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Cash on Hand for AT&T (T) 1985-2026

As of · Reported

Metric

Latest period

$17.6B

YoY change

+452.9%

5Y CAGR

+13.4%

Peak year (FY2017)

$50.5B

Cash on Hand history chart for AT&T (T) from 2016 to 2025

Latest: $18.2B

Cash on Hand growth chart for AT&T (T) from 2016 to 2025

Latest: +452.9%

Cash on Hand history table for AT&T (T) from 1985 to 2025

  • FY2025$18.2B+452.9%
  • FY2024$3.3B-50.9%
  • FY2023$6.72B+81.6%
  • FY2022$3.7B-80.7%
  • FY2021$19.2B+97.4%
  • FY2020$9.74B-19.7%
  • FY2019$12.1B+133.1%
  • FY2018$5.2B-89.7%
  • FY2017$50.5B+772.5%
  • FY2016$5.79B+13.0%
  • FY2015$5.12B-40.5%
  • FY2014$8.6B+157.7%
  • FY2013$3.34B-31.4%
  • FY2012$4.87B+59.9%
  • FY2011$3.05B+111.9%
  • FY2010$1.44B-61.6%
  • FY2009$3.74B+108.8%
  • FY2008$1.79B-9.0%
  • FY2007$1.97B-18.5%
  • FY2006$2.42B+97.5%
  • FY2005$1.22B+61.1%
  • FY2004$760M-85.3%
  • FY2003$5.18B+45.3%
  • FY2002$3.57B+407.5%
  • FY2001$703M+9.3%
  • FY2000$643M+29.9%
  • FY1999$495M-17.4%
  • FY1998$599M-17.9%
  • FY1997$730M-2.1%
  • FY1996$746M-6.8%
  • FY1995$800M+119.4%
  • FY1994$365M-41.0%
  • FY1993$618M+22.4%
  • FY1992$505M+54.3%
  • FY1991$328M+30.9%
  • FY1990$250M-5.0%
  • FY1989$263M+854.0%
  • FY1988$27.6M-89.8%
  • FY1987$270M-65.6%
  • FY1986$784M+97.2%
  • FY1985$398M—

Cash on Hand values are taken from AT&T's reported balance sheets (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Cash on Hand at AT&T (T)

According to AT&T's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported cash and short-term investments is $17.6B. Cash on hand here is cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments reported at the end of each period — the most liquid assets on the balance sheet. Compare with total debt for net leverage and total assets for the share of assets held in cash.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

In 2025, AT&T (T) cash and short-term investments totalled $18.2B – surged 452.9% year-over-year.

AT&T cash and short-term investments compound annual growth for the 2020–2025 (5 years) window is +13.4%, with mixed annual results across the window.

AT&T cash and short-term investments peaked at $50.5B in 2017; the latest annual figure is $18.2B in 2025 (63.9% below peak).

The record annual cash and short-term investments stands at $50.5B, reached in 2017; the historical low of $27.6M was recorded in 1988.

AT&T Cash on Hand by Year

AT&T Cash on Hand 2025: $18.2B

In 2025, AT&T reported cash and short-term investments of $18.2B, surged 452.9% from 2024.

AT&T Cash on Hand 2024: $3.3B

AT&T cash and short-term investments in 2024 was $3.3B, plunged 50.9% below 2023.

AT&T Cash on Hand 2023: $6.72B

2023's cash and short-term investments for AT&T came in at $6.72B, surged 81.6% from 2022.

AT&T Cash on Hand 2022: $3.7B

AT&T posted cash and short-term investments of $3.7B in 2022, plunged 80.7% below 2021.

AT&T Cash on Hand 2021: $19.2B

AT&T cash and short-term investments in 2021 was $19.2B.

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