Revenue grew 2.3% year-over-year to $31.6B in 2026Q2, with operating margin improving to 22.3% from 21.1% a year earlier, though EPS growth remains modest at 6.5% due to one-time items.
AT&T Inc. 5.35% GLB NTS 66 (TBB) annual income statement — 30-year revenue, gross profit & net income history
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 | Dec'10 | Dec'09 | Dec'08 | Dec'07 | Dec'06 | Dec'05 | Dec'04 | Dec'03 | Dec'02 | Dec'01 | Dec'00 | Dec'99 | Dec'98 | Dec'97 | Dec'96 |
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| Revenue | 128.85B | 125.65B | 122.34B | 122.43B | 120.74B | 134.04B | 171.76B | 181.19B | 170.76B | 160.55B | 163.79B | 146.8B | 132.45B | 128.75B | 127.43B | 126.72B | 124.28B | 122.51B | 123.44B | 118.93B | 63.05B | 43.76B | 40.73B | 40.5B | 42.82B | 45.91B | 51.37B | 49.53B | 46.24B | 43.11B | 25.2B |
| Revenue Growth % | 3.51% | 2.71% | -0.08% | 1.4% | -9.92% | -21.96% | -5.21% | 6.11% | 6.36% | -1.98% | 11.57% | 10.84% | 2.87% | 1.03% | 0.56% | 1.97% | 1.44% | -0.75% | 3.8% | 88.61% | 44.08% | 7.44% | 0.58% | -5.42% | -6.72% | -10.64% | 3.72% | 7.11% | 7.27% | 71.04% | 16.07% |
| Cost of Revenue | 45.77B | 50.82B | 69.8B | 68.9B | 50.85B | 60.41B | 108.44B | 112.36B | 107.85B | 102.2B | 102.73B | 89.06B | 78.88B | 69.86B | 73.36B | 75.75B | 71.64B | 70.09B | 69.78B | 67.63B | 37.26B | 26.83B | 24.95B | 16.86B | 16.47B | 16.94B | 31.16B | 29.38B | 27.18B | 27.73B | 14.51B |
| Gross Profit | 83.08B | 74.83B | 52.53B | 53.53B | 69.89B | 73.63B | 63.32B | 68.91B | 62.96B | 58.35B | 61.05B | 57.74B | 53.56B | 58.89B | 54.08B | 50.97B | 52.64B | 52.43B | 54.25B | 51.3B | 25.8B | 17.03B | 15.84B | 23.64B | 26.35B | 28.97B | 20.22B | 20.15B | 19.06B | 15.38B | 10.69B |
| Gross Margin % | 64.47% | 59.55% | 42.94% | 43.72% | 57.89% | 54.93% | 36.87% | 38.03% | 36.87% | 36.34% | 37.28% | 39.33% | 40.44% | 45.74% | 42.43% | 40.22% | 42.35% | 42.79% | 43.95% | 43.13% | 40.92% | 38.91% | 38.89% | 58.38% | 61.53% | 63.1% | 39.35% | 40.68% | 41.23% | 35.68% | 42.43% |
| Gross Profit Growth % | - | 42.43% | -1.86% | -23.41% | -5.08% | 16.28% | -8.1% | 9.45% | 7.9% | -4.43% | 5.74% | 7.8% | -9.05% | 8.91% | 6.09% | -3.16% | 0.4% | -3.36% | 5.76% | 98.83% | 51.5% | 7.51% | -33% | -10.27% | -9.05% | 43.28% | 0.33% | 5.7% | 23.96% | 43.84% | -22.79% |
| Operating Expenses | 59.16B | 49.83B | 28.27B | 28.76B | 74.48B | 47.73B | 37.61B | 38.53B | 35.67B | 34.84B | 35.18B | 31.03B | 39.7B | 28.41B | 41.08B | 38.84B | 33.06B | 31.43B | 30.21B | 29.62B | 14.74B | 10.01B | 9.94B | 17.36B | 17.91B | 18.46B | 9.75B | 8.55B | 7.84B | 7.78B | 4.47B |
| Other Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| EBITDA | 43.95B | 45.89B | 44.84B | 43.55B | 13.43B | 43.75B | 54.23B | 58.59B | 55.72B | 47.89B | 51.72B | 48.72B | 32.14B | 48.87B | 31.14B | 30.5B | 38.95B | 40.52B | 43.92B | 43.25B | 20.97B | 14.66B | 13.46B | 14.15B | 17.02B | 19.59B | 20.22B | 20.15B | 19.06B | 15.38B | 10.69B |
| EBITDA Margin % | 34.11% | 36.52% | 36.65% | 35.57% | 11.13% | 32.64% | 31.57% | 32.34% | 32.63% | 29.83% | 31.58% | 33.19% | 24.27% | 37.96% | 24.44% | 24.07% | 31.34% | 33.07% | 35.58% | 36.37% | 33.26% | 33.5% | 33.06% | 34.95% | 39.74% | 42.66% | 39.35% | 40.68% | 41.23% | 35.68% | 42.43% |
| EBITDA Growth % | -2.02% | 2.33% | 2.98% | 224.14% | -69.29% | -19.33% | -7.44% | 5.16% | 16.34% | -7.4% | 6.16% | 51.6% | -34.24% | 56.95% | 2.08% | -21.69% | -3.86% | -7.76% | 1.55% | 106.27% | 43.04% | 8.87% | -4.87% | -16.82% | -13.12% | -3.13% | 0.33% | 5.7% | 23.96% | 43.84% | 16.8% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 20.04B | 20.89B | 20.58B | 18.78B | 18.02B | 17.85B | 28.52B | 28.22B | 28.43B | 24.39B | 25.85B | 22.02B | 18.27B | 18.39B | 18.14B | 18.38B | 19.38B | 19.52B | 19.88B | 21.58B | 9.91B | 7.64B | 7.56B | 7.87B | 8.58B | 9.08B | 9.75B | 8.55B | 7.84B | 7.78B | 4.47B |
| D&A / Revenue % | 15.55% | 16.62% | 16.82% | 15.34% | 14.93% | 13.32% | 16.6% | 15.57% | 16.65% | 15.19% | 15.78% | 15% | 13.8% | 14.29% | 14.24% | 14.5% | 15.59% | 15.93% | 16.11% | 18.14% | 15.71% | 17.46% | 18.57% | 19.43% | 20.03% | 19.77% | 18.97% | 17.27% | 16.96% | 18.04% | 17.72% |
| Operating Income (EBIT) | 23.91B | 25B | 24.26B | 24.77B | -4.59B | 25.9B | 25.72B | 30.38B | 27.29B | 23.51B | 25.87B | 26.71B | 13.87B | 30.48B | 13B | 12.13B | 19.57B | 21B | 24.04B | 21.68B | 11.06B | 7.02B | 5.9B | 6.28B | 8.44B | 10.51B | 10.47B | 11.6B | 11.22B | 7.6B | 6.23B |
| Operating Margin % | 18.56% | 19.9% | 19.83% | 20.23% | -3.8% | 19.32% | 14.97% | 16.76% | 15.98% | 14.64% | 15.8% | 18.19% | 10.47% | 23.67% | 10.2% | 9.57% | 15.75% | 17.14% | 19.48% | 18.23% | 17.54% | 16.03% | 14.49% | 15.52% | 19.71% | 22.89% | 20.38% | 23.42% | 24.27% | 17.64% | 24.7% |
| Operating Income Growth % | - | 3.05% | -2.05% | 639.96% | -117.71% | 0.7% | -15.34% | 11.32% | 16.09% | -9.15% | -3.12% | 92.6% | -54.51% | 134.51% | 7.17% | -38.04% | -6.8% | -12.65% | 10.91% | 95.95% | 57.65% | 18.91% | -6.09% | -25.53% | -19.7% | 0.36% | -9.73% | 3.34% | 47.63% | 22.1% | 21.6% |
| Interest Expense | 2M | 6.8B | 6.75B | 6.69B | 6.14B | 6.7B | 7.91B | 8.4B | 7.91B | 6.28B | 4.89B | 4.1B | 3.57B | 3.89B | 3.4B | 3.51B | 2.98B | 3.35B | 3.39B | 3.51B | 1.84B | 1.46B | 1.02B | 1.19B | 1.38B | 1.6B | 1.59B | 1.43B | 1.6B | 1.55B | 901M |
| Interest Coverage | - | 4.97x | 3.48x | 3.97x | 0.49x | 5.36x | 0.64x | 3.20x | 4.14x | 3.41x | 5.05x | 6.05x | 3.79x | 8.13x | 4.07x | 2.91x | 7.13x | 6.54x | 6.95x | 6.25x | 6.90x | 4.93x | 8.00x | 8.32x | 8.43x | 7.85x | 8.92x | 8.59x | 8.55x | 5.22x | 7.06x |
| Interest / Revenue % | 0% | 5.42% | 5.51% | 5.47% | 5.08% | 5% | 4.61% | 4.64% | 4.63% | 3.91% | 2.98% | 2.79% | 2.69% | 3.02% | 2.67% | 2.77% | 2.39% | 2.73% | 2.75% | 2.95% | 2.92% | 3.33% | 2.51% | 2.94% | 3.23% | 3.48% | 3.1% | 2.89% | 3.47% | 3.6% | 3.58% |
| Non-Operating Income | -4M | 1000K | -1000K | -1000K | 1000K | 1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | -1000K | 1000K | -1000K | -1000K |
| Pretax Income | 18.18B | 27.01B | 16.7B | 19.85B | -3.09B | 29.17B | -2.86B | 18.47B | 24.87B | 15.14B | 19.81B | 20.69B | 9.96B | 27.78B | 10.44B | 6.72B | 18.24B | 18.52B | 20.16B | 18.4B | 10.88B | 5.72B | 7.17B | 8.72B | 10.27B | 10.95B | 12.62B | 10.85B | 12.12B | 6.54B | 5.46B |
| Pretax Margin % | 14.11% | 21.49% | 13.65% | 16.21% | -2.56% | 21.76% | -1.66% | 10.19% | 14.57% | 9.43% | 12.1% | 14.1% | 7.52% | 21.57% | 8.19% | 5.3% | 14.67% | 15.12% | 16.33% | 15.47% | 17.26% | 13.07% | 17.59% | 21.52% | 23.99% | 23.85% | 24.56% | 21.91% | 26.2% | 15.17% | 21.65% |
| Income Tax | 3.46B | 3.62B | 4.45B | 4.22B | 3.78B | 5.39B | 965M | 3.49B | 4.92B | -14.71B | 6.48B | 7B | 3.44B | 9.22B | 2.9B | 2.53B | -1.16B | 6.09B | 7.04B | 6.25B | 3.52B | 932M | 2.19B | 2.86B | 2.91B | 3.94B | 4.82B | 4.28B | 4.38B | 2.45B | 2.07B |
| Effective Tax Rate % | 19.04% | 13.41% | 26.62% | 21.29% | -122.17% | 18.49% | -33.79% | 18.91% | 19.78% | -97.15% | 32.7% | 33.85% | 34.56% | 33.21% | 27.78% | 37.7% | -6.37% | 32.89% | 34.89% | 33.98% | 32.4% | 16.3% | 30.51% | 32.78% | 28.33% | 36% | 38.17% | 39.44% | 36.15% | 37.49% | 37.93% |
| Net Income | 13.04B | 21.89B | 10.95B | 14.4B | -8.52B | 20.08B | -5.18B | 13.9B | 19.37B | 29.45B | 12.98B | 13.35B | 6.44B | 18.42B | 7.26B | 3.94B | 19.86B | 12.14B | -2.63B | 11.95B | 7.36B | 4.79B | 5.89B | 8.51B | 5.65B | 7.01B | 7.8B | 8.16B | 7.69B | 4.09B | 3.48B |
| Net Margin % | 10.12% | 17.42% | 8.95% | 11.76% | -7.06% | 14.98% | -3.01% | 7.67% | 11.34% | 18.34% | 7.92% | 9.09% | 4.86% | 14.31% | 5.7% | 3.11% | 15.98% | 9.91% | -2.13% | 10.05% | 11.67% | 10.94% | 14.45% | 21% | 13.2% | 15.27% | 15.18% | 16.47% | 16.63% | 9.48% | 13.8% |
| Net Income Growth % | -41.4% | 99.94% | -23.97% | 268.93% | -142.45% | 487.96% | -137.23% | -28.22% | -34.23% | 126.96% | -2.77% | 107.16% | -65.02% | 153.55% | 84.18% | -80.14% | 63.65% | 562.4% | -121.96% | 62.47% | 53.7% | -18.7% | -30.78% | 50.45% | -19.34% | -10.15% | -4.4% | 6.1% | 88.16% | 17.54% | 213.48% |
| EPS (Diluted) | 1.90 | 3.04 | 1.49 | 1.97 | -1.13 | 2.73 | -0.75 | 1.89 | 2.85 | 4.76 | 2.10 | 2.37 | 1.24 | 3.42 | 1.25 | 0.66 | 3.35 | 2.05 | -0.44 | 1.94 | 1.89 | 1.42 | 1.77 | 2.56 | 1.69 | 2.07 | 2.27 | 2.36 | 2.23 | 2.22 | 1.77 |
| EPS Growth % | -40.26% | 104.03% | -24.37% | 274.34% | -141.39% | 464% | -139.68% | -33.68% | -40.13% | 126.67% | -11.39% | 91.13% | -63.74% | 173.6% | 89.39% | -80.3% | 63.41% | 565.91% | -122.68% | 2.65% | 33.1% | -19.77% | -30.86% | 51.48% | -18.36% | -8.81% | -3.81% | 5.83% | 0.45% | 25.42% | 206.63% |
| EPS (Basic) | - | 3.04 | 1.49 | 1.97 | -1.22 | 2.77 | -0.75 | 1.90 | 2.86 | 4.77 | 2.10 | 2.37 | 1.24 | 3.42 | 1.25 | 0.66 | 3.36 | 2.06 | -0.44 | 1.95 | 1.89 | 1.42 | 1.78 | 2.56 | 1.70 | 2.08 | 2.30 | 2.39 | 2.26 | 2.23 | 1.78 |
| Diluted Shares Outstanding | 6.84B | 7.18B | 7.2B | 7.26B | 7.59B | 7.5B | 7.18B | 7.35B | 6.81B | 6.18B | 6.19B | 5.65B | 5.22B | 5.38B | 5.82B | 5.95B | 5.94B | 5.92B | 5.96B | 6.17B | 3.9B | 3.38B | 3.32B | 3.33B | 3.35B | 3.4B | 3.43B | 3.46B | 3.45B | 1.84B | 1.97B |
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying TBB stock.
For fiscal year 2025, AT&T Inc. 5.35% GLB NTS 66 (TBB) reported total revenue of $125.65B. This represents a 398.6% increase compared to $25.20B in 1996.
AT&T Inc. 5.35% GLB NTS 66 (TBB) is profitable, generating $21.89B in net income for the fiscal year ending 2025 with a net profit margin of 17.4%.
AT&T Inc. 5.35% GLB NTS 66 (TBB) reported an operating income of $25.00B, resulting in an operating profit margin of 19.9%. This margin reflects the operational efficiency of the business before interest and taxes.
AT&T Inc. 5.35% GLB NTS 66 (TBB) generated $74.83B in gross profit for the year, representing a gross profit margin of 59.6%. This demonstrates the company's core pricing power and production efficiency.
Key Metrics
Top Statement Risk
Regulatory lag and debt load
Metrics are mathematically derived from official filings.
Steady Revenue Growth Amidst Rate Cases
According to quarterly filings, AT&T's revenue grew 2.3% year-over-year in 2026Q2 to $31.6B, driven by wireless and fiber subscriber gains, though growth remains modest.
Revenue growth has been consistent, averaging around 2-3% annually, reflecting steady demand for telecom services. However, this growth is not driven by rate base expansion as in traditional utilities, but by subscriber additions and service adoption. The trajectory appears durable given ongoing investments in fiber and 5G, but competitive pressures may limit pricing power.
Margins Stable but Below Peers
Operating margin improved to 22.3% in 2026Q2 from 21.1% a year earlier, as reported in financial statements, yet remains below Verizon's 21.2% and T-Mobile's 21.2%.
AT&T's operating margin has been relatively stable, hovering around 20-22%, indicating efficient cost management. However, it lags behind peers, suggesting potential for improvement. The gap may reflect higher legacy network costs or less favorable regulatory constructs. Investors should monitor whether margin expansion can be sustained as competition intensifies.
Cost Pressures Offset by Efficiency Gains
Depreciation and amortization remained flat at $5.0B in 2026Q2, while operating income rose to $7.0B, as per SEC filings, indicating cost controls are offsetting inflationary pressures.
D&A has been stable, suggesting capital intensity is manageable. Operating income growth outpaced revenue growth, implying improved cost efficiency. However, interest expenses are not disclosed, but interest coverage of 4.09x indicates adequate earnings to cover interest. The lack of fuel pass-through mechanisms means cost recovery is more dependent on operational efficiency.
Earnings Volatility from One-Time Items
Net income spiked to $9.3B in 2025Q3 due to a one-time gain, as reported in financial statements, while other quarters show consistent EPS around $0.50-$0.66, indicating core earnings stability.
The 2025Q3 net income surge is likely from a non-recurring item, such as an asset sale or tax benefit, which inflates EPS to $1.29. Excluding that, EPS has been relatively stable, growing from $0.47 in 2024Q1 to $0.66 in 2026Q2. This suggests underlying earnings power is improving, but investors should be cautious of one-time boosts that may not recur.
Capital Spending Drives Modest EPS Growth
AT&T's capital expenditures are not directly disclosed, but D&A of $5.0B and revenue growth of 2.3% in 2026Q2, per quarterly reports, suggest investments are translating into steady, albeit modest, earnings growth.
The company has been investing heavily in fiber and 5G, which is reflected in stable D&A. EPS growth of 6.5% year-over-year in 2026Q2 indicates that capital investments are yielding returns. However, the growth rate is not exponential, suggesting a mature market. The sustainability of this growth depends on continued subscriber uptake and cost discipline.
Debt and Competition Could Pressure Returns
Despite stable earnings, AT&T's high debt load and intense competition from T-Mobile and Verizon may limit future margin expansion, as indicated by its lower ROIC of 6.9% versus peers.
AT&T's ROIC of 6.9% is below Verizon's 8.0% and T-Mobile's 8.1%, suggesting capital efficiency is lagging. The company's significant debt, implied by interest coverage of 4.09x, could constrain financial flexibility. Additionally, competitive pressures in wireless and broadband may force price cuts, eroding margins. Investors should monitor whether AT&T can maintain its dividend and reduce leverage without sacrificing growth.