AT&T INC.

Annual Trend FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025
Cash flows from operating activities:
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent $13.3b $29.4b $19.4b $13.9b ($5.2b) $20.1b ($8.5b) $14.4b $10.9b $22.0b
Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Stockholders, Basic $13.3b $29.8b $20.0b $13.9b ($5.4b) $19.9b ($8.7b) $14.2b $10.7b $21.9b
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash from discontinued operations $4.6b $4.9b $33.1b $0 $0
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent $13.0b ($8.5b) $14.2b $10.7b
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest $13.3b ($6.9b) $15.6b $12.3b $23.4b
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent ($181.0m) $0 $0
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest ($181.0m) $0 $0
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest $357.0m $397.0m $583.0m $1.1b $1.4b $1.4b $1.5b $1.2b $1.3b $1.4b
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest $29.8b $20.0b $15.0b ($3.8b) $21.5b ($7.1b) $15.6b $12.3b $23.4b
Amortization $169.0m $184.0m $159.0m $140.0m
Amortization of Intangible Assets $5.2b $4.6b $7.9b $8.2b $4.3b
Depreciation $20.7b $19.8b $20.1b $20.3b $20.3b $18.6b $17.9b $18.6b $20.4b $20.7b
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization $25.8b $24.4b $28.4b $28.2b $28.5b $22.9b $18.0b $18.8b $20.6b $20.9b
Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $2.9b ($15.9b) $610.0m $1.8b $1.7b $5.2b $3.0b $3.0b $1.6b
Asset impairments and abandonments and restructuring $46.0m $1.5b $18.9b $4.9b $27.5b $1.2b $5.1b $838.0m
Equity Method Investment, Other than Temporary Impairment $146.0m $0 $450.0m $155.0m $0
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Assets and Asset Impairment Charges $169.0m $282.0m $739.0m $1.2b $742.0m $927.0m ($381.0m) ($441.0m) ($80.0m)
Goodwill, Impairment Loss $10.5b $24.8b
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense $653.0m $480.0m $463.0m $819.0m $638.0m $637.0m $518.0m $479.0m $505.0m $536.0m
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments $98.0m ($128.0m) ($48.0m) ($6.0m) $95.0m $631.0m $1.8b $1.7b $2.0b $1.9b
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $6.5b ($14.7b) $4.9b $3.5b $965.0m $5.5b $3.8b $4.2b $4.4b $3.6b
Interest Expense Nonoperating $6.8b $6.8b
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense) $277.0m $1.6b $6.8b ($1.1b) ($1.4b) $9.9b $5.8b $1.4b $2.4b $7.8b
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments, Net of Dividends or Distributions $37.0m ($174.0m) ($292.0m) ($295.0m) ($38.0m) ($184.0m)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Additional Financial Items
Accounts Receivable, Credit Loss Expense (Reversal) $1.5b $1.6b $1.8b $2.6b $2.0b $1.2b $1.9b $2.0b $2.0b $2.3b
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities $118.0m $816.0m $1.6b ($1.5b) ($1.4b) $1.6b ($1.1b) ($1.8b) ($810.0m) $884.0m
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired ($3.0b) $1.1b ($43.3b) ($1.8b) ($1.9b) ($25.5b) ($10.2b) ($2.9b) ($380.0m) ($379.0m)
Actuarial and settlement (gain) loss on pension and postretirement benefits – net $1.0b $1.3b ($3.4b) $5.2b $4.2b ($4.1b) ($2.0b) $1.6b $56.0m $519.0m
Cash provided by financing activities ($974.0m) ($316.0m) $35.8b $0 $0
Cash provided by investing activities ($102.0m) $399.0m $1.1b $0 $0
Changes in income taxes $2.6b $2.0b $2.2b
Contract asset and cost deferral ($2.4b) ($1.4b) ($3.5b) ($910.0m) $376.0m $52.0m ($947.0m) $1.0m $497.0m ($1.2b)
Dispositions $646.0m $59.0m $2.1b $4.7b $3.6b $8.7b $199.0m $72.0m $75.0m $3.2b
Distributions from DIRECTV in excess of cumulative equity in earnings $0 $0 $1.3b $2.6b $2.0b $928.0m $0
Equipment installment receivables and related sales ($576.0m) ($263.0m) ($490.0m) $548.0m ($1.4b) ($265.0m) $154.0m ($133.0m) ($1.8b) $324.0m
Equity Securities, FV-NI, Gain (Loss) $171.0m $293.0m ($309.0m) $257.0m $209.0m $85.0m
Equity Securities, FV-NI, Realized Gain (Loss) ($25.0m) ($5.0m) ($80.0m) $89.0m ($52.0m) $1.0m
Equity Securities, FV-NI, Unrealized Gain (Loss) $196.0m $298.0m ($229.0m) $168.0m $261.0m $84.0m
Gain (Loss) on Investments $441.0m $80.0m $5.9b
Goodwill $105.2b $105.4b $146.4b $146.2b $135.3b $133.2b $67.9b $67.9b $63.4b $63.4b
Increase (Decrease) in Other Operating Assets ($1.7b) $778.0m $6.4b $12.9b $13.1b $16.5b $674.0m $642.0m $383.0m $460.0m
Inventories, prepaid and other current assets $1.7b ($777.0m) ($6.4b) ($12.9b) ($13.1b) ($16.5b) ($674.0m) ($642.0m) ($383.0m) ($460.0m)
Issuance of other short-term borrowings $0 $0 $4.9b $4.0b $9.4b $21.9b $4.0b $5.4b $491.0m $0
Issuance of preferred interests in subsidiary $0 $0 $7.9b $2.0b $0 $0 $7.2b $0 $2.2b
Issuance of treasury stock $146.0m $33.0m $745.0m $631.0m $105.0m $96.0m $28.0m $3.0m $15.0m $21.0m
Net (gain) loss on investments $441.0m $80.0m ($5.9b)
Net change in short-term borrowings with original maturities of three months or less $0 ($2.0m) ($821.0m) ($276.0m) ($17.0m) $1.3b ($519.0m) ($914.0m) $0 $0
Nonoperating Income (Expense) ($4.5b) ($4.8b) ($1.2b) ($9.5b) ($9.3b) $3.6b $1.5b ($3.6b) ($2.4b) $2.8b
Note payable to DIRECTV, net of payments $0 $0 $1.3b ($1.2b) ($130.0m) $0 $0
Other – net ($2.4b) ($1.2b) $3.4b $738.0m $1.1b ($2.4b) ($3.2b) ($2.3b) ($2.2b) ($1.1b)
Payment of vendor financing ($572.0m) ($560.0m) ($3.0b) ($3.0b) ($4.6b) ($4.7b) ($5.7b) ($1.8b) ($1.2b)
Pension and postretirement benefit expense (credit) ($1.0b) ($1.1b) ($2.0b) ($3.0b) ($3.8b) ($3.2b) ($2.6b) ($1.9b) ($1.6b)
Postretirement claims and contributions ($2.1b) ($936.0m) ($1.0b) ($985.0m) ($822.0m) ($823.0m) ($735.0m) ($166.0m) ($1.4b)
Proceeds from Stock Options Exercised $33.0m $361.0m $446.0m $65.0m $60.0m $2.0m $1.0m
Provision for uncollectible accounts $1.5b $1.6b $1.8b $2.6b $2.0b $1.2b $1.9b $2.0b $2.0b $2.3b
Purchase of treasury stock ($512.0m) ($463.0m) ($609.0m) ($2.4b) ($5.5b) ($202.0m) ($890.0m) ($194.0m) ($215.0m) ($4.5b)
Receivables ($1.0b) ($986.0m) ($1.2b) $2.8b $2.2b ($634.0m) $727.0m $82.0m $123.0m ($1.5b)
Redemption of preferred interests in subsidiary $0 $0 ($1.9b) $0 ($2.7b) ($5.3b) $0 ($65.0m)
Redemption of preferred stock $0 $0 ($2.1b)
Repayment of other short-term borrowings $0 $0 ($2.1b) ($6.9b) ($9.5b) ($7.5b) ($18.3b) ($3.4b) ($2.5b) $0
Stock or Unit Option Plan Expense $5.0m ($5.0m)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI on Derivatives, Net of Tax ($38.0m) ($39.0m) ($13.0m) ($45.0m)
Total adjustments $26.0b $9.3b $23.6b $33.7b $47.0b $20.5b $42.7b $22.7b $26.5b $16.9b
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities $39.3b $38.0b $43.6b $48.7b $43.1b $42.0b ($3.8b) $38.3b $38.8b $40.3b
Cash flows from investing activities:
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment $21.5b $20.6b $20.8b $19.4b $15.7b $16.5b $19.6b $17.9b $20.3b $20.8b
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired $3.0b ($1.1b) $43.3b $1.8b $1.9b $25.5b $10.2b $2.9b $380.0m $379.0m
(Purchases), sales and settlement of securities and investments, net $506.0m ($4.0m) ($185.0m) $435.0m $497.0m $44.0m $82.0m ($902.0m) $2.6b $181.0m
Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities $0 $0 ($2.0m) $0 $0 $172.0m ($79.0m) $84.0m $425.0m $955.0m
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities ($24.2b) ($18.9b) ($63.1b) ($16.7b) ($13.5b) ($32.1b) ($19.7b) ($17.5b) ($18.8b)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt $10.1b $48.8b $41.9b $17.0b $32.0b $9.9b $3.0b $10.0b $19.0m $14.0b
Repayment of long-term debt ($10.8b) ($12.3b) ($52.6b) ($27.6b) ($40.0b) ($3.1b) ($25.1b) ($12.0b) ($10.3b) ($5.5b)
Repayments of Long-term Debt $10.8b $12.3b $52.6b $27.6b $40.0b $3.1b $25.1b $12.0b $10.3b $5.5b
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock $512.0m $463.0m $609.0m $2.4b $5.5b $202.0m $890.0m $194.0m $215.0m $4.5b
Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock $11.8b $12.0b $13.4b $14.9b $15.0b $15.1b $9.9b $8.1b $8.2b $8.2b
Proceeds from Noncontrolling Interests $7.9b $2.0b $0 $0 $7.2b $0 $2.2b
Dividends Payable, Current $3.0b $3.1b $3.9b $3.8b $3.7b $3.7b $2.0b $2.0b $2.0b $2.0b
Dividends paid ($11.8b) ($12.0b) ($13.4b) ($14.9b) ($15.0b) ($15.1b) ($9.9b) ($8.1b) ($8.2b) ($8.2b)
Payments of Dividends $11.8b $12.0b $13.4b $14.9b $15.0b $15.1b $9.9b $8.1b $8.2b $8.2b
Proceeds from (Payments for) Other Financing Activities ($1.6b) $1.9b ($3.9b) ($678.0m) ($4.6b) ($2.4b) ($3.2b) ($2.3b) ($2.2b) ($1.1b)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities ($14.5b) $25.9b ($26.0b) ($25.1b) ($32.0b) $1.6b ($15.6b) ($24.7b) ($6.4b)
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect $662.0m $45.0b ($45.5b) $6.9b ($2.4b) $11.4b ($17.5b) $3.0b ($3.4b) $15.1b
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash $662.0m $45.0b ($45.5b) $6.9b ($2.4b) $11.4b ($17.5b) $3.0b ($3.4b) $15.1b
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash beginning of year $5.3b $5.9b $50.9b $5.4b $12.3b $9.9b $21.3b $3.8b $6.8b $18.5b
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents $662.0m $50.9b $5.4b $12.3b $9.9b $21.3b $3.8b $6.8b $3.4b $18.5b
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Interest Paid, Excluding Capitalized Interest, Operating Activities $7.7b $7.8b $7.4b $7.1b $6.6b
Income Taxes Paid, Net $3.7b $2.0b ($354.0m) $1.4b $993.0m $700.0m $592.0m $1.6b $2.5b $1.4b

Values abbreviated: b = billions, m = millions, k = thousands. Per share data in USD.