AMERICAN TOWER CORP /MA/
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $85.34B
- P/E (TTM)
- 25.2
- Dividend yield
- 3.72%
About American Tower
Real Estate Investment Trusts, SIC 6798
The company operates in real estate and communications infrastructure, focusing on leasing space across communications sites, wireless towers, and data centers, as well as providing related services. Its operational segments comprise property leasing for communications towers, network infrastructure locations, and data centers, complemented by site services. The business primarily serves telecommunications and wireless network operators, with a substantial portion of customer activity concentrated among major industry service providers.
The company maintains operational activities and physical assets across diverse geographic markets, organized into regional reporting divisions that include the United States and Canada, Europe, Latin America, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region. Specific country operations referenced in the disclosures include Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, Bangladesh, South Africa, Kenya, Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico. Operations are conducted through a parent organization alongside various regional and asset-holding subsidiaries.
Summary of the business section of American Tower's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- AMERICAN TOWER CORP /MA/
- Founded
- 1995
- Headquarters
- Boston, MA
- Address
- 222 Berkeley Street 02116
- Phone
- (617) 375-7500
- Website
- www.americantower.com
- Employees
- 4,866, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Real Estate Investment Trusts
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- Deloitte & Touche LLP, Boston, Massachusetts
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- AMT
- Exchange
- NYSE
- IPO date
- Jul 2, 1998
- Shares outstanding
- 466M, Jul 21, 2026
- Public float
- $103.40B, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1053507
- CUSIP
- 03027X100
- ISIN
- US03027X1000
- LEI
- 5493006ORUSIL88JOE18
- EIN
- 65-0723837
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Steven O. Vondran | President and CEO, Director | 108,902 |
| Robert Joseph Meyer | SVP & Advisor to the CFO | 29,001 |
| Ruth T. Dowling | EVP, Chief Admin Ofr, GC & Sec | 27,711 |
| Paul Blanchett | SVP & Chief Accounting Officer | – |
| Richard C. Rossi | EVP & President, U.S. Tower | 17,518 |
| Rodney M. Smith | EVP, CFO & Treasurer | 92,542 |
| Eugene M. Noel | EVP & Chief Operating Officer | 34,542 |
| Juan Font | SVP, Pres. & CEO, CoreSite | 28,352 |
| Kristen M. Ludgate | Director | – |
| Rajesh Kalathur | Director | 7,936 |
| Pamela D. A. Reeve | Director | 27,402 |
| Eugene F. Reilly | Director | 6,898 |
| Craig Macnab | Director | 15,315 |
| Teresa Hillary Clarke | Director | 5,307 |
| Kelly C. Chambliss | Director | 4,426 |
| Neville R. Ray | Director | 2,265 |
| Bruce L. Tanner | Director | 6,940 |
| Kenneth R. Frank | Director | 6,188 |
| Grace Lieblein | Director | 9,141 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 First PEO | $1.18M | -$4.29M | $5.74M | $91 | $118 |
| FY2024 Second PEO | $13.43M | $9.98M | $5.74M | $91 | $118 |
| FY2023 | $19.71M | $21.28M | $6.33M | $104 | $112 |
| FY2022 | $18.31M | $7.11M | $6.53M | $98 | $101 |
| FY2021 | $16.11M | $25.72M | $6.01M | $132 | $134 |
| FY2020 First PEO | $15.74M | $17.41M | $5.73M | $100 | $95 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of December 31, 2025, we employed 4,866 full-time individuals, including 2,388 employees based in the United States and 2,478 employees based internationally.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings