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American Tower Q3 Revenue Rises 2.5%; AFFO Per Share Grows 3.2%

American Tower reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of $2.79 billion, up 2.5% from a year earlier. Net income fell 14.4% to $781 million, while AFFO per share, a cash-profit measure, rose 3.2% to $2.87. The company raised its full-year property revenue outlook.

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What happened

American Tower reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of $2.79 billion, up 2.5% from a year earlier. Net income fell 14.4% to $781 million, while cash profit per share rose 3.2% to $2.87. The company raised its full-year 2026 outlook for property revenue and cash profit, and set aside $315 million to buy back its own shares.

Global impact / market context

The company is telling investors it expects more cash profit and property revenue for the full year, even though net income fell this quarter. For ordinary investors, the raised outlook and share buyback point to management confidence in cash generation, while the net income drop shows reported profit and cash profit can move in different directions.

What to watch

  1. Whether the company meets its raised full-year 2026 property revenue range of $10.785 billion to $10.865 billion, because missing it would undercut the reason for the higher outlook.
  2. Whether full-year cash profit per share lands in the $11.04 to $11.16 range, because this is the cash-profit measure the company chose to raise.
  3. How the $315 million share buyback is carried out, because buying back shares can affect per-share results and shows how management uses cash.

Affected assets

  • AMT

Evidence