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American Tower (AMT) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026)

American Tower recorded quarterly Debt to Equity of $10.59 in Q1 2026, up 194.77% quarter-over-quarter from $3.59 in Q4 2025, and up 185.59% year-over-year from $3.71 in Q1 2025.

American Tower's Debt to Equity history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $10.59 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Debt to Equity rose 185.59% year-over-year to $10.59; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $10.59 (up 185.59% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $3.59, down 4.99% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity came in at $10.59 for Q1 2026 at American Tower, up from $3.59 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt to Equity ranged from a high of $10.59 in Q1 2026 to a low of $3.11 in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $4.34 and a median of $3.64 in 2024 frame the typical range for Debt to Equity.
  • Across the five-year window, Debt to Equity plunged 34.65% in 2022 and soared 185.59% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • American Tower's Debt to Equity stood at $3.12 in 2022, then advanced by 14.59% to $3.57 in 2023, then rose by 5.94% to $3.78 in 2024, then slipped by 4.99% to $3.59 in 2025, then surged by 194.77% to $10.59 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Debt to Equity over the past three periods registered $10.59, $3.59, and $9.42 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 Equinix 106.10 Bn 103.07 Bn 2.20 Bn 0.13
2 American Tower 85.70 Bn 92.20 Bn 2.70 Bn 10.59
3 Digital Realty Trust 67.00 Bn 66.16 Bn - 0.03
4 Crown Castle 40.17 Bn 40.12 Bn 984.00 Mn -12.86
5 Iron Mountain 37.80 Bn 37.83 Bn 1.05 Bn -18.23
6 Sba Communications 21.99 Bn 22.08 Bn 532.10 Mn -2.73
7 Weyerhaeuser 16.98 Bn 16.68 Bn 318.00 Mn 0.57
8 Lamar Advertising 15.51 Bn 15.46 Bn 403.56 Mn 3.34
9 Gaming & Leisure Properties 13.46 Bn 13.86 Bn - -
10 OUTFRONT Media 5.85 Bn 5.81 Bn 202.10 Mn 3.90

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 10.59
Dec 31, 2025 3.59
Sep 30, 2025 9.42
Jun 30, 2025 3.58
Mar 31, 2025 3.71
Dec 31, 2024 3.78
Sep 30, 2024 3.64
Jun 30, 2024 3.74
Mar 31, 2024 3.68
Dec 31, 2023 3.57
Sep 30, 2023 3.44
Jun 30, 2023 3.23
Mar 31, 2023 3.15
Dec 31, 2022 3.12
Sep 30, 2022 3.11
Jun 30, 2022 3.81
Mar 31, 2022 4.70
Dec 31, 2021 4.77
Sep 30, 2021 3.54
Jun 30, 2021 5.21
Mar 31, 2021 6.76
Dec 31, 2020 6.41
Sep 30, 2020 5.92
Jun 30, 2020 6.21
Mar 31, 2020 6.05
Dec 31, 2019 4.38
Sep 30, 2019 3.71
Jun 30, 2019 3.48
Mar 31, 2019 3.59
Dec 31, 2018 3.59
Sep 30, 2018 3.59
Jun 30, 2018 3.45
Mar 31, 2018 3.08
Dec 31, 2017 2.96
Sep 30, 2017 2.71
Jun 30, 2017 2.73
Mar 31, 2017 2.56
Dec 31, 2016 2.66
Sep 30, 2016 2.76
Jun 30, 2016 2.74
Mar 31, 2016 2.43
Dec 31, 2015 2.55
Sep 30, 2015 2.55
Jun 30, 2015 2.20
Mar 31, 2015 2.12
Dec 31, 2014 3.59
Sep 30, 2014 3.33
Jun 30, 2014 3.17
Mar 31, 2014 3.87
Dec 31, 2013 4.03
Sep 30, 2013 3.50
Jun 30, 2013 2.45
Mar 31, 2013 2.34
Dec 31, 2012 2.38
Sep 30, 2012 2.03
Jun 30, 2012 2.14
Mar 31, 2012 2.03
Dec 31, 2011 2.12
Sep 30, 2011 1.74
Jun 30, 2011 1.58
Mar 31, 2011 1.59
Dec 31, 2010 1.59
Mar 31, 2010 1.22
Dec 31, 2009 1.27
Sep 30, 2009 1.30
Jun 30, 2009 1.44