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American Tower Corporation

AMTDividend Contender • 13yrs
Real Estate · REIT - Specialty🇺🇸 United States
$188.97
Dividend Yield3.78%
Annual Dividend$7.15
Ex-Dividend DateSep 30, 2026
Market Cap$86.33B
45/ 100
Financial Health
Caution
⚠ High payout ratio (96%)⚠ Heavy leverage (D/E 4.4x)Healthy yield (3.8%)Strong ROE (34%)

Automated dividend-safety read-out from payout, leverage, yield, profitability and track record. See the Financials tab for the full per-statement Financial Investigation. Educational only — not investment advice.

At a glance

American Tower Corporation (AMT) operates in the REIT - Specialty industry and is based in the United States. It pays a quarterly dividend of $7.15 a year, a yield of 3.78% at the current price of $188.97. American Tower has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years, which makes it a Dividend Contender. Over the last five years the dividend has grown by an average of 8.5% a year. It paid out 96% of its earnings as dividends. 25 analysts cover it; their average 12-month price target of $215.83 is 14.2% above the current price.

Written automatically from the figures on this page, as of Oct 24, 2026. Facts only, not a recommendation.

Price History
Dividend payment dates
Analyst Consensus
Buy
Bullish sentiment
88% of 25 analysts bullish
12-Month Price Target
$215.83
+14.2% vs current price

About American Tower Corporation

American Tower Corporation one of the largest global REITs, is a leading independent owner, operator and developer of multitenant communications real estate with a portfolio of over 148,000 communications sites and a highly interconnected footprint of U. S. data center facilities.

Business description sourced from Yahoo Finance / company filings. Not affiliated with SimplyWallStreet.

Key Metrics

Valuation

P/E Ratio
25.5
P/B Ratio
23.21
EV/EBITDA
19.3
Beta
0.89
vs S&P 500
52W High
$196.08
52W Low
$160.06

Profitability

Gross Margin
73.77%
Operating Margin
45.41%
Net Margin
31.08%
ROE
33.91%
Free Cash Flow
$2.92B

Financial Health

Debt / Equity
438.72
lower is safer
Current Ratio
0.35
>1 healthy
Quick Ratio
0.30
>1 healthy
Employees
4,866
HQ
Boston, MA, United States
Data: Yahoo Finance (yfinance)|Updated: Oct 24, 2026 11:38

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Data Sources: Yahoo Finance via yfinance (real-time prices, dividend history, financial statements, analyst ratings and price targets) · S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index (official constituent list) · Dividend Kings public records (companies with 50+ years of consecutive dividend increases) · SEC EDGAR company filings (10-K annual reports — primary source for all financial statement data). Data is fetched automatically each day and may be delayed up to 24 hours. All figures are in USD unless otherwise stated.