| Cash flow (USD) | FY 2025 ended Dec 31, 2025 | FY 2024 ended Dec 31, 2024 | FY 2023 ended Dec 31, 2023 | FY 2022 ended Dec 31, 2022 | FY 2021 ended Dec 31, 2021 | FY 2020 ended Dec 31, 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | 2.53B | 2.25B | 1.48B | 1.77B | 2.57B | 1.69B |
| Depreciation and amortization | 2.04B | 2.03B | 2.93B | 3.16B | 2.33B | 1.88B |
| Stock-based compensation | 174.20M | 203.60M | 195.70M | 169.30M | 119.50M | 120.80M |
| Cash from operations | 5.46B | 5.29B | 4.72B | 3.70B | 4.82B | 3.88B |
| Capital expenditure | -1.68B | -1.59B | -1.80B | -1.87B | -1.38B | -1.03B |
| Free cash flow | 3.78B | 3.70B | 2.92B | 1.82B | 3.44B | 2.85B |
| Acquisitions | -454.20M | -123.00M | -168.00M | -549.00M | -19.30B | -3.80B |
| Cash from investing | -1.86B | 410.60M | -1.70B | -2.36B | -20.69B | -4.78B |
| Dividends paid | -3.18B | -3.03B | -3.01B | -2.72B | -2.27B | -1.93B |
| Share buybacks | -364.60M | 0 | 0 | -18.80M | 0 | -56.00M |
| Cash from financing | -4.21B | -5.45B | -3.10B | -1.42B | 16.42B | 1.22B |
| Net change in cash | -503.00M | 14.80M | -47.30M | -202.60M | 481.90M | 283.40M |
From American Tower's 10-K and 10-Q filings with the SEC. Fiscal years are the company's own, so they may not match the calendar. A blank cell means the company did not report that line. New to this? Read cash flow or reading a 10-K.
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