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AT&T's solid earnings, improving efficiencies, and debt reduction support my continued buy rating, despite recent fiber subscriber misses. Growing free cash flow, ongoing deleveraging, and a well-covered dividend provide flexibility for share buybacks and potential dividend increases. AT&T's outlook beyond 2025 is strong, with expected EPS and free cash flow growth likely to drive further share price appreciation.

AT&T delivered strong Q2 results, driven by robust broadband subscriber growth, a 19% Y/Y consumer fiber revenue increase, and higher average revenue per user. The telecom lowered its net debt to $6.5B compared to last year, and repurchased $1.0B in shares, enhancing shareholder value and supporting future free cash flow. AT&T's dividend remains very safe, with a coverage ratio near 2.0X (based on FY 2025 estimated FCF), and management reaffirmed its full-year EPS and free cash flow outlook.

Setting an all-time high in mid-July, the S&P 500 has executed a swift turnaround from its nosedive in April. As of this writing, the index is up more than 7% since the start of the year.

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AT&T has been the top-performing US telco stock this year, on track to deliver its 3-year plan despite a small increase in mobile churn. Broadband growth, led by fiber expansion, is getting a boost from tax savings from the Big Beautiful Bill. Debt reduction and EBITDA growth position AT&T to resume dividend hikes by 2027, enhancing its appeal to income investors.

AT&T (T 1.11%), a U.S. telecommunications and connectivity provider, released its Q2 2025 earnings on July 23, 2025. The company posted adjusted earnings per share of $0.54, just above the average non-GAAP estimate of $0.53, and reported GAAP revenue of $30.8 billion, ahead of the $30.46 billion GAAP forecast.

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call July 23, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Brett Feldman - Senior Vice President of Finance & Investor Relations John Stankey - CEO & Chairman Pascal Desroches - Senior EVP & CFO Conference Call Participants John Hodulik - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division Peter Supino - Wolfe Research, LLC Benjamin Swinburne - Morgan Stanley, Research Division Michael Rollins - Citigroup Inc., Research Division Sebastiano Petti - JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division Bryan Kraft - Deutsche Bank AG, Research Division Kannan Venkateshwar - Barclays Bank PLC, Research Division Operator Good morning, everyone, and welcome to AT&T's Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Call. [Operator Instructions] And as a reminder, this conference is being recorded.

The communication services sector is having a strong year. Its 11.41% gain in 2025 makes it the third-best performer among the S&P 500's 11 sectors, easily outpacing the index's 7.28% gain.

AT&T (T 0.42%), a major U.S. telecommunications company known for wireless and fiber broadband services, released its second-quarter 2025 results on July 23, 2025. The company reported revenue of $30.8 billion, surpassing Wall Street's expectation of $30.5 billion.

T tops Q2 estimates with solid wireless growth, strong cash flow and momentum in fiber and 5G investments.