American Tower (AMT) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
American Tower's (AMT) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $1.5 billion in Q1 2026, up 14.49% year-on-year from $1.3 billion in Q1 2025, and down 4.98% quarter-over-quarter from $1.6 billion in Q4 2025.
American Tower (AMT) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
American Tower has disclosed Operating Expenses across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $1.5 billion for Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $1.5 billion, up 14.49% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $6.0 billion (up 7.94% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $5.8 billion, up 3.35% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses came in at $1.5 billion for Q1 2026 at American Tower, down from $1.6 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $2.0 billion in Q3 2022 to a low of $1.1 billion in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $1.5 billion (2026), against an average of $1.6 billion.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses slumped 41.66% in 2022 and jumped 73.73% in 2023, its largest moves.
- American Tower's Operating Expenses stood at $1.1 billion in 2022, then surged by 73.73% to $1.8 billion in 2023, then fell by 20.39% to $1.5 billion in 2024, then rose by 7.45% to $1.6 billion in 2025, then decreased by 4.98% to $1.5 billion in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $1.5 billion (Q1 2026), $1.6 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.5 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Equinix | 104.53 Bn | 101.50 Bn | 2.20 Bn | 1.87 Bn |
| 2 | American Tower | 86.20 Bn | 92.70 Bn | 2.70 Bn | 1.50 Bn |
| 3 | Digital Realty Trust | 63.76 Bn | 62.92 Bn | - | 1.37 Bn |
| 4 | Crown Castle | 38.57 Bn | 38.52 Bn | 984.00 Mn | 545.00 Mn |
| 5 | Iron Mountain | 37.41 Bn | 37.43 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 1.54 Bn |
| 6 | Sba Communications | 20.70 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 532.10 Mn | 128.53 Mn |
| 7 | Weyerhaeuser | 17.74 Bn | 17.44 Bn | 318.00 Mn | 120.00 Mn |
| 8 | Lamar Advertising | 15.68 Bn | 15.63 Bn | 403.56 Mn | 399.87 Mn |
| 9 | Gaming & Leisure Properties | 13.22 Bn | 13.62 Bn | - | 86.64 Mn |
| 10 | OUTFRONT Media | 5.51 Bn | 5.47 Bn | 202.10 Mn | 373.70 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.50 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.58 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.48 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.43 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.31 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.47 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.38 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.39 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.37 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.84 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.61 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.90 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.99 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.06 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.02 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.89 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.94 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.82 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.63 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.45 Bn |