Put operating results in leadership context

Review returns on capital, executive background, insider transactions, and growth quality to judge whether management is compounding value well.

Management quality matters because capital allocation choices determine how much of AT&T Inc. earnings power becomes long-term shareholder value. Use this page to compare T returns on capital, executive context, insider transactions, ownership signals, and growth trends against peers, then decide whether leadership appears disciplined, aligned, and capable of compounding through changing market conditions.

Return Metrics

ROE, ROIC & ROA over time

Management

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ROE

19.8%

avg 9.5%

ROIC

5.6%

avg 4.5%

ROA

5.2%

avg 2.9%

Analysis

ROE is currently the strongest return metric at 19.8% versus its period average of 9.5%. 2 of 3 return metrics are above their quality threshold, which helps indicate how efficiently the company turns capital and assets into profit.

Management

Key executives, compensation & ownership

Management

Name	Title	Compensation	Tenure	Age	Shares Owned	Ownership %
John T. Stankey	Chief Executive Officer, President & Chairman	$8.91M	—	63	$77,744.20	<0.01%
Pascal Desroches	Senior EVP & CFO	$5.14M	—	62	$130,782.10	<0.01%
David R. McAtee	Senior EVP & General Counsel	$4.93M	—	57	$250,254.00	<0.01%
Jeffery Scott McElfresh	Chief Operating Officer	$4.61M	—	56	$179,733.83	<0.01%
Lori Lee	Global Marketing Officer and Senior EVP of International	$2.84M	—	60	$9,427.35	<0.01%
Sabrina Sanders	Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer & Controller	—	—	46	$2,253.91	<0.01%
Brett Joseph Feldman	Senior Vice President of Finance & Investor Relations	—	—	—	—	—
Larry Solomon	Chief Communications Officer	—	—	—	—	—
Rick Moore	Senior Vice President of Corporate Development	—	—	74	—	—
Darcie Cakaric	Senior EVP & Chief Human Resources Officer	—	—	54	$23,193.00	<0.01%
Kellyn Smith Kenny	Chief Marketing & Growth Officer	—	—	48	$240,507.00	<0.01%

Insider Trading

SEC Form 4 transactions — last 12 months

Management

No insider transactions in the last 12 months.

Growth Analysis

Historical CAGR & forward analyst estimates

Growth

Metric	10yr	5yr	3yr	Fwd Est.
EPS	N/A	N/A	+23.8%	+2.7% (15yr)6 analysts
Revenue	N/A	N/A	+4.8%	-0.2% (15yr)15 analysts
Net Income	N/A	N/A	+22.5%	+4.4% (15yr)15 analysts
EBIT	N/A	N/A	+27.1%	+4.0% (15yr)15 analysts

Analysis

Recent growth has been strongest in EBIT at +27.1% over three years. Forward estimates point to Net Income at +4.4% (15yr), giving you a quick check on whether expectations are accelerating or cooling.