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Payments to Acquire Investments
SBA Communications Payments to Acquire Investments increased by 42.7% to $725.13M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 217.5%, from $228.38M to $725.13M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Payments to Acquire Investments shows a downward trend with a -9.4% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionOther
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2016
Last reportedQ1 2026May 5, 2026
How to read this metric
Increases suggest a strategy of diversifying capital or building strategic partnerships, while decreases may indicate a focus on core operations.
Detailed definition
This represents cash outflows for the purchase of financial assets, such as equity stakes in other companies, debt secur...
Peer comparison
Commonly found in the investing section of the cash flow statement as 'Payments to acquire investments' or 'Purchases of securities'.
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other_payments_to_acquire_investmentsHistorical Data
20 periods
| 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 | $163.00K | $354.00K | $975.58M | $30.39M | $251.23M | $224.96M | $375.20M | $213.37M | $413.94M | $377.83M | $333.88M | $311.84M | $369.37M | $523.42M | $596.06M | $228.38M | $205.93M | $223.70M | $508.31M | $725.13M |
| QoQ Change | — | +117.2% | >999% | -96.9% | +726.6% | -10.5% | +66.8% | -43.1% | +94.0% | -8.7% | -11.6% | -6.6% | +18.4% | +41.7% | +13.9% | -61.7% | -9.8% | +8.6% | +127.2% | +42.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | >999% | >999% | -61.5% | +602.0% | +64.8% | +68.0% | -11.0% | +46.1% | -10.8% | +38.5% | +78.5% | -26.8% | -44.2% | -57.3% | -14.7% | +217.5% |
Range$163.00K – $975.58M
CAGR+486.2%
Avg YoY Growth>999%
Median YoY Growth+42.3%
Current Streak3 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is SBA Communications's payments to acquire investments?
- SBA Communications (SBAC) reported payments to acquire investments of $725.13M in Q1 2026.
- How has SBA Communications's payments to acquire investments changed year-over-year?
- SBA Communications's payments to acquire investments increased by 217.5% year-over-year, from $228.38M to $725.13M.
- What is the long-term trend for SBA Communications's payments to acquire investments?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), SBA Communications's payments to acquire investments has grown at a -9.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.73B to $1.17B.
- What does payments to acquire investments mean?
- Cash used to purchase financial investments or equity stakes in other entities.