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SBA Communications Corporation

SBAC

Real Estate · 185.47 +2.2% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

SBA Communications Corporation's current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 3 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 5 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 2.3% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Net margin fell 4.5 percentage points.
Company+2.2% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 3 activeWireless Tower REITs · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 5 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • Revolving Credit Facility unused interest rate reported at 4.755% (includes sustainability-linked spread reduction); higher blended swap rate and repayment increased weighted-average interest rate.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if SBAC's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Real Estate · REIT - Specialty

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 3 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 5 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 2.3% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 1.3 percentage points.
Evidence that challenges
  • Net margin fell 4.5 percentage points.
What would clarify the read
  • Revolving Credit Facility unused interest rate reported at 4.755% (includes sustainability-linked spread reduction); higher blended swap rate and repayment increased weighted-average interest rate.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 12, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations602
Usable filing statements181
Verified relationships8
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +5.1% year over year.
  • Net margin changed +9.5 percentage points in the latest annual period.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Operating margin changed -5.9 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
  • Foreign exchange has repeated adverse evidence across 3 filings.
Questions before a position
  • EV/sales is 88% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 11, 2026

185.47
6m+0.4%12m-4.2%24m-22.3%
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$204.7M+59.1%$2.14-2.0%
2022-12-31$296.9M+45.0%$4.22-1.6%
2023-12-31$194.6M-34.4%$4.61-0.4%
2024-12-31$2.7B+1276.6%$6.94-0.8%
2025-12-31$2.8B+5.1%$9.80-0.5%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Credit and interest ratesnegative · 5 filings
Revolving Credit Facility The key terms of the Revolving Credit Facility were as follows: Interest Rate Unused Commitment as of Fee as of June 30, 2026 (1) June 30, 2026 (2) Revolving Credit Facility 5.110 % 0.190 % (1) The rate reflected includes a 0.050 % r…
10-Q · Aug 6, 2026
Restructuring and cost reductionsmixed · 5 filings
Items Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis — The Company estimates the fair value of assets subject to impairment using a discounted cash flow (“DCF”) (Level 3 input) analysis.
10-Q · Aug 6, 2026
Foreign exchangenegative · 3 filings
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, we recorded an $81.6 million gain and a $156.8 million loss, net of taxes, respectively, on the remeasurement of intercompany loans due to changes in foreign exchange rates.
10-K · Feb 27, 2026
Data center and AI demandpositive · 1 filings
A portion of the activities that support our business involve collection, storage, and transfer of sensitive data of our employees, tenants, ground lessors, and other third parties, including residential tenants as a result of our previous data center acquisi…
10-K · Feb 27, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 7.1× · EV/sales 10.9×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

185.47+2.2% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for SBAC. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment

The latest filing has limited comparable evidence

10-Q filed 2026-08-06 against the comparable filing from 2025-08-07.

limited evidence
OperationsconstructiveEvidence score +2
liquidityneutralEvidence score 0
valuationwithheld

Capital and cash conversion

Investment load increased

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Capital spending consumed more revenue while free-cash-flow margin declined.

Capital spending YoY
+8.6%
Capital spending / revenue
+7.8%
Free-cash-flow margin
+38.9%
FCF margin change
-2.7 pts

Capex, revenue, and operating cash flow are matched to the same reported duration. Reported accounting context, not a forecast or trading recommendation.

What improved

  • Revenue increased 2.3% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 1.3 percentage points.

What weakened

  • Net margin fell 4.5 percentage points.

Filing receipts

These changes were primarily due to (1) revenues from 6,791 towers acquired (including 6,789 towers related to the Millicom transaction) and 559 towers built since April 1, 2025, (2) organic site leasing growth from contractual escalators, new leases, and amendments and (3) increases in non-cash straight line revenue and reimbursable pass-through expenses, partially offset by lease non-renewals and tower divestitures.

This change was primarily due to (1) revenues from 7,133 towers acquired (including 7,110 related to the Millicom transaction) and 624 towers built since January 1, 2025, (2) organic site leasing growth from contractual escalators, new leases, and amendments and (3) increases in non-cash straight line revenue and reimbursable pass-through expenses, partially offset by lease non-renewals and tower divestitures.

During the remainder of 2026, we expect core leasing revenue to increase over 2025 levels, on a currency neutral basis, due in part to contractual escalators and wireless carriers deploying additional capacity and increasing geographical coverage, the full year impact of towers acquired and built during 2025 and 2026, and the revenues from towers expected to be acquired and built during the remainder of 2026, partially offset by increased churn primarily driven by Sprint and EchoStar.

Historical filing backfill generated after the original filing window. It is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind SBAC

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

VZVerizon Communications Inc.customerFeb 27, 2026

We derive domestic site leasing revenues primarily from T-Mobile, AT&T Wireless, and Verizon Wireless.

TAT&T Inc.customerFeb 27, 2026

We derive domestic site leasing revenues primarily from T-Mobile, AT&T Wireless, and Verizon Wireless.

TMUST-Mobile US, Inc.customerFeb 27, 2026

We derive domestic site leasing revenues primarily from T-Mobile, AT&T Wireless, and Verizon Wireless.

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

SBAC is currently a Early Follower in the organic co-movement group Wireless Tower REITs. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.