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SBAC logoSBA Communications Corporation(SBAC)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

SBAC•NASDAQ•REIT / Real Estate
$217.38
$23.06B mkt cap·22.2× P/E·Price updated May 6, 2026
SectorReal EstateIndustrySpecialty REITsSub-IndustryDigital Infrastructure REITs
AboutSBA Communications Corporation is a first choice provider and leading owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure in North, Central, and South America and South Africa. By Building Better Wireless, SBA generates revenue from two primary businesses site leasing and site development services. The primary focus of the Company is the leasing of antenna space on its multi-tenant communication sites to a variety of wireless service providers under long-term lease contracts. For more information please visit: www.sbasite.com.Show more
  • Revenue$2.82B+5.1%
  • FFO$1.53B+50.1%
  • FFO/Share14.23+50.9%
  • FFO Payout31.31%-24.8%
  • FFO per Share14.23+50.9%
  • NOI Margin41.61%-46.2%
  • FFO Margin54.35%+42.9%
  • ROA9.17%+32.0%
  • Debt/Assets132.35%-4.1%
  • Net Debt/EBITDA8.06-11.7%
  • Book Value/Share-44.41+5.1%
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SBAC Key Insights

SBA Communications Corporation (SBAC) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Strong 5Y profit CAGR of 112.9%
  • ✓Strong Piotroski F-Score: 7/9
  • ✓FFO growing 31.1% TTM
  • ✓Sustainable FFO payout ratio of 31.3%
  • ✓Healthy dividend yield of 2.0%

✗Weaknesses

No significant weaknesses identified

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

SBAC Price & Volume

SBA Communications Corporation (SBAC) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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SBAC Growth Metrics

SBA Communications Corporation (SBAC) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years5.56%
5 Years6.21%
3 Years2.25%
TTM6.27%

Profit CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years112.87%
3 Years31.68%
TTM24.76%

EPS CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years115.68%
3 Years32.43%
TTM25.79%

Return on Capital

10 Years9.45%
5 Years11.69%
3 Years13.3%
Last Year14.45%

SBAC Recent Earnings

SBA Communications Corporation (SBAC) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters

Full history →
●Beat EPS 4/12 qtrs (33%)●Beat Revenue 6/12 qtrs (50%)
Q2 2026Latest
Apr 29, 2026
EPS
$1.74
Est $1.78
-2.2%
Revenue
$703M
Est $696M
+1.0%
Q1 2026
Feb 26, 2026
EPS
$3.47
Est $3.89
-10.8%
Revenue
$720M
Est $726M
-0.9%
Q4 2025
Nov 3, 2025
EPS
$3.32
Est $3.04
+9.2%
Revenue
$732M
Est $726M
+0.9%
Q3 2025
Aug 4, 2025
EPS
$2.09
Est $3.12
-33.0%
Revenue
$699M
Est $701M
-0.3%
QuarterDateEPS (Act vs Est)Revenue (Act vs Est)
Q2 2026LatestApr 29, 2026
$1.74vs $1.78-2.2%
$703Mvs $696M+1.0%
Q1 2026Feb 26, 2026
$3.47vs $3.89-10.8%
$720Mvs $726M-0.9%
Q4 2025Nov 3, 2025
$3.32vs $3.04+9.2%
$732Mvs $726M+0.9%
Q3 2025Aug 4, 2025
$2.09vs $3.12-33.0%
$699Mvs $701M-0.3%
Based on last 12 quarters of dataView full earnings history →

SBAC Peer Comparison

SBA Communications Corporation (SBAC) competitors in Digital Infrastructure REITs — business model, growth, and fundamentals comparison

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CompanyMarket CapStock PriceP/E Ratio (TTM)Revenue Growth 1YNet MarginReturn on Equity (ROE)FCF YieldDebt / Equity
AMT logoAMTAmerican Tower CorporationDirect Competitor82.98B178.1233.055.11%26.6%27.44%4.56%4.34
CCI logoCCICrown Castle Inc.Direct Competitor38.88B89.1087.35-35.06%25.13%7.39%
UNIT logoUNITUniti Group Inc.Direct Competitor2.73B11.502.3691.49%56.8%342.98%26.35
LUMN logoLUMNLumen Technologies, Inc.Product Competitor9.51B9.23-5.27-5.39%-14.34%-79.42%3.9%
CCOI logoCCOICogent Communications Holdings, Inc.Product Competitor904.85M18.06-4.75-5.82%-17.88%-229.15%
SHEN logoSHENShenandoah Telecommunications CompanyProduct Competitor887.59M16.05-22.619.08%-13.67%-3.7%0.66
T logoTAT&T Inc.Supply Chain181.06B25.938.532.71%16.92%16.85%10.74%1.35
VZ logoVZVerizon Communications Inc.Supply Chain199.66B47.3411.662.52%12.43%16.42%10.08%1.90

Compare SBAC vs Peers

SBA Communications Corporation (SBAC) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

Closest Rival

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Most directly comparable listed peer for SBAC.

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SBAC Income Statement

SBA Communications Corporation (SBAC) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily
Line itemDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25TTM
Revenue1.73B1.87B2.01B2.08B2.31B2.63B2.71B2.68B2.82B2.85B
Revenue Growth %5.79%7.99%7.98%3.4%10.83%14.06%2.97%-1.18%5.06%6.27%
Property Operating Expenses458.68M479.76M508.26M493.11M573.11M695.46M634.29M607.67M1.64B1.04B
Net Operating Income (NOI)
1.27B▲ 0%
1.39B▲ 9.2%
1.51B▲ 8.7%
1.59B▲ 5.6%
1.74B▲ 9.2%
1.94B▲ 11.7%
2.08B▲ 7.2%
2.07B▼ 0.3%
1.17B▼ 43.5%
1.82B▲ 0%
NOI Margin %73.45%74.29%74.77%76.33%75.18%73.59%76.61%77.32%41.61%63.62%
Operating Expenses810.49M841.77M922.9M956.33M953.23M1.01B1.15B636.2M-198.84M456.23M
G&A Expenses130.7M142.53M192.72M194.27M220.03M261.85M267.14M259.46M277.61M282.1M
EBITDA1.1B1.22B1.28B1.36B1.48B1.63B1.64B1.71B1.85B1.75B
EBITDA Margin %63.76%65.19%63.56%65.08%64.22%62.01%60.48%63.64%65.59%61.3%
Depreciation & Amortization643.1M672.11M697.08M721.97M700.16M707.58M716.31M269.52M476.45M390.14M
D&A / Revenue %37.22%36.02%34.6%34.66%30.33%26.87%26.42%10.06%16.92%13.67%
Operating Income
458.5M▲ 0%
544.17M▲ 18.7%
583.49M▲ 7.2%
633.69M▲ 8.6%
782.5M▲ 23.5%
925.41M▲ 18.3%
923.66M▼ 0.2%
1.44B▲ 55.4%
1.37B▼ 4.6%
1.36B▲ 0%
Operating Margin %26.54%29.17%28.96%30.42%33.89%35.14%34.06%53.58%48.67%47.63%
Interest Expense00000000467.91M3M
Interest Coverage--------3.65x-
Non-Operating Income-32.25M-25.14M-29.95M-39.01M-31.16M-42.83M-151.48M-89.3M-339.84M-327.4M
Pretax Income
116.89M▲ 0%
51.68M▼ 55.8%
186.89M▲ 261.6%
-17.75M▼ 109.5%
252.56M▲ 1523.0%
525.84M▲ 108.2%
548.5M▲ 4.3%
772.67M▲ 40.9%
1.24B▲ 60.7%
1.22B▲ 0%
Pretax Margin %6.77%2.77%9.28%-0.85%10.94%19.97%20.23%28.83%44.12%42.68%
Income Tax13.24M4.23M39.6M-41.8M14.94M66.04M51.09M23.99M187.58M196.68M
Effective Tax Rate %11.32%8.19%21.19%235.48%5.92%12.56%9.31%3.1%15.1%16.15%
Net Income
103.65M▲ 0%
47.45M▼ 54.2%
146.99M▲ 209.8%
24.1M▼ 83.6%
237.62M▲ 885.8%
461.43M▲ 94.2%
501.81M▲ 8.8%
749.54M▲ 49.4%
1.05B▲ 40.6%
1.02B▲ 0%
Net Margin %6%2.54%7.3%1.16%10.29%17.52%18.51%27.97%37.43%35.66%
Net Income Growth %35.96%-54.22%209.77%-83.6%885.83%94.18%8.75%49.37%40.57%24.76%
Funds From Operations (FFO)
746.75M▲ 0%
719.56M▼ 3.6%
844.07M▲ 17.3%
746.07M▼ 11.6%
937.78M▲ 25.7%
1.17B▲ 24.7%
1.22B▲ 4.2%
1.02B▼ 16.3%
1.53B▲ 50.1%
1.41B▲ 0%
FFO Margin %43.22%38.57%41.9%35.81%40.62%44.39%44.92%38.03%54.35%49.32%
FFO Growth %4.52%-3.64%17.3%-11.61%25.7%24.66%4.2%-16.34%50.15%143.8%
FFO per Share6.176.187.366.588.4410.6911.189.4314.2313.27
FFO Payout Ratio %0%0%9.88%27.84%27.04%26.24%30.37%41.63%31.31%34.94%
EPS (Diluted)
0.86▲ 0%
0.41▼ 52.3%
1.28▲ 212.2%
0.21▼ 83.6%
2.14▲ 919.0%
4.22▲ 97.2%
4.61▲ 9.2%
6.94▲ 50.5%
9.80▲ 41.2%
9.59▲ 0%
EPS Growth %40.98%-52.33%212.2%-83.59%919.05%97.2%9.24%50.54%41.21%25.79%
EPS (Basic)0.860.411.300.222.174.274.646.969.83-
Diluted Shares Outstanding121.02M116.52M114.69M113.47M111.18M109.39M108.91M108.08M107.53M106.11M

SBAC Balance Sheet

SBA Communications Corporation (SBAC) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

Line itemDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25TTM
Total Assets7.32B7.21B9.76B9.16B9.8B10.59B10.18B11.42B11.58B11.72B
Asset Growth %-0.55%-1.45%35.3%-6.17%7.03%7.99%-3.84%12.17%1.38%34.01%
Real Estate & Other Assets648.52M703.7M414.48M366.69M475.84M665.5M720.46M582.34M254.61M4.66B
PP&E (Net)2.81B2.79B5.37B5.05B5.81B6.6B6.43B6.39B3.87B3.42B
Investment Securities001000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K0
Total Current Assets259.53M373.85M334.27M472.99M614.45M482.73M484.27M1.98B1.1B767.49M
Cash & Equivalents68.78M143.44M108.31M308.56M367.28M143.71M208.55M189.84M432.37M269.06M
Receivables1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K
Other Current Assets49.19M47.14M57.97M44.27M81.17M55.41M54.73M1.23B058.77M
Intangible Assets3.6B3.33B3.63B3.16B2.8B2.78B2.46B2.39B2.88B2.88B
Total Liabilities9.92B10.59B13.41B13.97B15.07B15.83B15.31B16.47B16.35B16.47B
Total Debt9.31B9.94B12.86B13.43B14.52B15.17B14.46B15.76B15.32B15.42B
Net Debt9.24B9.8B12.75B13.12B14.16B15.03B14.25B15.57B14.89B15.15B
Long-Term Debt9.29B9B9.81B11.07B12.28B12.84B11.68B12.4B10.96B10.28B
Short-Term Borrowings20M941.73M522.09M24M24M24M643.14M1.19B2.24B2.68B
Capital Lease Obligations002.53B2.33B2.22B2.3B2.14B2.16B2.12B9.19B
Total Current Liabilities278.9M1.21B1.05B614.8M616.33M696.76M1.36B1.8B2.24B3.35B
Accounts Payable33.33M34.31M31.85M109.97M34.07M51.43M42.2M59.55M73.03M63.55M
Deferred Revenue97.97M108.05M113.51M113.12M190.03M179.74M235.67M127.31M117.31M103.65M
Other Liabilities349.73M387.43M270.87M186.25M191.47M248.07M404.16M367.94M589.54M613.49M
Total Equity
6.61B▲ 0%
6.39B▼ 3.4%
-3.65B▼ 157.2%
-4.81B▼ 31.7%
-5.27B▼ 9.5%
-5.24B▲ 0.4%
-5.14B▲ 2.1%
-5.06B▲ 1.6%
-4.78B▲ 5.5%
-4.75B▲ 0%
Equity Growth %0.2%-3.39%-157.17%-31.72%-9.5%0.41%2.07%1.56%5.55%21.6%
Shareholders Equity-2.6B-3.38B-3.67B-4.82B-5.28B-5.28B-5.17B-5.11B-4.85B-4.75B
Minority Interest9.21B9.76B16.05M15.19M17.25M31.73M35.05M54.13M78.26M0
Common Stock1.16M1.12M1.12M1.1M1.09M1.08M1.08M1.08M1.06M1.06M
Additional Paid-in Capital2.17B2.27B2.46B2.59B2.68B2.8B2.89B2.98B3.06B3.08B
Retained Earnings-4.39B-5.14B-5.56B-6.6B-7.2B-7.48B-7.45B-7.33B-7.25B-7.2B
Preferred Stock460K000000000
Return on Assets (ROA)1.41%0.65%1.73%0.25%2.51%4.53%4.83%6.94%9.17%8.98%
Return on Equity (ROE)1.57%0.73%10.75%-------21.14%
Debt / Assets127.19%137.77%131.77%146.61%148.16%143.33%142.1%138%132.35%131.53%
Debt / Equity1.41x1.56x--------3.24x
Net Debt / EBITDA8.39x8.05x9.96x9.68x9.55x9.20x8.69x9.13x8.06x8.06x
Book Value per Share54.6254.81-31.83-42.38-47.37-47.95-47.16-46.78-44.41-44.78

SBAC Cash Flow Statement

SBA Communications Corporation (SBAC) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

Line itemDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25TTM
Cash from Operations819.61M852.14M984.89M1.13B1.19B1.29B1.54B1.33B1.29B1.29B
Operating CF Growth %12.42%3.97%15.58%14.33%5.67%8.05%20.12%-13.57%-3.26%-26.4%
Operating CF / Revenue %47.44%45.67%48.89%54.05%51.54%48.82%56.96%49.82%45.87%45.24%
Net Income103.65M47.45M147.28M24.05M237.62M459.8M501.81M748.68M1.03B1.02B
Depreciation & Amortization643.1M672.11M697.08M721.97M700.16M707.58M736.51M269.52M292.29M308.55M
Stock-Based Compensation38.25M42.33M73.21M68.89M84.4M99.91M87.92M74.37M75.73M78.96M
Other Non-Cash Items28.33M125.85M41.33M327.22M211.21M98.64M149.05M398.44M77.43M-44.23M
Working Capital Changes-28.53M-46.91M10.05M47.09M-34.98M-113.12M64.47M-143.06M-179.63M-206.77M
Cash from Investing-606.24M-618.35M-947.02M-446.37M-1.42B-1.39B-468.25M-809.31M-601.83M-1.14B
Acquisitions (Net)-441.55M-451.83M-773.82M-271.42M-1.26B-1.18B-129.96M-299.81M0-103.72M
Purchase of Investments-1.37M-156.98M-638.96M-1.29B-1.73B-881.78M-1.34B-1.8B-1.17B-775.07M
Sale of Investments231K150.89M625.81M1.24B1.73B878.14M1.34B1.54B1.4B413.86M
Other Investing-15.38M-10.61M-5.81M3.12M-31.23M524K-19.3M-17.42M443.87M-50.48M
Cash from Financing-294.57M-148.54M-62.31M-469.02M339.26M-135.47M-1.02B645.74M-1.66B-451.05M
Dividends Paid00-83.39M-207.69M-253.58M-306.77M-369.96M-424.19M-479.01M-491.93M
Common Dividends00-83.39M-207.69M-253.58M-306.77M-369.96M-424.19M-479.01M-491.93M
Debt Issuance (Net)1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K-1000K1000K-1000K4M
Share Repurchases-854.53M-795.58M-466.98M-859.34M-582.58M-431.67M-100.01M-200.02M-497.81M-497.81M
Other Financing49.09M55.36M90.6M-202.28M73.86M57.07M-7.25M29.76M-29.31M16.87M
Net Change in Cash
-81.67M▲ 0%
74M▲ 190.6%
-37.18M▼ 150.2%
201.69M▲ 642.5%
92.82M▼ 54.0%
-246.34M▼ 365.4%
61.66M▲ 125.0%
1.15B▲ 1764.5%
-964.12M▼ 183.9%
-331.62M▲ 0%
Exchange Rate Effect-464K-11.26M-12.74M-8.96M-13.1M-2.92M2.73M-21.59M9.95M11.09M
Cash at Beginning185.97M104.3M178.3M141.12M342.81M435.63M189.28M250.95M1.4B437.02M
Cash at End104.3M178.3M141.12M342.81M435.63M189.28M250.95M1.4B432.37M332.51M
Free Cash Flow
671.43M▲ 0%
702.33M▲ 4.6%
830.66M▲ 18.3%
997.47M▲ 20.1%
1.06B▲ 5.9%
1.07B▲ 1.4%
1.31B▲ 22.1%
1.11B▼ 15.4%
1.07B▼ 3.6%
1.02B▲ 0%
FCF Growth %13.99%4.6%18.27%20.08%5.89%1.42%22.07%-15.37%-3.63%-9.5%
FCF / Revenue %38.86%37.64%41.23%47.88%45.75%40.68%48.23%41.3%37.88%35.67%

SBAC Key Ratios

SBA Communications Corporation (SBAC) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios

Metric201720182019202020212022202320242025TTM
FFO per Share6.176.187.366.588.4410.6911.189.4314.2313.27
FFO Payout Ratio0%0%9.88%27.84%27.04%26.24%30.37%41.63%31.31%34.94%
NOI Margin73.45%74.29%74.77%76.33%75.18%73.59%76.61%77.32%41.61%63.62%
Net Debt / EBITDA8.39x8.05x9.96x9.68x9.55x9.20x8.69x9.13x8.06x8.06x
Debt / Assets127.19%137.77%131.77%146.61%148.16%143.33%142.1%138%132.35%131.53%
Interest Coverage--------3.65x-
Book Value / Share54.6254.81-31.83-42.38-47.37-47.95-47.16-46.78-44.41-44.78
Revenue Growth5.79%7.99%7.98%3.4%10.83%14.06%2.97%-1.18%5.06%6.27%

SBAC SEC Filings & Documents

SBA Communications Corporation (SBAC) SEC filings — annual & quarterly reports (10-K, 10-Q)

8-K Announcements

6
Material company update

Apr 29, 2026·SEC

Material company update

Mar 27, 2026·SEC

Material company update

Feb 26, 2026·SEC

10-K Annual Reports

3
FY 2026

Feb 27, 2026·SEC

FY 2025

Feb 26, 2025·SEC

FY 2024

Feb 28, 2024·SEC

10-Q Quarterly Reports

6
FY 2025

Nov 6, 2025·SEC

FY 2025

Aug 7, 2025·SEC

FY 2025

May 1, 2025·SEC

SBAC Frequently Asked Questions

SBA Communications Corporation (SBAC) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained

Growth & Financials

SBA Communications Corporation (SBAC) reported $2.85B in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 4730% increase from $59.1M in 1998.

SBA Communications Corporation (SBAC) grew revenue by 5.1% over the past year. This is steady growth.

Yes, SBA Communications Corporation (SBAC) is profitable, generating $1.02B in net income for fiscal year 2025 (37.4% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, SBA Communications Corporation (SBAC) pays a dividend with a yield of 2.05%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

Industry Metrics

SBA Communications Corporation (SBAC) generated Funds From Operations (FFO) of $1.41B in the trailing twelve months. FFO is the primary profitability metric for REITs.

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