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American Tower (AMT) Operating Margin (2009 - 2025)

American Tower recorded annual Operating Margin of 45.52% in FY2025, up 2.08% year-over-year from 44.6% in FY2024.

American Tower's Operating Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 45.52% for FY2025.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 367.0% year-over-year to 45.27%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 44.65% (down 84.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 45.52%, up 93.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin came in at 45.52% for FY2025 at American Tower, up from 44.6% in the prior year.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 45.52% in FY2025 to a low of 28.39% in FY2022.
  • A 5-year average of 36.64% and a median of 33.47% in 2021 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Margin slumped 508 bps in 2022 and jumped 1338 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • American Tower's Operating Margin stood at 33.47% in 2021, then slipped by 15 bps to 28.39% in 2022, then rose by 10 bps to 31.22% in 2023, then jumped by 43 bps to 44.6% in 2024, then increased by 2 bps to 45.52% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 45.52%, 44.6%, and 31.22% for FY2025, FY2024, and FY2023 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Yr)
1 Equinix 106.10 Bn 103.07 Bn 2.20 Bn -
2 American Tower 85.70 Bn 92.20 Bn 2.70 Bn -
3 Digital Realty Trust 67.00 Bn 66.16 Bn - -
4 Crown Castle 40.17 Bn 40.12 Bn 984.00 Mn -
5 Iron Mountain 37.80 Bn 37.83 Bn 1.05 Bn -
6 Sba Communications 21.99 Bn 22.08 Bn 532.10 Mn -
7 Weyerhaeuser 16.98 Bn 16.68 Bn 318.00 Mn -
8 Lamar Advertising 15.51 Bn 15.46 Bn 403.56 Mn 34.16%
9 Gaming & Leisure Properties 13.46 Bn 13.86 Bn - -
10 OUTFRONT Media 5.85 Bn 5.81 Bn 202.10 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 45.52%
Dec 31, 2024 44.60%
Dec 31, 2023 31.22%
Dec 31, 2022 28.39%
Dec 31, 2021 33.47%
Dec 31, 2020 35.91%
Dec 31, 2019 35.47%
Dec 31, 2018 25.60%
Dec 31, 2017 29.99%
Dec 31, 2016 32.03%
Dec 31, 2015 33.80%
Dec 31, 2014 36.27%
Dec 31, 2013 1,633.95%
Dec 31, 2012 38.93%
Dec 31, 2011 1,604.50%
Dec 31, 2010 39.51%
Dec 31, 2009 38.99%