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Sba Communications (SBAC) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Sba Communications' quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $128.5 million in Q1 2026, up 23.41% year-on-year from $104.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 88.61% quarter-over-quarter from $1.1 billion in Q4 2025.

Sba Communications has reported Operating Expenses for 17 years, with the latest figure at $128.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 23.41% year-over-year to $128.5 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.7 billion (up 182.67% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.5 billion, up 268.29% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $128.5 million, down from $1.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $1.1 billion in Q4 2025, with the low at -$922.2 million in Q4 2023.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $203.3 million, with a median of $120.2 million recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Expenses tumbled 304.29% in 2023 and jumped 924.45% in 2025.
  • Tracing SBAC's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $451.4 million in 2022, then plunged by 304.29% to -$922.2 million in 2023, then jumped by 111.94% to $110.1 million in 2024, then jumped by 924.45% to $1.1 billion in 2025, then slumped by 88.61% to $128.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $128.5 million (Q1 2026), $1.1 billion (Q4 2025), and $120.2 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Equinix 106.10 Bn 103.07 Bn 2.20 Bn 1.87 Bn
2 American Tower 85.70 Bn 92.20 Bn 2.70 Bn 1.50 Bn
3 Digital Realty Trust 67.00 Bn 66.16 Bn - 1.37 Bn
4 Crown Castle 40.17 Bn 40.12 Bn 984.00 Mn 545.00 Mn
5 Iron Mountain 37.80 Bn 37.83 Bn 1.05 Bn 1.54 Bn
6 Sba Communications 21.99 Bn 22.08 Bn 532.10 Mn 128.53 Mn
7 Weyerhaeuser 16.98 Bn 16.68 Bn 318.00 Mn 120.00 Mn
8 Lamar Advertising 15.51 Bn 15.46 Bn 403.56 Mn 399.87 Mn
9 Gaming & Leisure Properties 13.46 Bn 13.86 Bn - 86.64 Mn
10 OUTFRONT Media 5.85 Bn 5.81 Bn 202.10 Mn 373.70 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 128.53 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.13 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 120.15 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 364.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 104.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 110.15 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 95.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 306.01 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 334.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -922.22 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 433.94 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 101.29 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 101.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 451.43 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 432.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 84.32 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 82.25 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 397.76 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 377.53 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 375.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 90.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 370.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 89.79 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 350.17 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 365.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 97.36 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 353.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 97.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 98.67 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 1.04 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 95.72 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 330.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 88.92 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 1.03 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 81.36 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 78.46 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 77.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -607.57 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 303.11 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 331.47 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 302.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 324.81 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 81.88 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 312.54 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 321.01 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -589.73 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 78.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 71.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 278.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 889.65 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 268.19 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 274.77 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 256.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 59.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 197.54 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 194.41 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 152.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -274.78 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 147.98 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 143.84 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 143.85 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 148.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 137.97 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 134.49 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 131.08 Mn