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Cell tower REITs

The 4 companies in this industry listed on the NYSE and Nasdaq are worth $142 bn combined; the largest are American Tower (AMT), Crown Castle (CCI) and SBA Communications (SBAC). For each one: what it does, revenue, margin, free cash flow over the last five years and a score from 0 to 10.

Data as of October 2026

Clear leader
4 companies value 142 bn revenue 18 bn margin — free cash flow — avg. score 4.7
AMT holds 60.0% of the group's value, 2.5x the runner-up
Rank Ticker Company Share Value Revenue Margin FCF 5 years FCF/px Yield What it does · why it is here
1 AMT American Tower
United States · score 5.9
60% 85 bn 11 bn 32.1% 4.0 bn 4.6% 3.8% Telecom towers across several continents · World's largest cell tower owner; 10-year contracts with escalators
2 CCI Crown Castle
United States · score 4.2
24% 35 bn 4.2 bn 20.7% 2.4 bn 7.0% 6.7% Telecom towers and fiber in the United States · Largest tower and fiber network concentrated in the US
3 SBAC SBA Communications
United States · score 3.8
14% 19 bn 2.9 bn 34.5% 1.1 bn 5.4% 2.6% Telecom towers in the Americas and Africa · Towers in the US and Latin America; the most leveraged of the trio
4 AD ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
United States · score 5.0
2% 2.8 bn 0.2 bn 250.8% -0.3 bn -11.9% 1.1% Wireless towers and spectrum · Illinois — assets of $3.4bn

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