Item 1. Financial Statements

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Item 1. Financial Statements


AT&T INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
Dollars in millions except per share amounts
(Unaudited)
	Three months ended
	March 31,
		2025		2024
Operating Revenues
Service		$	25,138	$	24,842
Equipment		5,488		5,186
Total operating revenues		30,626		30,028

Operating Expenses
Cost of revenues
Equipment		5,694		5,143

Other cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)		6,339		6,811
Selling, general and administrative		7,145		7,021
Asset impairments and abandonments and restructuring		504		159
Depreciation and amortization		5,190		5,047
Total operating expenses		24,872		24,181
Operating Income		5,754		5,847
Other Income (Expense)
Interest expense		(1,658)		(1,724)
Equity in net income of affiliates		1,440		295
Other income (expense) — net		455		451
Total other income (expense)		237		(978)
Income Before Income Taxes		5,991		4,869
Income tax expense		1,299		1,118


Net Income		4,692		3,751
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest		(341)		(306)
Net Income Attributable to AT&T		$	4,351	$	3,445
Preferred Stock Dividends and Redemption Gain		44		(50)
Net Income Attributable to Common Stock		$	4,395	$	3,395


Basic Earnings Per Share Attributable to Common Stock		$	0.61	$	0.47


Diluted Earnings Per Share Attributable to Common Stock		$	0.61	$	0.47
Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding — Basic (in millions)		7,213		7,192
Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding — with Dilution (in millions)		7,223		7,193

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


AT&T INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Dollars in millions
(Unaudited)
	Three months ended
	March 31,
		2025		2024
Net income		$	4,692	$	3,751
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency:
Translation adjustment, net of taxes of $10 and $8		21		29

Securities:
Net unrealized gains (losses), net of taxes of $3 and $(2)		10		(10)
Reclassification adjustment included in net income, net of taxes of $0 and $2		1		6
Derivative instruments:
Net unrealized gains (losses), net of taxes of $(203) and $49		(624)		211
Reclassification adjustment included in net income, net of taxes of $4 and $3		11		12

Defined benefit postretirement plans:

Amortization of net prior service credit included in net income, net of taxes of $(115) and $(123)		(356)		(381)

Other comprehensive income (loss)		(937)		(133)
Total comprehensive income		3,755		3,618
Less: Total comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest		(341)		(306)
Total Comprehensive Income Attributable to AT&T		$	3,414	$	3,312

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


AT&T INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
Dollars in millions except per share amounts
	March 31,		December 31,
	2025		2024
Assets	(Unaudited)
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	6,885	$	3,298
Accounts receivable – net of related allowances for credit loss of $357 and $375	9,228		9,638
Inventories	2,593		2,270
Prepaid and other current assets	15,074		15,962
Total current assets	33,780		31,168
Property, plant and equipment	351,203		350,914
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization	(222,750)		(222,043)
Property, Plant and Equipment – Net	128,453		128,871
Goodwill – Net	63,432		63,432
Licenses – Net	127,344		127,035
Other Intangible Assets – Net	5,255		5,255
Investments in and Advances to Equity Affiliates	942		295
Operating Lease Right-Of-Use Assets	21,006		20,909
Other Assets	17,255		17,830
Total Assets	$	397,467	$	394,795
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current Liabilities
Debt maturing within one year	$	8,902	$	5,089
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	33,113		35,657
Advanced billings and customer deposits	3,951		4,099
Dividends payable	2,033		2,027
Total current liabilities	47,999		46,872
Long-Term Debt	117,259		118,443
Deferred Credits and Other Noncurrent Liabilities
Noncurrent deferred tax liabilities	59,144		58,939
Postemployment benefit obligation	9,040		9,025
Operating lease liabilities	17,433		17,391
Other noncurrent liabilities	24,753		23,900
Total deferred credits and other noncurrent liabilities	110,370		109,255
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest	1,981		1,980
Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred stock ($1 par value, 10,000,000 authorized at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024):
Series A (48,000 issued and outstanding at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024)	—		—
Series B (20,000 issued and 0 outstanding at March 31, 2025 and 20,000 issued and outstanding December 31, 2024)	—		—
Series C (70,000 issued and outstanding at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024)	—		—
Common stock ($1 par value, 14,000,000,000 authorized at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024: issued 7,620,748,598 at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024)	7,621		7,621
Additional paid-in capital	106,302		109,108
Retained earnings	4,215		1,871
Treasury stock (425,186,872 at March 31, 2025 and 444,853,148 at December 31, 2024, at cost)	(14,252)		(15,023)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(142)		795
Noncontrolling interest	16,114		13,873
Total stockholders’ equity	119,858		118,245
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$	397,467	$	394,795

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


AT&T INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Dollars in millions
(Unaudited)
	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2025		2024
Operating Activities
Net Income	$	4,692	$	3,751
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	5,190		5,047
Provision for uncollectible accounts	516		472
Asset impairments and abandonments and restructuring	504		159
Pension and postretirement benefit expense (credit)	(397)		(471)

Net (gain) loss on investments	81		201
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables	15		512
Equipment installment receivables and related sales	1,212		24
Contract asset and cost deferral	(147)		101
Inventories, prepaid and other current assets	(661)		(24)
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	(3,297)		(3,419)
Changes in income taxes	1,285		1,141
Postretirement claims and contributions	(68)		(54)
Other - net	124		107
Total adjustments	4,357		3,796
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities	9,049		7,547
Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(4,277)		(3,758)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(20)		(211)
Dispositions	11		8
Distributions from DIRECTV in excess of cumulative equity in earnings	—		194
(Purchases), sales and settlements of securities and investments - net	45		1,079
Other - net	(717)		(273)


Net Cash Used in Investing Activities	(4,958)		(2,961)
Financing Activities
Net change in short-term borrowings with original maturities of three months or less	—		1,933
Issuance of other short-term borrowings	—		491
Repayment of other short-term borrowings	—		(1,996)
Issuance of long-term debt	2,956		—
Repayment of long-term debt	(1,526)		(4,685)

Payment of vendor financing	(203)		(841)

Redemption of preferred stock	(2,075)		—
Purchase of treasury stock	(218)		(157)
Issuance of treasury stock	17		—
Issuance of preferred interests in subsidiary	2,221		—

Dividends paid	(2,091)		(2,034)

Other - net	366		(526)
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities	(553)		(7,815)






Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	3,538	$	(3,229)
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash beginning of year	3,406		6,833
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash End of Period	$	6,944	$	3,604
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


AT&T INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Dollars and shares in millions except per share amounts
(Unaudited)
	Three months ended
		March 31, 2025	March 31, 2024
			Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount
Preferred Stock - Series A
Balance at beginning of period			—	$	—	—	$	—

Balance at end of period			—	$	—	—	$	—
Preferred Stock - Series B
Balance at beginning of period			—	$	—	—	$	—

Balance at end of period			—	$	—	—	$	—
Preferred Stock - Series C
Balance at beginning of period			—	$	—	—	$	—

Balance at end of period			—	$	—	—	$	—
Common Stock
Balance at beginning of period			7,621	$	7,621	7,621	$	7,621

Balance at end of period			7,621	$	7,621	7,621	$	7,621
Additional Paid-In Capital
Balance at beginning of period				$	109,108		$	114,519
Redemption of preferred stock				(2,165)			—

Preferred stock dividends				—			(98)
Common stock dividends ($0.2775 and $0.2775 per share)				—			(2,003)

Issuance of treasury stock				(452)			(413)
Share-based payments				(189)			(266)
Redemption or reclassification of interest held by noncontrolling owners				—			(140)
Balance at end of period				$	106,302		$	111,599
Retained Earnings (Deficit)
Balance at beginning of period				$	1,871		$	(5,015)


Net income attributable to AT&T				4,351			3,445
Preferred stock redemption gain				90			—
Preferred stock dividends				(86)			—
Common stock dividends ($0.2775 and $0.2775 per share)				(2,011)			—
Balance at end of period				$	4,215		$	(1,570)

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


AT&T INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY - continued
Dollars and shares in millions except per share amounts
(Unaudited)
	Three months ended
		March 31, 2025	March 31, 2024
			Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount
Treasury Stock
Balance at beginning of period			(445)	$	(15,023)	(471)	$	(16,128)
Repurchase and acquisition of common stock			(9)	(218)		(9)	(157)
Reissuance of treasury stock			29	989		29	1,008
Balance at end of period			(425)	$	(14,252)	(451)	$	(15,277)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to AT&T, net of tax
Balance at beginning of period				$	795		$	2,300
Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to AT&T				(937)			(133)
Balance at end of period				$	(142)		$	2,167
Noncontrolling Interest1
Balance at beginning of period				$	13,873		$	14,145


Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest				305			270
Issuance and acquisition by noncontrolling owners				2,221			—
Redemption of noncontrolling interest				—			(17)
Distributions				(285)			(318)

Balance at end of period				$	16,114		$	14,080
Total Stockholders’ Equity at beginning of period				$	118,245		$	117,442
Total Stockholders’ Equity at end of period				$	119,858		$	118,620
1Excludes redeemable noncontrolling interest

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

AT&T INC.

MARCH 31, 2025

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

Dollars in millions except per share amounts

NOTE 1. PREPARATION OF INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Basis of Presentation Throughout this document, AT&T Inc. is referred to as “we,” “AT&T” or the “Company.” The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and subsidiaries and affiliates which we control. AT&T is a holding company whose subsidiaries and affiliates operate worldwide in the telecommunications and technology industries. You should read this document in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. The results for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of those for the full year. These consolidated financial statements include all adjustments that are necessary to present fairly the results for the presented interim periods, consisting of normal recurring accruals and other items.

The consolidated financial statements include our controlled subsidiaries, as well as variable interest entities (VIE) where we are deemed to be the primary beneficiary. All significant intercompany transactions are eliminated in consolidation. Investments in entities that we do not control but have significant influence are accounted for under the equity method.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions, including estimates of fair value, probable losses and expenses, that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Certain prior period amounts have been conformed to the current period’s presentation providing further disaggregation of activities within Cash from Operations in our consolidated statements of cash flows and additional revenue categories for our Business Wireline and Consumer Wireline business units (see Note 5).

NOTE 2. EARNINGS PER SHARE

A reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of basic and diluted earnings per share is shown in the table below:


	Three months ended
	March 31,
		2025		2024
Numerators
Numerator for basic earnings per share:







Net Income Attributable to Common Stock		$	4,395	$	3,395


Dilutive impact of share-based payment		4		—
Numerator for diluted earnings per share		$	4,399	$	3,395
Denominators (000,000)
Denominator for basic earnings per share:
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding		7,213		7,192


Dilutive impact of share-based payment (in shares)		10		1
Denominator for diluted earnings per share		7,223		7,193

AT&T INC.

MARCH 31, 2025

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) - Continued

Dollars in millions except per share amounts

NOTE 3. OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Changes in the balances of each component included in accumulated other comprehensive income (OCI) are presented below. All amounts are net of tax.


	Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment			Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Securities			Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Derivative Instruments			Defined Benefit Postretirement Plans			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Balance as of December 31, 2024	$	(1,755)		$	(46)		$	(604)		$	3,200		$	795
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	21			10			(624)			—			(593)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated OCI	—		1	1		1	11		2	(356)		3	(344)
Net other comprehensive income (loss)	21			11			(613)			(356)			(937)
Balance as of March 31, 2025	$	(1,734)		$	(35)		$	(1,217)		$	2,844		$	(142)

	Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment			Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Securities			Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Derivative Instruments			Defined Benefit Postretirement Plans			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Balance as of December 31, 2023	$	(1,337)		$	(57)		$	(1,029)		$	4,723		$	2,300
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	29			(10)			211			—			230
Amounts reclassified from accumulated OCI	—		1	6		1	12		2	(381)		3	(363)
Net other comprehensive income (loss)	29			(4)			223			(381)			(133)
Balance as of March 31, 2024	$	(1,308)		$	(61)		$	(806)		$	4,342		$	2,167
1(Gains) losses are included in “Other income (expense) - net” in the consolidated statements of income.
2(Gains) losses are primarily included in “Interest expense” in the consolidated statements of income (see Note 7).
3The amortization of prior service credits associated with postretirement benefits are included in “Other income (expense) - net” in the consolidated statements of income (see Note 6).

NOTE 4. SEGMENT INFORMATION

Our segments are comprised of strategic business units or other operations that offer products and services to different customer segments over various technology platforms and/or in different geographies that are managed accordingly. We have two reportable segments: Communications and Latin America.

Our chief operating decision maker (CODM) is our Chief Executive Officer and President. Our CODM uses operating income to evaluate performance and allocate resources, including capital allocations, when managing the business. Our CODM manages operations through the review of actual and forecasted “Operations and Support Expenses” information at a segment and business unit level, with Communications and Latin America segments primarily evaluated on a direct cost basis and comprised of equipment, compensation, network and technology, sales, advertising and other costs.

Additionally, business unit expenses within the Communications segment include direct and shared costs. Direct costs are incurred in support of products and services offered by the business units, such as equipment costs (predominantly wireless devices), network access, rents, leases, sales support, customer provisioning and commission expenses. Shared costs amongst the business units generally include information technology, network engineering and construction costs, advertising and other general and administrative expenses.

AT&T INC.

MARCH 31, 2025

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) - Continued

Dollars in millions except per share amounts

The Communications segment provides wireless and wireline telecom and broadband services to consumers located in the U.S. and businesses globally. Our business strategies reflect integrated product offerings that cut across product lines and utilize shared assets. This segment contains the following business units:

Mobility** provides nationwide wireless service and equipment.
Business Wireline** provides advanced ethernet-based fiber services, fixed wireless services, IP Voice and managed professional services, as well as legacy voice and data services and related equipment, to business customers.
Consumer Wireline** provides broadband services, including fiber connections that provide multi-gig services, and our fixed wireless access product (AT&T Internet Air or “AIA”) that provides internet services delivered over our 5G wireless network, to residential customers in select locations. Consumer Wireline also provides legacy telephony voice communication services.

The Latin America segment provides wireless services and equipment in Mexico.

Corporate and Other reconciles our segment results to consolidated operating income and income before income taxes.

Corporate includes*:*

DTV-related retained costs, which are costs previously allocated to the Video business that were retained after the transaction, net of reimbursements from DIRECTV Entertainment Holdings, LLC (DIRECTV) under transition service agreements.
Parent administration support, which includes costs borne by AT&T where the business units do not influence decision making.
Securitization fees associated with our sales of receivables (see Note 8).
Value portfolio, which are businesses no longer integral to our operations or which we no longer actively market.

Other items consist of*:*

Certain significant items, which includes items associated with the merger and integration of acquired or divested businesses, including amortization of intangible assets, employee separation charges associated with voluntary and/or strategic offers, asset impairments and abandonments and restructuring, and other items for which the segments are not being evaluated.

“Interest expense,” “Other income (expense) – net” and “Equity in net income of affiliates” are managed only on a total company basis and are, accordingly, reflected only in consolidated results.

AT&T INC.

MARCH 31, 2025

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) - Continued

Dollars in millions except per share amounts


For the three months ended March 31, 2025
	Revenues		Operations and Support Expenses		Depreciation and Amortization		Operating Income (Loss)
Communications
Mobility	$	21,570	$	12,304	$	2,526	$	6,740
Business Wireline	4,468		3,068		1,498		(98)
Consumer Wireline	3,522		2,224		949		349
Total Communications	29,560		17,596		4,973		6,991
Latin America	971		778		150		43
Segment Total	30,531		18,374		5,123		7,034
Corporate and Other
Corporate:
DTV-related retained costs	—		56		50		(106)
Parent administration support	1		439		8		(446)
Securitization fees	28		214		—		(186)
Value portfolio	66		10		—		56
Total Corporate	95		719		58		(682)
Certain significant items	—		589		9		(598)
Total Corporate and Other	95		1,308		67		(1,280)
AT&T Inc.	$	30,626	$	19,682	$	5,190	$	5,754


For the three months ended March 31, 2024
	Revenues		Operations and Support Expenses		Depreciation and Amortization		Operating Income (Loss)
Communications
Mobility	$	20,594	$	11,639	$	2,487	$	6,468
Business Wireline	4,913		3,487		1,362		64
Consumer Wireline	3,350		2,256		881		213
Total Communications	28,857		17,382		4,730		6,745
Latin America	1,063		883		177		3
Segment Total	29,920		18,265		4,907		6,748
Corporate and Other
Corporate:
DTV-related retained costs	—		134		120		(254)
Parent administration support	—		392		1		(393)
Securitization fees	26		165		—		(139)
Value portfolio	82		26		4		52
Total Corporate	108		717		125		(734)
Certain significant items	—		152		15		(167)
Total Corporate and Other	108		869		140		(901)
AT&T Inc.	$	30,028	$	19,134	$	5,047	$	5,847

AT&T INC.

MARCH 31, 2025

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) - Continued

Dollars in millions except per share amounts

The following table is a reconciliation of Segment Operating Income to “Income Before Income Taxes” reported in our consolidated statements of income:


	Three months ended March 31,
		2025		2024
Communications		$	6,991	$	6,745
Latin America		43		3
Segment Operating Income		7,034		6,748
Reconciling Items:
Corporate		(682)		(734)
Transaction, legal and other costs		(79)		(32)
Amortization of intangibles acquired		(9)		(15)
Asset impairments and abandonments and restructuring		(504)		(159)
Benefit-related gains (losses)		(6)		39



AT&T Operating Income		5,754		5,847
Interest expense		1,658		1,724
Equity in net income of affiliates		1,440		295
Other income (expense) — net		455		451
Income Before Income Taxes		$	5,991	$	4,869

The following tables present assets, investments in equity affiliates and capital expenditures by segment:


	March 31,				December 31,
	2025				2024
	Assets		Investments in Equity Method Investees		Assets		Investments in Equity Method Investees
Communications	$	484,165	$	—	$	481,757	$	—
Latin America	8,130		—		7,808		—
Corporate and eliminations	(94,828)		942		(94,770)		295
Total	$	397,467	$	942	$	394,795	$	295


	Three months ended March 31,
Capital Expenditures		2025		2024
Communications		$	4,045	$	3,545
Latin America		71		58
Corporate and eliminations		161		155
Total		$	4,277	$	3,758

AT&T INC.

MARCH 31, 2025

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) - Continued

Dollars in millions except per share amounts

NOTE 5. REVENUE RECOGNITION

Revenue Categories

The following tables set forth reported revenue by category and by business unit:


For the three months ended March 31, 2025
	Communications
	Mobility		Business Wireline		Consumer Wireline		Latin America		Corporate & Other		Total
Wireless	$	16,651	$	—	$	—	$	615	$	—	$	17,266
Fiber and advanced connectivity1	—		1,780		2,066		—		—		3,846
Non-fiber consumer broadband	—		—		918		—		—		918

Legacy and other transitional	—		2,475		286		—		46		2,807
Other	—		—		252		—		49		301
Total Service	16,651		4,255		3,522		615		95		25,138
Equipment	4,919		213		—		356		—		5,488
Total	$	21,570	$	4,468	$	3,522	$	971	$	95	$	30,626
1Advanced connectivity services reported in Business Wireline.


For the three months ended March 31, 2024
	Communications
	Mobility		Business Wireline		Consumer Wireline		Latin America		Corporate & Other		Total
Wireless	$	15,994	$	—	$	—	$	690	$	—	$	16,684
Fiber and advanced connectivity1	—		1,703		1,736		—		—		3,439
Non-fiber consumer broadband	—		—		986		—		—		986

Legacy and other transitional	—		2,997		342		—		62		3,401
Other	—		—		286		—		46		332
Total Service	15,994		4,700		3,350		690		108		24,842
Equipment	4,600		213		—		373		—		5,186
Total	$	20,594	$	4,913	$	3,350	$	1,063	$	108	$	30,028
1Advanced connectivity services reported in Business Wireline.

Deferred Customer Contract Acquisition and Fulfillment Costs

Costs to acquire and fulfill customer contracts, including commissions on service activations for our Mobility, Business Wireline and Consumer Wireline services, are deferred and amortized over the contract period or expected customer relationship life, which typically ranges from three years to five years.

AT&T INC.

MARCH 31, 2025

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) - Continued

Dollars in millions except per share amounts

The following table presents the deferred customer contract acquisition and fulfillment costs included on our consolidated balance sheets:


	March 31,		December 31,
Consolidated Balance Sheets	2025		2024
Deferred Acquisition Costs
Prepaid and other current assets	$	3,230	$	3,239
Other Assets	4,313		4,177
Total deferred customer contract acquisition costs	$	7,543	$	7,416
Deferred Fulfillment Costs
Prepaid and other current assets	$	2,037	$	2,101
Other Assets	3,180		3,289
Total deferred customer contract fulfillment costs	$	5,217	$	5,390

The following table presents deferred customer contract acquisition and fulfillment cost amortization, which are primarily included in “Selling, general and administrative” and “Other cost of revenues,” respectively, for the three months ended:


	March 31,		March 31,
Consolidated Statements of Income	2025		2024
Deferred acquisition cost amortization	$	906	$	894
Deferred fulfillment cost amortization	595		660

Contract Assets and Liabilities

A contract asset is recorded when revenue is recognized in advance of our right to bill and receive consideration. The contract asset will decrease as services are provided and billed. For example, when installment sales include promotional discounts (e.g., trade-in device credits) the difference between revenue recognized and consideration received is recorded as a contract asset to be amortized over the contract term.

Our contract assets primarily relate to our wireless businesses. Promotional equipment sales where we offer handset credits, which are allocated between equipment and service in proportion to their standalone selling prices, when customers commit to a specified service period result in additional contract assets recognized. These contract assets will amortize over the service contract period, resulting in lower future service revenue.

When consideration is received in advance of the delivery of goods or services, a contract liability is recorded. Reductions in the contract liability will be recorded as we satisfy the performance obligations.

The following table presents contract assets and liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets:


	March 31,		December 31,
Consolidated Balance Sheets	2025		2024
Contract asset	$	7,049	$	6,855
Current portion in “Prepaid and other current assets”	3,924		3,845
Contract liability	4,109		4,272
Current portion in “Advanced billings and customer deposits”	3,834		3,981

Our beginning of period contract liability recorded as customer contract revenue during 2025 was $3,500.

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MARCH 31, 2025

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Remaining Performance Obligations

Remaining performance obligations represent services we are required to provide to customers under bundled or discounted arrangements, which are satisfied as services are provided over the contract term. In determining the transaction price allocated, we do not include non-recurring charges and estimates for usage, nor do we consider arrangements with an original expected duration of less than one year, which are primarily prepaid wireless and residential internet agreements.

Remaining performance obligations associated with business contracts reflect recurring charges billed, adjusted to reflect estimates for sales incentives and revenue adjustments. Performance obligations associated with wireless contracts are estimated using a portfolio approach in which we review all relevant promotional activities, calculating the remaining performance obligation using the average service component for the portfolio and the average device price. As of March 31, 2025, the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations was $41,685, of which we expect to recognize approximately 83% by the end of 2026, with the balance recognized thereafter.

NOTE 6. PENSION AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS

Many of our employees are covered by one of our noncontributory pension plans. We also provide certain medical, dental, life insurance and death benefits to certain retired employees under various plans and accrue actuarially determined postretirement benefit costs. Our objective in funding these plans, in combination with the standards of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA), is to accumulate assets sufficient to provide benefits described in the plans to employees upon their retirement. We do not have significant funding requirements in 2025.

We recognize actuarial gains and losses on pension and postretirement plan assets in our consolidated results as a component of “Other income (expense) – net” at our annual measurement date of December 31, unless earlier remeasurements are required.

The following table details qualified pension and postretirement benefit costs included in the accompanying consolidated statements of income. The service cost component of net periodic pension (credit) cost is recorded in operating expenses in the consolidated statements of income while the remaining components are recorded in “Other income (expense) – net.”


	Three months ended
	March 31,
		2025		2024
Pension cost:
Service cost – benefits earned during the period		$	107	$	122
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation		400		396
Expected return on assets		(507)		(553)
Amortization of prior service credit		(12)		(22)



Net pension (credit) cost		$	(12)	$	(57)

Postretirement cost:
Service cost – benefits earned during the period		$	4	$	5
Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation		80		77
Expected return on assets		(10)		(14)
Amortization of prior service credit		(459)		(482)


Net postretirement (credit) cost		$	(385)	$	(414)
Combined net pension and postretirement (credit) cost		$	(397)	$	(471)

We also provide senior- and middle-management employees with nonqualified, unfunded supplemental retirement and savings plans. Net supplemental pension benefits costs not included in the table above were $16 and $17 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

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MARCH 31, 2025

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Dollars in millions except per share amounts

NOTE 7. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND DISCLOSURE

The Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure framework in ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurement,” provides a three-tiered fair value hierarchy based on the reliability of the inputs used to determine fair value. Level 1 refers to fair values determined based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets. Level 2 refers to fair values estimated using significant other observable inputs and Level 3 includes fair values estimated using significant unobservable inputs.

The level of an asset or liability within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Our valuation techniques maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

The valuation methodologies described above may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of future net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. We believe our valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants. The use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date. There have been no changes in the methodologies used since December 31, 2024.

Long-Term Debt and Other Financial Instruments

The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of our long-term debt, including current maturities, and other financial instruments are summarized as follows:


	March 31, 2025				December 31, 2024
	Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair
	Amount		Value		Amount		Value
Notes and debentures1	$	124,790	$	117,223	$	122,116	$	114,167
Commercial paper	—		—		—		—

Investment securities2	1,546		1,546		1,603		1,603
1Includes credit agreement borrowings.
2Excludes investments accounted for under the equity method.

The carrying amount of debt with an original maturity of less than one year approximates fair value. The fair value measurements used for notes and debentures are considered Level 2 and are determined using various methods, including quoted prices for identical or similar securities in both active and inactive markets.

Following is the fair value leveling for investment securities that are measured at fair value and derivatives as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. Derivatives designated as hedging instruments are reflected as “Prepaid and other current assets,” “Other Assets,” “Accounts payable and accrued liabilities,” and “Other noncurrent liabilities” on our consolidated balance sheets.


	March 31, 2025
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Equity Securities
Domestic equities	$	463	$	—	$	—	$	463
International equities	8		—		—		8
Fixed income equities	182		—		—		182
Available-for-Sale Debt Securities	—		686		—		686
Asset Derivatives

Cross-currency swaps	—		96		—		96


Liability Derivatives

Cross-currency swaps	—		(3,849)		—		(3,849)

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MARCH 31, 2025

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Dollars in millions except per share amounts


	December 31, 2024
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Equity Securities
Domestic equities	$	484	$	—	$	—	$	484
International equities	8		—		—		8
Fixed income equities	178		—		—		178
Available-for-Sale Debt Securities	—		689		—		689
Asset Derivatives

Cross-currency swaps	—		87		—		87


Liability Derivatives

Cross-currency swaps	—		(4,163)		—		(4,163)

Investment Securities

Our investment securities include both equity and debt securities that are measured at fair value, as well as equity securities without readily determinable fair values. A substantial portion of the fair values of our investment securities is estimated based on quoted market prices. Investments in equity securities not traded on a national securities exchange are valued at cost, less any impairment, and adjusted for changes resulting from observable, orderly transactions for identical or similar securities. Investments in debt securities not traded on a national securities exchange are valued using pricing models, quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics or discounted cash flows.

The components comprising total gains and losses in the period on equity securities are as follows:


	Three months ended
	March 31,
		2025		2024
Total gains (losses) recognized on equity securities		$	(27)	$	97
Gains (losses) recognized on equity securities sold		—		(3)
Unrealized gains (losses) recognized on equity securities held at end of period		$	(27)	$	100

At March 31, 2025, available-for-sale debt securities totaling $686 have maturities as follows - less than one year: $94; one to three years: $100; three to five years: $100; five or more years: $392.

Our cash equivalents (money market securities) and short-term investments (certificate and time deposits) are recorded at amortized cost, and the respective carrying amounts approximate fair values. Short-term investments are recorded in “Prepaid and other current assets” and our investment securities are recorded in “Other Assets” on the consolidated balance sheets.

Derivative Financial Instruments

We enter into derivative transactions to manage certain market risks, primarily interest rate risk and foreign currency exchange risk. This includes the use of interest rate swaps, interest rate locks, foreign exchange forward contracts and combined interest rate foreign exchange contracts (cross-currency swaps). We do not use derivatives for trading or speculative purposes. We record derivatives on our consolidated balance sheets at fair value that is derived from observable market data, including yield curves and foreign exchange rates (all of our derivatives are Level 2). Cash flows associated with derivative instruments are presented in the same category on the consolidated statements of cash flows as the item being hedged.

Fair Value Hedging Periodically, we enter into and designate fixed-to-floating interest rate swaps as fair value hedges. The purpose of these swaps is to manage interest rate risk by managing our mix of fixed-rate and floating-rate debt. These swaps involve the receipt of fixed-rate amounts for floating interest rate payments over the life of the swaps without exchange of the underlying principal amount.

We also designate most of our cross-currency swaps and foreign exchange contracts as fair value hedges. The purpose of these contracts is to hedge foreign currency risk associated with changes in spot rates on foreign denominated debt. For cross-currency hedges, we have elected to exclude the change in fair value of the swap related to both time value and cross-currency

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MARCH 31, 2025

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Dollars in millions except per share amounts

basis spread from the assessment of hedge effectiveness. For foreign exchange contracts, we have elected to exclude the change in fair value of forward points from the assessment of hedge effectiveness.

Unrealized and realized gains or losses from fair value hedges impact the same category on the consolidated statements of income as the item being hedged, including the earnings impact of excluded components. In instances where we have elected to exclude components from the assessment of hedge effectiveness related to fair value hedges, unrealized gains or losses on such excluded components are recorded as a component of accumulated OCI and recognized into earnings over the life of the hedging instrument. Unrealized gains on derivatives designated as fair value hedges are recorded at fair value as assets, and unrealized losses are recorded at fair market value as liabilities. Except for excluded components, changes in the fair value of derivative instruments designated as fair value hedges are offset against the change in fair value of the hedged assets or liabilities through earnings. In the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, no ineffectiveness was measured on fair value hedges.

Cash Flow Hedging We designate some of our cross-currency swaps as cash flow hedges to hedge our exposure to variability in expected future cash flows that are attributable to foreign currency risk and interest rate risk generated from our foreign-denominated debt. These agreements include initial and final exchanges of principal from fixed foreign denominated amounts to fixed U.S. dollar denominated amounts, to be exchanged at a specified rate that is usually determined by the market spot rate upon issuance. They also include an interest rate swap of a fixed or floating foreign denominated interest rate to a fixed U.S. dollar denominated interest rate.

Unrealized gains on derivatives designated as cash flow hedges are recorded at fair value as assets and unrealized losses are recorded at fair value as liabilities. For derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges, changes in fair value are reported as a component of accumulated OCI and are reclassified into the consolidated statements of income in the same period the hedged transaction affects earnings.

Periodically, we enter into and designate interest rate locks to partially hedge the risk of changes in interest payments attributable to increases in the benchmark interest rate during the period leading up to the probable issuance of fixed-rate debt. We designate our interest rate locks as cash flow hedges. Gains and losses when we settle our interest rate locks are amortized into income over the life of the related debt. Over the next 12 months, we expect to reclassify $59 from accumulated OCI to “Interest expense” due to the amortization of net losses on historical interest rate locks.

Collateral and Credit-Risk Contingency We have entered into agreements with our derivative counterparties establishing collateral thresholds based on respective credit ratings and netting agreements. At March 31, 2025, we had posted collateral of $196 (a deposit asset) and held collateral of $0 (a receipt liability). Under the agreements, if AT&T’s credit rating had been downgraded two ratings levels by Fitch Ratings, one level by S&P and one level by Moody’s before the final collateral exchange in March, we would have been required to post additional collateral of $50. If AT&T’s credit rating had been downgraded three ratings levels by Fitch Ratings, two levels by S&P and two levels by Moody’s, we would have been required to post additional collateral of $3,657. At December 31, 2024, we had posted collateral of $188 (a deposit asset) and held collateral of $0 (a receipt liability). We do not offset the fair value of collateral, whether the right to reclaim cash collateral (a receivable) or the obligation to return cash collateral (a payable) exists, against the fair value of the derivative instruments.

Following are the notional amounts of our outstanding derivative positions:


	March 31,			December 31,
2025			2024

Cross-currency swaps	$	36,532		$	34,884


Total	$	36,532		$	34,884

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MARCH 31, 2025

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Dollars in millions except per share amounts

Following are the related hedged items affecting our financial position and performance:


Effect of Derivatives on the Consolidated Statements of Income
	Three months ended
	March 31,
Fair Value Hedging Relationships		2025		2024
Interest rate swaps (“Interest expense”):
Gain (loss) on interest rate swaps		$	(1)	$	—
Gain (loss) on long-term debt		1		—
Cross-currency swaps:
Gain (loss) on cross-currency swaps		1,124		(246)
Gain (loss) on long-term debt		(1,124)		246
Gain (loss) recognized in accumulated OCI		(831)		255

In addition, the net swap settlements that accrued and settled in the periods above were offset against “Interest expense.”

The following table presents information for our cash flow hedging relationships:


	Three months ended
	March 31,
Cash Flow Hedging Relationships		2025		2024
Cross-currency swaps:
Gain (loss) recognized in accumulated OCI		$	4	$	5



Interest rate locks:

Interest income (expense) reclassified from accumulated OCI into income		(15)		(15)

NOTE 8. SALES OF RECEIVABLES

We have agreements with various third-party financial institutions pertaining to the sales of certain types of our accounts receivable. The most significant of these programs are discussed in detail below and generally consist of (1) receivables arising from equipment installment plans, which are sold for cash and beneficial interests, such as deferred purchase price, when applicable, and (2) revolving trade receivables, which are sold for cash. Under the terms of our agreements for these programs, we continue to service the transferred receivables on behalf of the financial institutions.

The following table sets forth a summary of cash proceeds received, net of remittances paid, from sales of receivables:


	Three months ended
	March 31,
		2025		2024
Net cash received (paid) from equipment installment receivables program1		$	859	$	121
Net cash received (paid) from revolving receivables program		133		276

Total net cash impact to cash flows from operating activities2		$	992	$	397
1Cash from initial sales of $3,798 and $2,874 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
2Net of facility fees.

The sales of receivables did not have a material impact on our consolidated statements of income or to “Total Assets” reported on our consolidated balance sheets. We reflect cash receipts on sold receivables as cash flows from operations in our consolidated statements of cash flows. In the event cash is received on the beneficial interests, those receipts are classified as cash flows from investing activities, when applicable.

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MARCH 31, 2025

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Dollars in millions except per share amounts

Our equipment installment and revolving receivables programs are discussed in detail below. The following table sets forth a summary of the receivables and accounts being serviced:


	March 31, 2025				December 31, 2024
	Equipment				Equipment
	Installment		Revolving		Installment		Revolving
Gross receivables:	$	3,260	$	244	$	3,504	$	553
Balance sheet classification
Accounts receivable
Notes receivable	1,769		—		1,817		—
Trade receivables	315		244		237		553
Other Assets
Noncurrent notes and trade receivables	1,176		—		1,450		—

Outstanding portfolio of receivables derecognized from our consolidated balance sheets	$	11,730	$	2,940	$	11,909	$	2,770
Cash proceeds received, net of remittances1	9,137		2,940		8,243		2,770
1Represents amounts to which financial institutions remain entitled, excluding the beneficial interests.

Equipment Installment Receivables Program

We offer our customers the option to purchase certain wireless devices in installments over a specified period of time and, in many cases, once certain conditions are met, they may be eligible to trade in the original equipment for a new device and have the remaining unpaid balance paid or settled.

We maintain a program under which we transfer a portion of these receivables through our bankruptcy-remote subsidiary in exchange for cash and beneficial interests. In the event a customer trades in a device prior to the end of the installment contract period, we agree to make a payment to the financial institutions equal to any outstanding remaining installment receivable balance. Accordingly, we record a guarantee obligation for this estimated amount at the time the receivables are transferred.

The following table sets forth a summary of equipment installment receivables sold under this program:


	Three months ended
	March 31,
		2025		2024
Gross receivables sold1		$	3,835	$	2,904
Net receivables sold2		3,688		2,757
Cash proceeds received		3,798		2,874

Guarantee obligation recorded		280		266
1Receivables net of promotion credits.
2Receivables net of allowance and other reserves.

Beneficial interests, when applicable, and guarantee obligations are initially recorded at estimated fair value and subsequently adjusted for changes in present value of expected cash flows. The estimation of their fair values is based on remaining installment payments expected to be collected and the expected timing and value of device trade-ins. The estimated value of the device trade-ins considers prices offered to us by independent third parties and contemplates changes in value after the launch of a device model. The fair value measurements used for the beneficial interests and the guarantee obligation are considered Level 3 under the Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure framework (see Note 7).

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MARCH 31, 2025

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Dollars in millions except per share amounts

The following table presents the previously transferred equipment installment receivables, which we repurchased in exchange for the associated beneficial interests:


	Three months ended
	March 31,
		2025		2024
Fair value of repurchased receivables		$	1,937	$	718
Carrying value of beneficial interests		1,933		721
Gain (loss) on repurchases1		$	4	$	(3)
1These gains (losses) are included in “Selling, general and administrative” expense in the consolidated statements of income.

At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, our beneficial interests were $2,083 and $3,185, respectively, of which $1,189 and $1,906 are included in “Prepaid and other current assets” on our consolidated balance sheets, with the remainder in “Other Assets.” The guarantee obligation at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was $295 and $301, respectively, of which $162 and $150 are included in “Accounts payable and accrued liabilities” on our consolidated balance sheets, with the remainder in “Other noncurrent liabilities.” Our maximum exposure to loss as a result of selling these equipment installment receivables is limited to the total amount of our beneficial interests and guarantee obligation.

Revolving Receivables Program

During 2025, we expanded our revolving agreement to transfer up to $2,940 of certain receivables through our bankruptcy-remote subsidiaries to various financial institutions on a recurring basis in exchange for cash equal to the gross receivables transferred. This agreement is subject to renewal on an annual basis and the transfer limit may be expanded or reduced from time to time. As customers pay their balances, we transfer additional receivables into the program, resulting in our gross receivables sold exceeding net cash flow impacts (e.g., collect and reinvest). The transferred receivables are fully guaranteed by our bankruptcy-remote subsidiaries, which hold additional receivables in the amount of $244 that are pledged as collateral under this agreement. The transfers are recorded at fair value of the proceeds received and obligations assumed less derecognized receivables. Our maximum exposure to loss related to these receivables transferred is limited to the derecognized amount outstanding.

The following table sets forth a summary of the revolving receivables sold:


	Three months ended
	March 31,
		2025		2024
Gross receivables sold/cash proceeds received1		$	7,343	$	4,174
Total collections under revolving agreement		7,173		3,874

Net cash proceeds received		$	170	$	300

Net receivables sold2		$	7,142	$	4,063

1Includes initial sales of receivables of $170 and $300 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

2Receivables net of allowance and other reserves.

NOTE 9. TRANSACTIONS WITH DIRECTV

We account for our investment in DIRECTV under the equity method and record our share of DIRECTV earnings as equity in net income of affiliates, with DIRECTV considered a related party. On September 29, 2024, we agreed to sell our interest in DIRECTV to TPG for approximately $7,600 in cash payments through 2029, inclusive of approximately $3,120 total distributions received towards the transaction price as of March 31, 2025, which included a first-quarter 2025 dividend of $1,138. The transaction is expected to close in mid-2025, pending customary closing conditions. We expect a gain on sale, whose amount will be dependent on the timing of close.

Beginning in third-quarter 2024, our investment in DIRECTV was reduced to zero on our consolidated balance sheet, resulting from aggregate cash receipts exceeding our initial investment balance plus our cumulative equity in DIRECTV earnings. As we are not committed, implicitly or explicitly, to provide financial or other support to DIRECTV, we record cash distributions

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MARCH 31, 2025

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Dollars in millions except per share amounts

received in excess of our share of DIRECTV’s earnings in “Equity in net income of affiliates” in the consolidated statements of income and as cash provided by operations in the consolidated statements of cash flows.

The following table sets forth our share of DIRECTV’s earnings included in “Equity in net income of affiliates” and cash distributions received from DIRECTV:


		Three months ended
	March 31,
			2025		2024
DIRECTV’s earnings included in Equity in net income of affiliates			$	1,423	$	324

Distributions classified as operating activities			$	1,423	$	324
Distributions classified as investing activities			—		194
Cash distributions received from DIRECTV			$	1,423	$	518

For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, we billed DIRECTV approximately $124 and $145 under commercial arrangements and transition service agreements, which were recorded as a reduction to the operations and support expenses incurred.

At March 31, 2025, we had accounts receivable from DIRECTV of $226 and accounts payable to DIRECTV of $50.

NOTE 10. SUPPLIER AND VENDOR FINANCING PROGRAMS

Supplier Financing Program

We actively manage the timing of our supplier payments for operating items to optimize the use of our cash and seek to make payments on 90-day or greater terms, while providing suppliers with access to bank facilities that permit earlier payment at their cost. Our supplier financing program does not result in changes to our normal, contracted payment cycles or cash from operations.

At the supplier’s election, they can receive payment of AT&T obligations prior to the scheduled due dates, at a discounted price from the third-party financial institution. The discounted price paid to participating suppliers is based on a variable rate that is indexed to the overnight borrowing rate. We agree to pay the financial institution the stated amount generally within 90 days of receipt of the invoice. We do not have pledged assets or other guarantees under our supplier financing program.

Suppliers had elected to sell to the third-party financial institutions $3,384 and $2,498 of our outstanding payment obligations as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. These amounts are included in “Accounts payable and accrued liabilities” on our consolidated balance sheets. Our supplier financing programs are reported as operating or investing (when capitalizable) activities in our consolidated statements of cash flows when paid.

Direct Supplier Financing

We also have arrangements with suppliers of handset inventory that allow us to extend the stated payment terms by up to 90 days at an additional cost to us (variable rate extension fee). We had $4,293 of direct supplier financing outstanding as of March 31, 2025 and $6,272 as of December 31, 2024, which are included in “Accounts payable and accrued liabilities” on our consolidated balance sheets. Our direct supplier financing is reported as operating activities in our statements of cash flows when paid.

Vendor Financing

We enter into multi-year software licensing arrangements, which, consistent with industry standards, are paid over the license terms of two to five years. Additionally, in connection with capital improvements and the acquisition of other productive assets, we negotiate favorable payment terms of 120 days or more. We refer to these arrangements as vendor financing, with the balances and activity for the periods presented primarily relating to software arrangements. Vendor financing payments are reported as financing activities in our statements of cash flows when paid. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, we recorded vendor financing commitments of $378 and $99, respectively. We had $1,694 of vendor financing payables at March 31, 2025, with $1,078 included in “Accounts payable and accrued liabilities” and $1,448 of vendor financing payables at December 31, 2024, with $749 included in “Accounts payable and accrued liabilities.”

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MARCH 31, 2025

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Dollars in millions except per share amounts

NOTE 11. ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Cash and Cash Flows

We typically maintain our restricted cash balances for purchases and sales of certain investment securities and funding of certain deferred compensation benefit payments.

The following table summarizes cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash balances contained on our consolidated balance sheets:


	March 31,				December 31,
	2025		2024		2024		2023
Cash and cash equivalents	$	6,885	$	3,520	$	3,298	$	6,722

Restricted cash in Prepaid and other current assets	1		1		1		2
Restricted cash in Other Assets	58		83		107		109
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash	$	6,944	$	3,604	$	3,406	$	6,833

The following table summarizes cash paid during the periods for interest and income taxes:


	Three months ended
	March 31,
Cash paid (received) during the period for:	2025		2024
Interest	$	1,804	$	2,077
Income taxes, net of refunds	11		(9)


The following table summarizes capital expenditures:
	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2025		2024
Purchase of property and equipment	$	4,240	$	3,721
Interest during construction - capital expenditures1	37		37
Total Capital Expenditures	$	4,277	$	3,758

The following table summarizes acquisitions, net of cash acquired:
	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2025		2024
Business acquisitions	$	—	$	—
Spectrum acquisitions	1		145
Interest during construction - spectrum1	19		66
Total Acquisitions	$	20	$	211
1 Total capitalized interest was $56 and $103 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Preferred Equity Transactions

On March 3, 2025, we issued $2,250 of nonconvertible cumulative preferred interests in Telco LLC (Telco Class A-4). The Telco Class A-4 interests pay an initial preferred distribution of 5.94% annually, subject to declaration, and subject to reset on November 1, 2028, and every four years thereafter. The Telco Class A-4 interests can be called at issue price beginning November 1, 2028, and are subject to the same redemption and liquidation rights as the Telco Class A-1, A-2 and A-3 interests.

On March 3, 2025, we also redeemed all outstanding Series B cumulative perpetual preferred shares. The shares had a total liquidation preference of €2.0 billion and were redeemed for $2,075.

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MARCH 31, 2025

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Dollars in millions except per share amounts

OVERVIEW

AT&T Inc. is referred to as “we,” “AT&T” or the “Company” throughout this document. AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc., and the names of the particular subsidiaries and affiliates providing the services generally have been omitted. AT&T is a holding company whose subsidiaries and affiliates operate worldwide in the telecommunications and technology industries. You should read this discussion in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes (Notes).

We have two reportable segments: Communications and Latin America. Our segment results presented in Note 4 and discussed below follow our internal management reporting. Percentage increases and decreases that are not considered meaningful are denoted with a dash.


	First Quarter
						Percent
		2025		2024		Change
Operating Revenues
Communications		$	29,560	$	28,857	2.4	%
Latin America		971		1,063		(8.7)

Corporate		95		108		(12.0)
AT&T Operating Revenues		$	30,626	$	30,028	2.0	%

Operating Income (Loss)
Communications		$	6,991	$	6,745	3.6	%
Latin America		43		3		—
Segment Operating Income		7,034		6,748		4.2
Corporate		(682)		(734)		7.1
Certain significant items		(598)		(167)		—
AT&T Operating Income		$	5,754	$	5,847	(1.6)	%

The Communications segment provides services to businesses and consumers located in the U.S. and businesses globally. Our business strategies reflect integrated product offerings that cut across product lines and utilize shared assets. This segment contains the following business units:

Mobility** provides nationwide wireless service and equipment.
Business Wireline** provides advanced ethernet-based fiber services, fixed wireless services, IP Voice and managed professional services, as well as legacy voice and data services and related equipment, to business customers.
Consumer Wireline** provides broadband services, including fiber connections that provide multi-gig services, and AT&T Internet Air (AIA) services, to residential customers in select locations. Consumer Wireline also provides legacy telephony voice communication services.

The Latin America segment provides wireless services and equipment in Mexico.

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MARCH 31, 2025

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Dollars in millions except per share amounts

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Consolidated Results Our financial results are summarized in the discussions that follow. Additional analysis is discussed in our “Segment Results” section.


	First Quarter
						Percent
		2025		2024		Change
Operating Revenues
Service		$	25,138	$	24,842	1.2	%
Equipment		5,488		5,186		5.8
Total Operating Revenues		30,626		30,028		2.0

Operating Expenses
Operations and support		19,682		19,134		2.9
Depreciation and amortization		5,190		5,047		2.8
Total Operating Expenses		24,872		24,181		2.9
Operating Income		5,754		5,847		(1.6)
Interest expense		1,658		1,724		(3.8)
Equity in net income of affiliates		1,440		295		—
Other income (expense) — net		455		451		0.9
Income Before Income Taxes		5,991		4,869		23.0
Net Income		4,692		3,751		25.1
Net Income Attributable to AT&T		4,351		3,445		26.3
Net Income Attributable to Common Stock		$	4,395	$	3,395	29.5	%

Operating revenues increased in the first quarter of 2025, reflecting higher Mobility and Consumer Wireline revenues, partially offset by declines in Business Wireline and Mexico, which included unfavorable foreign exchange impacts.

Operations and support expenses increased in the first quarter of 2025, primarily due to higher Mobility equipment costs resulting from increased wireless equipment sales volumes and higher restructuring charges. These increases were partially offset by expense declines from our continued transformation efforts and lower network-related costs, which included lower negotiated rates and higher vendor settlements in 2025, and the absence of expenses from our cybersecurity business that was contributed to a new cybersecurity joint venture, LevelBlue, in the second quarter of 2024.

Depreciation and amortization expense increased in the first quarter of 2025, primarily due to ongoing capital spending for strategic initiatives such as fiber and network upgrades, partially offset by lower depreciation impacts from our Open RAN network modernization efforts.

Operating income decreased in the first quarter of 2025. Our operating income margin in the first quarter decreased from 19.5% in 2024 to 18.8% in 2025.

Interest expense decreased in the first quarter of 2025, primarily due to lower debt balances, partially offset by lower capitalized interest associated with spectrum acquisitions.

Equity in net income of affiliates increased in the first quarter of 2025. The increase reflects cash distributions received by AT&T in excess of the carrying amount of our investment in DIRECTV (see Note 9).

Other income (expense) – net increased in the first quarter of 2025. The increase was primarily due to first-quarter 2024 noncash impairment charges for a held-for-sale business and our SKY Mexico equity investment. Partially offsetting the increase were lower pension and postretirement benefit credits and lower returns on other benefit-related investments.

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MARCH 31, 2025

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Dollars in millions except per share amounts

Income tax expense increased in the first quarter of 2025. The increase was primarily due to higher income before income

tax. Our effective tax rate was 21.7% in the first quarter of 2025, versus 23.0% in the comparable period in the prior year, reflecting larger discrete state tax benefits in 2025.

Segment Results Our segments are comprised of strategic business units or other operations that offer products and services to different customer segments over various technology platforms and/or in different geographies that are managed accordingly. We evaluate segment performance based on operating income as well as EBITDA and/or EBITDA margin. See “Discussion and Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures” for a reconciliation of EBITDA and EBITDA margin to the most comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.


COMMUNICATIONS SEGMENT	First Quarter
						Percent
		2025		2024		Change
Segment Operating Revenues
Mobility		$	21,570	$	20,594	4.7	%
Business Wireline		4,468		4,913		(9.1)
Consumer Wireline		3,522		3,350		5.1
Total Segment Operating Revenues		$	29,560	$	28,857	2.4	%

Segment Operating Income (Loss)
Mobility		$	6,740	$	6,468	4.2	%
Business Wireline		(98)		64		—
Consumer Wireline		349		213		63.8
Total Segment Operating Income		$	6,991	$	6,745	3.6	%

Operating revenues increased in the first quarter of 2025, primarily driven by increases in our Mobility and Consumer Wireline business units, partially offset by declines in our Business Wireline business unit, which reflects lower demand for legacy services and product simplification, as well as the absence of revenues from our cybersecurity business that was contributed to a new cybersecurity joint venture, LevelBlue, in the second quarter of 2024.

Operating income increased in the first quarter of 2025. Our Communications segment operating income margin in the first quarter increased from 23.4% in 2024 to 23.7% in 2025. Our Communications EBITDA margin in the first quarter increased from 39.8% in 2024 to 40.5% in 2025.


Communications Business Unit Discussion
Mobility Results
	First Quarter
						Percent
		2025		2024		Change
Operating revenues
Service		$	16,651	$	15,994	4.1	%
Equipment		4,919		4,600		6.9
Total Operating Revenues		21,570		20,594		4.7

Operating expenses
Operations and support		12,304		11,639		5.7
Depreciation and amortization		2,526		2,487		1.6
Total Operating Expenses		14,830		14,126		5.0
Operating Income		$	6,740	$	6,468	4.2	%

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MARCH 31, 2025

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Dollars in millions except per share amounts

The following tables highlight other key measures of performance for Mobility:


Subscribers
	March 31,		Percent
(in 000s)	2025	2024	Change
Postpaid	89,463	87,450	2.3	%
Postpaid phone	73,031	71,558	2.1
Prepaid	18,955	19,211	(1.3)
Reseller	9,542	7,852	21.5
Total Mobility Subscribers1	117,960	114,513	3.0	%


Mobility Net Additions
	First Quarter
						Percent
(in 000s)		2025		2024		Change
Postpaid Phone Net Additions		324		349		(7.2)	%
Total Phone Net Additions		304		350		(13.1)

Postpaid2		290		389		(25.4)
Prepaid		(34)		1		—
Reseller		(136)		351		—
Mobility Net Subscriber Additions1		120		741		(83.8)	%

Postpaid Churn3		0.99	%	0.89	%	10	BP
Postpaid Phone-Only Churn3		0.83	%	0.72	%	11	BP
1Excludes migrations between wireless subscriber categories, including connected devices, and acquisition-related activity during the period.
2In addition to postpaid phones, includes tablets and wearables and other. Tablet net adds (losses) were (4) and (12) for the quarters ended March 31, 2025 and 2024. Wearables and other net adds (losses) were (30) and 52 for the quarters ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
3Calculated by dividing the aggregate number of wireless subscribers who canceled service during a month by the total number of wireless subscribers at the beginning of that month. The churn rate for the period is equal to the average of the churn rate for each month of that period.

Service revenue increased in the first quarter of 2025. The increase is largely due to growth from postpaid phone average revenue per subscriber (ARPU) growth and subscriber gains.

ARPU

ARPU increased in the first quarter of 2025, reflecting pricing actions and customers migrating to higher priced plans.

Churn

The effective management of subscriber churn is critical to our ability to maximize revenue growth and to maintain and improve margins. Postpaid churn and postpaid phone-only churn were higher in the first quarter of 2025, driven by a normalization of customers reaching the end of their equipment promotional plans and a shift in competitive offers.

Equipment revenue increased in the first quarter of 2025, primarily driven by higher wireless device sales volumes.

Operations and support expenses increased in the first quarter of 2025, primarily due to higher equipment costs driven by higher wireless sales volumes. The increase also reflected higher advertising due to launch of new campaign, promotion costs and network costs.

Depreciation expense increased in the first quarter of 2025, primarily due to ongoing capital spending for network upgrades and expansion, partially offset by lower depreciation impacts from our network modernization efforts.

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Dollars in millions except per share amounts

Operating income increased in the first quarter of 2025. Our Mobility operating income margin in the first quarter decreased from 31.4% in 2024 to 31.2% in 2025. Our Mobility EBITDA margin in the first quarter decreased from 43.5% in 2024 to 43.0% in 2025.


Business Wireline Results
	First Quarter
						Percent
		2025		2024		Change
Operating revenues
Legacy and other transitional services		$	2,475	$	2,997	(17.4)	%
Fiber and advanced connectivity services		1,780		1,703		4.5
Equipment		213		213		—
Total Operating Revenues		4,468		4,913		(9.1)

Operating expenses
Operations and support		3,068		3,487		(12.0)
Depreciation and amortization		1,498		1,362		10.0
Total Operating Expenses		4,566		4,849		(5.8)
Operating Income (Loss)		$	(98)	$	64	—	%

Legacy and other transitional services revenues decreased in the first quarter of 2025, driven by lower demand for legacy and VPN services, which we expect to continue. Revenue declines also reflect the absence of revenues from our cybersecurity business that was contributed to LevelBlue in the second quarter of 2024. These revenue declines were partially offset by targeted pricing actions.

Fiber and advanced connectivity services revenues increased in the first quarter of 2025, driven by higher fiber and fixed wireless revenues.

Equipment revenues remained constant in the first quarter of 2025.

Operations and support expenses decreased in the first quarter of 2025, primarily driven by lower personnel costs associated with ongoing transformation initiatives, lower network-related costs that included higher vendor settlements in 2025 and the contribution of our cybersecurity business. As part of our transformation activities, we expect operations and support expense improvements through the remainder of 2025 as we further right size our operations in alignment with the strategic direction of the business.

Depreciation expense increased in the first quarter of 2025, primarily due to ongoing capital investment for strategic initiatives such as fiber, which we expect to continue through the remainder of 2025.

Operating income decreased in the first quarter of 2025. Our Business Wireline operating income margin in the first quarter decreased from 1.3% in 2024 to (2.2)% in 2025. Our Business Wireline EBITDA margin in the first quarter increased from 29.0% in 2024 to 31.3% in 2025.

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MARCH 31, 2025

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