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American Tower

Real EstateREITsS&P 500
Ticker AMTBOSTON, MAFiscal year ends DecemberBook value per share $7.97Diluted shares 466.6M

American Tower Corporation (NYSE: AMT) operates as one of the largest global real estate investment trusts and a leading independent owner, operator and developer of multitenant communications real estate. The company's website is www.americantower.com. From the company’s description.

Fiscal year 2025 · ends 12-31Changes are against fiscal 2024The amber dot is the latest twelve months, to 2026-06-30
Sales & profitability
$10.64BFY2025
+5.1% year over year
Last 12 mo $10.94B
45.52%FY2025
+0.9 percentage points
Last 12 mo 44.80%
$2.63BFY2025
+15.3% year over year
Last 12 mo $3.52B
69.25%FY2025
+2.6 percentage points
Last 12 mo 91.43%
Cash & financing
$5.46BFY2025
+3.3% year over year
Last 12 mo $5.77B
$3.78BFY2025
+2.2% year over year
Last 12 mo $3.96B
10.19FY2025
Was 10.79× a year earlier
Last 12 mo 10.00
468.8MFY2025
+0.1% year over year
Last 12 mo 466.6M

Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.

What American Tower does

In the company’s own words

American Tower Corporation (NYSE: AMT) operates as one of the largest global real estate investment trusts and a leading independent owner, operator and developer of multitenant communications real estate. The company's website is www.americantower.com.

The company's primary business involves leasing space on communications sites to wireless service providers, radio and television broadcast companies, wireless data providers, government agencies and municipalities. Property operations account for approximately 97 percent of total revenues, while services operations comprise the remaining 3 percent. As of December 31, 2025, American Tower's communications real estate portfolio includes 149,686 communications sites distributed across the United States and Canada (42,224 sites), Africa and Asia-Pacific (27,857 sites), Europe (32,524 sites), and Latin America (47,081 sites), along with 30 operating data center facilities across eleven United States markets.

The company operates through six reportable segments: U.S. & Canada property (49 percent of revenue), Africa and Asia-Pacific property (13 percent), Europe property (9 percent), Latin America property (15 percent), Data Centers (10 percent), and Services (3 percent). The portfolio consists of owned towers, towers operated under long-term lease arrangements, distributed antenna system networks, rooftop and tower sites managed for third parties, and other telecommunications infrastructure including fiber and property interests.

American Tower's property operations generate consistent revenue through long-term tenant leases with contractual rent escalations, typically averaging 3 percent annually in the United States. The company expects to generate over $54 billion in non-cancellable tenant lease revenue over future periods. Major customers include AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, Bharti Airtel, MTN Group, Telefónica, and América Móvil.

The services segment provides tower-related offerings including site application, zoning and permitting, structural and mount analyses, and construction management services, primarily supporting the site leasing business. As of December 31, 2025, the company employed 4,866 full-time individuals across more than 20 countries, with 2,388 employees based in the United States and 2,478 based internationally. The company qualifies as a real estate investment trust for United States federal income tax purposes and maintains investment-grade credit ratings.

Company details
Sector
Real Estate
Industry (SIC)
REITs
Headquarters
BOSTON, MA
Fiscal year end
December
CIK
1053507
SIC
6798

Financial performance, year by year

Fiscal 2013–2025 · USD
$-1.11B$2.23B$5.57B$8.92B$12.26B2013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Last 12 moLast 12 monthsLast 12 months

The full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.

Ownership

Who owns American Tower — and what changed

Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30

895
funds hold it
1 of 35
superinvestors hold it
$30.41B
held by funds, at market
37.7%
of shares held by funds
42
bond issues held by funds

Superinvestors in American Tower · what they did last quarter

Chuck AkreDECREASED -42.4%
Akre Capital Management
0.1%of 13F portfolio

Share of each manager’s reported 13F portfolio. Change is in shares held, since the previous quarter.

Largest fund holders · American Tower’s weight in each

VANGUARD REAL ESTATE INDEX FUND
VNQ · VANGUARD SPECIALIZED FUNDS
—of fund net assets
VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.11%of fund net assets
VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND
VOO · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.12%of fund net assets
Fidelity 500 Index Fund
FXAIX · Fidelity Concord Street Trust
0.13%of fund net assets
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV · iShares Trust
0.12%of fund net assets

Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.

American Tower’s bonds, as funds hold them

Funds report holding 42 issues of American Tower’s debt, $5.21B at market value — what funds hold, not the company’s total debt. Weighted-average coupon 3.99%, maturing 2026 to 2051.

Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.

Fund ownership is a subset of institutional 13F ownership — the two describe overlapping populations and must not be added together.

Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.

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