Stock Analysis on Net
Stock Analysis on Net

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T)

Cash Flow Statement
Quarterly Data

The cash flow statement provides information about a company cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company balance sheet.

The cash flow statement consists of three parts: cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, and cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities.

AT&T Inc., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: Jun 30, 2026 Mar 31, 2026 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
Income (loss) from continuing operations 5,038 4,219 4,156 9,677 4,861 4,692 4,408 145 3,949 3,751 2,582 3,826 4,762 4,453 (23,120) 6,346 4,751 5,149 5,390 6,273 1,874 7,942
Depreciation and amortization 4,966 4,966 5,128 5,317 5,251 5,190 5,374 5,087 5,072 5,047 4,766 4,705 4,675 4,631 4,595 4,514 4,450 4,462 5,673 5,619 5,761 5,809
Amortization of film and television costs 2,585 2,165 3,370 2,886
Distributed (undistributed) earnings (loss) from investments in equity affiliates 82 87 62 (47)
Provision for uncollectible accounts 589 560 679 555 521 516 538 489 470 472 560 480 452 477 542 453 440 430 382 262 275 321
Asset impairments and abandonments and restructuring 286 334 504 14 4,422 480 159 589 604 26,753 114 631 188 161 4,555
Pension and postretirement benefit expense (credit) (395) (396) (397) (397) (397) (397) (471) (471) (470) (471) (586) (625) (671) (670) (708) (794) (795) (940) (978) (971) (925) (974)
Net (gain) loss on investments (198) 28 (167) (5,691) (112) 81 (8) (97) (16) 201 106 495 (67) (93) (31) 79 246 87 38 (728) (118) (119)
Actuarial and settlement (gain) loss on pension and postretirement benefits, net 519 56 1,739 (71) (74) 1,839 (1,440) (1,345) (1,053) (1,119) (374) 197 (2,844)
Receivables (299) (119) (913) (366) (262) 15 (451) 444 (382) 512 (1,091) (169) 722 620 (294) (271) 428 864 (691) (1,358) 664 751
Equipment installment receivables and related sales (431) 255 (482) (309) (97) 1,212 (947) (579) (344) 24 (77) 246 (59) (243) (752) 564 (199) 541 (980) (96) (379) 1,190
Contract asset and cost deferral (137) (327) (726) (183) (152) (147)
Inventories, prepaid and other current assets 493 (173) 1,492 (1,635) 344 (661) (530) (1,002) 520 629 (699) (1,049) 742 364 125 (810) (233) 244 (4,544) (4,943) (3,467) (3,518)
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities 205 (2,770) 2,913 2,411 (1,143) (3,297) 3,693 328 (1,334) (3,497) 3,298 707 (2,360) (3,409) 2,152 644 (1,254) (2,651) 3,890 2,044 (1,238) (3,060)
Deferred customer contract acquisition and fulfillment costs 7 196 191 103 (46) 13 56 (22) (191) (250) (247) (259) (264) (94) 166 244
Changes in operating assets and liabilities (169) (3,134) 2,284 (82) (1,310) (2,878) 1,772 (613) (1,349) (2,229) 1,385 (252) (899) (2,690) 1,040 (123) (1,505) (1,261) (2,589) (4,447) (4,254) (4,393)
Changes in income taxes 682 1,147 (383) 946 378 1,285 (241) 608 724 479 (126) 1,327 1,307 529 28 623 1,174 1,150 2,059 1,415 (76) 1,848
Postretirement claims and contributions (192) (72) (843) (490) (35) (68) (37) (36) (39) (54) (20) (159) (467) (89) (380) (257) (89) (97) (397) (218) 136 (343)
Other, net 194 277 10 317 606 124 491 701 272 192 383 6 904 130 (210) 579 (218) (297) (60) 622 53 (159)
Adjustments to reconcile income (loss) from continuing operations to net cash provided by operating activities 5,763 3,376 7,164 475 4,902 4,357 7,488 10,090 5,144 3,796 8,796 6,510 5,160 2,225 33,468 3,748 2,989 2,481 5,864 3,593 9,036 1,985
Net cash provided by operating activities 10,801 7,595 11,320 10,152 9,763 9,049 11,896 10,235 9,093 7,547 11,378 10,336 9,922 6,678 10,348 10,094 7,740 7,630 11,254 9,866 10,910 9,927
Capital expenditures (5,700) (4,877) (6,781) (4,887) (4,897) (4,277) (6,843) (5,302) (4,360) (3,758) (4,601) (4,647) (4,270) (4,335) (4,229) (5,921) (4,908) (4,568) (3,831) (4,704) (3,959) (4,033)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (51) (2,674) (332) 1 (28) (20) (58) (52) (59) (211) (2,019) (408) (224) (291) (241) (389) (326) (9,244) (1,920) (364) (285) (22,884)
Dispositions 119 628 2,779 399 29 11 9 52 6 8 6 50 1 15 150 27 15 7 (346) 8,451 584 51
Distributions from DIRECTV in excess of cumulative equity in earnings 342 392 194 602 473 200 774 444 567 323 1,315 1,323
(Purchases), sales and settlements of securities, net (10) (14) 156 1,109 (1,129) 45 1,422 6 68 1,079 141 13 (1,075) 19 (11) 20 73
Other, net (107) (547) (166) (11) (61) (717) 107 (196) (63) (273) (3) (26) (55) (1) (4) (30) 32 18 (85) (119) 14
Net cash used in investing activities (5,749) (7,484) (4,344) (3,389) (6,086) (4,958) (5,363) (5,150) (4,016) (2,961) (5,874) (4,545) (5,423) (3,818) (3,888) (5,700) (4,853) (12,458) (4,756) 3,298 (3,779) (26,852)
Net change in short-term borrowings with original maturities of three months or less (2,686) 753 1,933 (378) (536) (603) (88) (2,113) 2,285 686 554 (611) 687
Issuance of other short-term borrowings 491 1,779 3,627 1,362 2,593 4,380 1,036 955 15,485
Repayment of other short-term borrowings (491) (1,996) (2,436) (112) (867) (1,484) (1,248) (12,206) (3,407) (5,062) (1,591) (857)
Issuance of long-term debt 5,939 8,098 7,598 3,473 2,956 15 2 2 371 6,267 3,366 2,500 479 834 9,097
Repayment of long-term debt (151) (5,247) (3,679) (229) (94) (1,526) (3,184) (203) (2,225) (4,685) (155) (4,280) (1,664) (5,945) (706) (199) (23,423) (790) (1,489) (498) (253) (902)
Note payable to DIRECTV, net of payments (130) (141) (348) (428) (294) (98) 1,439
Payment of vendor financing (431) (212) (358) (400) (220) (203) (221) (180) (550) (841) (1,006) (980) (1,643) (2,113) (460) (900) (1,771) (1,566) (583) (1,019) (1,304) (1,690)
Redemption of preferred stock (2,075)
Purchase of treasury stock (2,194) (2,475) (1,831) (1,490) (961) (218) (13) (43) (2) (157) (4) (1) (1) (188) (15) (3) (675) (197) (11) (6) (9) (176)
Issuance of treasury stock 1 2 2 17 13 2 3 2 26 7 4 22 63
Issuance of preferred interests in subsidiary 2,221 7,151
Redemption of preferred interests in subsidiary (65) (5,333) (2,665)
Dividends paid (1,976) (1,997) (2,012) (2,033) (2,044) (2,091) (2,037) (2,038) (2,099) (2,034) (2,020) (2,019) (2,083) (2,014) (2,014) (2,010) (2,086) (3,749) (3,749) (3,748) (3,830) (3,741)
Other, net (507) (265) (834) (459) (199) 366 (426) (416) (866) (526) (1,080) (362) (1,047) 219 427 (1,505) (1,214) (930) (668) (740) (696) (340)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 680 (2,097) (8,777) 2,989 (45) (553) (5,853) (5,562) (5,478) (7,815) (6,330) (7,754) 2,181 (3,711) (5,161) (4,939) (43,914) (5,550) (6,587) (3,735) (6,583) 18,483
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities 69 (38) (35) (23) (1,833) (1,898)
Cash (used in) provided by investing activities (192) (4,171) 65 157 1,065 (193)
Cash provided by financing activities (30) (1,212) 7,264 29,801
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash from discontinued operations (123) (4,209) (1,078) 6,496 27,710
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash 5,609 (6,195) (1,801) 9,752 3,632 3,538 680 (477) (401) (3,229) (826) (1,963) 6,680 (851) 1,299 (1,623) (34,531) 17,332 (89) 9,429 548 1,558

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31).


The cash flow profile exhibits a consistent ability to generate significant liquidity from core operations, contrasting with substantial volatility in net income and strategic shifts in financing and investing activities. Net cash provided by operating activities remains robust, generally fluctuating between 6.6 billion and 11.9 billion US dollars per quarter, providing a stable foundation for capital expenditures and debt servicing.

Operating Performance and Non-Cash Adjustments
A significant divergence exists between net income from continuing operations and net cash provided by operating activities. This is most evident in the quarter ending December 31, 2022, where a net loss of 23.1 billion US dollars was largely offset by non-cash asset impairments and abandonments totaling 26.7 billion US dollars. Depreciation and amortization expenses remain a consistent positive adjustment to cash flow, typically ranging between 4.4 billion and 5.8 billion US dollars per quarter, reflecting the capital-intensive nature of the business infrastructure.
Investment Trends and Capital Allocation
Capital expenditures demonstrate a steady and heavy commitment to infrastructure, with quarterly outflows generally ranging from 3.7 billion to 6.8 billion US dollars. While early periods showed massive cash outflows for acquisitions, specifically 22.9 billion US dollars in March 2021 and 9.2 billion US dollars in March 2022, more recent quarters reflect a transition toward smaller, more targeted investments. A notable spike in dispositions occurred in September 2021, contributing 8.4 billion US dollars to cash flows from investing activities.
Financing Strategy and Debt Management
The financing activities reveal a strategic pivot in capital return and debt restructuring. Dividends paid underwent a significant reduction, shifting from approximately 3.7 billion US dollars per quarter in 2021 to a stabilized level of roughly 2.0 billion US dollars per quarter from mid-2022 through 2026. Debt management has been characterized by aggressive repayments, most notably a 23.4 billion US dollar repayment of long-term debt in June 2022, followed by tactical issuances of long-term debt in 2025 and 2026 to manage liquidity and maturity profiles.
Shareholder Equity and Liquidity Shifts
Treasury stock purchases have increased in frequency and magnitude in the latter part of the analyzed period, with quarterly outflows rising to over 2.4 billion US dollars by early 2026. The net change in cash and cash equivalents shows high variability, driven primarily by the timing of large-scale debt repayments, the issuance of new securities, and the cyclical nature of operating asset and liability changes.

Overall, the financial trajectory indicates a transition from a phase of aggressive acquisition and high dividend payouts toward a period of disciplined capital expenditure, debt optimization, and a restructured approach to shareholder returns.

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