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American Tower Corporation
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice.
Strong business, valuation above the sector
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3 of 5 met · composite in line with peers
Business quality, valuation against the sector, and position in the 52-week range — whether they line up or not.
Stable quality
1 signal unavailable
Profitability
4/4
Debt & liquidity
1/3
Efficiency
1/2
Capital returns at American Tower Corporation run well ahead of the sector: ROE of 74.7% sits +733% above the sector median of 9.0%, and ROIC of 11.6% exceeds the median by +28%. The P/E of 28.3× is -24% below the sector median of 37.2×, which is a narrower premium than the profitability profile might suggest — though P/B of 22.4× runs +756% above the median of 2.6×, reflecting the asset-heavy structure typical of tower REITs. The F-Score of 6/9 flags a weak spot in the balance sheet: Debt/EBITDA of 5.7× exceeds the sector median of 4.2× by +36%, and the current ratio of 0.40 trails the median of 1.30 by -69%. Analysts have a strong beat-rate track record here, yet the consensus vs. realized growth picture is mixed — the market's forward models deserve scrutiny against the realized SEC-filing figures before treating them as settled.
| Ticker | Name | F-Score | ROE | Revenue YoY | Op. margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMT | American Tower Corporation | 6/9 | 75% | +5% |
The market prices in earnings growth; analyst sentiment is strengthening; has mostly beaten consensus.
Price against next year's expected earnings. The forward P/E already carries analyst optimism — read it alongside the “Versus consensus” line.
A forward P/E below the current one means the market expects earnings to grow; above it, to fall. The historical growth is realized figures from SEC filings, not a forecast.
The three-month change in the share of positive analyst ratings. This is sentiment, not an earnings-estimate revision, and not a call to act.
When AMT reports on 2026-10-26, track revenue year over year alongside interest coverage — the F-Score flags leverage as a pressure point (1/3 on that pillar). A current ratio of 1.30 leaves limited short-term buffer, so watch whether management addresses refinancing activity or debt maturity schedules in the call.
Pull AMT's most recent annual report and focus on the Leverage and Liquidity disclosures. With a P/B of 2.62× against a sector median roughly 8.6× lower, the balance sheet carries intangible and goodwill weight worth scrutinizing in management's discussion.
From the alphabetical same-sector table in section 06, pick two or three companies yourself and line up one metric — ROIC, P/E, or current ratio. AMT's ROIC of 9.05% sits 28% above the sector median, while its P/E of 37.2× runs 24% below; use those as your baseline when reading across the rows.
Steps you can check yourself, based on the figures in this brief.
Piotroski F-Score: nine binary tests of financial strength from the annual report. A ✓ marks a test passed, a dot (·) a test failed.
Over 4 years: -47%+60%+27%+2%
Over 4 years: 9.187.905.845.69
Over 4 years: +3%+4%+1%+5%
The context on the right shows how each figure compares with the sector median. The trend below tracks the change over recent fiscal years.
Beat consensus in 5 of 8 recent quarters — a mixed record.
Last quarter's EPS against consensus, plus the estimated date of the next report.
| 46% |
| ARE | Alexandria Real Estate | 4/9 | -9% | -3% | — |
| AVB | AvalonBay | 4/9 | 9% | +4% | 66% |
| CCI | Crown Castle | 6/9 | 17% | -4% | 49% |
| DLR | Digital Realty | 6/9 | 6% | +10% | 11% |
| EQIX | Equinix | 6/9 | 10% | +5% | 20% |
| EQR | Equity Residential | 5/9 | 9% | +5% | 50% |
| ESS | Essex Property Trust | 6/9 | 13% | +6% | 48% |
| MAA | Mid-America Apartment | 4/9 | 8% | +1% | — |
| O | Realty Income | 6/9 | 3% | +9% | — |
| PLD | Prologis | 4/9 | 6% | +7% | 50% |
| PSA | Public Storage | 5/9 | 19% | +3% | — |
| SPG | Simon Property | 4/9 | 132% | +7% | 50% |
| VTR | Ventas | 6/9 | 2% | +18% | — |
| WELL | Welltower | 6/9 | 3% | +36% | — |
A sample of 15 companies in the sector including the target, alphabetical, unranked. Data from the latest SEC annual reports.
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice.
The last few quarters are recent context, not a fixed rate. Consensus for near quarters is set low, so companies clear it routinely; over long horizons the forecasts run the other way, too high.
A description of what the market and analysts expect. Not a price forecast and not investment advice. Analyst forecasts run systematically optimistic over long horizons — read them with that discount.