SBA Communications Corp (SBAC) stock
SBACNasdaqReal Estate Investment TrustsFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 5, 2026Score 13/3014% below fair value
$189.35+2.78 (+1.49%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $20.09BP/E 20.4Yield –
SBA Communications statistics
100 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 25, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Nov 12, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/OCF Ratio
- 15.47
- 12.70
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 11.41
- 4.44
- EV / EBIT
- 23.90
- 16.73
- EV / FCF
- 30.94
- 24.30
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -1.60%
- 0.55%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- -1.57%
- 0.00%
- Float
- 105M
- 24M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 0.63%
- 18.2%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 98.9%
- 68.7%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 3M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -0.69%
- 0.52%
- Short % of Float
- 3.20%
- 3.95%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 3.18%
- 3.18%
- Days to Cover
- 2.73
- 1.00
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $224.46
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $156.60
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $186.14
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $179.81
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $190.39
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $5.80
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -0.04%
- 0.10%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 3.06%
- 0.38%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- 3.98%
- 0.40%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -5.14%
- 1.35%
- Price Change (YTD)
- -2.11%
- 2.76%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -6.09%
- 1.94%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -19.0%
- -1.32%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -44.9%
- -28.4%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 95.4%
- -19.9%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 1M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 1M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 1M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.61
- 0.70
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 55.9
- 56.1
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 36.6%
- 17.8%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.71
- 0.69
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 40.5%
- 13.4%
- EBITDA Margin
- 59.2%
- 50.8%
- FCF Margin
- 36.9%
- 17.8%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 8.61%
- 1.56%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 15.5%
- 8.68%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 18.6%
- -0.86%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 0.20
- 2.24
- Quick Ratio
- 0.14
- 1.56
- Debt / EBITDA
- 7.64
- 3.64
- Debt / FCF
- 12.26
- 8.42
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 7.37
- 2.68
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 2.26%
- 4.61%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 15.0%
- 1.43%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 16.8%
- 1.20%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 121.9%
- 2.66%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 2.25%
- 4.18%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 6.21%
- 7.63%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 32.4%
- -0.11%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 115.7%
- 6.21%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.25
- 0.13
- Revenue Per Employee
- $1.55M
- $2.42M
- Profits Per Employee
- $534.28K
- $81.67K
- Employee Count
- 1,844
- 67
- WACC
- 7.63%
- 8.50%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $1.16B
- $14.23M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$12.45B
- $866.50K
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$117.38
- $0.04
- Equity (Book Value)
- -$4.83B
- -$170.61K
- Book Value Per Share
- -$45.57
- -$0.01
- Tangible Book Value
- -$7.63B
- -$412.80K
- Working Capital
- -$3.47B
- $357.41K
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$246.33M
- -$90.95M
- FCF Per Share
- $9.91
- $0.71
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 4.90%
- 2.16%
- FCF Yield
- 5.24%
- 4.26%
- Payout Ratio
- 52.5%
- 122.2%
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 49.2%
- 56.1%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Income Tax
- $171.19M
- $224.00K
- Effective Tax Rate
- 14.8%
- 1.58%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- 0.12
- 10.24
- Piotroski F-Score
- 6
- 5
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.34
- -2.58
- Lynch Fair Value
- $231.75
- –
- Lynch Upside
- 22.4%
- -44.3%
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | SBAC | S&P 500 | Difference | SBAC per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +4.8% | -3.0% | +7.9 pts | ||
| 3 months | +3.1% | -2.8% | +5.9 pts | ||
| Year to date | +0.5% | +11.5% | −11.0 pts | ||
| 1 year | +0.2% | +13.5% | −13.2 pts | ||
| 3 years | -7.4% | +77.7% | −85.1 pts | -2.5% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | -39.7% | +72.6% | −112.3 pts | -9.6% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +112.5% | +308.2% | −195.6 pts | +7.8% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
3M SBAC shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 0.7% from the previous report, or 3.20% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 2.7 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 41.9% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 3,377,187 | -0.7% | 1,236,365 | 2.7 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 3,400,692 | +2.6% | 1,030,663 | 3.3 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 3,314,948 | -12.6% | 988,892 | 3.4 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 3,794,704 | +1.4% | 918,960 | 4.1 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 3,741,690 | +18.2% | 726,131 | 5.2 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 3,165,263 | +13.4% | 1,168,844 | 2.7 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 2,792,266 | -5.7% | 1,006,281 | 2.8 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 2,962,597 | +12.0% | 1,057,479 | 2.8 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2,645,007 | +13.5% | 1,026,761 | 2.6 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2,329,477 | -4.3% | 1,011,702 | 2.3 |
| May 29, 2026 | 2,433,220 | +1.2% | 733,941 | 3.3 |
| May 15, 2026 | 2,403,877 | -13.8% | 804,105 | 3.0 |
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