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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)
☒ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024
OR
☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number: 001-8610

AT&T INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware43-1301883
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
208 S. Akard St.
Dallas, Texas75202
(Address of principal executive office)(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 210-821-4105

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Name of each exchange
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)on which registered
Common Shares (Par Value $1.00 Per Share)TNew York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1000th interest in a share of 5.000% Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series AT PRANew York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1000th interest in a share of 4.750% Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series CT PRCNew York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. Floating Rate Global Notes due March 6, 2025T 25ANew York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 3.550% Global Notes due November 18, 2025T 25BNew York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 3.500% Global Notes due December 17, 2025T 25New York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 0.250% Global Notes due March 4, 2026T 26ENew York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 1.800% Global Notes due September 5, 2026T 26DNew York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 2.900% Global Notes due December 4, 2026T 26ANew York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 1.600% Global Notes due May 19, 2028T 28CNew York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 2.350% Global Notes due September 5, 2029T 29DNew York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 4.375% Global Notes due September 14, 2029T 29BNew York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 2.600% Global Notes due December 17, 2029T 29ANew York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 0.800% Global Notes due March 4, 2030T 30BNew York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 3.950% Global Notes due April 30, 2031T 31FNew York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 2.050% Global Notes due May 19, 2032T 32ANew York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 3.550% Global Notes due December 17, 2032T 32New York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 5.200% Global Notes due November 18, 2033T 33New York Stock Exchange
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act (continued):Name of each exchange
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)on which registered
AT&T Inc. 3.375% Global Notes due March 15, 2034T 34New York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 4.300% Global Notes due November 18, 2034T 34CNew York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 2.450% Global Notes due March 15, 2035T 35New York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 3.150% Global Notes due September 4, 2036T 36ANew York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 2.600% Global Notes due May 19, 2038T 38CNew York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 1.800% Global Notes due September 14, 2039T 39BNew York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 7.000% Global Notes due April 30, 2040T 40New York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 4.250% Global Notes due June 1, 2043T 43New York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 4.875% Global Notes due June 1, 2044T 44New York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 4.000% Global Notes due June 1, 2049T 49ANew York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 4.250% Global Notes due March 1, 2050T 50New York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 3.750% Global Notes due September 1, 2050T50ANew York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 5.350% Global Notes due November 1, 2066TBBNew York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 5.625% Global Notes due August 1, 2067TBCNew York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.

Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer☒Accelerated filer☐
Non-accelerated filer☐Smaller reporting company☐
Emerging growth company☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).

Yes ☐ No ☒

Based on the closing price of $19.11 per share on June 30, 2024, the aggregate market value of our voting and non-voting common stock held by non-affiliates was $137 billion.

At January 31, 2025, common shares outstanding were 7,178,183,000.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

(1)Portions of AT&T Inc.’s Notice of 2025 Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement dated on or about April 4, 2025, to be filed within the period permitted under General Instruction G(3) (Part III).

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ItemPage
PART I
1.Business1
1A.Risk Factors7
1B.Unresolved Staff Comments15
1C.Cybersecurity15
2.Properties16
3.Legal Proceedings16
4.Mine Safety Disclosures16
Information about our Executive Officers17
PART II
5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities18
6.[Reserved]19
7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations19
7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk36
8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data41
9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure92
9A.Controls and Procedures92
9B.Other Information92
9C.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections92
PART III
10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance93
11.Executive Compensation93
12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters93
13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence94
14.Principal Accountant Fees and Services94
PART IV
15.Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules94
16.Form 10-K Summary97
AT&T Inc.
Dollars in millions except per share amounts

PART I

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