AT&T Inc. (T) Dividend History

DivTrkr holds 169 recorded T dividend payments, running from March 26, 1984 to July 10, 2026 — 43 calendar years. Together those payments total $52.40 per share. T has most often paid quarterly.

T's payment rate did not increase in the most recent complete year, so its growth streak currently stands at zero.

Over the last five complete years the T payment rate compounded at -11.8% a year, and -5.1% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.

T's payment rate fell in 2004, 2022. The steepest drop was -46.5%.

T dividends by year

YearTotal paid per sharePaymentsMedian paymentGrowth
2025$1.114$0.278+0.0%
2024$1.114$0.278+0.0%
2023$1.114$0.278+0.0%
2022$1.354$0.278-46.5%
2021$2.084$0.520+0.0%
2020$2.084$0.520+2.0%
2019$2.044$0.510+2.0%
2018$2.004$0.500+2.0%
2017$1.964$0.490+2.1%
2016$1.924$0.480+2.1%
2015$1.884$0.470+2.2%
2014$1.844$0.460+2.2%
2013$1.804$0.450+2.3%
2012$1.764$0.440+2.3%
2011$1.724$0.430+2.4%
2010$1.684$0.420+2.4%
2009$1.644$0.410+2.5%
2008$1.604$0.400+12.7%
2007$1.424$0.355+6.6%
2006$1.334$0.333+3.1%
2005$1.294$0.323+3.2%
2004$1.254$0.313-12.6%
2003$1.374$0.358+32.6%
2002$1.074$0.270+5.5%
2001$1.024$0.256+0.8%
2000$1.014$0.254+4.7%
1999$0.9614$0.242+4.5%
1998$0.9204$0.232+3.6%
1997$0.8874$0.224+4.2%
1996$0.8514$0.215+4.4%
1995$0.8154$0.206+4.3%
1994$0.7814$0.198+4.8%
1993$0.7484$0.189+3.3%
1992$0.7254$0.182+2.8%
1991$0.7054$0.177+2.9%
1990$0.6804$0.172+6.2%
1989$0.6424$0.163+4.8%
1988$0.6104$0.155
1987$0.4233 (timing)$0.145
1986$0.5254$0.133+6.7%
1985$0.4924$0.125
1984$0.3503 (timing)$0.117

How this growth is measured

Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.

Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than T's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.

Recent T dividend payments

Ex-dividend dateAmount per share
July 10, 2026$0.278
April 10, 2026$0.278
January 12, 2026$0.278
October 10, 2025$0.278
July 10, 2025$0.278
April 10, 2025$0.278
January 10, 2025$0.278
October 10, 2024$0.278
July 10, 2024$0.278
April 9, 2024$0.278
January 9, 2024$0.278
October 6, 2023$0.278
July 7, 2023$0.278
April 6, 2023$0.278
January 9, 2023$0.278
October 6, 2022$0.278
July 8, 2022$0.278
April 13, 2022$0.278
January 7, 2022$0.520
October 7, 2021$0.520
July 8, 2021$0.520
April 8, 2021$0.520
January 8, 2021$0.520
October 8, 2020$0.520
July 9, 2020$0.520
April 8, 2020$0.520
January 9, 2020$0.520
October 9, 2019$0.510
July 9, 2019$0.510
April 9, 2019$0.510
January 9, 2019$0.510
October 9, 2018$0.500
July 9, 2018$0.500
April 9, 2018$0.500
January 9, 2018$0.500
October 6, 2017$0.490
July 6, 2017$0.490
April 6, 2017$0.490
January 6, 2017$0.490
October 5, 2016$0.480
July 6, 2016$0.480
April 6, 2016$0.480
January 6, 2016$0.480
October 7, 2015$0.470
July 8, 2015$0.470
April 8, 2015$0.470
January 7, 2015$0.470
October 8, 2014$0.460
July 8, 2014$0.460
April 8, 2014$0.460
January 8, 2014$0.460
October 8, 2013$0.450
July 8, 2013$0.450
April 8, 2013$0.450
January 8, 2013$0.450
October 5, 2012$0.440
July 6, 2012$0.440
April 5, 2012$0.440
January 6, 2012$0.440
October 5, 2011$0.430

Showing the 60 most recent of 169 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.

T dividend history questions

How many dividends has T paid?

DivTrkr has 169 recorded T dividend payments between March 26, 1984 and July 10, 2026, totalling $52.40 per share across 43 calendar years.

Has T ever cut its dividend?

Yes. The T per-payment rate fell in 2004, 2022, the steepest being -46.5%.

How fast is the T dividend growing?

The T payment rate compounded at -11.8% a year over the last five complete years and -5.1% a year over the last ten.

How often does T pay a dividend?

T has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.

See the current T dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track T free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.