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AT&T Inc. 5.35% GLB NTS 66 yields 6.96%, comfortably above the 2.92% median across US dividend payers. That puts TBB in the range where the income is the main reason to hold it, and where the durability of the payment does most of the work in any long-run figure.

TBB paid $1.34 per share over the last twelve months on a quarterly schedule. Enter any amount below, or use the worked figures.

Your investment

TBB

AT&T Inc. 5.35% GLB NTS 66

6.96%

yield

$19.21 per shareQuarterlyStock
$
10 years
11530

Dividend income

$10,000 in TBB pays you

$696.29

per year

Paid each quarter
$174.07
Monthly average
$58.02
Shares bought
520.56
Payments a year
4

Total over 10 years, taken as cash

$6,962.94

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Based on the trailing twelve-month dividend, assuming it stays flat. Payments are not guaranteed and can be cut or suspended at any time. Figures are before tax and exclude any change in the share price.

TBB dividend income by investment amount

Based on the current yield of 6.96%. Figures are before tax and assume the dividend stays at its present level.

Dividend income from TBB at a range of investment amounts.
InvestedPer yearPer paymentMonthly average
$1,000$69.63$17.41$5.80
$5,000$348.15$87.04$29.01
$10,000$696.29$174.07$58.02
$25,000$1,740.73$435.18$145.06
$50,000$3,481.47$870.37$290.12
$100,000$6,962.94$1,740.73$580.24

TBB with dividends reinvested

$10,000 in TBB, every dividend reinvested, holding the payment and share price flat. Deliberately conservative — most calculators assume years of uninterrupted growth, and that assumption drives most of the result.

After 10 years
$19,943

$16,963 taking the income as cash

After 20 years
$39,773

$23,926 taking the income as cash

After 30 years
$79,320

$30,889 taking the income as cash

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What makes up TBB's 6.96% yield

TBB paid $1.34 per share over the last twelve months against a share price of $19.21, which is where the 6.96% comes from. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure — they do not recur, and including them would overstate every projection below.

Yields at this level usually have a structural explanation rather than a mispricing: the company is organised to distribute income rather than retain it. Worth checking how TBB's current yield compares with its own history, since a sharp recent rise more often reflects a falling price than a raised payment.

Telecom dividends are funded from cash flows that carry heavy, continuous network capital spending ahead of them. That spending is not discretionary, which is what makes the payout ratio the number to watch in this sector.

When TBB pays, and what that changes

TBB pays quarterly, the standard schedule for US-listed payers, so the "per payment" column is one quarter of the annual figure and the "monthly average" column is a smoothed figure rather than a description of when cash arrives — nothing is paid in eight months of the year.

Each payment has an ex-dividend date, and it is the date that governs entitlement: shares bought on or after it do not carry that payment. TBB's full schedule and payment history are on its dividend page.

Is TBB's dividend covered by earnings?

TBB's payout ratio of 0.37 means roughly 37% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving the rest retained. A margin that size is what allows a payment to be maintained through a weaker year without being funded from borrowing.

A low ratio is the norm rather than an achievement in this part of the market: the dividend is a secondary use of cash behind reinvestment and buybacks, so most of what is retained is not being held back against a weak year — it is being spent elsewhere.

The figures hold the dividend flat, and that assumption carries more weight for TBB than it would for a lower-yielding holding. There is no established record of consecutive annual increases here, and at this yield a modest reduction in the payment changes the ten-year figure substantially.

TBB dividend calculator FAQ

How much does $10,000 in TBB pay in dividends?
At TBB's current yield of 6.96%, $10,000 pays about $696.29 a year — roughly $174.07 per payment, paid quarterly, or $58.02 a month averaged out.
What would TBB be worth after 10 years with dividends reinvested?
Reinvesting every dividend and assuming the payment and share price both stay flat, $10,000 in TBB would grow to about $19,943 after 10 years, against $16,963 if the income were taken as cash. That deliberately assumes no dividend growth — a real holding may do better or considerably worse.
How often does TBB pay dividends?
TBB pays quarterly — 4 payments a year — based on its actual payment history rather than an assumed schedule.
Is TBB's dividend guaranteed?
No. Dividends are discretionary and can be reduced or suspended at any time, and every figure here is a projection from the current yield rather than a forecast. Check TBB's full payment history before relying on any of it.
Why is TBB's dividend yield so high?
TBB yields 6.96% against a 2.92% median across US dividend payers. A yield is a ratio, so it rises either because the payment went up or because the share price came down — and the figure alone does not say which. Yields this far above the market among ordinary operating companies are unusual and often reflect what the market expects rather than what has been announced.

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AT&T Inc. 5.35% GLB NTS 66 is a common stock trading at $19.21 per share, paying quarterly. — All figures before tax. Not financial advice.