T Ex-Dividend Date & Dividend Calculator

AT&T Inc. (T) is a high-yield quarterly name at a dividend yield of 4.7%. A stable business base and free cash flow (FCF) are what sustain a high payout, and an excessively high payout ratio carries dividend-cut risk.

When investing in high-yield names, check dividend safety (a dividend safety score) and the last 5 years of payment history, not just the headline yield. See the complete dividend-types guide and DCA vs. lump-sum investing.

Product structure — T (a large US telecommunications carrier) is classified under high yield. It's classified as an individual high-yield name — unlike an ETF, its board decides and announces the dividend amount each quarter directly.

Payout mechanics — The listed yield is 4.7% (as of 2026.10.18), paid quarterly. Payments has stayed very stable payment to payment (variability score 0.00). T currently sits below the threshold used to classify a name as variable-dividend. The per-payment amount is about $0.2780, paid roughly 4 times a year. This figure is recalculated every period, so it isn't guaranteed to hold going forward — it's a reference point based on past payment history. None of this replaces doing your own homework on T — the $0.2780 figure is a starting point, not the final word.

Risk to watch — High-yield names tend to move more with credit and rate conditions than the broader market — that's part of why the yield sits where it does. Treat 2027-01-08 as a working estimate, not a locked-in date — it's derived from the spacing of past payments, nothing more. See the high-yield ETF tax guide and run the numbers in the 5-year simulator. T holders should watch which direction the $0.2780 per-payment figure moves over time — a trend across several payments matters more than any single number.

Summary — T (AT&T Inc.) pays $0.2780 per period on a quarterly cadence. Simply annualized at 4x/year, that's about $1.11 — purely arithmetic assuming current terms hold, nothing more. One more data point worth keeping in view: T's next scheduled ex-dividend date is 2027-01-08, and payments has stayed very stable payment to payment (variability score 0.00) — the two together give a more complete read than the yield figure alone. T holders should watch which direction the $0.2780 per-payment figure moves over time — a trend across several payments matters more than any single number.