AT&T paid around $1.8 as dividend in last 4 quarters on an EPS of around $2.35 resulting in a dividend payout of more than 75%. AT&T's track record of divided payment has been extremely good with an annual increase in dividend payout of around 2.85% since past 5 years.
At $36 the dividend yield of AT&T (T:US) looks quite attractive at around 5% when compared with 10 year T-Bill yield of 2.5%, but the 5 year historical chart of the stock's dividend yield tells a different story. While in absolute term it might look attractive but when compared with it's historical yields it doesn't seem to be that great.
At $36 the dividend yield of AT&T (T:US) looks quite attractive at around 5% when compared with 10 year T-Bill yield of 2.5%, but the 5 year historical chart of the stock's dividend yield tells a different story. While in absolute term it might look attractive but when compared with it's historical yields it doesn't seem to be that great.
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| AT&T Dividend Yield Chart for 5 years |
