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American Tower stock buybacks
AMT$203Mbought back in the 12 months to Jun 30, 2026
American Tower bought back $203M of its stock in the last twelve months, $37M more than it paid out in stock compensation. Its share count is down 0.5% from a year earlier.
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q3 '20 | $0 |
| Q4 '20 | $0 |
| Q1 '21 | $0 |
| Q2 '21 | $0 |
| Q3 '21 | $0 |
| Q4 '21 | $0 |
| Q1 '22 | $0 |
| Q2 '22 | $0 |
| Q3 '22 | $0 |
| Q4 '22 | $0 |
| Q1 '23 | $0 |
| Q2 '23 | $0 |
| Q3 '23 | $0 |
| Q4 '23 | $0 |
| Q1 '24 | $0 |
| Q2 '24 | $0 |
| Q3 '24 | $0 |
| Q4 '24 | $0 |
| Q1 '25 | $0 |
| Q2 '25 | $0 |
| Q3 '25 | $0 |
| Q4 '25 | $0 |
| Q1 '26 | $176.2M |
| Q2 '26 | $26.7M |
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q3 '20 | 446.2M |
| Q4 '20 | 446.6M |
| Q1 '21 | 446.3M |
| Q2 '21 | 452.4M |
| Q3 '21 | 457.0M |
| Q4 '21 | 457.6M |
| Q1 '22 | 457.2M |
| Q2 '22 | 459.8M |
| Q3 '22 | 466.8M |
| Q4 '22 | 467.2M |
| Q1 '23 | 466.8M |
| Q2 '23 | 467.0M |
| Q3 '23 | 467.2M |
| Q4 '23 | 467.7M |
| Q1 '24 | 467.7M |
| Q2 '24 | 467.8M |
| Q3 '24 | 468.3M |
| Q4 '24 | 468.8M |
| Q1 '25 | 468.5M |
| Q2 '25 | 468.8M |
| Q3 '25 | 469.0M |
| Q4 '25 | 468.7M |
| Q1 '26 | 466.8M |
| Q2 '26 | 466.3M |
$27Mlast quarter (Q2 2026)
$37Mnet of stock compensation ($166M)
−0.5%diluted shares, 1 year
+5.1%diluted shares, 5 years
$2.4Bdividends, 12 months
5%of free cash flow ($4.0B) spent on buybacks
$0raised by issuing stock, 12 months
466.0Mshares outstanding (Jul 21, 2026)
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Questions
- Does American Tower buy back its stock?
- American Tower bought back $203M of its stock in the last twelve months, $37M more than it paid out in stock compensation. Its share count is down 0.5% from a year earlier.
- How much did American Tower spend on buybacks in fiscal 2025?
- $365M, according to its 10-K for the fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2025.
- Is American Tower's share count going down?
- Its diluted share count changed +5.1% over five fiscal years and −0.5% over the last year.
Latest filing used: 10-Q for the period ending Jun 30, 2026, filed Jul 28, 2026 · open on SEC.gov