American Tower Corp. /Ma/ (AMT): price, analyst ratings, earnings and fundamentals

Updated 16 September 2026, 08:02 ET

American Tower Corp. /Ma/ (AMT) closed at $177.71 on 15 September 2026, up 0.4%. The stock is up 1.2% over one month and down 8.9% over one year. It trades 10.8% below its 52-week high of $199.13. Analysts recorded 7 actions in the last 90 days; the median price target of $207 is 16.5% above the last close. The company last reported on 28 July 2026 for Q2 2026: EPS of $2.71 against an estimate of $2.62, a beat of 3.4%, on revenue of $2.7 billion.

Price and performance

Last close$177.71
Day change+0.44%
1 week+1.13%
1 month+1.21%
3 months-4.33%
6 months-3.79%
Year to date+1.22%
1 year-8.90%
52-week high$199.13
52-week low$160.06
Volume2,262,480
Average volume, 3 months2,843,530
Market cap$82.4B

Performance figures use dividend and split adjusted closes over trading sessions, so a one-year move compares the last close with the close 252 sessions earlier. The 52-week range uses the adjusted daily highs and lows of the same window. Read the guide: Momentum, trend and technical indicators.

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Analyst ratings

Over the last 90 days FundSpec recorded 7 analyst actions on AMT from 7 firms: 3 maintained or reiterated a view, 3 upgrades and 1 initiation. Price targets were 4 raised and 1 lowered. The most recent targets from 12 firms range from $188 to $260, with a median of $207, 16.5% above the last close.

Actions, 90 days7
Firms7
Median target$207
Target range$188 to $260
Median vs close+16.48%
DateFirmActionPrice target
20 Aug 2026BarclaysUpgrades to Overweight from Equal-Weight$195.00 to $198.00
12 Aug 2026Truist SecuritiesReiterates Buy$208.00 to $207.00
29 Jul 2026TD CowenMaintains Buy$225.00 to $227.00
29 Jul 2026BMO CapitalMaintains Market Perform$190.00 to $195.00
9 Jul 2026Wolfe ResearchUpgrades to Outperform from Peer Perform$188.00
26 Jun 2026Goldman SachsAssumes Buy$215.00
26 Jun 2026RBC CapitalUpgrades to Outperform from Sector Perform$195.00 to $205.00
19 May 2026BernsteinUpgrades to Outperform from Market Perform$207.00
30 Apr 2026RBC CapitalReiterates Sector Perform$195.00
30 Apr 2026Truist SecuritiesMaintains Buy$205.00 to $208.00

A price target is one firm's twelve-month view, and the median across firms is a steadier reading than any single call. Upgrades and downgrades matter more when they change a rating, not only a target. Read the guide: What analyst ratings and price targets actually tell you.

Every action with the firm's history is in Analyst Ratings.

Earnings

The next report is scheduled for 27 October 2026 before the open for Q3 2026, with EPS expected at $2.76 on revenue of $2.8 billion. American Tower Corp. /Ma/ beat the EPS estimate in 7 of its last 7 reported quarters.

PeriodReportedEPS estimateEPS actualSurpriseRevenue
Q2 202628 Jul 2026$2.62$2.71+3.44%$2.7B
Q1 202628 Apr 2026$2.65$2.84+7.17%$2.7B
Q4 202524 Feb 2026$1.87$2.63+40.64%$2.7B
Q3 202528 Oct 2025$2.01$2.78+38.31%$2.7B
Q2 202529 Jul 2025$2.60$2.600.00%$2.6B
Q1 202529 Apr 2025$2.60$2.75+5.77%$2.6B
Q4 202425 Feb 2025$2.31$2.32+0.43%$2.5B
Q3 202429 Oct 2024$2.54$2.64+3.94%$2.5B

An earnings surprise is the reported EPS against the consensus estimate on the day. The price reaction depends as much on guidance and on what was already priced in as on the surprise itself. Read the guide: Earnings season: estimates, surprises and price reaction.

Estimates, confirmed dates and alerts for every company are in Earnings.

Fundamentals

For the period ended 30 June 2026, American Tower Corp. /Ma/ reported revenue of $2.7 billion and net income of $887.5 million. On a trailing twelve month basis the company shows revenue growth of 6.65%, a gross margin of 72.51%, an operating margin of 44.80% and a return on equity of 94.60%.

Income statement

LineAmount
Revenue$2,749,100,000
Selling, General & Administrative Expenses$233,800,000
Depreciation & Amortization$514,400,000
Total Operating Expenses$1,480,300,000
Operating Profit$1,268,800,000
Interest Expense$354,500,000
Pre-tax Income$1,009,300,000
Income Tax Expense$121,800,000
Net Income$887,500,000

Cash flow

LineAmount
Cash from Operating Activities$1,486,800,000
Stock-based Compensation$34,200,000
Cash from Investing Activities-$360,000,000
Capital Expenditures$320,900,000
Cash from Financing Activities-$971,700,000
Dividends Paid$833,900,000
Share Repurchases$26,700,000
Free Cash Flow$1,165,900,000

Assets

LineAmount
Cash & Cash Equivalents$1,762,500,000
Restricted Cash$130,100,000
Accounts & Notes Receivable, Net$650,900,000
Prepaid Expenses$109,600,000
Total Current Assets$3,122,400,000
Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets$8,466,200,000
Goodwill Intangible Assets, Net$26,162,100,000
Other Long-term Assets$1,028,400,000
Total Assets$63,300,100,000

Liabilities and equity

LineAmount
Accounts Payable & Accrued Expenses$202,800,000
Total Short-term Debt$5,226,500,000
Operating Lease Liabilities, Current$644,100,000
Income Taxes Payable$21,100,000
Deferred Liability Charges$497,000,000
Total Current Liabilities$8,870,500,000
Long-term Debt$37,189,600,000
Operating Lease Liabilities, Long-term$7,146,200,000
Finance Lease Liabilities$14,400,000
Deferred Income Taxes$1,573,600,000
Minority Interest$6,532,800,000
Other Liabilities$967,200,000
Total Liabilities$53,047,600,000
Common Stock$4,800,000
Additional Paid In Capital$15,276,900,000
Retained Earnings-$5,032,300,000
Treasury Stock-$1,868,700,000
Other Accumulated Comprehensive Income-$4,661,000,000
Total Stockholders Equity$3,719,700,000
Total Liability & Stockholders Equity$63,300,100,000

Figures as filed with the SEC for the period ended 30 June 2026, in US dollars.

FundSpec fundamental metrics

Each metric is computed from the company's filings and ranked against every company FundSpec covers; the percentile is the share of covered companies with a lower value.

Liquidity

MetricValuePercentileWhat it measures
Cash Ratio0.2045thCalculated as the ratio of Cash and cash equivalents / Current liabilities. This metric calculates the company's ability to repay its short-term debt
Current Ratio0.3526thCalculated as the ratio of Current Assets / Current Liabilities. The higher the current ratio, the more capable the company is of paying its obligations
Quick Ratio0.2721stCalculated as the ratio of (Cash + Marketable Securities + Accounts Receivable) / Current Liabilities. The quick ratio is a measure of how well a company can meet its short-term financial liabilities.

Leverage

MetricValuePercentileWhat it measures
Debt/Assets0.5989thCalculated as the ratio of Short-Term Debt + Long-Term Debt / Total Assets. The higher the ratio, the higher the degree of leverage, and consequently, financial risk
Debt/Equity10.0098thCalculated as the ratio of Total Liabilities / Shareholders' Equity. The ratio indicates how much debt a company is using to finance its assets relative to the amount of value represented in shareholders’ equity
Degree of Combined Leverage1.0456thThis ratio summarizes the combined effect that the degree of operating leverage (DOL) and the degree of financial leverage have on earnings per share (EPS), given a particular change in sales
Degree of Financial Leverage1.4081stCalculated as the ratio of Percentage change in EPS / Percentage change in EBIT. A higher degree of financial leverage means that the company has more volatile EPS.
Degree of Operational Leverage0.7454thCalculated as the ratio of Percentage change in EBIT / Percentage change in revenue. It is a measure of how earnings for the company is impacted by its sales activity.
Long Term Debt/Long Term Capital0.9188thCalculated as Long-Term Debt / (Long-Term Debt + Shareholders' Equity). The ratio is an indicator of the company's leverage

Profitability

MetricValuePercentileWhat it measures
Free Cashflow Margin Pct36.2%93rdCalculated as the ratio of Free Cashflow from Operating Activities / Net Sales. It measures how much per dollar of revenue the company is able to convert into free cash flow.
Gross Margin Pct72.5%84thCalculated as the ratio of Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) / Revenue. The gross margin represents the percent of total sales revenue that the company retains after incurring the direct costs associated with producing the goods and services sold by a company.
Operating Margin Pct44.8%95thCalculated as the ratio of (Revenue - (Cost of Goods Sold + Labour + Sales, General & Administrative)) / Revenue. Operating margins are important because they measure efficiency. The higher the operating margin, the more profitable a company's core business is.
Operating Profit Pct Growth4.9%49thThe Operating Profit growth rate over the trailing twelve months (TTM)
Operating Profit Pct Growth 3 year CAGR (FY)19.4%73rdThe Operating Profit compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the past 3 years
Operating Profit Pct Growth 5 year CAGR (FY)9.3%65thThe Operating Profit compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the past 5 years
PreTax Margin Pct36.0%90thCalculated as the ratio of (Gross profit - (Operating Expense + Interest Expense)) / Revenue. The pretax profit margin enables profitability to be compared across companies with significant differences in size, scale, capital structure and tax rates.
Return on Assets Pct5.5%82ndCalculated as the ratio of Net Income / Total Assets. It is an indicator of how efficient the company is at using its assets to generate earnings.
Return on Equity Pct94.6%98thCalculated as the ratio of Net Income / Shareholders' equity. It is a measure of how much profit a company generates with the money shareholders have invested.
Return on Invested Capital Pct10.7%74thCalculated as the ratio of (Net Income - Dividends) / (Debt + Equity). It is a measure of how efficient the company is at allocating the capital under its control to profitable investments.

Cashflow

MetricValuePercentileWhat it measures
FCF Pct Growth5.8%49thThe Free Cash Flow growth rate over the trailing twelve months (TTM)
FCF Pct Growth 3 year CAGR65.2%68thThe Free Cash Flow compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the past 3 years
FCF Pct Growth 5 year CAGR35.3%52ndThe Free Cash Flow compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the past 5 years
FCF Return on Assets Pct6.2%74thCalculated as the ratio of Cashflow from Operations / Total Assets. A high cash return on assets means a company is generating more cash flow from every asset dollar
Operating Cashflow Pct Growth10.1%53rdThe Operating Cashflow growth rate over the trailing twelve months (TTM)
Operating Cashflow Pct Growth 3 year CAGR (FY)9.5%59thThe Operating Cashflow compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the past 3 years
Operating Cashflow Pct Growth 5 year CAGR (FY)6.9%59thThe Operating Cashflow compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the past 5 years

Earnings Growth (Net Income)

MetricValuePercentileWhat it measures
Net Income Pct Growth164.7%87thThe Net Income growth rate over the trailing twelve months (TTM)
Net Income Pct Growth 3 year CAGR59.7%94thThe Net Income compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the past 3 years
Net Income Pct Growth 5 year CAGR9.6%64thThe Net Income compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the past 5 years

Top Line Growth

MetricValuePercentileWhat it measures
Revenue Pct Growth6.6%52ndThe Revenue (Sales) growth rate over the trailing twelve months (TTM)
Revenue Pct Growth 3 year CAGR3.6%45thThe Revenue (Sales) compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the past 3 years
Revenue Pct Growth 5 year CAGR5.0%40thThe Revenue (Sales) compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the past 5 years

Taxes

MetricValuePercentileWhat it measures
Effective Tax Rate Pct10.8%53rdThe effective tax rate of the company over the trailing twelve months (TTM).

Margins and returns say how much of each dollar of sales becomes profit and how hard the balance sheet is working; leverage and liquidity say how much room the company has when conditions turn. Read the guide: A practical guide to discounted cash flow valuation.

Fair value, peer multiples and the full statement history are in the app: open AMT in FundSpec.

Insider activity

In the last 90 days insiders filed 4 transactions: 1 acquisition covering 2,829 shares and 3 disposals covering 6,791 shares. Acquisitions include awards and option exercises as well as open market purchases. The largest by value was a disposal of 5,000 shares by Robert Joseph Meyer, SVP & Advisor to the CFO on 29 July 2026, worth about $894,450 at the transaction price.

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
21 Aug 2026Rajesh KalathurDirectorAcquisition2,829$177.00$501K
29 Jul 2026Robert Joseph MeyerSVP & Advisor to the CFODisposal5,000$178.89$894K
29 Jul 2026Ruth T DowlingEVP, Chief Admin Ofr, GC & SecDisposal1,106$174.96$194K
28 Jul 2026Ruth T DowlingEVP, Chief Admin Ofr, GC & SecDisposal685$169.54$116K
1 Jun 2026Robert Joseph MeyerSVP & Advisor to the CFODisposal153$187.53$29K
28 May 2026Pamela D A ReeveDirectorDisposal810
29 Apr 2026Ruth T DowlingEVP, Chief Admin Ofr, GC & SecDisposal416$177.54$74K
28 Apr 2026Ruth T DowlingEVP, Chief Admin Ofr, GC & SecDisposal556$178.48$99K
11 Mar 2026Steven O VondranDirector, President and CEODisposal2,158$182.85$395K
11 Mar 2026Rodney M SmithEVP, CFO & TreasurerDisposal1,295$182.85$237K
11 Mar 2026Juan FontSVP, Pres. & CEO, CoreSiteDisposal928$182.85$170K
11 Mar 2026Ruth T DowlingEVP, Chief Admin Ofr, GC & SecDisposal863$182.85$158K
11 Mar 2026Eugene M NoelEVP & Chief Operating OfficerDisposal719$182.85$131K
11 Mar 2026Richard C RossiEVP & President, U.S. TowerDisposal684$182.85$125K
11 Mar 2026Robert Joseph MeyerSVP & Chief Accounting OfficerDisposal684$182.85$125K

Insider filings record what officers and directors did with their own shares. Disposals are often planned sales or tax related, so a pattern across several insiders says more than one filing.

SEC filings

The latest filing is a 10-Q from 28 July 2026.

FiledFormDocument
28 Jul 202610-QView on sec.gov
28 Apr 202610-QView on sec.gov
24 Feb 202610-KView on sec.gov
28 Oct 202510-QView on sec.gov
29 Jul 202510-QView on sec.gov
29 Apr 202510-QView on sec.gov
25 Feb 202510-KView on sec.gov
29 Oct 202410-QView on sec.gov
30 Jul 202410-QView on sec.gov
30 Apr 202410-QView on sec.gov

Company profile

Exchange
NYSE
Sector
REITs and Investment Holdings
Industry
Trading
Headquarters
Boston, Massachusetts
Chief executive
Thomas A. Bartlett
Employees
6,390
Website
americantower.com
SEC CIK
0001053507

American Tower Corporation is a leading owner, operator and developer of multitenant communications real estate. American Tower has a portfolio of approximately 219,000 communications sites.

Sector and peers

American Tower Corp. /Ma/ is part of the REITs and Investment Holdings sector, which FundSpec tracks across 181 companies.

Companies in the same industry by market capitalization:

WELL Welltower Inc.PLD Prologis, Inc.EQIX Equinix Inc.SPG Simon Property Group Inc.DLR Digital Realty Trust, Inc.O Realty Income Corp.PSA Public StorageVTR Ventas, Inc.

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