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AT&T stock buybacks
T$9.3Bbought back in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026
AT&T bought back $9.3B of its stock in the last twelve months. Its share count is down 4.5% from a year earlier.
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q4 '20 | $15M |
| Q1 '21 | $176M |
| Q2 '21 | $9M |
| Q3 '21 | $6M |
| Q4 '21 | $11M |
| Q1 '22 | $197M |
| Q2 '22 | $675M |
| Q3 '22 | $3M |
| Q4 '22 | $15M |
| Q1 '23 | $188M |
| Q2 '23 | $1M |
| Q3 '23 | $1M |
| Q4 '23 | $4M |
| Q1 '24 | $157M |
| Q2 '24 | $2M |
| Q3 '24 | $43M |
| Q4 '24 | $13M |
| Q1 '25 | $218M |
| Q2 '25 | $961M |
| Q3 '25 | $1.5B |
| Q4 '25 | $1.8B |
| Q1 '26 | $2.5B |
| Q2 '26 | $2.2B |
| Q3 '26 | $2.8B |
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q1 '21 | 7.48B |
| Q2 '21 | 7.48B |
| Q3 '21 | 7.51B |
| Q4 '21 | 7.54B |
| Q1 '22 | 7.56B |
| Q2 '22 | 7.61B |
| Q3 '22 | 7.65B |
| Q4 '22 | 7.53B |
| Q1 '23 | 7.47B |
| Q2 '23 | 7.18B |
| Q3 '23 | 7.18B |
| Q4 '23 | 7.19B |
| Q1 '24 | 7.19B |
| Q2 '24 | 7.20B |
| Q3 '24 | 7.21B |
| Q4 '24 | 7.22B |
| Q1 '25 | 7.22B |
| Q2 '25 | 7.22B |
| Q3 '25 | 7.17B |
| Q4 '25 | 7.11B |
| Q1 '26 | 7.03B |
| Q2 '26 | 6.95B |
| Q3 '26 | 6.84B |
$2.8Blast quarter (Q3 2026)
—net of stock compensation (—)
−4.5%diluted shares, 1 year
−3.8%diluted shares, 5 years
$7.9Bdividends, 12 months
—of free cash flow (—) spent on buybacks
$0raised by issuing stock, 12 months
6.74Bshares outstanding (Oct 15, 2026)
By fiscal year
Questions
- Does AT&T buy back its stock?
- AT&T bought back $9.3B of its stock in the last twelve months. Its share count is down 4.5% from a year earlier.
- How much did AT&T spend on buybacks in fiscal 2025?
- $4.5B, according to its 10-K for the fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2025.
- Is AT&T's share count going down?
- Its diluted share count changed −3.8% over five fiscal years and −4.5% over the last year.
Latest filing used: 10-Q for the period ending Sep 30, 2026, filed Oct 21, 2026 · open on SEC.gov