AT&T 10-Q Details $3.4B Q3 Charges, Mexico Impairment and $159.6B Debt Load
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Summary
AT&T's Q3 10-Q backs up this morning's beat but shows $3.4B of charges, a ~$2.56B Mexico write-down, and debt up to $159.6B after the spectrum deal — with the Advanced Connectivity segment still growing double digits at the operating line.
Key Events · Earnings and Guidance · T
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Q3 Charges Hit GAAP Results
Operating income fell 33.1% to $4,095M on $3,372M of asset impairments, abandonments and restructuring (vs $0 in Q3 2025); diluted EPS was $0.12 versus $1.29, which had included the DIRECTV sale gain.
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Mexico Write-Down and Sale
The Mexico wireless business was marked held-for-sale with a ~$2,560M noncash pre-tax impairment; ~$6,400M of assets and ~$5,900M of liabilities moved to held-for-sale, and the sale to Televisa/Fintech is expected to close in Q1 2027 for ~$2,000M cash.
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Debt Jumps After Spectrum Deal
Total debt rose to $159,627M from $136,100M at December 31, 2025, after $35,870M of long-term debt issuance funded the $22,650M EchoStar spectrum purchase; the debt ratio climbed to 56.1% from 51.4%.
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Connectivity Segment Carries Growth
Advanced Connectivity operating income rose 18.9% to $7,628M on 5.0% wireless service growth and 23.4% advanced home internet growth; internet connections reached 16,248K, up 29.3% year over year.
Analysis · T · Technology
The headline numbers were already out this morning, but the full 10-Q shows what sat underneath them: a $3,372M impairment/restructuring charge and a ~$2,560M noncash write-down on the Mexico wireless business pushed GAAP operating income down 33% and diluted EPS to $0.12 from $1.29. The core Advanced Connectivity segment is doing the work — operating income up 18.9% to $7,628M on 5% wireless service growth and 29% more internet connections. The balance sheet is the offset: total debt climbed to $159,627M from $136,100M at year-end to fund the $22,650M EchoStar spectrum purchase, lifting the debt ratio to 56.1% from 51.4%. Buybacks continue at pace ($2,830M in Q3 at an average $23.84, $8,496M left on the January authorization), which supports EPS but competes with deleveraging.
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