American Tower (AMT) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2026)

American Tower's (AMT) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.03 in Q1 2026, up 4.49% year-on-year from 0.03 in Q1 2025, and down 79.5% quarter-over-quarter from 0.15 in Q4 2025.

American Tower (AMT) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

American Tower has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 0.03 for Q1 2026.

  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.03, up 4.49% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.07 (up 11.73% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.07, down 32.23% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.03 for Q1 2026 at American Tower, down from 0.15 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 2.31 in Q1 2022 to a low of 3.67 in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.03 (2025), against an average of 0.09.
  • Peak annual rise in FCF Payout Ratio reached 21805.35% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 5156.89% in 2022.
  • American Tower's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 3.67 in 2022, then jumped by 100.53% to 0.02 in 2023, then soared by 95.8% to 0.04 in 2024, then soared by 299.6% to 0.15 in 2025, then tumbled by 79.5% to 0.03 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.03 (Q1 2026), 0.15 (Q4 2025), and 0.03 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Equinix 104.53 Bn 101.50 Bn 2.20 Bn 0.87
2 American Tower 86.20 Bn 92.70 Bn 2.70 Bn 0.03
3 Digital Realty Trust 63.76 Bn 62.92 Bn - -2.58
4 Crown Castle 38.57 Bn 38.52 Bn 984.00 Mn 1.03
5 Iron Mountain 37.41 Bn 37.43 Bn 1.05 Bn 7.52
6 Sba Communications 20.70 Bn 20.79 Bn 532.10 Mn 0.65
7 Weyerhaeuser 17.74 Bn 17.44 Bn 318.00 Mn 5.21
8 Lamar Advertising 15.68 Bn 15.63 Bn 403.56 Mn 3.13
9 Gaming & Leisure Properties 13.22 Bn 13.62 Bn - 1.39
10 OUTFRONT Media 5.51 Bn 5.47 Bn 202.10 Mn 0.74

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.03
Dec 31, 2025 0.15
Sep 30, 2025 0.03
Jun 30, 2025 0.08
Mar 31, 2025 0.03
Dec 31, 2024 0.04
Sep 30, 2024 0.17
Jun 30, 2024 0.01
Mar 31, 2024 0.18
Dec 31, 2023 0.02
Sep 30, 2023 0.01
Jun 30, 2023 -0.90
Mar 31, 2023 1.21
Dec 31, 2022 -3.67
Jun 30, 2022 -1.18
Mar 31, 2022 2.31
Dec 31, 2021 0.07
Sep 30, 2021 -0.49
Jun 30, 2021 1.61
Mar 31, 2021 0.01