AT&T stock holds at USD 24.30 as Q3 date nears

Published on 10/04/2026 at 12:12 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

AT&T stock faces an October 21 earnings date after Q2 revenue reached USD 31.56 billion, up 2.3 percent year over year. Adjusted EPS was USD 0.65.

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AT&T Inc. (ISIN US00206R1023) was last at USD 24.30 on the NYSE on October 2, 2026, at 3:59 p.m. ET, while its market capitalization stood at USD 166.5 billion. The next major checkpoint is the October 21 report, with second-quarter operating figures setting the baseline.

Second-quarter growth sets the baseline

AT&T said in its second-quarter 2026 prepared remarks that total revenue rose 2.3 percent year over year to USD 31.56 billion. Service revenue grew 2.7 percent, adjusted EBITDA increased 5.2 percent and the adjusted EBITDA margin reached 39.1 percent, an increase of 110 basis points.

The company also reported second-quarter free cash flow of USD 4.7 billion, exceeding its guidance range of USD 4.0 billion to USD 4.5 billion, according to the same AT&T release. The combination matters because cash generation supports both network investment and the dividend.

Dividend date comes before results

On September 24, 2026, the board declared a common-stock dividend of USD 0.2775 per share payable on November 2, 2026, to holders of record on October 12, 2026, according to AT&T. The annualized payout is USD 1.11 per share.

Market expectations point to a demanding third-quarter comparison. Yahoo Finance reported on October 1, 2026, that analysts expected diluted EPS of USD 0.61 for Q3 2026, versus USD 0.54 in the year-ago quarter.

Consensus remains above the quote

The analyst consensus cited by Yahoo Finance was Moderate Buy on October 1, 2026, based on 29 analysts, with an average price target of USD 29.12. That target is USD 4.82 above the October 2 reference price of USD 24.30, a gap of 19.8 percent.

AT&T stock stays below its yearly high

AT&T stock was last at USD 24.30 on the NYSE on October 2, 2026, at 3:59 p.m. ET. Its 52-week range was USD 19.89 to USD 29.44, and volume reached 24,458,196 shares, leaving the quote 17.5 percent below the high.