American Tower Corporation

AMT Real Estate Reit Specialty

American Tower Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $10.6 billion, up 5.11% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+2.50%
EPS
−7.80%
Free cash flow
+0.09%
Total debt
+0.91%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

192.65 1.34 −0.69%
Market cap
$90.0B
P/E
27.1×
Fwd P/E
27.0×
Dividend yield
3.65%
F-score
5/9
Altman Z
n/a
Beneish M
n/a
Dividend safety
n/a

American Tower Corporation (AMT) Return on equity

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American Tower Corporation's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 32.3%, up 7.0 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (25.3%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 11.1% (fiscal 2015) to 37.7% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 73% of that period. That is above the Reit Specialty industry median of 4.02% and above the Real Estate sector median of 2.47%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 25.3% 3.31
FY2024 22.0% 9.23
FY2023 12.8% (3.69)
FY2022 16.4% (21.22)
FY2021 37.7% 4.05
FY2020 33.6% 0.46
FY2019 33.2% 13.87
FY2018 19.3% 2.60
FY2017 16.7% 4.27
FY2016 12.4% 1.36

Against its own ten years

Low 11.1% High 37.7%
Ten-year median 19.3%
Current reading's percentile 73

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
LAMR Lamar Advertising Company compare 55.4%
AMT American Tower Corporation 32.3%
GLPI Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. compare 18.1%
EQIX Equinix, Inc. compare 11.5%
WY Weyerhaeuser Company compare 4.81%
DLR Digital Realty Trust, Inc. compare 3.50%
SBAC SBA Communications Corporation compare −20.2%
CCI Crown Castle Inc. compare −33.4%
IRM Iron Mountain Incorporated compare −52.5%
Reit Specialty industry median 4.02%
Real Estate sector median 2.47%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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