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SBAC Financials SBA Communications

15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025, from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend. Updated Overview →

Growth & profitability

  • Revenue has grown 13.7% per year over the past 5 years.
  • Net income has grown faster than revenue (112.9% vs 13.7% per year).
  • Operating margin has expanded, at 549.2% in the latest year.
  • Free cash flow has grown 1.3% per year over the past 5 years.

Financial health

  • Total debt ($12.9B) exceeds cash ($265M); net debt is $12.6B.
  • Total debt has grown slower than revenue (3.1% vs 13.7% per year).
  • Total debt is 7.9× EBITDA.

Shareholder returns

  • Dividends have been paid for 7 consecutive years, consuming 45.5% of earnings and 44.9% of free cash flow.
  • The dividend has grown 18.2% per year over the past 5 years.
Revenue & net income
-$181M $436M $1B $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
0% 686% 1372% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
$0 $654M $1B 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
$0 $7B $14B 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
-$2B -$79M $2B $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FYRevenueNet incomeGross MOp MFCFTotal debtCash
2025 $244M $1.1B 868.8% 549.2% $1.1B $12.9B $265M
2024 $153M $750M 1372.4% 939.2% $1.1B $13.6B $190M
2023 $195M $502M 1078.3% 474.5% $1.3B $12.3B $209M
2022 $297M $461M 661.8% 311.7% $1.1B $12.9B $144M
2021 $205M $238M 861.2% 382.2% $1.1B $12.3B $367M
2020 $129M $24M 1248.7% 492.5% $997M $11.1B $309M
2019 $154M $147M 989.4% 379.4% $816M $10.3B $108M
2018 $125M $47M 1115.2% 434.4% $701M $9.9B $143M
2017 $105M $104M 1226.2% 438.8% $671M $9.3B $69M
2016 $76M $603M $8.8B $146M
2015 -$176M $514M $8.5B $118M
2014 -$24M $7.9B $39M
2013 -$56M $329M $5.9B $122M
2012 -$181M $228M $5.4B $233M
2011 -$126M $122M $3.4B $47M

Valuation over time

How the market has priced SBAC against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 — each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.

Price / earnings (P/E)
0.0 30.0 60.0 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
0.0 84.4 168.7 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/S
Dividend yield (%)
0.0 1.3 2.6 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
Dividend yield %

Frequently asked questions

Is SBAC growing its revenue and profit?

Over the past 5 years, SBA Communications's revenue has grown 13.7% per year, and net income grown 112.9% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.

How much debt does SBAC have?

As of FY2025, SBA Communications reported $12.9B of total debt against $265M of cash.

What is SBAC's profit margin?

In FY2025, gross margin was 868.8%, operating margin 549.2%, and net margin 430.9%.

What is SBAC's P/E ratio?

As of Jun '26, SBA Communications traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 18.2× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S and dividend yield have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.

Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.