AT&T Inc (T)
Return on total capital
| Dec 31, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | ||
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| Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 33,811,000 | 34,684,000 | 25,421,000 | 24,433,000 | 23,378,000 | 21,074,000 | 24,623,000 | 25,606,000 | 26,532,000 | 315,000 | 2,335,000 | 2,322,000 | 3,060,000 | 32,377,000 | 31,638,000 | 32,665,000 | 36,364,000 | 14,575,000 | 12,561,000 | 8,309,000 |
| Long-term debt | US$ in thousands | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total stockholders’ equity | US$ in thousands | 124,490,000 | 110,708,000 | 105,272,000 | 103,744,000 | 104,372,000 | 102,351,000 | 105,310,000 | 104,540,000 | 103,297,000 | 103,703,000 | 101,903,000 | 99,396,000 | 97,500,000 | 122,406,000 | 117,746,000 | 169,036,000 | 183,855,000 | 163,771,000 | 162,296,000 | 165,488,000 |
| Return on total capital | 27.16% | 31.33% | 24.15% | 23.55% | 22.40% | 20.59% | 23.38% | 24.49% | 25.69% | 0.30% | 2.29% | 2.34% | 3.14% | 26.45% | 26.87% | 19.32% | 19.78% | 8.90% | 7.74% | 5.02% |
December 31, 2025 calculation
Return on total capital = EBIT (ttm) ÷ (Long-term debt + Total stockholders’ equity)
= $33,811,000K ÷ ($—K + $124,490,000K)
= 27.16%
Peer comparison
Dec 31, 2025
Company name
Symbol
Return on total capital
AT&T Inc
T
27.16%
Charter Communications Inc
CHTR
77.86%
Comcast Corp
CMCSA
31.06%
Verizon Communications Inc
VZ
28.11%