AMERICAN TOWER CORP /MA/ AMT
We are one of the largest global real estate investment trusts and a leading independent owner, operator and developer of multitenant communications real estate. Our primary business is the leasing of space on communications sites to wireless service providers, radio and television broadcast companies, wireless data providers, government agencies and municipalities and tenants in a number of other industries. We refer to this business, inclusive of our data center business discussed below, as our property operations, which accounted for 97% of our total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2025. We also offer tower-related services in the United States, which we refer to as our services operations. These services include site application, zoning and permitting, structural and mount analyses, and construction management services, together with program management offerings that support customer deployment needs from project scoping through construction. Our services operations primarily support our site leasing business, including the addition of new tenants and equipment on our sites. Our customers include our tenants, licensees and other payers.
Valuation FY2025 figures against the last close
Annual financial statements
Income statement
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $935.9M | $774.6M | $747.3M | $840.7M | $717.2M | $495.7M | $527.2M | $7.44B | $6.66B | $5.79B |
| Cost of revenue | — | — | — | — | — | — | $43.1M | $49.1M | $34.6M | $27.7M |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | $484.1M | $7.39B | $6.63B | $5.76B |
| SG&A | $940.7M | $933.4M | $946.0M | $902.1M | $811.6M | $778.7M | $730.4M | $733.2M | $637.0M | $543.4M |
| Total operating expenses | $5.80B | $5.61B | $6.89B | $6.91B | $6.22B | $5.15B | $4.89B | $5.54B | $4.67B | $3.93B |
| Operating income | $4.85B | $4.52B | $3.13B | $2.74B | $3.13B | $2.89B | $2.69B | $1.91B | $2.00B | $1.85B |
| Interest expense | $1.36B | $1.40B | $1.39B | $1.14B | $870.9M | $793.5M | $814.2M | $825.5M | $749.6M | — |
| Pre-tax income | $3.04B | $3.62B | $1.53B | $2.09B | $2.83B | $1.82B | $1.92B | $1.15B | $1.26B | $1.13B |
| Income tax | $415.7M | $366.3M | $90.8M | $112.8M | $261.8M | $129.6M | $200.0K | $110.1M | $30.7M | $155.5M |
| Net income | $2.63B | $2.28B | $1.37B | $1.70B | $2.57B | $1.69B | $1.92B | $1.24B | $1.24B | $956.4M |
| EPS, basic | 5.41 | 4.83 | 3.18 | 3.83 | 5.69 | 3.81 | 4.27 | 2.79 | 2.69 | 2.00 |
| EPS, diluted | 5.40 | 4.82 | 3.18 | 3.82 | 5.66 | 3.79 | 4.24 | 2.77 | 2.67 | 1.98 |
| Shares, diluted (wtd. avg.) | 468.8M | 468.1M | 467.2M | 462.8M | 453.3M | 446.1M | 445.5M | 443.0M | 431.7M | 429.3M |
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $1.47B | $2.00B | $1.75B | $2.14B | $2.34B | $1.86B | $1.58B | $1.30B | $954.9M | $936.5M |
| Short-term investments | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $4.0M |
| Receivables | $650.3M | $540.0M | $547.5M | $758.3M | $728.9M | $511.6M | $462.2M | $459.0M | — | $308.4M |
| Total current assets | $2.74B | $3.18B | $3.71B | $3.62B | $3.73B | $2.91B | $2.55B | $2.39B | — | $1.69B |
| Property, plant and equipment | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $11.25B | — | $10.52B |
| Goodwill | $12.26B | $11.77B | $12.08B | $12.08B | $13.35B | $7.28B | $6.18B | $5.50B | $5.64B | $5.07B |
| Other intangibles | $14.53B | $14.47B | $15.93B | $17.98B | $20.73B | $13.84B | $12.32B | $11.17B | — | $11.27B |
| Total assets | $63.19B | $61.08B | $66.03B | $67.19B | $69.89B | $47.23B | $42.80B | $33.01B | $33.21B | $30.88B |
| Accounts payable | $259.8M | $240.8M | $251.3M | $218.6M | $272.4M | $139.1M | $148.1M | $130.8M | — | $118.7M |
| Short-term debt | $3.39B | $3.69B | $3.07B | $4.51B | $4.57B | $789.8M | $2.93B | $2.75B | — | $238.8M |
| Total current liabilities | $6.91B | $7.08B | $7.25B | $8.31B | $9.07B | $3.66B | $5.49B | $4.69B | — | $1.63B |
| Long-term debt | — | — | — | $38.90B | $43.50B | — | $1.9M | — | — | $18.29B |
| Total liabilities | $52.84B | $51.43B | $55.16B | $54.79B | $60.82B | $42.45B | $36.21B | $26.11B | — | $22.81B |
| Retained earnings | -$5.09B | -$4.42B | -$3.64B | -$2.10B | -$1.14B | -$1.34B | -$1.02B | -$1.20B | — | -$1.08B |
| Total equity | $3.65B | $3.38B | $10.87B | $12.41B | $9.07B | $4.57B | $5.49B | $5.90B | $6.83B | $6.98B |
Cash flow
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $5.46B | $5.29B | $4.72B | $3.70B | $4.82B | $3.88B | $3.75B | $3.75B | $2.93B | $2.70B |
| Depreciation and amortisation | $2.04B | $2.03B | $2.93B | $3.16B | $2.33B | $1.88B | $1.78B | $2.11B | $1.72B | $1.53B |
| Stock-based compensation | $174.2M | $203.6M | $195.7M | $169.3M | $119.5M | $120.8M | $111.4M | $137.5M | $108.5M | $89.9M |
| Capital expenditure | $1.68B | $1.59B | $1.80B | $1.87B | $1.38B | $1.03B | $991.3M | $913.2M | $803.6M | $682.5M |
| Investing cash flow | -$1.86B | $410.6M | -$1.70B | -$2.36B | -$20.69B | -$4.78B | -$3.99B | -$2.75B | -$2.80B | -$2.10B |
| Financing cash flow | -$4.21B | -$5.45B | -$3.10B | -$1.42B | $16.42B | $1.22B | $521.7M | -$607.7M | -$113.0M | -$99.3M |
| Dividends paid | $3.18B | $3.03B | $3.01B | $2.72B | $2.27B | $1.93B | $1.60B | $1.32B | $1.07B | $886.1M |
| Buybacks | $364.6M | $0 | $0 | $18.8M | $0 | $56.0M | $19.6M | $232.8M | $766.3M | $0 |
Figures as tagged in each year's own filing, in US dollars. A year restated by a later filing shows the restated figure. Capital expenditure, dividends and buybacks are cash out, shown positive. A line the filer does not report is not listed. Latest from accession 0001053507-26-000035.
Plot the figures US dollars
- Revenue
- Gross profit
- Net income
| Fiscal year | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.79B | $6.66B | $7.44B | $527.2M | $495.7M | $717.2M | $840.7M | $747.3M | $774.6M | $935.9M |
| Gross profit | $5.76B | $6.63B | $7.39B | $484.1M | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net income | $956.4M | $1.24B | $1.24B | $1.92B | $1.69B | $2.57B | $1.70B | $1.37B | $2.28B | $2.63B |
Recent filings and events
- Results announced The quarterly or annual earnings release. Arrives four times a year from almost every company here. Item 2.02
- Other event The catch-all. The company chose to disclose something that fits no other item, so the content is whatever it says it is. Item 8.01
- Other event Item 8.01
- Material agreement signed The company entered an agreement outside the ordinary course of business - a large contract, a credit facility, a merger agreement. Item 1.01
- New debt or obligation The company has taken on debt or a comparable obligation. Item 2.03
- Officer or director change Someone at the top arrived or left. The item covers everything from a board retirement to a chief executive being removed, and only the filing itself says which. Item 5.02
- Shareholder vote The results of the annual meeting or a special vote. Item 5.07
- Other event Item 8.01
- Other event Item 8.01
- Material agreement signed Item 1.01
- New debt or obligation Item 2.03
- Results announced Item 2.02
Item numbers are Form 8-K's own, and a filing date is up to four business days after the thing it reports. The same feed across the whole market.
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