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AMERICAN TOWER CORP /MA/

LISTEDNYSE
SYMBOLAMT
SIC6798
STATE OF INC.DE
FISCAL YEAR ENDSDecember 31
CIK1053507

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS · LARGE ACCELERATED FILER · 10 FISCAL YEARS OF SEC XBRL DATA, 2016–2025

REVENUES, NET INCOME AND FREE CASH FLOW BY FISCAL YEAR$ billions025810122016201720182019202020212022202320242025RevenuesNet incomeFree cash flowEARNINGS AND DIVIDENDS PER SHARE$ per share0.002.004.006.008.002016201720182019202020212022202320242025EPS dilutedDividends per share

Fiscal years labelled by the calendar year in which they end. Bars in $ billions; per-share figures as reported.

CAPITALIZATION 12/31/25

($ millions)Amount%
Total debt37,22091.1
Stockholders' equity3,6528.9
Total capitalization40,873100.0

465,960,048 shares outstanding at 21 July 2026 (cover page of the 10-Q filed 28 July 2026).

LONG-TERM DEBT 12/31/25

($ millions)Amount
Long-term debt, incl. current maturities37,220
Long-term debt, noncurrent33,832
Current maturities3,388

CAPITAL STOCK 12/31/25

Common shares authorized1,000,000,000
Common shares issued479,358,000
Treasury shares13,040,000
Par or stated value per share ($)0.01
Outstanding at 7/21/26465,960,048

DIVIDENDS DECLARED/PAID

Fiscal yearPer share $Payout %
20256.80125.9
20246.56136.1
20236.45202.8
20225.86153.4
2021––

HISTORY AND BUSINESS

HISTORY: Incorporated in Delaware. Formerly known as AMERICAN TOWER SYSTEMS CORP (to 8 May 1998).

BUSINESS: Classified by the SEC under Standard Industrial Classification 6798, Real Estate Investment Trusts. Large accelerated filer. Principal executive office: 222 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA 02116. Fiscal year ends December 31. For a description of the business, see Item 1 of the latest 10-K.

CONSOLIDATED INCOME ACCOUNT, YEARS ENDED

($ millions)12/31/2512/31/2412/31/23
Total revenues936775747
Rental revenue9,7099,3539,265
Depreciation and amortization2,0422,0292,928
Operating income4,8464,5163,126
Interest expense1,3591,4041,398
Net income2,6282,2801,367
Earned per share, diluted ($)5.404.823.18
Dividends per share ($)6.806.566.45

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

($ millions)12/31/2512/31/24
Cash and equivalents1,4752,000
Total assets63,19061,077
Total liabilities52,83551,429
Stockholders' equity3,6523,382

TEN-YEAR STATISTICS: FISCAL YEARS ($ millions except per share)

Fiscal year endedRevenuesOper. incomeNet incomeNet margin %EPS diluted $Div. per share $Oper. cash flowCapital expend.Free cash flowTotal assetsTotal liabilitiesTotal debtStockholders' equityROE %Debt / equity
12/31/2510,6454,8462,53023.85.406.805,4641,6803,78463,19052,83537,2203,65269.310.19
12/31/2410,1274,5162,25522.34.826.565,2901,5903,70061,07751,42936,5023,38266.710.79
12/31/2310,0123,1261,48314.83.186.454,7221,7982,92466,02855,16238,8014,19835.39.24
12/31/229,6452,7391,76618.33.825.863,6961,8741,82367,19454,78638,9025,57231.76.98
12/31/219,3573,1322,56827.45.66–4,8201,3773,44369,88860,81843,4985,08150.58.56
12/31/208,0422,8881,69121.03.79–3,8811,0322,85047,23442,45329,2884,09441.37.15
12/31/197,5802,6881,88824.94.24–3,7539912,76142,80236,21525,05537.30.00
12/31/187,4401,9051,23616.62.77–3,7489132,83533,01026,10621,1605,33623.23.97
12/31/176,6641,9981,23918.62.67–2,9268042,12233,21425,26020,2056,24219.83.24
12/31/165,7861,85395616.51.98–2,7026822,01930,87922,81218,5336,76414.12.74

Net margin = net income ÷ revenues; ROE = net income ÷ year-end stockholders’ equity; total debt = long-term debt including current maturities plus short-term borrowings/commercial paper, as tagged in XBRL; free cash flow = operating cash flow − purchases of property, plant and equipment; d = derived as total assets − total equity where the filing does not tag total liabilities; – = not reported in XBRL for that year.

REGISTRANT:

AMERICAN TOWER CORP /MA/
CIK 1053507 · EIN 65-0723837

PRINCIPAL OFFICE:

222 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA 02116
Tel.: 6173757500

INCORPORATED:

Delaware

INDUSTRY (SEC SIC CODE):

6798 · Real Estate Investment Trusts

FILER STATUS:

Large accelerated filer

LATEST ANNUAL REPORT:

10-K for period ended 12/31/25, filed 24 February 2026

FORMER NAMES:

AMERICAN TOWER SYSTEMS CORP

RECENT FILINGS (ANNUAL REPORT REFERENCES BELOW):

9/18/268-Kperiod 9/17/26
9/14/268-Kperiod 9/14/26
9/9/268-Kperiod 9/9/26
7/28/2610-Qperiod 6/30/26
7/28/268-Kperiod 7/28/26
6/4/268-Kperiod 6/2/26
6/2/268-Kperiod 6/2/26
5/27/268-Kperiod 5/27/26

Sources: SEC XBRL company facts (all financial figures) · SEC submissions (registrant, address, SIC, filings) · annual reports: 10-K FY2025 (filed 2/24/26) · 10-K FY2024 (filed 2/25/25) · 10-K FY2023 (filed 2/27/24) · 10-K FY2020 (filed 2/25/21) · 10-K FY2019 (filed 2/25/20) · 10-K FY2018 (filed 2/27/19). Values are the latest figures filed for each fiscal year (restated where a later 10-K restated them). Ratios and free cash flow are Pathos calculations from those figures. Retrieved 31 October 2026.

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