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AT&T Inc.
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice.
Lower valuation, weak fundamentals
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2 of 5 met · composite in line with peers
Business quality, valuation against the sector, and position in the 52-week range — whether they line up or not.
Stable quality
1 signal unavailable
Profitability
4/4
Debt & liquidity
2/3
Efficiency
0/2
Valuation multiples sit well below the sector median across every measure: the P/E of 8.5× is -63% below the sector median 23.1×, EV/EBITDA of 7.0× runs -74% below the median 26.8×, and P/B of 1.4× trails the median 6.1× by -77% — a discount that spans the whole valuation stack. The F-Score of 6/9 tells a more mixed story: profitability scores cleanly, but the efficiency sub-score is weak and the current ratio of 0.91 sits below the sector median 1.00, while Debt/EBITDA of 3.0× exceeds the median 2.6× by +17%, leaving the balance sheet under structural strain. The beat rate over recent quarters is strong, and the market models earnings recovery; however, the realized growth per SEC filings has been weak, so the consensus forecast carries the usual optimism risk. A composite of 59/100 against the sector median captures that split: the price is low, but the fundamentals that would justify a re-rating are not yet in place.
| Ticker | Name | F-Score | ROE | Revenue YoY | Op. margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHTR | Charter Communications | 5/9 | 32% |
Quarter-by-quarter classification · a retrospective read by the current logic · not a price forecast
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice. The method did not see these quarters in real time; this is the current logic applied to past reports.
A simplified retrospective read: no analyst forecast (not available historically); the source is the annual report as of the date, so neighbouring quarters can rest on the same data. Quarters with the same classification in a row are merged into one row — each row is one change in the read, not a separate quarter. One ticker is an illustration of the classification logic, not statistics. How we calculate →
The market prices in an earnings decline; analyst sentiment is steady; has mostly beaten consensus.
Price against next year's expected earnings. The forward P/E already carries analyst optimism — read it alongside the “Versus consensus” line.
A forward P/E below the current one means the market expects earnings to grow; above it, to fall. The historical growth is realized figures from SEC filings, not a forecast.
The three-month change in the share of positive analyst ratings. This is sentiment, not an earnings-estimate revision, and not a call to act.
When AT&T reports on October 20, 2026, track revenue year over year alongside EBITDA margin to see whether the EV/EBITDA of 26.8x — already 74% below the sector median — reflects a durable discount or a structural compression. The F-Score's 0/2 on efficiency flags asset turnover as a pressure point worth monitoring each quarter.
On SEC EDGAR, open AT&T's most recent 10-K and focus on the Leverage and Liquidity section — the F-Score logged 2/3 there, and the current ratio sits at 1.00, 9% below the sector median. Management's discussion of debt maturity schedules and free cash flow allocation will clarify whether the low P/B of 6.15x prices in genuine balance-sheet risk.
From the same-sector table in section 06, pick two or three companies and line up one metric — ROIC is a practical starting point, given AT&T's 10.0% sits 14% below the sector median. Choosing the companies yourself keeps the comparison grounded in your own portfolio context rather than any external ranking.
Steps you can check yourself, based on the figures in this brief.
Piotroski F-Score: nine binary tests of financial strength from the annual report. A ✓ marks a test passed, a dot (·) a test failed.
Over 4 years: -23%-10%+5%
Over 4 years: 3.833.163.082.99
Over 4 years: -9%-0%+3%
The context on the right shows how each figure compares with the sector median. The trend below tracks the change over recent fiscal years.
Beat consensus in 6 of 8 recent quarters — the company clears estimates regularly (consensus is often set conservatively).
Last quarter's EPS against consensus, plus the estimated date of the next report.
| -1% |
| 24% |
| CMCSA | Comcast | 6/9 | 22% | -0% | 17% |
| DIS | Disney | 7/9 | 12% | +3% | 19% |
| FOXA | Fox Corporation | 5/9 | 15% | +5% | — |
| GOOGL | Alphabet | 5/9 | 36% | +15% | 32% |
| META | Meta Platforms | 4/9 | 30% | +22% | 41% |
| NFLX | Netflix | 6/9 | 43% | +16% | 29% |
| NWSA | News Corporation | 4/9 | 7% | +7% | — |
| OMC | Omnicom | 3/9 | -1% | +10% | 3% |
| T | AT&T Inc. | 6/9 | 18% | +3% | 19% |
| TMUS | T-Mobile | 6/9 | 18% | +8% | 21% |
| TTWO | Take-Two Interactive | 7/9 | -11% | +18% | -2% |
| VZ | Verizon | 5/9 | 17% | +3% | 21% |
A sample of 13 companies in the sector including the target, alphabetical, unranked. Data from the latest SEC annual reports.
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice.
The last few quarters are recent context, not a fixed rate. Consensus for near quarters is set low, so companies clear it routinely; over long horizons the forecasts run the other way, too high.
A description of what the market and analysts expect. Not a price forecast and not investment advice. Analyst forecasts run systematically optimistic over long horizons — read them with that discount.