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AMT American Tower

reit · 2026-09-28

N/A
too hard · 56
Owner-earnings value$132.02
Price$169.03
Margin of safety -21.9%

Quality gate · 56/100

Returns on capital 4.8/30
Consistency 18.9/22
Margins / pricing power 16.0/16
Balance sheet 2.4/16
Cash conversion 10/10
Capital allocation 4.4/6

⚠ sub-hurdle returns (median roic 8% < 9%) · over-levered (net debt/EBITDA 5.9x > 4x)

Median ROIC7.8%
Gross margin73.8%
Net debt / EBITDA5.9x
FCF conversion152%
Share count / yr+0.1%
Profitable years4/4

Moat & management

Owner-earnings inputs

Owner earnings (TTM)3.66B
Owner-earnings yield4.6%
Free-cash-flow yield5.0%
Growth used (normalized)3.3%
Market-implied growth (reverse DCF)9.3%
Terminal growth3.0%
Discount rate (hurdle)9.2%

Projected owner earnings

YrOwner earningsGrowthPV
13.78B 3.3%3.46B
23.90B 3.3%3.27B
34.03B 3.3%3.10B
44.16B 3.2%2.93B
54.29B 3.2%2.76B
64.43B 3.2%2.61B
74.57B 3.1%2.47B
84.71B 3.1%2.33B
94.85B 3.0%2.20B
105.00B 3.0%2.07B

Recent news

score · 8 articles

  • American Tower’s Dividend Strength Hinges on Tower Lease Economics and Data Center Expansion
  • American Tower Corporation (AMT) Faces Growth Headwinds Amid Elevated Customer Churn
  • American Tower (AMT) Falls More Steeply Than Broader Market: What Investors Need to Know
  • Is It Worth Investing in American Tower (AMT) Based on Wall Street's Bullish Views?
  • 3 Large Cap Dividend Stocks Investors Are Watching As Rate Cut Odds Keep Shifting
  • Why Is American Tower (AMT) Adding A New Board Voice On Talent And Governance?
  • American Tower (AMT) Stock Could Be 41% Undervalued On Cash Flow
  • American Tower (AMT) Upgraded to Buy: What Does It Mean for the Stock?

⚠ maintenance capex ≈ min(capex, D&A), capped at FCF · Price pays for ~9%/yr owner-earnings growth over 10y (reverse DCF); model credits 3%.

History

DateQualityPriceValueMoSRating
2026-09-28 56 $169.03 $132.02 -21.9% N/A
2026-08-17 56 $175.58 $118.43 -32.6% N/A
2026-07-03 56 $166.03 $118.44 -28.7% N/A
2026-07-02 56 $166.08 $118.44 -28.7% N/A
2026-06-26 56 $168.72 $118.44 -29.8% N/A
2026-06-25 56 $174.46 $118.44 -32.1% N/A
2026-06-24 56 $179.38 $118.44 -34.0% N/A
2026-06-23 56 $179.38 $118.44 -34.0% N/A