AMT vs SBAC vs AD Stock Comparison

American Tower, Sba Communications and Array Digital Infrastructure Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMT American Tower Corp /Ma/
$188.97 +10.6% 1M -0.7% 1Y
Market cap
$87.68B
P/E
25.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.94B
Div. yield
–
Tower REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Array Digital Infrastructure leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Array Digital Infrastructure 8, American Tower 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMTSBACADLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $87.68B $19.71B $2.89B AMT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.8x 19.9x 5.4x AD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.0x 22.5x 5.3x AD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.6% +5.4% +98.9% AD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.1% 34.5% 250.8% AD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.2% 14.0% 19.3% AD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.1x 7.3x 0.5x AD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% -0.05% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.7% -5.8% -32.0% AMT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.9%/yr -11.8%/yr +1.3%/yr AD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.5% 35.4% 45.8% AMT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 46/100 61/100 AD

Percentile Scorecard

AMTSBACAD

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

AxisAMTSBACAD
Valuation 30 #8 of 11 60 #5 of 11 20 #9 of 11
Growth 89 #2 of 10 33 #7 of 10 67 #4 of 10
Profitability 67 #4 of 10 89 #2 of 10 56 #5 of 10
Financial Health 40 #7 of 11 0 #11 of 11 100 #1 of 11
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 56 46 61
  • AMT ranked among 11 companies in Infrastructure REITs
  • SBAC ranked among 11 companies in Infrastructure REITs
  • AD ranked among 11 companies in Infrastructure REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMTSBACADSPY
1 month +10.6%+8.3%-4.0% -1.0%
3 months +13.4%+6.4%-4.0% +2.9%
6 months +6.0%-15.8%-30.4% +6.4%
Year to date +7.6%-4.5%-37.4% +11.4%
1 year -0.7%-5.8%-32.0% +13.1%
3 years +15.8%-6.3%-20.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +5.0%-2.1%-7.3% +21.5%
5 years -33.6%-46.5%+6.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year -7.9%-11.8%+1.3% +10.9%
10 years +63.3%+62.8%-6.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year +5.0%+5.0%-0.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAMTSBACADSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.5%35.4%45.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.7%28.6%57.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.060.140.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.02-0.16-0.70 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.1%-59.4%-57.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.7%-17.4%-44.4% -2.5%
52-week high $194.12$223.75$60.28 $779.14
52-week low $161.11$158.02$32.72 $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.

MultipleAMTSBACAD
P/E now vs peer median 25.9xmedian 24.1x 19.8xmedian 24.1x 5.4xmedian 24.1x
P/S now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 6.3x 6.8xmedian 6.3x 13.6xmedian 6.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 16.7x 18.9xmedian 16.7x 5.6xmedian 16.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.2xmedian 18.0x 18.7xmedian 18.0x -8.6xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 2.3x -4.2xmedian 2.3x 2.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.50median 0.71 0.76median 0.71 0.03median 0.71

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 monthsAMTSBACAD
Revenue $10.94B $2.87B $213.53M
Gross profit $10.78B $2.16B $124.63M
Operating income $4.90B $1.37B $515.33M
Net income $3.52B $992.23M $539.97M
Free cash flow $3.96B $1.05B -$338.11M
EPS (diluted) $7.29 $9.32 $6.19
Cash & equivalents $1.76B $327.05M $416.44M
Total debt $37.19B $51.29B $4.87B
Shares (diluted) 466.27M 106.26M 86.51M
Enterprise value $80.88B $18.27B $1.78B

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
MetricAMTSBACAD
P/E 25.9x 19.8x 5.4x
P/FCF 22.2x 18.7x -8.6x
P/Operating cash flow 15.2x 15.3x -9.6x
P/S 8.0x 6.8x 13.6x
P/B 8.6x -4.2x 2.3x
P/Tangible book -23.6x -2.6x -9.0x
EV/EBITDA 17.7x 18.9x 5.6x
EV/EBIT 25.2x 23.4x 6.1x
EV/Revenue 11.3x 11.1x 14.8x
EV/FCF 31.2x 30.4x -9.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.4x 24.9x -10.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.50 0.76 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMTSBACAD
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.6% 5.4% 98.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 1.9% -62.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.5% 2.9% 275.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 1.8% -61.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.9% -4.2% 317.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 20.1% 13.2% 205.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 164.5% 13.0% 2,476%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 58.7% 25.3% 207.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 164.5% 14.4% 2,291%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 52.1% 25.9% 197.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.1% 0.0% -135.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.5% -3.3% -35.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 5.8% -1.0% -131.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.2% -3.9% -152.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMTSBACAD
Gross margin 98.5% 75.2% 58.4%
EBITDA margin 63.7% 58.8% 265.4%
Operating margin 44.8% 47.6% 241.3%
Pretax margin 36.0% 41.4% 373.7%
Net margin 31.1% 34.5% 250.8%
FCF margin 36.2% 36.6% -158.3%
Operating cash flow margin 52.8% 44.7% -141.8%
Return on equity 34.5% – 35.6%
Return on assets 5.6% 8.5% 15.2%
Return on invested capital 9.2% 14.0% 19.3%
Return on capital employed 9.0% 18.5% 16.1%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.3x -0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 2.9% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMTSBACAD
Debt / assets 58.8% 108.4% 20.0%
Debt / equity 3.6x -2.7x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.1x 7.3x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 9.4x 12.1x -2.0x
Liabilities / assets 83.8% 139.4% 62.3%
Equity / assets 16.2% -39.4% 37.7%
Interest coverage 3.5x – 13.3x
Current ratio 0.4x 0.2x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 1.20 0.13 1.17

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMTSBACAD
Dividend yield 3.7% 2.6% 63.4%
Net buyback yield 0.2% 1.7% –
Shareholder yield 3.9% 4.3% 63.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 27.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -44.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusAMTSBACAD
Forward P/E 28.0xFY2026 22.5xFY2026 5.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.75FY2026 $8.22FY2026 $6.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +25.0%FY2026 -16.1%FY2026 +1,039.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.3% -5.6% -81.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.51BFY2026 $2.66BFY2026 $220.29MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.2%FY2026 -5.8%FY2026 +35.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +7.5% -1.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMTSBACAD
Held by institutions 94.4% 98.9% 20.6%
Institutions holding 1,743 680 140
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% +2.4% -7.9%
Institutions buying 860 343 69
Institutions selling 657 240 46
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.43 1.50

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.

AMTSBACAD
AMT 1.00 0.73 0.16
SBAC 0.73 1.00 0.20
AD 0.16 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMT, SBAC and AD?

American Tower (AMT) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Tower (AMT) $87.68B, Sba Communications (SBAC) $19.71B, Array Digital Infrastructure (AD) $2.89B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMT, SBAC and AD?

Array Digital Infrastructure (AD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Tower (AMT) 25.8x, Sba Communications (SBAC) 19.9x, Array Digital Infrastructure (AD) 5.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Array Digital Infrastructure (AD) is cheapest (American Tower (AMT) 28.0x, Sba Communications (SBAC) 22.5x, Array Digital Infrastructure (AD) 5.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Array Digital Infrastructure (AD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Tower (AMT) +6.6%, Sba Communications (SBAC) +5.4%, Array Digital Infrastructure (AD) +98.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Array Digital Infrastructure (AD) has the highest net margin (American Tower (AMT) 31.1%, Sba Communications (SBAC) 34.5%, Array Digital Infrastructure (AD) 250.8%). On return on invested capital, Array Digital Infrastructure (AD) leads (American Tower (AMT) 9.2%, Sba Communications (SBAC) 14.0%, Array Digital Infrastructure (AD) 19.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year American Tower (AMT) returned the most: American Tower (AMT) -0.7%, Sba Communications (SBAC) -5.8%, Array Digital Infrastructure (AD) -32.0%. Over five years, Array Digital Infrastructure (AD) compounded fastest (American Tower (AMT) -7.9%/yr, Sba Communications (SBAC) -11.8%/yr, Array Digital Infrastructure (AD) +1.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, American Tower (AMT) has been the steadiest (American Tower (AMT) 28.5%, Sba Communications (SBAC) 35.4%, Array Digital Infrastructure (AD) 45.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMT, SBAC and AD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Array Digital Infrastructure (AD) leads on 8. 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.