Discontinued — last reported Q4 '15
American Tower Long-Term Debt and Finance Lease Obligations decreased by 7.8% to $31.20B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 8.4%, from $34.05B to $31.20B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Long-Term Debt and Finance Lease Obligations shows an upward trend with a 3.5% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
High levels indicate significant long-term debt burden, which may increase interest expense and financial risk.
This represents the total principal amount of debt and finance lease obligations that are due beyond the next twelve mon...
Standard metric for assessing long-term solvency across all public companies.
long_term_debt_and_finance_lease_obligations| 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 | $32.95B | $31.44B | $38.69B | $38.15B | $37.24B | $35.31B | $34.16B | $34.69B | $35.59B | $35.44B | $35.73B | $36.19B | $35.64B | $33.37B | $32.81B | $34.05B | $35.19B | $34.85B | $33.83B | $31.20B |
| QoQ Change | — | -4.6% | +23.0% | -1.4% | -2.4% | -5.2% | -3.3% | +1.6% | +2.6% | -0.4% | +0.8% | +1.3% | -1.5% | -6.4% | -1.7% | +3.8% | +3.4% | -1.0% | -2.9% | -7.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +13.0% | +12.3% | -11.7% | -9.1% | -4.4% | +0.4% | +4.6% | +4.3% | +0.1% | -5.9% | -8.2% | -5.9% | -1.3% | +4.4% | +3.1% | -8.4% |