American Tower (AMT) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

American Tower's (AMT) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $58.4 million in Q1 2026, up 9.36% year-on-year from $53.4 million in Q1 2025, and up 84.81% quarter-over-quarter from $31.6 million in Q4 2025.

American Tower (AMT) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

American Tower has disclosed Share-based Compensation across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $58.4 million for Q1 2026.

  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 came in at $58.4 million, up 9.36% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $179.2 million (down 6.72% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $174.2 million, down 14.44% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation came in at $58.4 million for Q1 2026 at American Tower, up from $31.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $65.5 million in Q1 2023 to a low of $31.2 million in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $46.3 million (2024), against an average of $47.1 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation jumped 49.21% in 2022 and decreased 24.58% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • American Tower's Share-based Compensation stood at $31.2 million in 2022, then climbed by 20.83% to $37.7 million in 2023, then gained by 11.14% to $41.9 million in 2024, then fell by 24.58% to $31.6 million in 2025, then surged by 84.81% to $58.4 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $58.4 million (Q1 2026), $31.6 million (Q4 2025), and $41.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Stock Comp. (Qtr)
1 Equinix 104.53 Bn 101.50 Bn 2.20 Bn 128.00 Mn
2 American Tower 86.20 Bn 92.70 Bn 2.70 Bn 58.40 Mn
3 Digital Realty Trust 63.76 Bn 62.92 Bn - -
4 Crown Castle 38.57 Bn 38.52 Bn 984.00 Mn 18.00 Mn
5 Iron Mountain 37.41 Bn 37.43 Bn 1.05 Bn 28.26 Mn
6 Sba Communications 20.70 Bn 20.79 Bn 532.10 Mn 18.94 Mn
7 Weyerhaeuser 17.74 Bn 17.44 Bn 318.00 Mn 13.00 Mn
8 Lamar Advertising 15.68 Bn 15.63 Bn 403.56 Mn 8.65 Mn
9 Gaming & Leisure Properties 13.22 Bn 13.62 Bn - 8.10 Mn
10 OUTFRONT Media 5.51 Bn 5.47 Bn 202.10 Mn 5.60 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 58.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 58.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 31.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 31.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 41.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 41.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 47.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 47.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 53.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 53.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 41.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 41.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 50.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 50.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 46.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 46.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 64.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 64.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 37.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 37.70 Mn