Asset Retirement Obligation
American Tower Asset Retirement Obligation increased by 0.1% to $2.52B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 2.9%, from $2.45B to $2.52B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Asset Retirement Obligation shows an upward trend with a 9.8% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase reflects expanded operational footprints or rising costs for future environmental remediation, impacting long-term balance sheet leverage.
Detailed definition
This represents the total estimated long-term liability for the future retirement of tangible long-lived assets. It acco...
Peer comparison
Standard across oil and gas companies; magnitude is highly correlated with the scale and age of the company's asset base.
other_asset_retirement_obligationHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.89B | $1.93B | $2.00B | $2.06B | $2.03B | $2.01B | $1.97B | $2.09B | $2.12B | $2.11B | $2.08B | $2.61B | $2.56B | $2.50B | $2.39B | $2.45B | $2.53B | $2.54B | $2.51B | $2.52B |
| QoQ Change | — | +1.9% | +3.8% | +3.0% | -1.6% | -1.0% | -1.9% | +6.1% | +1.4% | -0.5% | -1.6% | +25.3% | -1.7% | -2.3% | -4.4% | +2.2% | +3.3% | +0.6% | -1.1% | +0.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +7.2% | +4.1% | -1.5% | +1.5% | +4.6% | +5.1% | +5.4% | +24.5% | +20.7% | +18.5% | +15.1% | -6.2% | -1.5% | +1.5% | +5.0% | +2.9% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is American Tower's asset retirement obligation?
- American Tower (AMT) reported asset retirement obligation of $2.52B in Q1 2026.
- How has American Tower's asset retirement obligation changed year-over-year?
- American Tower's asset retirement obligation increased by 2.9% year-over-year, from $2.45B to $2.52B.
- What is the long-term trend for American Tower's asset retirement obligation?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), American Tower's asset retirement obligation has grown at a 9.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.57B to $2.51B.
- What does asset retirement obligation mean?
- The total estimated cost to dismantle and clean up assets at the end of their useful life.