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American Tower return on equity (ROE)

American Tower's return on equity is 95.11%: net income of 3.34B USD over the last twelve months on shareholders' equity of 3.52B USD.

Today
95.11%
Average, 5 years
51.06%
Low, 5 years
14.06%
High, 5 years
95.11%

ROE (return on equity) = net income (last 12 months) ÷ shareholders' equity = 3.34B ÷ 3.52B = 95.11%

ROE (return on equity)
Net income
Shareholders' equity

Each quarter's net income over its last four quarters, over the shareholders' equity at the quarter end.

Why is American Tower's return on equity so high?

Net margin
23.8%
profit on each dollar of sales
Asset turnover
0.17×
sales on each dollar of assets
Equity multiplier
17.30×
assets on each dollar of equity
Return on equity
69.3%
FY2025
  • FY202523.8% × 0.17 × 17.30 = 69.3%
  • FY202422.3% × 0.17 × 18.06 = 66.7%
  • FY202314.8% × 0.15 × 15.73 = 35.3%
  • FY202218.3% × 0.14 × 12.06 = 31.7%
  • FY202127.4% × 0.13 × 13.75 = 50.5%

The DuPont breakdown, on each year-end's assets and equity, as the return on equity elsewhere on this page. A high equity multiplier means a small equity base: debt, or buybacks that return the equity to shareholders, lift the return on what is left.

ROE (return on equity) by year and by quarter

Fiscal yearPeriod endingROE (return on equity)Net incomeShareholders' equity
Today95.11%3.34B3.52B
FY202531 Dec 202571.96%2.63B3.65B
FY202431 Dec 202467.42%2.28B3.38B
FY202331 Dec 202332.56%1.37B4.20B
FY202231 Dec 202230.45%1.70B5.57B
FY202131 Dec 202150.53%2.57B5.08B
FY202031 Dec 202041.32%1.69B4.09B
FY201931 Dec 201937.91%1.92B5.06B
FY201831 Dec 201823.70%1.26B5.34B
FY201731 Dec 201719.63%1.23B6.24B
FY201631 Dec 201614.35%970.36M6.76B
FY201531 Dec 201510.10%672.01M6.65B
FY201431 Dec 201420.32%803.20M3.95B
FY201331 Dec 201313.64%482.21M3.53B
FY201231 Dec 201216.62%594.03M3.57B
FY201131 Dec 201111.63%381.84M3.28B
FY201031 Dec 201010.67%373.61M3.50B
FY200931 Dec 20097.45%247.13M3.32B
FY200831 Dec 200811.61%347.25M2.99B
FY200731 Dec 20071.86%56.32M3.02B
FY200631 Dec 20060.63%27.48M4.38B
FY200531 Dec 2005-3.79%-171.59M4.53B
FY200431 Dec 2004-16.83%-247.59M1.47B
FY200331 Dec 2003-17.73%-303.42M1.71B
FY200231 Dec 2002-65.61%-1.14B1.74B
FY200131 Dec 2001-15.69%-450.09M2.87B
FY200031 Dec 2000-6.76%-194.63M2.88B
FY199931 Dec 1999-2.36%-50.73M2.15B
FY199831 Dec 1998-4.29%-46.84M1.09B
FY199731 Dec 1997-1.48%-2.27M153.21M

Figures in USD. A quarter's revenue, net income and dividends are those of its last four quarters.

See also:P/E ratio,Market cap,P/S ratio,Dividend yield,Debt to equity,Current ratio,All ratios

Common questions about American Tower's ROE

Source: Financial Modeling PrepVerified against SEC filings