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Source documentYahoo Finance· July 26, 2026

AT&T Beat on Earnings, Announced a $10 Billion Buyback, and Still Trades at 8 Times Earnings With a 4.6% Yield.

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AT&T Beat on Earnings, Announced a $10 Billion Buyback, and Still Trades at 8 Times Earnings With a 4.6% Yield. The market has spent years treating AT&T (NYSE: T) as a bond that happens to trade on an exchange…
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AT&T Inc. · stock price24.13 USD
AT&T Inc. · 52 week high29.79 USD
AT&T Inc. · pe ratio8 ratio
AT&T Inc. · fixed wireless customers added279000 customers
AT&T Inc. · adjusted ebitda margin39.1 percent
AT&T Inc. · planned shareholder returns total18 USD
AT&T Inc. · annual dividend total7.6 USD
AT&T Inc. · free cash flow4.7 USD
AT&T Inc. · fiber locations passed38.6 millions
AT&T Inc. · fiber customers added367000 customers
AT&T Inc. · diluted eps continuing ops0.66 USD_per_share
AT&T Inc. · internet customers added646000 customers
AT&T Inc. · annual dividend per share1.11 USD
AT&T Inc. · eps0.65 USD_per_share
AT&T Inc. · shares outstanding6.9 billions
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