Source: American Tower's 10-K / 10-Q XBRL data on SEC EDGAR · fetched Nov 04, 2026
Revenue, net income & free cash flow
Income statement
fiscal years · USD
Fiscal year
FY2016
FY2017
FY2018
FY2019
FY2020
FY2021
FY2022
FY2023
FY2024
FY2025
Revenue
$5.79B
$6.66B
$491.30M
$527.20M
$495.70M
$717.20M
$840.70M
$747.30M
$774.60M
$935.90M
Cost of revenue
—
$34.60M
$49.10M
$43.10M
—
—
—
—
—
—
Gross profit
—
$6.63B
$442.20M
$484.10M
—
—
—
—
—
—
Selling, general & admin
$543.40M
$637.00M
$733.20M
$730.40M
$778.70M
$811.60M
$902.10M
$946.00M
$933.40M
$940.70M
Operating income
$1.85B
$2.00B
$1.91B
$2.69B
$2.89B
$3.13B
$2.74B
$3.13B
$4.52B
$4.85B
Interest expense
—
$749.60M
$825.50M
$814.20M
$793.50M
$870.90M
$1.14B
$1.40B
$1.40B
$1.36B
Pre-tax income
$1.13B
$1.26B
$1.15B
$1.92B
$1.82B
$2.83B
$2.09B
$1.53B
$3.62B
$3.04B
Income tax
$155.50M
$30.70M
-$110.10M
-$200.00K
$129.60M
$261.80M
$112.80M
$90.80M
$366.30M
$415.70M
Net income
$956.40M
$1.24B
$1.24B
$1.89B
$1.69B
$2.57B
$1.77B
$1.48B
$2.25B
$2.53B
EBITDA
$3.38B
$3.71B
$4.02B
$4.47B
$4.77B
$5.46B
$5.90B
$6.05B
$6.55B
$6.89B
EPS (basic)
$2.00
$2.69
$2.79
$4.27
$3.81
$5.69
$3.83
$3.18
$4.83
$5.41
EPS (diluted)
$1.98
$2.67
$2.77
$4.24
$3.79
$5.66
$3.82
$3.18
$4.82
$5.40
Diluted shares
429.28M
431.69M
442.96M
445.52M
446.10M
453.29M
462.75M
467.16M
468.12M
468.76M
Gross margin
—
99.5%
90.0%
91.8%
—
—
—
—
—
—
Operating margin
32.0%
30.0%
387.7%
509.9%
582.5%
436.7%
325.8%
418.2%
583.1%
517.8%
Net margin
16.5%
18.6%
251.7%
358.1%
341.1%
358.0%
210.0%
198.5%
291.1%
270.3%
Balance sheet
fiscal years · USD
Fiscal year
FY2016
FY2017
FY2018
FY2019
FY2020
FY2021
FY2022
FY2023
FY2024
FY2025
Cash & equivalents
$787.20M
$802.10M
$1.21B
$1.50B
$1.75B
$1.95B
$1.55B
$1.75B
$2.00B
$1.47B
Short-term investments
$4.00M
$1.00M
$0
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Receivables
$308.40M
$513.60M
$459.00M
$462.20M
$511.60M
$728.90M
$758.30M
$547.50M
$540.00M
$650.30M
Total current assets
$1.69B
$2.04B
$2.39B
$2.55B
$2.91B
$3.73B
$3.62B
$3.71B
$3.18B
$2.74B
Goodwill
$5.07B
$5.64B
$5.50B
$6.18B
$7.28B
$13.35B
$12.08B
$12.08B
$11.77B
$12.26B
Total assets
$30.88B
$33.21B
$33.01B
$42.80B
$47.23B
$69.89B
$67.19B
$66.03B
$61.08B
$63.19B
Total current liabilities
$1.63B
$2.51B
$4.69B
$5.49B
$3.66B
$9.07B
$8.31B
$7.25B
$7.08B
$6.91B
Short-term debt
$238.80M
$774.80M
$2.75B
$2.93B
$789.80M
$4.57B
$4.51B
$3.07B
$3.69B
$3.39B
Long-term debt
$18.29B
$19.43B
$18.41B
$1.90M
$28.50B
$43.50B
$38.90B
$35.73B
$32.81B
$33.83B
Total debt
$18.53B
$20.21B
$21.16B
$2.93B
$29.29B
$48.07B
$43.42B
$38.80B
$36.50B
$37.22B
Total liabilities
$22.81B
$25.26B
$26.11B
$36.21B
$42.45B
$60.82B
$54.79B
$55.16B
$51.43B
$52.84B
Shareholders' equity
$6.76B
$6.24B
$5.34B
$5.06B
$4.09B
$5.08B
$5.57B
$4.20B
$3.38B
$3.65B
Cash flow
fiscal years · USD
Fiscal year
FY2016
FY2017
FY2018
FY2019
FY2020
FY2021
FY2022
FY2023
FY2024
FY2025
Operating cash flow
$2.70B
$2.93B
$3.75B
$3.75B
$3.88B
$4.82B
$3.70B
$4.72B
$5.29B
$5.46B
Capital expenditures
$682.50M
$803.60M
$913.20M
$991.30M
$1.03B
$1.38B
$1.87B
$1.80B
$1.59B
$1.68B
Free cash flow
$2.02B
$2.12B
$2.84B
$2.76B
$2.85B
$3.44B
$1.82B
$2.92B
$3.70B
$3.78B
Investing cash flow
-$2.10B
-$2.80B
-$2.75B
-$3.99B
-$4.78B
-$20.69B
-$2.36B
-$1.70B
$410.60M
-$1.86B
Financing cash flow
-$99.30M
-$113.00M
-$607.70M
$521.70M
$1.22B
$16.42B
-$1.42B
-$3.10B
-$5.45B
-$4.21B
Dividends paid
$886.10M
$1.07B
$1.32B
$1.60B
$1.93B
$2.27B
$2.72B
$3.01B
$3.03B
$3.18B
Share buybacks
$0
$766.30M
$232.80M
$19.60M
$56.00M
$0
$18.80M
$0
$0
$364.60M
Stock-based compensation
$89.90M
$108.50M
$137.50M
$111.40M
$120.80M
$119.50M
$169.30M
$195.70M
$203.60M
$174.20M
Depreciation & amortization
$1.53B
$1.72B
$2.11B
$1.78B
$1.88B
$2.33B
$3.16B
$2.93B
$2.03B
$2.04B
Income statement
quarters · USD
Quarter ended
Dec 2023
Mar 2024
Jun 2024
Sep 2024
Dec 2024
Mar 2025
Jun 2025
Sep 2025
Dec 2025
Mar 2026
Jun 2026
Sep 2026
Revenue
$164.40M
$173.00M
$196.40M
$190.40M
$214.80M
$226.00M
$243.70M
$246.40M
$219.80M
$216.10M
$211.10M
$202.50M
Selling, general & admin
$245.20M
$244.30M
$218.30M
$227.70M
$243.10M
$237.50M
$233.70M
$233.00M
$236.50M
$257.40M
$233.80M
$228.20M
Operating income
$612.80M
$1.14B
$1.16B
$1.14B
$1.08B
$1.25B
$1.20B
$1.23B
$1.16B
$1.24B
$1.27B
$1.27B
Interest expense
$350.70M
$366.70M
$362.70M
$356.80M
$321.20M
$325.30M
$342.60M
$347.10M
$344.40M
$347.30M
$354.50M
$366.10M
Pre-tax income
-$68.80M
$921.30M
$847.30M
$550.50M
$1.31B
$617.50M
$511.80M
$950.00M
$964.90M
$1.02B
$1.01B
$898.40M
Income tax
-$7.60M
$91.30M
$77.40M
$122.40M
$75.20M
$118.90M
$131.30M
$37.40M
$128.10M
$139.60M
$121.80M
$117.60M
Net income
$84.90M
$917.40M
$900.30M
-$792.30M
$1.23B
$488.70M
$366.80M
$853.30M
$820.70M
$859.50M
$867.50M
$765.80M
EBITDA
$1.34B
$1.65B
$1.68B
$1.64B
$1.58B
$1.75B
$1.71B
$1.76B
$1.68B
$1.76B
$1.78B
$1.79B
EPS (basic)
$0.18
$1.97
$1.93
$-1.70
$2.63
$1.05
$0.78
$1.82
$1.76
$1.84
$1.86
$1.65
EPS (diluted)
$0.18
$1.96
$1.92
$-1.69
$2.62
$1.04
$0.78
$1.82
$1.76
$1.84
$1.86
$1.64
Diluted shares
128.00K
467.66M
467.78M
468.26M
119.00K
468.52M
468.79M
469.04M
-99.00K
466.83M
466.26M
465.76M
Operating margin
372.7%
659.5%
588.7%
598.3%
502.8%
554.9%
491.5%
500.5%
528.1%
573.4%
601.0%
626.7%
Net margin
51.6%
530.3%
458.4%
-416.1%
572.4%
216.2%
150.5%
346.3%
373.4%
397.7%
410.9%
378.2%
Balance sheet
quarters · USD
Quarter ended
Dec 2023
Mar 2024
Jun 2024
Sep 2024
Dec 2024
Mar 2025
Jun 2025
Sep 2025
Dec 2025
Mar 2026
Jun 2026
Sep 2026
Cash & equivalents
$1.75B
$2.22B
$2.16B
$2.15B
$2.00B
$2.10B
$2.08B
$1.95B
$1.47B
$1.61B
$1.76B
$1.87B
Receivables
$547.50M
$738.40M
$712.30M
$537.80M
$540.00M
$683.30M
$772.10M
$737.00M
$650.30M
$718.90M
$650.90M
$622.20M
Total current assets
$3.71B
$4.24B
$4.11B
$3.40B
$3.18B
$3.51B
$3.60B
$3.54B
$2.74B
$2.96B
$3.12B
$3.15B
Goodwill
$12.08B
$12.56B
$12.48B
$12.05B
$11.77B
$11.92B
$12.25B
$12.26B
$12.26B
$12.19B
$12.18B
$12.13B
Total assets
$66.03B
$66.68B
$65.84B
$62.82B
$61.08B
$62.06B
$63.75B
$63.89B
$63.19B
$63.23B
$63.30B
$62.98B
Total current liabilities
$7.25B
$6.73B
$6.89B
$7.07B
$7.08B
$6.32B
$5.86B
$5.99B
$6.91B
$9.72B
$8.87B
$8.93B
Short-term debt
$3.07B
$3.07B
$3.33B
$3.73B
$3.69B
$2.82B
$2.29B
$2.39B
$3.39B
$6.12B
$5.23B
$5.36B
Long-term debt
$35.73B
$36.19B
$35.64B
$33.37B
$32.81B
$34.05B
$35.19B
$34.85B
$33.83B
$31.20B
$31.96B
$32.22B
Total debt
$38.80B
$39.26B
$38.97B
$37.10B
$36.50B
$36.86B
$37.48B
$37.24B
$37.22B
$37.32B
$37.19B
$37.58B
Total liabilities
$55.16B
$56.02B
$55.41B
$52.62B
$51.43B
$52.12B
$53.28B
$53.12B
$52.84B
$53.08B
$53.05B
$53.21B
Shareholders' equity
$4.20B
$4.05B
$3.86B
$3.64B
$3.38B
$3.53B
$3.71B
$3.95B
$3.65B
$3.52B
$3.72B
$3.52B
Cash flow
quarters · USD
Quarter ended
Dec 2023
Mar 2024
Jun 2024
Sep 2024
Dec 2024
Mar 2025
Jun 2025
Sep 2025
Dec 2025
Mar 2026
Jun 2026
Sep 2026
Operating cash flow
$1.14B
$1.28B
$1.34B
$1.47B
$1.20B
$1.29B
$1.28B
$1.46B
$1.43B
$1.40B
$1.49B
$1.39B
Capital expenditures
$524.60M
$396.70M
$325.20M
$424.70M
$443.40M
$331.10M
$304.60M
$465.50M
$579.20M
$449.50M
$320.90M
$397.40M
Free cash flow
$617.30M
$886.90M
$1.01B
$1.04B
$755.60M
$963.90M
$976.90M
$994.50M
$848.30M
$951.10M
$1.17B
$995.40M
Investing cash flow
-$529.90M
-$436.10M
-$89.20M
$1.30B
-$360.70M
-$350.10M
-$491.10M
-$550.50M
-$468.10M
-$473.70M
-$360.00M
-$533.20M
Financing cash flow
-$815.90M
-$390.20M
-$1.03B
-$3.13B
-$908.50M
-$843.80M
-$906.70M
-$1.01B
-$1.44B
-$831.00M
-$971.70M
-$731.10M
Dividends paid
$755.20M
$792.70M
$756.50M
$756.70M
$757.00M
$757.10M
$795.80M
$796.00M
$796.10M
$792.90M
$833.90M
$834.10M
Share buybacks
—
—
—
—
—
$0
$0
$0
$364.60M
$176.20M
$26.70M
$300.10M
Stock-based compensation
$37.70M
$64.90M
$46.30M
$50.50M
$41.90M
$53.40M
$47.30M
$41.90M
$31.60M
$58.40M
$34.20M
$31.50M
Depreciation & amortization
$724.90M
$508.80M
$520.60M
$498.50M
$500.90M
$492.50M
$510.30M
$522.90M
$515.90M
$518.20M
$514.40M
$519.40M
Quarterly figures are rebuilt from the year-to-date totals companies report — Q4 is the full year minus the first nine months, since no 10-Q is filed for it. Values are as filed; later restatements replace earlier ones. Fiscal years are labelled by the calendar year in which they end.