American Tower (AMT) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

American Tower's (AMT) quarterly Capital Expenditures came in at $449.5 million in Q1 2026, up 35.76% year-on-year from $331.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 22.39% quarter-over-quarter from $579.2 million in Q4 2025.

American Tower (AMT) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

American Tower has disclosed Capital Expenditures across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $449.5 million for Q1 2026.

  • Capital Expenditures for Q1 2026 came in at $449.5 million, up 35.76% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.8 billion (up 18.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.7 billion, up 5.69% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures came in at $449.5 million for Q1 2026 at American Tower, down from $579.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Capital Expenditures ranged from a high of $658.2 million in Q4 2022 to a low of $304.6 million in Q2 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $424.7 million (2024), against an average of $434.8 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Capital Expenditures surged 46.24% in 2022 and slipped 22.74% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • American Tower's Capital Expenditures stood at $658.2 million in 2022, then fell by 20.3% to $524.6 million in 2023, then fell by 15.48% to $443.4 million in 2024, then jumped by 30.63% to $579.2 million in 2025, then declined by 22.39% to $449.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at $449.5 million (Q1 2026), $579.2 million (Q4 2025), and $465.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Equinix 104.53 Bn 101.50 Bn 2.20 Bn 123.00 Mn
2 American Tower 86.20 Bn 92.70 Bn 2.70 Bn 449.50 Mn
3 Digital Realty Trust 63.76 Bn 62.92 Bn - 870.04 Mn
4 Crown Castle 38.57 Bn 38.52 Bn 984.00 Mn 57.00 Mn
5 Iron Mountain 37.41 Bn 37.43 Bn 1.05 Bn 301.90 Mn
6 Sba Communications 20.70 Bn 20.79 Bn 532.10 Mn 48.40 Mn
7 Weyerhaeuser 17.74 Bn 17.44 Bn 318.00 Mn 23.00 Mn
8 Lamar Advertising 15.68 Bn 15.63 Bn 403.56 Mn 62.86 Mn
9 Gaming & Leisure Properties 13.22 Bn 13.62 Bn - 111.48 Mn
10 OUTFRONT Media 5.51 Bn 5.47 Bn 202.10 Mn 3.30 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 449.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 449.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 579.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 579.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 465.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 465.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 304.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 304.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 331.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 331.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 443.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 443.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 424.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 424.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 325.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 325.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 396.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 396.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 524.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 524.60 Mn