Net Change in Cash
American Tower Net Change in Cash increased by 126.8% to $132.70M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 1.3%, from $131.00M to $132.70M. Over 2 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Net Change in Cash shows a downward trend with a 57.6% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests the company is accumulating liquidity, while a decrease indicates it spent more on investments, debt repayment, or operations than it generated in cash.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the total increase or decrease in a company's cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash over a...
Peer comparison
This is a universal accounting standard used to reconcile the cash flow statement to the balance sheet across all industries and global peers.
net_change_in_cashHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $7.50M | $1.70B | -$71.90M | -$68.30M | $46.50M | -$108.90M | -$215.30M | $224.00M | $82.20M | -$138.20M | $423.30M | $101.90M | -$336.40M | $131.00M | -$29.60M | -$108.80M | -$495.60M | $132.70M |
| QoQ Change | — | >999% | -104.2% | +5.0% | +168.1% | -334.2% | -97.7% | +204.0% | -63.3% | -268.1% | +406.3% | -75.9% | -430.1% | +138.9% | -122.6% | -267.6% | -355.5% | +126.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | <-999% | -97.3% | — | -199.4% | +428.0% | +76.8% | -26.9% | +296.6% | -54.5% | -509.2% | -69.1% | -129.0% | +67.7% | — | +1.3% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is American Tower's net change in cash?
- American Tower (AMT) reported net change in cash of $132.70M in Q1 2026.
- How has American Tower's net change in cash changed year-over-year?
- American Tower's net change in cash increased by 1.3% year-over-year, from $131.00M to $132.70M.
- What is the long-term trend for American Tower's net change in cash?
- Over 2 years (2022 to 2025), American Tower's net change in cash has grown at a 57.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$202.60M to -$503.00M.
- What does net change in cash mean?
- The total change in the company's cash balance after accounting for all spending, earning, and investment activities.