American Tower (AMT) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
American Tower (AMT) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 5.56% for Q2 2026, up 3.44 percentage points from 2.11% a year earlier and up 0.80 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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American Tower (AMT) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, American Tower posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 4.23%, up 0.64 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of +0.47 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 3.59% in FY2024 (+1.54 pp), 2.05% in FY2023 (-0.42 pp), 2.48% in FY2022 (-1.91 pp) and 4.38% in FY2021 (+0.63 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] in data going back to Q3 2009.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] has now increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.19 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q2 2026 (a gain of 3.44 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2023 (a drop of 3.28 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 4.76% (Q1 2026), 4.14% (Q4 2025) and 4.74% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Tower | 76.26 Bn | 75.99 Bn | 2.72 Bn | 5.56% |
| 2 | Digital Realty Trust | 64.98 Bn | 55.50 Bn | - | 1.58% |
| 3 | Crown Castle | 28.39 Bn | 27.14 Bn | 989.00 Mn | 7.49% |
| 4 | Sba Communications | 16.99 Bn | 17.07 Bn | 539.27 Mn | 8.46% |
| 5 | Lamar Advertising | 12.56 Bn | 12.38 Bn | 422.53 Mn | 8.13% |
| 6 | OUTFRONT Media | 4.89 Bn | 4.65 Bn | 276.40 Mn | 4.67% |
| 7 | Array Digital Infrastructure | 2.92 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 30.57 Mn | 15.21% |
| 8 | IHS Holding | 2.80 Bn | -57.74 Mn | 207.10 Mn | 2.96% |
| 9 | Fermi | 2.69 Bn | 1.82 Bn | - | -20.19% |
| 10 | Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings | 1.20 Bn | 488.27 Mn | 241.86 Mn | -2.73% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.56% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.76% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.14% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.74% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.11% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.02% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.68% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.65% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.65% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.97% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.08% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.96% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.32% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.95% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.54% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.24% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.00% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.75% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.94% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.16% |
API Access
American Tower Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=AMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "AMT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=AMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();