteria (P/E, dividend yield) are shown to signed-in users.

Computed automatically from SEC annual reports – not investment advice. Describes the reported figures; points are not a rating of the stock. Rank 0–100 against the 239 stocks we cover and against the sector (from 5 peers); the stronger side is always on the right.

In short

  • Light red: Revenue shrank over 5 years (−6.1% per year).
  • Light green: Net margin 17.5%, above the sector median (10.1%).
  • Light yellow: Debt higher than usual in the sector.
  • Light red: Profit in 8 of 10 fiscal years.

Summarized from the lights below. Describes the reported figures – not a recommendation to buy or sell.

RevenueNet income Net margin (below) in USD
  1. Fiscal year 2016 (Jan 1, 2016 – Dec 31, 2016): Revenue 163.8B USD · Net income 13.0B USD · Net margin 7.9%
  2. Fiscal year 2017 (Jan 1, 2017 – Dec 31, 2017): Revenue 160.5B USD · Net income 29.5B USD · Net margin 18.3%
  3. Fiscal year 2018 (Jan 1, 2018 – Dec 31, 2018): Revenue 170.8B USD · Net income 19.4B USD · Net margin 11.3%
  4. Fiscal year 2019 (Jan 1, 2019 – Dec 31, 2019): Revenue 181.2B USD · Net income 13.9B USD · Net margin 7.7%
  5. Fiscal year 2020 (Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020): Revenue 171.8B USD · Net income −5.2B USD · Net margin −3.0%
  6. Fiscal year 2021 (Jan 1, 2021 – Dec 31, 2021): Revenue 168.9B USD · Net income 20.1B USD · Net margin 11.9%
  7. Fiscal year 2022 (Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022): Revenue 120.7B USD · Net income −8.5B USD · Net margin −7.1%
  8. Fiscal year 2023 (Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023): Revenue 122.4B USD · Net income 14.4B USD · Net margin 11.8%
  9. Fiscal year 2024 (Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024): Revenue 122.3B USD · Net income 10.9B USD · Net margin 8.9%
  10. Fiscal year 2025 (Jan 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025): Revenue 125.6B USD · Net income 22.0B USD · Net margin 17.5%

Fiscal year 2025 (Jan 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025): Revenue 125.6B USD · Net income 22.0B USD · Net margin 17.5%

Figures over time

Where the money of a fiscal year goes and how margins, returns, balance sheet, cash flow and share count developed over up to 10 years. Each chart has one sentence saying what the trend shows.

Money flow in fiscal year 2025

Of 100 USD of revenue, 19.2 USD operating income and 17.5 USD net income remained.

Money flow as a table
Fiscal year 2025, amounts in USD, share of revenue
ItemAmountof revenue
Revenue125.6B USD100.0%
Operating income24.2B USD19.2%
Cost of revenue and operating expenses101.5B USD80.8%
Net income22.0B USD17.5%
Taxes, interest & other (net)2.2B USD1.8%

Taxes, interest and other items are not available separately in the SEC data; they are combined as the difference.

Margins

The operating margin rose in 5 years from 3.7% to 19.2%.

Operating marginNet margin
  1. Fiscal year 2016: Operating margin 14.9% · Net margin 7.9%
  2. Fiscal year 2017: Operating margin 13.0% · Net margin 18.3%
  3. Fiscal year 2018: Operating margin 15.3% · Net margin 11.3%
  4. Fiscal year 2019: Operating margin 15.4% · Net margin 7.7%
  5. Fiscal year 2020: Operating margin 3.7% · Net margin −3.0%
  6. Fiscal year 2021: Operating margin 13.8% · Net margin 11.9%
  7. Fiscal year 2022: Operating margin −3.8% · Net margin −7.1%
  8. Fiscal year 2023: Operating margin 19.2% · Net margin 11.8%
  9. Fiscal year 2024: Operating margin 15.6% · Net margin 8.9%
  10. Fiscal year 2025: Operating margin 19.2% · Net margin 17.5%

Returns

Return on equity rose in 5 years from −2.9% to 17.4%.

Return on equityReturn on assets
  1. Fiscal year 2016: Return on equity 10.5% · Return on assets 3.2%
  2. Fiscal year 2017: Return on equity 20.7% · Return on assets 6.6%
  3. Fiscal year 2018: Return on equity 10.0% · Return on assets 3.6%
  4. Fiscal year 2019: Return on equity 6.9% · Return on assets 2.5%
  5. Fiscal year 2020: Return on equity −2.9% · Return on assets −1.0%
  6. Fiscal year 2021: Return on equity 10.9% · Return on assets 3.6%
  7. Fiscal year 2022: Return on equity −8.0% · Return on assets −2.1%
  8. Fiscal year 2023: Return on equity 12.3% · Return on assets 3.5%
  9. Fiscal year 2024: Return on equity 9.3% · Return on assets 2.8%
  10. Fiscal year 2025: Return on equity 17.4% · Return on assets 5.2%

Equity and long-term debt

The equity ratio fell in 5 years from 34.1% to 30.1%.

EquityLong-term debt in USD Long-term debt, depending on the filing, includes the current portion or leases.
  1. Fiscal year 2016: Equity 124.1B USD · Long-term debt 113.7B USD
  2. Fiscal year 2017: Equity 142.0B USD · Long-term debt 126.0B USD
  3. Fiscal year 2018: Equity 193.9B USD · Long-term debt 166.3B USD
  4. Fiscal year 2019: Equity 201.9B USD · Long-term debt 151.3B USD
  5. Fiscal year 2020: Equity 179.2B USD · Long-term debt 153.8B USD
  6. Fiscal year 2021: Equity 183.9B USD · Long-term debt 152.7B USD
  7. Fiscal year 2022: Equity 106.5B USD · Long-term debt 128.4B USD
  8. Fiscal year 2023: Equity 117.4B USD · Long-term debt 127.9B USD
  9. Fiscal year 2024: Equity 118.2B USD · Long-term debt 118.4B USD
  10. Fiscal year 2025: Equity 126.5B USD · Long-term debt 127.1B USD

Liquidity (current ratio)

The current ratio rose in 5 years from 0.82 to 0.91.

Current ratio
  1. Fiscal year 2016: Current ratio 0.76
  2. Fiscal year 2017: Current ratio 0.97
  3. Fiscal year 2018: Current ratio 0.80
  4. Fiscal year 2019: Current ratio 0.79
  5. Fiscal year 2020: Current ratio 0.82
  6. Fiscal year 2021: Current ratio 0.70
  7. Fiscal year 2022: Current ratio 0.59
  8. Fiscal year 2023: Current ratio 0.71
  9. Fiscal year 2024: Current ratio 0.66
  10. Fiscal year 2025: Current ratio 0.91

Cash flow

Free cash flow fell in 5 years from 27.5B USD to 19.4B USD.

Operating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow in USD
  1. Fiscal year 2016: Operating cash flow 39.3B USD · Capital expenditure 21.5B USD · Free cash flow 17.8B USD
  2. Fiscal year 2017: Operating cash flow 39.2B USD · Capital expenditure 20.6B USD · Free cash flow 18.5B USD
  3. Fiscal year 2018: Operating cash flow 43.6B USD · Capital expenditure 20.8B USD · Free cash flow 22.8B USD
  4. Fiscal year 2019: Operating cash flow 48.7B USD · Capital expenditure 19.4B USD · Free cash flow 29.2B USD
  5. Fiscal year 2020: Operating cash flow 43.1B USD · Capital expenditure 15.7B USD · Free cash flow 27.5B USD
  6. Fiscal year 2021: Operating cash flow 42.0B USD · Capital expenditure 16.5B USD · Free cash flow 25.4B USD
  7. Fiscal year 2022: Operating cash flow 35.8B USD · Capital expenditure 19.6B USD · Free cash flow 16.2B USD
  8. Fiscal year 2023: Operating cash flow 38.3B USD · Capital expenditure 17.9B USD · Free cash flow 20.5B USD
  9. Fiscal year 2024: Operating cash flow 38.8B USD · Capital expenditure 20.3B USD · Free cash flow 18.5B USD
  10. Fiscal year 2025: Operating cash flow 40.3B USD · Capital expenditure 20.8B USD · Free cash flow 19.4B USD

Share count

The share count stayed roughly the same in 5 years.

Diluted share count
  1. Fiscal year 2016: Diluted share count 6.2B
  2. Fiscal year 2017: Diluted share count 6.2B
  3. Fiscal year 2018: Diluted share count 6.8B
  4. Fiscal year 2019: Diluted share count 7.3B
  5. Fiscal year 2020: Diluted share count 7.2B
  6. Fiscal year 2021: Diluted share count 7.2B
  7. Fiscal year 2022: Diluted share count 7.6B
  8. Fiscal year 2023: Diluted share count 7.3B
  9. Fiscal year 2024: Diluted share count 7.2B
  10. Fiscal year 2025: Diluted share count 7.2B

From annual reports filed with the SEC (10-K, 20-F, 40-F) as first reported, share count adjusted for splits; obvious filing errors (e.g. wrong unit, outliers against both neighbouring years) are hidden. Describes the reported figures – not investment advice.

Dividends and share repurchases

How much the company returns to its shareholders – as dividends or by repurchasing its own shares – and whether free cash flow supports it.

Dividend per share
1.11 USD · Fiscal year 2025
Dividend growth per year
3 y 0.0%5 y −11.8%10 y −5.2%
Years without a cut
3 in a row up to now
Payout ratio
of earnings 37% of free cash flow 42%
To shareholders (5 years)
55.5B USD 11% through repurchases
Share count over 5 years
−0.1% roughly unchanged

Dividend per share

The dividend per share fell in 5 years from 2.08 USD to 1.11 USD.

Dividend per share USD per share Per share as filed with the SEC, including special dividends; obvious filing errors are hidden.
  1. Fiscal year 2016: Dividend per share 1.93 USD
  2. Fiscal year 2017: Dividend per share 1.97 USD
  3. Fiscal year 2018: Dividend per share 2.01 USD
  4. Fiscal year 2019: Dividend per share 2.05 USD
  5. Fiscal year 2020: Dividend per share 2.08 USD
  6. Fiscal year 2021: Dividend per share 2.08 USD
  7. Fiscal year 2022: Dividend per share 1.11 USD
  8. Fiscal year 2023: Dividend per share 1.11 USD
  9. Fiscal year 2024: Dividend per share 1.11 USD
  10. Fiscal year 2025: Dividend per share 1.11 USD

Payout ratios

The payout ratio fell in 4 years from 75.4% to 36.5%.

Payout ratio (earnings)Payout ratio (free cash flow)
  1. Fiscal year 2016: Payout ratio (earnings) 91.9% · Payout ratio (free cash flow) 66.2%
  2. Fiscal year 2017: Payout ratio (earnings) 41.4% · Payout ratio (free cash flow) 65.1%
  3. Fiscal year 2018: Payout ratio (earnings) 70.5% · Payout ratio (free cash flow) 58.7%
  4. Fiscal year 2019: Payout ratio (earnings) 108.5% · Payout ratio (free cash flow) 50.9%
  5. Fiscal year 2020: Payout ratio (earnings) not available · Payout ratio (free cash flow) 54.5%
  6. Fiscal year 2021: Payout ratio (earnings) 75.4% · Payout ratio (free cash flow) 59.3%
  7. Fiscal year 2022: Payout ratio (earnings) not available · Payout ratio (free cash flow) 60.9%
  8. Fiscal year 2023: Payout ratio (earnings) 56.3% · Payout ratio (free cash flow) 39.8%
  9. Fiscal year 2024: Payout ratio (earnings) 74.5% · Payout ratio (free cash flow) 44.3%
  10. Fiscal year 2025: Payout ratio (earnings) 36.5% · Payout ratio (free cash flow) 42.1%

What goes back to shareholders

Over 5 years, 55.5B USD went back to shareholders, 11% of it through share repurchases. That is 55% of the free cash flow of those years.

Dividends paidShare repurchasesNew shares issued (including employee plans)Free cash flow in USD
  1. Fiscal year 2016: Dividends paid 11.8B USD · Share repurchases 512.0M USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) not available · Free cash flow 17.8B USD
  2. Fiscal year 2017: Dividends paid 12.0B USD · Share repurchases 463.0M USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) not available · Free cash flow 18.5B USD
  3. Fiscal year 2018: Dividends paid 13.4B USD · Share repurchases 609.0M USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) not available · Free cash flow 22.8B USD
  4. Fiscal year 2019: Dividends paid 14.9B USD · Share repurchases 2.4B USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) not available · Free cash flow 29.2B USD
  5. Fiscal year 2020: Dividends paid 15.0B USD · Share repurchases 5.5B USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) not available · Free cash flow 27.5B USD
  6. Fiscal year 2021: Dividends paid 15.1B USD · Share repurchases 202.0M USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) not available · Free cash flow 25.4B USD
  7. Fiscal year 2022: Dividends paid 9.9B USD · Share repurchases 890.0M USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) not available · Free cash flow 16.2B USD
  8. Fiscal year 2023: Dividends paid 8.1B USD · Share repurchases 194.0M USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) not available · Free cash flow 20.5B USD
  9. Fiscal year 2024: Dividends paid 8.2B USD · Share repurchases 215.0M USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) not available · Free cash flow 18.5B USD
  10. Fiscal year 2025: Dividends paid 8.2B USD · Share repurchases 4.5B USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) not available · Free cash flow 19.4B USD

Dividends paid, repurchases and new shares issued from the cash flow statement of annual reports filed with the SEC (as first reported). Describes the reported figures – not investment advice.

Valuation over time

Price-based valuation (P/E, P/S, price/free cash flow and dividend yield per fiscal year, compared with its own average) for signed-in users.

Sector comparison

AT&T next to 8 stocks of the sector Communication Services we cover that are closest in revenue. Click a column header to sort the table.

Sector comparison T, sector Communication Services; last row: sector median
Symbol Revenue (FY) Growth 5 yrsGross marginOp. marginNet marginROEEquity ratioFCF marginPiotroski
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 402.8B USD +17.2%59.7%32.0%32.8%31.8%69.8%18.2%8/9
META Meta Platforms 201.0B USD +18.5%82.0%41.4%30.1%27.8%59.4%22.9%6/9
VZ Verizon 138.2B USD +1.5%–21.2%12.4%16.2%26.2%14.6%–
T AT&T this stock 125.6B USD −6.1%–19.2%17.5%17.4%30.1%15.5%–
CMCSA Comcast 123.7B USD +3.6%–16.7%16.2%20.6%35.5%17.7%–
DIS Walt Disney Company (The) 94.4B USD +7.6%–18.6%13.1%11.3%55.6%10.7%–
TMUS T-Mobile US 88.3B USD +5.2%–20.7%12.4%18.6%27.0%20.4%–
NFLX Netflix 45.2B USD +12.6%48.5%29.5%24.3%41.3%47.9%20.9%7/9
SNAP Snap 5.9B USD +18.8%55.0%−9.0%−7.8%−20.2%29.7%7.4%–
Median of the sector 12 symbols 91.4B USD +12.6%70.8%20.4%16.8%18.6%32.8%17.7%–

Growth 5 yrs = revenue growth per year over 5 fiscal years · Op. margin = operating margin · ROE = return on equity · FCF = free cash flow · Piotroski = F-Score (only with all 9 criteria).

Figures of the last fiscal year from SEC annual reports (peers as of Oct 28, 2026). Median across all companies of the sector we cover (from 5 stocks; several share classes of one company count once). Signed-in users also see P/E, P/S and dividend yield in the comparison. Describes the reported figures – not investment advice.

Key figures with traffic lights

Each light follows a simple, disclosed rule. The comparison is with the sector median of all 24 symbols in the Communication Services sector on our list (current members of the S&P 500 and other lists).

Revenue growth

Light red: shrinking

−6.1% per year, last 5 years

Sector Communication Services: median +6.7% (22 symbols)

What does this mean? Revenue: over 5 years it fell by 6.1% per year on average. The median company in the sector reached +6.7% per year.

Light rule: Green: grows at least as fast as the sector median (without a sector comparison: grows) · Yellow: grows more slowly · Red: shrinks.

Net income (total)

Light gray: not computable

– per year, last 5 years

Sector Communication Services: median +12.7% (12 symbols)

per share: not computable (loss in the first or last year)

What does this mean? There was a loss in the first or last year. An annual growth rate cannot be calculated meaningfully then.

Light rule: Green: grows at least as fast as the sector median (without a sector comparison: grows) · Yellow: grows more slowly · Red: shrinks.

Net margin

Light green: above sector

17.5% last fiscal year

Sector Communication Services: median 10.1% (24 symbols)

What does this mean? Of every 100 USD in revenue, 17.47 USD remained as profit – at least as much as the median company in the sector (10.1%). Five years ago the margin was −3.0%.

Light rule: Green: at least the sector median (without a sector comparison: profit) · Yellow: profit, but below the median · Red: loss.

Debt / equity

Light yellow: higher than sector

1.22 latest balance sheet

Sector Communication Services: median 0.84 (22 symbols)

What does this mean? For every 1 USD of equity there is 1.22 USD of financial debt – more than the median company in the sector (0.84). More debt amplifies good and bad years alike.

Light rule: Green: at most the sector median · Yellow: up to twice the median · Red: more than twice · Gray: without a sector comparison.

Payout ratio

Light green: covered

37% Dividend / earnings per share

Sector Communication Services: median 24% (7 symbols)

What does this mean? Of every 1 USD of earnings per share, 0.37 USD went to shareholders as a dividend. The rest stays in the company. Median company in the sector: 24%.

Light rule: Green: up to 60% of earnings · Yellow: up to 100% · Red: more than earnings or a dividend despite a loss · Gray for real estate (REITs). The sector median is for comparison only.

Profitable years

Light red: 2 loss years

8 of 10 fiscal years with a profit

What does this mean? In 8 of the last 10 fiscal years the bottom line showed a profit. 2 years ended with a loss.

Light rule: Green: profit in every year · Yellow: one loss year · Red: several loss years (at least 3 years needed).

Last fiscal year and 13F

Information, not a trading signal · Source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (FY)
125.6B USD
Revenue vs. prior year
+2.7%
Net income (FY)
22.0B USD
Net income vs. prior year
+100.5%
EPS (FY)
3.04 USD
13F funds with a position
1 of 9
Funds vs. prior quarter
−1
Shares held vs. prior quarter
+88.2%
Fiscal year to Dec 31, 2025 · 10-K filed Feb 9, 2026 · Balance sheet Sep 30, 2026 (filed Oct 21, 2026) · Price-based figures (P/E, P/S, dividend yield, market cap) only when logged in. · Values as first reported; debt = reported financial debt (US GAAP: long-term). 13F: reporting date Jun 30, 2026, 9 tracked funds have filed (latest Aug 14, 2026), filed with up to 45 days of delay. Stock positions only; comparison with Mar 31, 2026 only across funds that filed for both quarters.
All figures as a table
Fiscal years (amounts in USD, per share in USD)
YearEndRevenueNet income MarginEarnings per shareDividend per sharePayout
2025Dec 31, 2025 125.6B22.0B 17.5% 3.04 1.11 37%
2024Dec 31, 2024 122.3B10.9B 8.9% 1.49 1.11 74%
2023Dec 31, 2023 122.4B14.4B 11.8% 1.97 1.11 56%
2022Dec 31, 2022 120.7B−8.5B −7.1% −1.13 1.11 –
2021Dec 31, 2021 168.9B20.1B 11.9% 2.76 2.08 75%
2020Dec 31, 2020 171.8B−5.2B −3.0% −0.75 2.08 –
2019Dec 31, 2019 181.2B13.9B 7.7% 1.89 2.05 108%
2018Dec 31, 2018 170.8B19.4B 11.3% 2.85 2.01 71%
2017Dec 31, 2017 160.5B29.5B 18.3% 4.76 1.97 41%
2016Dec 31, 2016 163.8B13.0B 7.9% 2.10 1.93 92%
Quarters (amounts in USD, per share in USD)
QuarterEndRevenueNet income MarginEarnings per shareDividend per sharePayout
Q3/26Sep 30, 2026 32.3B891.0M 2.8% 0.12 0.28 231%
Q2/26Jun 30, 2026 31.6B4.6B 14.7% 0.66 0.28 42%
Q1/26Mar 31, 2026 31.5B3.8B 12.2% 0.54 0.28 51%
Q4/25*Dec 31, 2025 33.5B3.8B 11.3% – 0.28 –
Q3/25Sep 30, 2025 30.7B9.3B 30.3% 1.29 0.28 22%
Q2/25Jun 30, 2025 30.8B4.5B 14.6% 0.62 0.28 45%
Q1/25Mar 31, 2025 30.6B4.4B 14.2% 0.61 0.28 45%
Q4/24*Dec 31, 2024 32.3B4.1B 12.6% – 0.28 –
Q3/24Sep 30, 2024 30.2B−174.0M −0.6% −0.03 0.28 –
Q2/24Jun 30, 2024 29.8B3.6B 12.1% 0.49 0.28 57%
Q1/24Mar 31, 2024 30.0B3.4B 11.5% 0.47 0.28 59%
Q4/23*Dec 31, 2023 32.0B2.2B 6.8% 0.30 0.28 93%

* Q4 derived: fiscal year minus the 9-month value (EPS cannot be derived this way); may be distorted by restatements.

How we calculate: values as first reported to the SEC (later corrections are left out), a fixed order of reporting tags per figure, partial sums are never added up. Growth per year over 5 years (otherwise 3 years). Quarters are labeled by the calendar quarter in which they end.

Insiders

All insider transactions

In the last 12 months, insiders of this stock have not acquired or disposed of shares on the market (SEC Form 4).

Source: mandatory filings with the SEC (Form 4), open-market purchases and sales only. General information, not investment advice.

Trend score -90

Price vs. EMA 50-15
Price vs. EMA 200-15
EMA 50 vs. EMA 200-20
ADX (trend strength)-15
Highs and lows-10
Relative strength-15

Volatility and trend strength

ADX 14 (trend strength)27.8
Rel. strength 60 d−12.5%

ATR and moving averages as price values only when logged in.

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