SBA Communications Investment Purchases increased by 42.7% to $725.13M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 217.5%, from $228.38M to $725.13M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows a downward trend with a -9.4% CAGR.
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purchases_of_investments| 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 | $163.00K | $354.00K | $975.58M | $30.39M | $251.23M | $224.96M | $375.20M | $213.37M | $413.94M | $377.83M | $333.88M | $311.84M | $369.37M | $523.42M | $596.06M | $228.38M | $205.93M | $223.70M | $508.31M | $725.13M |
| QoQ Change | — | +117.2% | >999% | -96.9% | +726.6% | -10.5% | +66.8% | -43.1% | +94.0% | -8.7% | -11.6% | -6.6% | +18.4% | +41.7% | +13.9% | -61.7% | -9.8% | +8.6% | +127.2% | +42.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | >999% | >999% | -61.5% | +602.0% | +64.8% | +68.0% | -11.0% | +46.1% | -10.8% | +38.5% | +78.5% | -26.8% | -44.2% | -57.3% | -14.7% | +217.5% |