# AT&T third-quarter revenue rose 5.3%

> AT&T reported US$32.3 billion in third-quarter 2026 revenue, up 5.3% year over year; expenses included an impairment tied to its Mexico wireless business.

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- Published: 2026-10-21T11:11:48+00:00
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- Event / data period: 2026-09-30
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In third-quarter results released on 21 October, AT&T said total revenue rose to US$32.3 billion from US$30.7 billion in the year-earlier quarter. The company attributed growth to wireless service and equipment, and fiber revenue.

Operating expenses increased to US$28.2 billion; the company said this included a US$2.6 billion non-cash impairment for its held-for-sale Mexico wireless business. AT&T also added more than one million Advanced Connectivity customers for a second consecutive quarter.

## Data

### Source-reported figure

Measure reported in the company’s primary release dated 21 October.

Methodology: Value, scope and unit are transcribed from the release; no calculation was performed.

| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Third-quarter 2026 total revenue | 32.3 |

Sources: <https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/att-delivers-strong-third-quarter-2026-results-with-its-best-consolidated-service-revenue-growth-in-more-than-four-years-302915334.html> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/att-q3-2026-revenue-service-growth/data/reported-figure?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/att-q3-2026-revenue-service-growth/data/reported-figure?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [AT&T Inc. (release distributed by PR Newswire)](<https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/att-delivers-strong-third-quarter-2026-results-with-its-best-consolidated-service-revenue-growth-in-more-than-four-years-302915334.html>) (Source checked: 2026-10-21; Published: 2026-10-21)

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