American Tower
Sector unknown·AMT · USA (SEC 10-K)·Fiscal year to 31/12/2025
BUSINESS Overview We are one of the largest global real estate investment trusts and a leading independent owner, operator and developer of multitenant communications real estate. Our primary business is the leasing of space on communications sites to wireless service providers, radio and television broadcast companies, wireless data providers, government agencies and municipalities and tenants in a number of other industries. We refer to this business, inclusive of our data center business discussed below, as our property operations, which accounted for 97% of our total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2025.
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Telecoms and 5G
Technology
DriverPositive impact: strengthens
“As a result of rapidly growing usage of mobile data and other wireless services and the corresponding wireless industry capital spending trends in the markets we serve, we anticipate consistent demand for our communications sites. We believe that our global asset base positions us well to benefit from the increasing proliferation of advanced wireless devices and the increasing usage of high bandwidth applications on those devices.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverPositive impact: strengthens
“Strategy Operational Strategy As wireless communications technologies advance and the use of wireless services on handsets, tablets and other advanced mobile devices grows, there is a corresponding increase in demand for the communications infrastructure required to facilitate ever growing network demand.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverPositive impact: strengthens
“In the United States, incremental carrier network activity is being driven by ongoing 5G network deployments. In our international markets, carriers are increasingly deploying more advanced network technologies such as 4G and, in the case of our international markets with more mature network technology, 5G, while continuing to selectively augment legacy networks.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverPositive impact: strengthens
“RISK FACTORS Risks Related to Our Business Strategy A significant decrease in leasing demand for our communications infrastructure would materially and adversely affect our business and operating results, and we cannot control that demand. A significant reduction in leasing demand for our communications infrastructure would materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“In addition, extensive sharing of site infrastructure through RAN sharing, roaming or resale arrangements among wireless service providers, including due to increases in advanced network technology such as 5G, as an alternative to leasing our communications sites, without compensation to us, may cause new lease activity to slow if carriers utilize shared equipment rather than deploy new equipment, or may result in the decommissioning of equipment on certain existing sites because portions of the customers’ networks may become redundant.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“New technologies or changes, or lack thereof, in our or a customer’s business model could make our communications infrastructure leasing business less desirable and result in decreasing revenues and operating results. The development and implementation of new technologies designed to enhance the efficiency of wireless networks or changes in a customer’s business model could reduce the need for tower-based wireless services, decrease demand for tower space or reduce previously obtainable lease rates.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Additionally, certain small cell complementary network technologies or satellite services could shift a portion of our customers’ network investments away from traditional tower-based networks, which may reduce the need for carriers to add more equipment at certain communications sites.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Additionally, our customers may overestimate or overvalue the benefits and use of 5G networks and other new technology that are deployed onto our communications sites that, in turn, could adversely affect our customers' growth, thereby adversely affecting our growth.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Additionally, our communications sites could be subject to attacks instigated by claims that the deployment of 5G or similar networks is linked to adverse health effects.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“We own and operate DAS networks in the United States and certain international markets. We obtain rights from property owners to install and operate in-building DAS networks, and we grant rights to wireless service providers to attach their equipment to our installations.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“We own and operate other telecommunications assets, including fiber and related assets, in certain international markets. We currently provide the right to use such fiber and related assets to communications and internet service providers and third-party operators to support their telecommunications infrastructure. •Property Interests.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“PROPERTIES As of December 31, 2025, we owned and operated a portfolio of 149,686 communications sites, including 862 DAS networks.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“Our primary business is the leasing of space on communications sites to wireless service providers, radio and television broadcast companies, wireless data providers, government agencies and municipalities and tenants in a number of other industries.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“Our top tenants by revenue for each property segment are as follows for the year ended December 31, 2025: •U.S. & Canada: AT&T Inc. (“AT&T”); T-Mobile US, Inc. (“T-Mobile”); and Verizon Communications Inc. (“Verizon Wireless”) accounted for an aggregate of 85% of U.S. & Canada property segment revenue.”
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Market
“•Africa & APAC: Bharti Airtel Limited (“Airtel”); and MTN Group Limited (“MTN”) accounted for an aggregate of 81% of Africa & APAC property segment revenue. •Europe: Telefónica S.A. (“Telefónica”) accounted for an aggregate of 70% of Europe property segment revenue. •Latin America: América Móvil; AT&T; Telefónica; and TIM S.p.A. accounted for an aggregate of 71% of Latin America property segment revenue.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“For example, during the second half of 2025, Echostar Corporation, parent company to DISH, announced agreements to sell a material amount of spectrum licenses, and subsequently began to abandon and decommission deployment of portions of its 5G VoNR and broadband network. DISH represented approximately 2% and 4% of our total annual property revenue and total annual U.S. & Canada property revenue, respectively, for 2025.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“Our customers are primarily wireless service providers, broadcasters and other companies in a variety of industries. For the year ended December 31, 2025, our top four customers by total revenue were T-Mobile (18%), AT&T (17%), Verizon Wireless (14%) and Telefónica (10%).”
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Artificial intelligence
Technology
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“New technologies or changes, or lack thereof, in our or a customer’s business model could make our communications infrastructure leasing business less desirable and result in decreasing revenues and operating results. The development and implementation of new technologies designed to enhance the efficiency of wireless networks or changes in a customer’s business model could reduce the need for tower-based wireless services, decrease demand for tower space or reduce previously obtainable lease rates.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Similarly, our data center site infrastructure may become antiquated or obsolete due to the development of new systems that deliver power to, or eliminate heat from, the servers and other customer equipment that we house or due to the development of new technology, such as AI, which is potentially more power-intensive, that requires levels of power and cooling density that our facilities may not be designed to provide.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Power constraints, delays, unfavorable contractual terms and increased costs from utility providers could limit our ability to identify suitable sites and expand, particularly as evolving technologies, such as AI, increase power requirements. Our ability to scale remains dependent on reliable energy access amid rising electrification trends and associated infrastructure challenges.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Additionally, we utilize AI technologies that rely on access to and use of significant amounts of data, which in some cases include sensitive information. Inadequate safeguards over AI training data and model inputs or outputs could result in misuse of such data, algorithmic bias or violations of applicable privacy and data protection requirements.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
StrategyPositive impact: strengthens
“At the core of our AI governance program is our Global Artificial Intelligence Use and Development Policy, launched in 2025, which establishes the benefits, restrictions and preconditions for AI use and empowers a permanent, cross‑functional AI steering committee to review and approve AI use cases, implement mandatory employee training and ensure that AI is used responsibly and with a balanced assessment of risks and benefits.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains out: this strengthens Data centres, strengthens Semiconductors and electronic components, strengthens Semiconductor industry
Data centres
Technology
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“These risks are compounded by the fact that a significant percentage of our data center customer leases expire every year.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Similarly, our data center site infrastructure may become antiquated or obsolete due to the development of new systems that deliver power to, or eliminate heat from, the servers and other customer equipment that we house or due to the development of new technology, such as AI, which is potentially more power-intensive, that requires levels of power and cooling density that our facilities may not be designed to provide.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
StrategyPositive impact: strengthens
“More recently, we have invested in strategic data center assets, including through our acquisition of CoreSite Realty Corporation (“CoreSite”) in late 2021 (the “CoreSite Acquisition”), which we believe can drive strong, recurring growth and also meaningfully enhance the value of our existing communications tower real estate through emerging edge compute opportunities in the future.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
StrategyPositive impact: strengthens
“During the course of acquiring or building communications sites and other communications infrastructure assets, including data center facilities and related assets, in our existing markets and expansion into new markets, we are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including not meeting our return on investment criteria and financial objectives, increased costs, assumed liabilities and the diversion of managerial attention.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“We also hold other telecommunications infrastructure, fiber and property interests that we lease primarily to communications service providers and third-party tower operators, and, as discussed further below, we hold a portfolio of highly interconnected data center facilities and related assets in the United States that we provide for the leasing of space primarily to enterprises, network operators, cloud providers and supporting service providers.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“We own and operate data center facilities and related assets in the United States, which consist of specialized and secure buildings that house networking, storage and communications technology infrastructure, including servers, storage devices, switches, routers and fiber optic transmission equipment. These buildings are designed to provide the power, cooling and network connectivity necessary to efficiently operate this equipment. Data centers located at points where many communications networks converge can also function as interconnection hubs where customers are able to connect to multiple networks, cloud companies and other service providers to exchange traffic and interoperate with each other.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“Our data centers segment represented 10% of our total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2025.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“The business model for our data center business contains certain differences from our business model for our tower leasing operations, including those relating to customer base, competition, contract terms (including requirements for service level agreements regarding data center uptime and network performance), upfront capital requirements, ongoing capital improvements, expenditures required for maintenance of data center power, cooling and network equipment, landlord demographics, deployment and ownership of certain network assets, operational oversight requirements and government regulations.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“We own and operate data center facilities and related assets, and as of December 31, 2025, our data center portfolio consisted of 30 operating data center facilities across eleven United States markets, across 3.7 million net rentable square feet (“NRSF”).”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“Our data center business also competes with a variety of companies offering similar data center solutions and services, including space, power, interconnection and development services.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains in: Artificial intelligence strengthens
Chains out: this strengthens Electricity, strengthens Copper
Automotive
End markets
Market
“The following is a list of significant customers (representing at least 10% of revenue in any of the last three years) and the percentage of our total revenues for the specified time periods received from these customers: For the year ended December 31, 2025 2024 2023 T-Mobile 18 % 19 % 19 % AT&T 17 % 18 % 18 % Verizon Wireless 14 % 13 % 14 % Telefónica 10 % 10 % 10 % One or more of our customers, or their parent companies, may experience financial difficulties, file for bankruptcy, reduce or terminate their operations or exit certain markets as a result of a prolonged economic downturn, economic difficulties (such as those from the imposition of taxes, fees (including the cost of, and access to, spectrum), regulations or judicial interpretations of regulations, and any associated penalties or interest, which may be substantial) or otherwise.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Aviation and travel
End markets
Market
“We compete, both for new business and for the acquisition of assets, with other public tower companies, such as Crown Castle International Corp., SBA Communications Corporation, Vertical Bridge, Telesites S.A.B. de C.V. and Cellnex Telecom, S.A., wireless carrier tower consortia and private tower companies, private equity sponsored firms, carrier-affiliated tower companies, independent wireless carriers, tower owners, broadcasters and owners of non-communications sites, including rooftops, utility towers, water towers and other alternative structures.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains in: Fuel strengthens, Pandemics and outbreaks weakens
Cyber attacks and IT security risk
Macro
StrategyPositive impact: strengthens
“We offer managed services in certain of our data centers where we provide “remote hands” services for our customers. The access to our customers’ networks and data, which is gained from these services, creates some risk that our customers’ networks or data will be improperly accessed.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains out: this strengthens Cybersecurity (products and services)
Energy efficiency
Technology
StrategyPositive impact: strengthens
“We are also focused on developing and implementing power solutions across our footprint to help improve the overall efficiency of the communications infrastructure and wireless industries through our power as a service (PaaS) initiatives. •Maintain a strong balance sheet.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains in: Carbon tax and ETS prices strengthens, EU climate and energy policy strengthens
Media and entertainment
End markets
Market
“We compete, both for new business and for the acquisition of assets, with other public tower companies, such as Crown Castle International Corp., SBA Communications Corporation, Vertical Bridge, Telesites S.A.B. de C.V. and Cellnex Telecom, S.A., wireless carrier tower consortia and private tower companies, private equity sponsored firms, carrier-affiliated tower companies, independent wireless carriers, tower owners, broadcasters and owners of non-communications sites, including rooftops, utility towers, water towers and other alternative structures.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Shipping and logistics
End markets
Market
“We compete, both for new business and for the acquisition of assets, with other public tower companies, such as Crown Castle International Corp., SBA Communications Corporation, Vertical Bridge, Telesites S.A.B. de C.V. and Cellnex Telecom, S.A., wireless carrier tower consortia and private tower companies, private equity sponsored firms, carrier-affiliated tower companies, independent wireless carriers, tower owners, broadcasters and owners of non-communications sites, including rooftops, utility towers, water towers and other alternative structures.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains in: Carbon tax and ETS prices weakens, Global trade volumes strengthens, Fuel strengthens
Inflation
Macro
DriverPositive impact: strengthens
“In general, our tenant leases for our communications sites with wireless carriers have initial non-cancellable terms of five to ten years with multiple renewal terms, with provisions that periodically increase the rent due under the lease, typically annually, based on a fixed escalation percentage (averaging approximately 3% in the United States) or an inflationary index in most of our international markets, or a combination of both.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Specifically as part of our ongoing portfolio analysis, we conduct an extensive review of a particular country’s historical and projected macroeconomic fundamentals, including inflation and foreign currency exchange rate trends, demographics, capital markets, tax regime and investment alternatives, and the general business, political and legal environments, including property rights and regulatory regime.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Impacts on the economic environment, such as inflation or rising interest rates, could materially and adversely affect our customers through disruptions of, among other things, their ability to procure their equipment through their supply chains, their ability to procure power and fuel and their ability to maintain liquidity and deploy network capital, with potential decreases in consumer spending contributing to liquidity risks.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“In addition, many of our customers and potential customers rely on capital raising activities to fund their operations and capital expenditures, which may be more difficult or expensive in the event of downturns in the economy or disruptions in the financial and credit markets, including those caused by factors such as inflation, currency devaluations and other foreign currency exchange rate volatility, higher interest rates and supply chain disruptions.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Inflation can materially and adversely affect us by increasing the costs of land, materials, labor and other costs required to manage and grow our business.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“In addition, should inflation rates exceed our fixed escalator percentages in markets where our leases include fixed escalators, our returns could be adversely affected.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“In an inflationary environment, depending on the terms of our contracts and other economic conditions, we may be unable to raise prices enough to keep up with the rate of inflation or our customers may be unwilling to pay contractual increases or demand discounts upon renewal, which would reduce our profit margins and returns. If we are unable to increase our prices to offset the effects of inflation, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Further, market volatility and disruption caused by factors such as inflation and fluctuating interest rates may impact our ability to raise additional capital through debt and equity financing activities or our ability to repay or refinance maturing liabilities, or impact the terms of any new obligations, which in turn may have an adverse impact on our credit ratings.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Failure to increase operating revenues to sufficiently offset any potential increase in lease costs, including as a result of the current inflationary environment, would adversely impact our operating income.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains out: this weakens Consumer spending, strengthens Interest rates
Electricity
Raw materials and inputs
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Impacts on the economic environment, such as inflation or rising interest rates, could materially and adversely affect our customers through disruptions of, among other things, their ability to procure their equipment through their supply chains, their ability to procure power and fuel and their ability to maintain liquidity and deploy network capital, with potential decreases in consumer spending contributing to liquidity risks.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Power constraints, delays, unfavorable contractual terms and increased costs from utility providers could limit our ability to identify suitable sites and expand, particularly as evolving technologies, such as AI, increase power requirements. Our ability to scale remains dependent on reliable energy access amid rising electrification trends and associated infrastructure challenges.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
InputNegative impact: weakens
“Our data centers require and consume significant amounts of power, including electricity generated by the burning of fossil fuels.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
InputNegative impact: weakens
“Our costs typically include ground rent (which is primarily fixed under long-term lease agreements with annual cost escalations) and power and fuel costs, some or all of which may be passed through to our tenants, as well as property taxes and repair and maintenance expenses.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
InputNegative impact: weakens
“In addition, in many of our international markets, we receive pass-through revenue from our tenants to cover certain costs, including power and fuel costs and ground rent.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
InputNegative impact: weakens
“Moreover, we rely on third parties, governmental entities and suppliers to provide sufficient power for our data centers and to support future expansion, which is different than our tower leasing operations. Difficulties in securing contracted energy or obtaining adequate capacity for future data center developments may adversely affect our operations, financial performance and customer relationships.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains in: Data centres strengthens, Electrification strengthens
Chains out: this strengthens Power grid expansion
Interest rates
Macro
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Impacts on the economic environment, such as inflation or rising interest rates, could materially and adversely affect our customers through disruptions of, among other things, their ability to procure their equipment through their supply chains, their ability to procure power and fuel and their ability to maintain liquidity and deploy network capital, with potential decreases in consumer spending contributing to liquidity risks.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“In addition, many of our customers and potential customers rely on capital raising activities to fund their operations and capital expenditures, which may be more difficult or expensive in the event of downturns in the economy or disruptions in the financial and credit markets, including those caused by factors such as inflation, currency devaluations and other foreign currency exchange rate volatility, higher interest rates and supply chain disruptions.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“In addition, inflation is often accompanied by higher interest rates. The combination of higher interest rates and high inflation could lead to an extended economic downturn, which could reduce our ability to incur debt or access capital and impact our results of operations and financial condition even after these conditions improve.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Additionally, higher inflation or higher costs of capital could also impact the risk premiums or market returns on our assets. Changes in costs of capital could adversely impact the underlying value of our assets, which could in turn result in impairment charges.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Further, market volatility and disruption caused by factors such as inflation and fluctuating interest rates may impact our ability to raise additional capital through debt and equity financing activities or our ability to repay or refinance maturing liabilities, or impact the terms of any new obligations, which in turn may have an adverse impact on our credit ratings.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Federal fund rates have been elevated for several years and, although there were several rate cuts in recent years, rates could remain at current levels for an extended period of time. An increase in rates can have a corresponding impact to our costs of borrowing and may have an adverse impact on our ability to raise funds through the offering of our securities or through the issuance of debt due to higher debt capital costs, diminished credit availability or less favorable equity markets.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains in: Public debt and fiscal policy strengthens, Inflation strengthens
Chains out: this weakens Construction, weakens Real estate, weakens Wind power, weakens Housing market, weakens Office and commercial property, weakens Residential rental, weakens Residential construction
Currency exposure
Macro
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Specifically as part of our ongoing portfolio analysis, we conduct an extensive review of a particular country’s historical and projected macroeconomic fundamentals, including inflation and foreign currency exchange rate trends, demographics, capital markets, tax regime and investment alternatives, and the general business, political and legal environments, including property rights and regulatory regime.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“In addition, many of our customers and potential customers rely on capital raising activities to fund their operations and capital expenditures, which may be more difficult or expensive in the event of downturns in the economy or disruptions in the financial and credit markets, including those caused by factors such as inflation, currency devaluations and other foreign currency exchange rate volatility, higher interest rates and supply chain disruptions.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverMixed impact: mixed
“Table of Contents Foreign Currency Risk We are exposed to market risk from changes in foreign currency exchange rates primarily in connection with our foreign subsidiaries and joint ventures internationally.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Other currencies
Macro
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Inflation has also contributed to foreign currency exchange rate volatility, including in several of the markets where we operate. Inflation impacts could also create foreign exchange rate instability in our international markets, including in markets such as Africa and Latin America, that could, in turn, depress the value of that market’s currency, thereby adversely impacting our business, results of operations, financial condition or the underlying value of foreign subsidiaries.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Risks Related to Laws and Regulations Our foreign operations are subject to economic, political and other risks that could materially and adversely affect our revenues or financial position, including risks associated with fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Business cycle and GDP growth
Macro
DriverPositive impact: strengthens
“If our customers or potential customers are unable to raise adequate capital to fund their business plans or face capital constraints, they may reduce their spending, file for bankruptcy, reduce or terminate their operations or exit certain markets, which could materially and adversely affect demand for our communications infrastructure and our services business.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains out: this strengthens Global trade volumes, strengthens Construction
Consumer spending
Macro
DriverPositive impact: strengthens
“If our customers or potential customers are unable to raise adequate capital to fund their business plans or face capital constraints, they may reduce their spending, file for bankruptcy, reduce or terminate their operations or exit certain markets, which could materially and adversely affect demand for our communications infrastructure and our services business.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains in: Inflation weakens
Chains out: this strengthens Retail, strengthens Hospitality and leisure, strengthens Premium consumers, strengthens Grocery retail and private label
M&A and consolidation
Macro
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Significant consolidation among our customers could reduce demand for our communications infrastructure and may materially and adversely affect our growth and revenues. Certain combined companies have rationalized duplicative parts of their networks or modernized their networks, and these and other customers could determine not to renew, or attempt to cancel, avoid or limit leases or related payments with us.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
EU climate and energy policy
Regulation
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, some of the states and localities in which we operate and the governments of other countries in which we operate have also enacted or proposed certain climate-related disclosures and may adopt new regulations related to the use of fossil fuels or requiring the use of alternative fuel or renewable energy sources to power energy resources that serve our data centers. Efforts to support and enhance renewable electricity generation may increase our costs of electricity above those that would be incurred through procurement of conventionally generated electricity.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Table of Contents Furthermore, we also may face pressure from certain stakeholders, such as the communities in which we operate, who are increasingly focused on climate change and shortages of power, land and water resources, which are different pressures than those faced by our tower leasing operations. Such pressure could lead to federal, state or municipal governments imposing more stringent regulations and requirements to control the growth and development of data centers in their communities.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains out: this strengthens Circular economy and recycling, strengthens Energy efficiency
Labour and wages
Raw materials and inputs
InputNegative impact: weakens
“Human Capital Resources As of December 31, 2025, we employed 4,866 full-time individuals, including 2,388 employees based in the United States and 2,478 employees based internationally.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
InputNegative impact: weakens
“Our strict adherence to the rigorous standards set forth by the relevant government agencies and other authorities, such as the Telecommunications Infrastructure Registered Apprenticeship Program and Telecommunications Industry Association, is critical to ensuring our towers are structurally safe for field personnel, vendors, customers and communities.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Real estate
End markets
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“From time to time, we also experience disputes with landowners regarding the terms of easements or ground agreements for land under towers, which can affect our ability to access and operate tower sites. Further, for various reasons, landowners may not want to renew their ground agreements with us, they may lose their rights to the land, or they may transfer their land interests to third parties, including ground lease aggregators, which could affect our ability to renew ground agreements on commercially viable terms.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“We do not own the buildings for all of our data centers and our business could be harmed if we are unable to renew the leases for these data centers at favorable terms or at all, though we generally have the right to extend the terms of our leases when the primary terms of the leases expire.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains in: Interest rates weakens
Carbon tax and ETS prices
Regulation
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Efforts to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, the use of fossil fuels or requirements to use alternative fuel to power energy resources that serve our data centers or the generators we use in our emerging markets to deliver primary power to our customers may have direct or indirect effects on our business by increasing the cost of compliance.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains out: this weakens Shipping and logistics, strengthens Energy efficiency, weakens Cement and building materials
Cement and building materials
Raw materials and inputs
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Integration may be difficult and unpredictable for many reasons, including, among other things, increased construction costs or supply chain disruptions, portfolios without requisite permits, differing systems, cultural differences, conflicting policies, procedures and operations or with incomplete information.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains in: Carbon tax and ETS prices weakens, Reconstruction of Ukraine strengthens
Climate change and extreme weather
Macro
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“During the past several years, we have seen an increase in severe weather events and expect this trend to continue due to climate change.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains out: this weakens Agriculture and food production
Construction
End markets
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“While these regulations vary, they typically require tower owners or tenants to obtain approval from local authorities, environmental bodies or community standards organizations prior to tower construction or the addition of a new antenna to an existing tower. Local zoning authorities and community residents periodically oppose construction in their communities, which can delay or prevent new tower construction, new antenna installation or site upgrade projects, thereby limiting our ability to respond to tenant demand. This opposition and existing or new zoning, environmental or aviation regulations can increase costs associated with new tower construction, tower modifications or additions of new antennas to a site or site upgrades, as well as adversely affect the associated timing or cost of such projects.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains in: Interest rates weakens, Housing market strengthens, Public investment and infrastructure strengthens, Business cycle and GDP growth strengthens, Reconstruction of Ukraine strengthens
Fuel
Raw materials and inputs
InputNegative impact: weakens
“Our costs typically include ground rent (which is primarily fixed under long-term lease agreements with annual cost escalations) and power and fuel costs, some or all of which may be passed through to our tenants, as well as property taxes and repair and maintenance expenses.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains out: this strengthens Shipping and logistics, strengthens Aviation and travel
Global trade volumes
Macro
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Impacts on the economic environment, such as inflation or rising interest rates, could materially and adversely affect our customers through disruptions of, among other things, their ability to procure their equipment through their supply chains, their ability to procure power and fuel and their ability to maintain liquidity and deploy network capital, with potential decreases in consumer spending contributing to liquidity risks.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains in: Tariffs and trade policy weakens, Geopolitical uncertainty weakens, Business cycle and GDP growth strengthens
Chains out: this strengthens Shipping and logistics
Natural gas
Raw materials and inputs
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Efforts to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, the use of fossil fuels or requirements to use alternative fuel to power energy resources that serve our data centers or the generators we use in our emerging markets to deliver primary power to our customers may have direct or indirect effects on our business by increasing the cost of compliance.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Tariffs and trade policy
Macro
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Our U.S. and international tower leasing businesses are subject to national, state and local regulatory requirements with respect to the registration, siting, construction, lighting, marking and maintenance of our towers. In the United States, the construction of new towers or modifications to existing towers may require pre-approval by the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) and the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”), depending on factors such as tower height and proximity to public airfields.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains in: Geopolitical uncertainty strengthens
Chains out: this weakens Global trade volumes
Europe
Geography
Geography
“The following is a list of significant customers (representing at least 10% of revenue in any of the last three years) and the percentage of our total revenues for the specified time periods received from these customers: For the year ended December 31, 2025 2024 2023 T-Mobile 18 % 19 % 19 % AT&T 17 % 18 % 18 % Verizon Wireless 14 % 13 % 14 % Telefónica 10 % 10 % 10 % One or more of our customers, or their parent companies, may experience financial difficulties, file for bankruptcy, reduce or terminate their operations or exit certain markets as a result of a prolonged economic downturn, economic difficulties (such as those from the imposition of taxes, fees (including the cost of, and access to, spectrum), regulations or judicial interpretations of regulations, and any associated penalties or interest, which may be substantial) or otherwise.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Competitors mentioned in the report
No named competitors in the report.
Financial figures
| Revenue latest fiscal year | 0.94 bn USD |
| Revenue growth vs. the year before, same method | 20.8 % |
| EBITDA reported by the company | 6.89 bn USD |
| Net debt debt incl. leasing minus cash | 40.1 bn USD |
| Diluted EPS per share | 5.4 USD |
Source: 10-K (SEC) A. See the report
Criteria
| Profit | ✓ |
| Growing | ✓ |
| Healthy balance sheet | ✗ |
Only the criteria that can be computed from financial statements on this page. The remaining criteria (such as price and dividend) need a share price and are in the analysis.
Figures are in the report's currency (USD), not converted to DKK. Quotes are shown as the company's own words in English.