SBA Communications
SBAC Nasdaq· Telecom Tower REITs
Last close · Oct 26, 2026
$185.92
KIRA · Stoqly’s AI analyst, in plain words
- SBA Communications had $2.8B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 5.1% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +6.2% a year on average.
- Its operating margin was 47.7%, down 5.9 pts: of every 100 in sales, about 48 is left after running the business.
- SBA Communications made $1.1B of net profit in fiscal 2025. From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 36.1% a year.
- Free cash flow was $1.1B in fiscal 2025, 37.9% of revenue.
- SBA Communications returned $977M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 92% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 0.5%.
- SBA Communications owes $12.6B more than it holds in cash, about 7.7 years of operating profit.
Market cap
$19.8B
P/E
20.0x
Revenue
$2.8B
Net income
$1.1B
Free cash flow
$1.1B
Operating margin
47.7%
SBA Communications in 30 seconds · fiscal 2025
Are sales growing?
+5.1%
Yes. Sales grew 5.1% last year.
Does it make a profit?
37.4%
Yes. It keeps 37.4% of every sale as profit.
Does profit turn into cash?
37.9%
Yes. 37.9% of sales ends up as free cash.
Is debt under control?
7.7x
Heavy. Repaying its debt would take 7.7 years of operating profit.
How healthy are the accounts?
6 / 9
Mixed. It passes 6 of 9 health tests.
How is the share priced?
20.0x
One share costs 20.0 times its yearly profit per share. Typical for its sector: 28.2x.
What SBA Communications does
No business description yet.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · Feb 27, 2026
- Legal name
- SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
- CIK
- 0001034054
SBA Communications · SBAC
Results and finances
The last 5 fiscal years. Amounts in USD.
| Fiscal year | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and profit | |||||
| Revenue | $2.3B | $2.6B | $2.7B | $2.7B | $2.8B |
| Revenue growth | 10.8% | 14.1% | 3.0% | −1.2% | 5.1% |
| Gross margin | 76.4% | 74.6% | 77.4% | 78.3% | 75.5% |
| Operating margin | 33.9% | 35.1% | 34.1% | 53.6% | 47.7% |
| Net income | $238M | $461M | $502M | $750M | $1.1B |
| Net margin | 10.3% | 17.5% | 18.5% | 28.0% | 37.4% |
| Diluted EPS | $2.14 | $4.22 | $4.61 | $6.94 | $9.80 |
| Cash | |||||
| Cash from operations | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.5B | $1.3B | $1.3B |
| Capital expenditure | $134M | $214M | $237M | $228M | $225M |
| Free cash flow | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.3B | $1.1B | $1.1B |
| FCF margin | 45.8% | 40.7% | 48.2% | 41.3% | 37.9% |
| Dividends paid | $254M | $307M | $370M | $424M | $479M |
| Share buybacks | $583M | $432M | $100M | $200M | $498M |
| Share count change | −2.0% | −1.6% | −0.4% | −0.8% | −0.5% |
| Debt and strength | |||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $368M | $145M | $210M | $444M | $271M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $12.3B | $12.9B | $12.3B | $13.6B | $12.9B |
| Shareholders' equity | −$5.3B | −$5.3B | −$5.2B | −$5.1B | −$4.9B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 8.1x | 7.8x | 7.4x | 7.7x | 7.7x |
| Current ratio | 1.0x | 0.7x | 0.4x | 1.1x | 0.3x |
| Interest coverage | 2.2x | 2.7x | 2.3x | 3.6x | 2.9x |
| Returns and quality | |||||
| Return on capital | 11.7% | 11.5% | 11.6% | 18.6% | 14.4% |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
| Altman Z'' | −2.2 | −2.2 | −2.7 | −1.5 | −2.7 |
Insiders bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Insiders sold, 12 months
$0.1M
1 insider
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
How to read these numbers
- Revenue:
- Total sales reported in the income statement.
- Operating margin:
- Operating income as a share of revenue.
- Net income:
- Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
- Free cash flow:
- Cash from operations minus capital spending.
- Net debt / EBITDA:
- Years of EBITDA needed to pay off net debt. Below zero means more cash than debt.
- Return on capital:
- After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
SBA Communications · SBAC
Charts and comparison
Ten years at a glance, and how it stacks up against similar companies.
Revenue
Net income
Margins, % of revenue
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Free cash flow
Dividends and buybacks
Similar companies
Each company’s latest fiscal year. Fiscal years end in different months, so periods don’t line up exactly.
| Company | Market cap | Growth | Op. margin | FCF margin | ROIC | P/E | F-score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBA Communications SBAC | $19.8B | 5.1% | 47.7% | 37.9% | 14.4% | 20.0x | 6 |
| Crown Castle CCI | $38.0B | −4.4% | 48.7% | — | 8.8% | 44.4x | 5 |
| American Tower AMT | $87.8B | 5.1% | 45.5% | 35.5% | 9.3% | 25.9x | 5 |
| Healthpeak Properties DOC | $13.4B | 4.5% | — | 12.7% | 3.2% | 55.3x | — |
| Invitation Homes INVH | $16.3B | 4.2% | — | — | — | 25.2x | — |
Price compared with profit (P/E)
How many times its yearly profit per share one share costs. Higher means investors pay more for each unit of profit.
KIRA
At $185.92 a share, the company is worth $19.8B: 20.0 times its earnings of the last four quarters.
SBA Communications grew sales faster than 3 of its 4 similar companies. Its P/E is higher than 0 of 4.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001034054). Data updated October 9, 2026. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.