American Tower (AMT) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)

American Tower's (AMT) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 45.27% in Q1 2026, down 367.0% year-on-year from 16.95% in Q1 2025, and up 6.76% quarter-over-quarter from 42.4% in Q4 2025.

American Tower (AMT) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

American Tower has disclosed Operating Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 45.27% for Q1 2026.

  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 45.27%, down 367.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 44.65% (down 84.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 45.52%, up 93.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin came in at 45.27% for Q1 2026 at American Tower, up from 42.4% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 48.93% in Q1 2025 to a low of 24.44% in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 42.4% (2024), against an average of 38.05%.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Margin sank 1114 bps in 2022 and surged 1745 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • American Tower's Operating Margin stood at 35.28% in 2022, then declined by 29 bps to 24.95% in 2023, then soared by 70 bps to 42.4% in 2024, then gained by 0 bps to 42.4% in 2025, then climbed by 7 bps to 45.27% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 45.27% (Q1 2026), 42.4% (Q4 2025), and 45.39% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Equinix 104.53 Bn 101.50 Bn 2.20 Bn 23.61%
2 American Tower 86.20 Bn 92.70 Bn 2.70 Bn 45.27%
3 Digital Realty Trust 63.76 Bn 62.92 Bn - 16.38%
4 Crown Castle 38.57 Bn 38.52 Bn 984.00 Mn 46.04%
5 Iron Mountain 37.41 Bn 37.43 Bn 1.05 Bn 20.41%
6 Sba Communications 20.70 Bn 20.79 Bn 532.10 Mn 48.74%
7 Weyerhaeuser 17.74 Bn 17.44 Bn 318.00 Mn 14.30%
8 Lamar Advertising 15.68 Bn 15.63 Bn 403.56 Mn 32.90%
9 Gaming & Leisure Properties 13.22 Bn 13.62 Bn - 79.37%
10 OUTFRONT Media 5.51 Bn 5.47 Bn 202.10 Mn 13.01%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 45.27%
Dec 31, 2025 42.40%
Sep 30, 2025 45.39%
Jun 30, 2025 45.59%
Mar 31, 2025 48.93%
Dec 31, 2024 42.40%
Sep 30, 2024 45.17%
Jun 30, 2024 45.44%
Mar 31, 2024 45.41%
Dec 31, 2023 24.95%
Sep 30, 2023 36.21%
Jun 30, 2023 33.91%
Mar 31, 2023 29.64%
Dec 31, 2022 35.28%
Sep 30, 2022 24.44%
Jun 30, 2022 29.25%
Mar 31, 2022 27.26%
Dec 31, 2021 25.63%
Sep 30, 2021 33.72%
Jun 30, 2021 36.94%