Stock · AMT · Real Estate
United States · Large Cap · listed since 1998 · Revenue 12 mo. $10.9B
Price as of 11/06/2026
American Tower Corporation one of the largest global REITs, is a leading independent owner, operator and developer of multitenant communications real estate with a portfolio of over 147,000 communications sites and a highly interconnected footprint of U.S. data center facilities.
American Tower Corporation one of the largest global REITs, is a leading independent owner, operator and developer of multitenant communications real estate with a portfolio of over 147,000 communications sites and a highly interconnected footprint of U.S. data center facilities. American Tower Corporation was incorporated in 1995 in Delaware and is based in Massachusetts, Boston.
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Summary
55.7 of 100
Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.
Analysis
What the price requires
If free cash flow stays at €3.4B (2025), it supports €37.7B. The remaining €40.6B of the market value assume it grows 10.2% a year for 10 years and not at all afterwards.
Required FCF growth per year
10.2%
no growth afterwards
Price to operating cash flow 15.3×, below its usual range.
Middle half of 20 quarters: 17.0× to 24.0×, median 20.2×.
Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.
with respect to the priced-in expectation
with respect to the priced-in expectation
Since the last quarter
Q1 → Q2 2026
5 more unchanged: Revenue, 12 mo., Gross margin, EBIT margin, Net debt, Shares outstanding
Derivation
Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.
Price as of 11/06/2026.
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 69.26% | 7.47% | Rank 98 |
| Return on capital (Greenblatt) | 16.96% | 30.55% | Rank 38 |
| EBIT margin | 45.85% | 45.85% | Rank 50 |
| FCF margin | 35.54% | 37.62% | Rank 48 |
| Gross margin | 73.68% | 55.39% | Rank 77 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, 1 year | 5.11% | 6.62% | Rank 45 |
| Earnings growth, 3 years per year | 12.22% | 3.56% | Rank 70 |
| Earnings growth, 5 years per year | 7.31% | 4.17% | Rank 62 |
| Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings) | 15.79% | 2.49% | Rank 78 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yield | 2.86% | 5.58% | Rank 22 |
| FCF yield | 4.33% | 4.79% | Rank 45 |
| EV/saleslower is better | 12.29 | 12.03 | Rank 48 |
| EV/EBITlower is better | 26.80 | 23.23 | Rank 42 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | −3.60% | −13.68% | Rank 78 |
| Share price, 6 months | 7.43% | −6.91% | Rank 86 |
| Share price, 3 months | 14.55% | 0.34% | Rank 93 |
| Distance from 52-week high | −3.12% | −18.73% | Rank 92 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accruals (Sloan)lower is better | −1.97% | 3.12% | Rank 88 |
| Change in share countlower is better | 0.22% | 0.26% | Rank 52 |
| Dividend streak in years | 14 | 4 | Rank 92 |
| Price reaction to results, market-adjusted | −3.03% | −0.47% | Rank 14 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equity ratio | 5.78% | 46.36% | Rank 4 |
| Net debt/EBITDAlower is better | 7.13 | 6.62 | Rank 40 |
| Debt to equitylower is better | 12.31 | 0.92 | Rank 1 |
| Volatility, 1 yearlower is better | 28.25% | 25.05% | Rank 37 |
Ten years in figures
| Year | Revenue, $B | EBIT margin | FCF, $B | Shares | Net debt, $B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5.8 | 32.0% | 2.0 | 429M | 17.7 |
| 2017 | 6.7 | 30.0% | 2.1 | 432M | 19.4 |
| 2018 | 7.4 | 25.6% | 2.8 | 443M | 20.0 |
| 2019 | 7.6 | 35.5% | 2.8 | 446M | 29.6 |
| 2020 | 8.0 | 35.9% | 2.8 | 446M | 35.0 |
| 2021 | 9.4 | 33.5% | 3.4 | 453M | 50.1 |
| 2022 | 9.6 | 28.4% | 1.8 | 463M | 45.0 |
| 2023 | 10.0 | 31.2% | 2.9 | 467M | 44.6 |
| 2024 | 10.1 | 44.6% | 3.7 | 468M | 42.0 |
| 2025 | 10.6 | 45.9% | 3.8 | 469M | 43.5 |
2 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built
American Tower Corp mainly meets criteria in the Growth category. Result from 18 strategies checked.
This is how the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set, calculates the points for American Tower Corp. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.
2 of 7 rules met
2 of 11 points
The rule “Exclusion: financial and real estate stocks” applies. The stock is therefore not rated regardless of the points scored.
Detail data
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Selected fundamental metrics for American Tower Corp.
| Metric | Stock | Sector |
|---|---|---|
| P/E ratio | 35.0 | 16.4 |
| P/B ratio | 24.2 | 1.0 |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 69.3% | 7.5% |
| Equity ratio | 5.8% | 46.4% |
| Debt-to-equity (D/E) | 12.31 | 0.92 |
| Dividend yield | 3.7% | 4.2% |
How comparable stocks in the same sector score in the StockScorer model.
| Symbol | Company | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| AMT | American Tower Corpthis page | |
| EQIX | Equinix Inc | Low1.8 |
| DLR | Digital Realty Trust Inc | Low2.7 |
| CCI | Crown Castle | Low3.6 |
| IRM | Iron Mountain Incorporated | locked |
| SBAC | SBA Communications Corp | locked |
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