What is American Tower's restricted cash?

American Tower (AMT) reported restricted cash of $129.1M in Q1 2026.

How has American Tower's restricted cash changed year-over-year?

American Tower's restricted cash decreased by 4.7% year-over-year, from $135.5M to $129.1M.

What is the long-term trend for American Tower's restricted cash?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), American Tower's restricted cash has grown at a 2.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $115.1M to $130.4M.

What does restricted cash mean?

Cash restricted for specific purposes by contractual, regulatory, or legal requirements — not available for general corporate use.

American Tower AMT Restricted Cash

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$2.7B+6.8%

Operating income$1.2B-1.2%

Net income$878.5M+76.2%

EPS (diluted)$1.84+76.9%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.6B-23.5%

Total debt$13.9B+34.7%

Total equity$3.5B-0.3%

Total assets$63.2B+1.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$1.4B+8.2%

CapEx$449.5M+35.8%

Free cash flow$951.1M-1.3%

Valuation

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Market cap$83.57B-20.9%

Profitability

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Gross margin99.5%—

Operating margin44.7%-0.8pp

Net margin27.8%+9.6pp

FCF margin34.9%-2.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity85.3%+36.3pp

Debt / equity4×+1.0×

Current ratio0.3×-0.3×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by American Tower in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue.

The official record: American Tower’s 10-Q, filed April 28, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is American Tower's restricted cash?: American Tower (AMT) reported restricted cash of $129.1M in Q1 2026.
How has American Tower's restricted cash changed year-over-year?: American Tower's restricted cash decreased by 4.7% year-over-year, from $135.5M to $129.1M.
What is the long-term trend for American Tower's restricted cash?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), American Tower's restricted cash has grown at a 2.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $115.1M to $130.4M.
What does restricted cash mean?: Cash restricted for specific purposes by contractual, regulatory, or legal requirements — not available for general corporate use.