American Tower (AMT) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)

American Tower's (AMT) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.01% in Q1 2026, little changed year-on-year from 0.01% in Q1 2025, and up 4.58% quarter-over-quarter from 0.01% in Q4 2025.

American Tower (AMT) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

American Tower has disclosed Return on Invested Capital across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 0.01% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 came in at 0.01%, changed 0.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.01% (changed 0.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.0%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.01% for Q1 2026 at American Tower, up from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.01% in Q3 2025 to a low of 0.0% in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.0% (2024), against an average of 0.0%.
  • Peak annual rise in Return on Invested Capital reached 0 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 0 bps in 2022.
  • American Tower's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.0% in 2022, then advanced by 25 bps to 0.0% in 2023, then soared by 51 bps to 0.0% in 2024, then jumped by 40 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then rose by 5 bps to 0.01% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Invested Capital figures came in at 0.01% (Q1 2026), 0.01% (Q4 2025), and 0.01% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Equinix 104.53 Bn 101.50 Bn 2.20 Bn 0.00%
2 American Tower 86.20 Bn 92.70 Bn 2.70 Bn 0.01%
3 Digital Realty Trust 63.76 Bn 62.92 Bn - 0.00%
4 Crown Castle 38.57 Bn 38.52 Bn 984.00 Mn 0.00%
5 Iron Mountain 37.41 Bn 37.43 Bn 1.05 Bn 0.00%
6 Sba Communications 20.70 Bn 20.79 Bn 532.10 Mn 0.00%
7 Weyerhaeuser 17.74 Bn 17.44 Bn 318.00 Mn 0.00%
8 Lamar Advertising 15.68 Bn 15.63 Bn 403.56 Mn 0.01%
9 Gaming & Leisure Properties 13.22 Bn 13.62 Bn - 0.00%
10 OUTFRONT Media 5.51 Bn 5.47 Bn 202.10 Mn 0.00%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.01%
Dec 31, 2025 0.01%
Sep 30, 2025 0.01%
Jun 30, 2025 0.00%
Mar 31, 2025 0.00%
Dec 31, 2024 0.00%
Sep 30, 2024 0.00%
Jun 30, 2024 0.00%
Mar 31, 2024 0.00%
Dec 31, 2023 0.00%
Sep 30, 2023 0.00%
Jun 30, 2023 0.00%
Mar 31, 2023 0.00%
Dec 31, 2022 0.00%
Sep 30, 2022 0.00%
Jun 30, 2022 0.00%
Mar 31, 2022 0.00%
Dec 31, 2021 0.00%
Sep 30, 2021 0.00%
Jun 30, 2021 0.00%