American Tower Corporation

LSE:0HEU Stock Report

Market Cap: US$86.4b

American Tower Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

American Tower's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -1.9%, while the Specialized REITs industry saw earnings growing at 14.8% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 9% per year. American Tower's return on equity is 18.6%, and it has net margins of 17.4%.

Key information

-1.9%

Earnings growth rate

-3.1%

EPS growth rate

Specialized REITs Industry Growth20.0%
Revenue growth rate9.0%
Return on equity18.6%
Net Margin17.4%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How American Tower makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

LSE:0HEU Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2411,1681,9439820
30 Jun 2411,1672,3119750
31 Mar 2411,2112,0659860
31 Dec 2311,1441,4839930
30 Sep 2310,2618619250
30 Jun 2310,4129169360
31 Mar 2310,8181,3909420
31 Dec 2210,7111,7669720
30 Sep 2210,4512,9039640
30 Jun 2210,2342,7869390
31 Mar 229,8592,6349230
31 Dec 219,3572,5688120
30 Sep 219,0342,4797920
30 Jun 218,5932,2217620
31 Mar 218,2071,9217440
31 Dec 208,0421,6917790
30 Sep 207,8431,8887620
30 Jun 207,7831,9227740
31 Mar 207,7601,9057500
31 Dec 197,5801,8887300
30 Sep 197,7891,6037430
30 Jun 197,6201,4717330
31 Mar 197,5121,3497260
31 Dec 187,4401,2277330
30 Sep 187,0131,1697120
30 Jun 186,9081,1016820
31 Mar 186,7901,1386770
31 Dec 176,6641,1526370
30 Sep 176,4991,1346040
30 Jun 176,3331,0745880
31 Mar 176,1138905730
31 Dec 165,7868495430
30 Sep 165,5268535480
30 Jun 165,2496915320
31 Mar 164,9816605100
31 Dec 154,7725954980
30 Sep 154,5385584860
30 Jun 154,3386814800
31 Mar 154,1957824630
31 Dec 144,1008014470
30 Sep 143,9967324340
30 Jun 143,7657134230
31 Mar 143,5435824240
31 Dec 133,3615514160

Quality Earnings: 0HEU has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: 0HEU's current net profit margins (17.4%) are higher than last year (8.4%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 0HEU's earnings have declined by 1.9% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: 0HEU's earnings growth over the past year (125.8%) exceeds its 5-year average (-1.9% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: 0HEU earnings growth over the past year (125.8%) exceeded the Specialized REITs industry 4.1%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: 0HEU's Return on Equity (18.6%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/19 08:49
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/18 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

American Tower Corporation is covered by 53 analysts. 19 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Harshit GuptaAccountability Research Corporation
Jacob KilsteinArgus Research Company
Christopher WattsAtlantic Equities LLP