Financing Cash Flow
American Tower Financing Cash Flow increased by 42.4% to -$831.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 1.5%, from -$843.80M to -$831.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a -28.9% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A large negative value typically indicates a company is returning capital to shareholders or paying down debt, while a positive value suggests the company is raising external capital to fund operations or acquisitions.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the net flow of cash between a company and its capital providers, including shareholders and lend...
Peer comparison
Large-cap peers like Microsoft or Alphabet similarly show large negative financing outflows due to aggressive share repurchase programs and dividend distributions.
cf_net_cash_from_financingHistorical 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 | $8.07B | $695.80M | $8.14B | -$250.90M | -$504.50M | -$205.10M | -$462.70M | -$1.01B | -$561.20M | -$707.70M | -$815.90M | -$390.20M | -$1.03B | -$3.13B | -$908.50M | -$843.80M | -$906.70M | -$1.01B | -$1.44B | -$831.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -91.4% | >999% | -103.1% | -101.1% | +59.3% | -125.6% | -118.8% | +44.6% | -26.1% | -15.3% | +52.2% | -163.4% | -204.1% | +70.9% | +7.1% | -7.5% | -11.9% | -42.4% | +42.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -106.3% | -129.5% | -105.7% | -303.6% | -11.2% | -245.1% | -76.3% | +61.5% | -83.2% | -341.7% | -11.3% | -116.2% | +11.8% | +67.6% | -58.9% | +1.5% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is American Tower's financing cash flow?
- American Tower (AMT) reported financing cash flow of -$831.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has American Tower's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- American Tower's financing cash flow increased by 1.5% year-over-year, from -$843.80M to -$831.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for American Tower's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), American Tower's financing cash flow has grown at a -28.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $16.42B to -$4.21B.
- What does financing cash flow mean?
- The total amount of money a company spends or receives from borrowing debt and managing its own shares and dividends.