AMT vs CIGI vs IHS Stock Comparison

American Tower, Colliers International and IHS Holding Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMT American Tower Corp /Ma/
$185.84 +11.0% 1M +3.8% 1Y
Market cap
$86.26B
P/E
26.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.01B
Div. yield
3.80%
Tower REITs Real Estate
3 wins
IHS IHS Holding Ltd
$8.48 +1.3% 1M +24.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.85B
P/E
20.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.55B
Div. yield
–
Tower REITs Real Estate
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

IHS Holding leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (IHS Holding 6, American Tower 3, Colliers International 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMTCIGIIHSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $86.26B $4.91B $2.85B AMT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.1x 81.0x 20.0x IHS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.5x 12.2x 11.5x IHS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.3% +15.2% +6.8% CIGI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.1% 1.0% 9.1% AMT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.1% 6.8% 20.5% IHS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.1x 3.8x — CIGI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.80% 0.31% — AMT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.8% -41.1% +24.2% IHS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.0%/yr -8.0%/yr -12.8%/yr CIGI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.3% 37.7% 25.3% IHS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 42/100 69/100 IHS

Percentile Scorecard

AMTCIGIIHS

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAMTCIGIIHS
Valuation 30 #8 of 11 47 #10 of 18 100 #1 of 11
Growth 78 #3 of 10 47 #9 of 16 22 #8 of 10
Profitability 38 #6 of 9 67 #6 of 16 88 #2 of 9
Financial Health 44 #6 of 10 7 #15 of 16 67 #4 of 10
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 47 42 69
  • AMT ranked among 11 companies in Infrastructure REITs
  • CIGI ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services
  • IHS ranked among 11 companies in Infrastructure REITs

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAMTCIGIIHSSPY
1 month +11.0%+6.7%+1.3% +0.7%
3 months +6.5%-3.3%+3.4% +3.7%
6 months +1.7%-8.1%+3.3% +7.1%
Year to date +5.8%-34.7%+13.7% +12.8%
1 year +3.8%-41.1%+24.2% +11.9%
3 years +7.6%+6.8%+72.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +2.5%+2.2%+19.8% +22.8%
5 years -34.1%-33.9%-49.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year -8.0%-8.0%-12.8% +10.9%
10 years +60.0%+169.1%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +4.8%+10.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMTCIGIIHSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.3%37.7%25.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.4%39.6%26.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.060.880.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.13-1.090.95 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.1%-49.3%-85.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.3%-41.1%-2.9% -1.2%
52-week high $194.12$162.99$8.73 $779.14
52-week low $161.11$85.88$6.24 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAMTCIGIIHS
P/E now vs peer median 26.1xmedian 24.7x 81.0xmedian 21.0x 20.0xmedian 24.7x
P/S now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 6.4x 0.8xmedian 0.7x 1.8xmedian 6.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 15.4x 11.4xmedian 10.7x —median 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 18.7x 11.7xmedian 13.5x 4.2xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 5.2x 3.2xmedian 1.9x -15.6xmedian 5.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.39median 0.68 1.72median 0.56 0.72median 0.68

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAMTCIGIIHS
Revenue $11.01B $5.96B $1.55B
Gross profit $10.87B $2.38B $867.30M
Operating income $4.94B $373.62M $706.10M
Net income $3.38B $211.66M $133.30M
Free cash flow $3.96B $419.51M $675.20M
EPS (diluted) $7.11 $1.18 $0.43
Cash & equivalents $1.87B $265.19M $1.09B
Total debt $37.58B $2.69B $12.65B
Shares (diluted) 465.76M 51.08M 333.06M
Enterprise value $85.79B $3.98B -$720.38M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAMTCIGIIHS
P/E 26.1x 81.0x 20.0x
P/FCF 21.8x 11.7x 4.2x
P/Operating cash flow 15.1x 15.2x 3.2x
P/S 7.8x 0.8x 1.8x
P/B 8.8x 3.2x -15.6x
P/Tangible book -21.9x 68.7x -6.1x
EV/EBITDA 17.4x 11.4x –
EV/EBIT 24.7x 19.6x 6.9x
EV/Revenue 11.1x 1.2x 3.1x
EV/FCF 30.8x 17.5x 7.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.4x 22.7x 5.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.39 1.72 0.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMTCIGIIHS
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.3% 15.2% 6.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 10.8% -10.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.7% 14.8% 3.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 11.2% -3.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.6% 3.2% -9.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.9% 9.4% 16.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 12.0% -5.4% 32.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 74.5% 14.6% 27.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 13.6% 5.3% 28.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 66.9% 47.0% 27.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% 14.1% -8.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 4.6% -5.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.3% 20.1% -10.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 4.6% 6.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMTCIGIIHS
Gross margin 98.7% 40.0% 55.8%
EBITDA margin 63.6% 10.8% –
Operating margin 44.8% 6.3% 45.5%
Pretax margin 35.3% 5.0% 44.9%
Net margin 30.1% 1.0% 9.1%
FCF margin 36.0% 7.0% 43.5%
Operating cash flow margin 51.8% 5.4% 56.5%
Return on equity 33.8% 13.8% –
Return on assets 5.4% 3.9% 3.0%
Return on invested capital 9.1% 6.8% 20.5%
Return on capital employed 9.1% 10.2% 21.5%
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.1x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.5x 6.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMTCIGIIHS
Debt / assets 59.7% 46.0% 71.3%
Debt / equity 3.8x 1.7x -17.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.1x 3.8x –
Debt / FCF 9.5x 6.4x 4.6x
Liabilities / assets 84.5% 73.5% 104.2%
Equity / assets 15.5% 26.5% -4.2%
Interest coverage 3.5x – 2.1x
Current ratio 0.4x 1.2x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.9x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 1.18 1.96 -0.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMTCIGIIHS
Dividend yield 3.8% 0.3% –
Net buyback yield 1.0% – –
Shareholder yield 4.8% 0.3% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 7.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 3.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.5% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAMTCIGIIHS
Forward P/E 27.5xFY2026 12.2xFY2026 11.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.75FY2026 $7.88FY2026 $0.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +25.0%FY2026 +20.7%FY2026 +76.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.3% +0.1% +6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.51BFY2026 $6.33BFY2026 $1.87BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.2%FY2026 +14.6%FY2026 +18.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +14.7% -4.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMTCIGIIHS
Held by institutions 94.4% 71.7% 47.7%
Institutions holding 1,744 189 120
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% -3.8% +0.7%
Institutions buying 861 92 53
Institutions selling 657 64 45
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.44 1.18

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AMTCIGIIHS
AMT 1.00 0.12 -0.01
CIGI 0.12 1.00 0.09
IHS -0.01 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMT, CIGI and IHS?

American Tower (AMT) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Tower (AMT) $86.26B, Colliers International (CIGI) $4.91B, IHS Holding (IHS) $2.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMT, CIGI and IHS?

IHS Holding (IHS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Tower (AMT) 26.1x, Colliers International (CIGI) 81.0x, IHS Holding (IHS) 20.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, IHS Holding (IHS) is cheapest (American Tower (AMT) 27.5x, Colliers International (CIGI) 12.2x, IHS Holding (IHS) 11.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Colliers International (CIGI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Tower (AMT) +5.3%, Colliers International (CIGI) +15.2%, IHS Holding (IHS) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

American Tower (AMT) has the highest net margin (American Tower (AMT) 30.1%, Colliers International (CIGI) 1.0%, IHS Holding (IHS) 9.1%). On return on invested capital, IHS Holding (IHS) leads (American Tower (AMT) 9.1%, Colliers International (CIGI) 6.8%, IHS Holding (IHS) 20.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year IHS Holding (IHS) returned the most: American Tower (AMT) +3.8%, Colliers International (CIGI) -41.1%, IHS Holding (IHS) +24.2%. Over five years, Colliers International (CIGI) compounded fastest (American Tower (AMT) -8.0%/yr, Colliers International (CIGI) -8.0%/yr, IHS Holding (IHS) -12.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

American Tower (AMT) has the highest dividend yield: American Tower (AMT) 3.80%, Colliers International (CIGI) 0.31%. IHS Holding (IHS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, IHS Holding (IHS) has been the steadiest (American Tower (AMT) 28.3%, Colliers International (CIGI) 37.7%, IHS Holding (IHS) 25.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMT, CIGI and IHS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, IHS Holding (IHS) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.