What is American Tower's stock-based comp?

American Tower (AMT) reported stock-based comp of $58.4M in Q1 2026.

How has American Tower's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?

American Tower's stock-based comp increased by 9.4% year-over-year, from $53.4M to $58.4M.

What is the long-term trend for American Tower's stock-based comp?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), American Tower's stock-based comp has grown at a 9.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $119.5M to $174.2M.

What does stock-based comp mean?

Total non-cash stock-based compensation expense for equity awards (RSUs, options, ESPP), added back to net income in cash flow reconciliation.

American Tower AMT Stock-Based Comp

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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$81.81B-22.0%

Enterprise value$94.14B-16.5%

P/E27.2×-51.7×

P/S7.6×-2.7×

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:ShareBasedCompensation.

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 stock-based comp?: American Tower (AMT) reported stock-based comp of $58.4M in Q1 2026.
How has American Tower's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?: American Tower's stock-based comp increased by 9.4% year-over-year, from $53.4M to $58.4M.
What is the long-term trend for American Tower's stock-based comp?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), American Tower's stock-based comp has grown at a 9.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $119.5M to $174.2M.
What does stock-based comp mean?: Total non-cash stock-based compensation expense for equity awards (RSUs, options, ESPP), added back to net income in cash flow reconciliation.