AMERICAN TOWER CORP /MA/ (AMT) closed fiscal year 2025 with 466 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 6.72 USD per share.
AMERICAN TOWER CORP /MA/ (AMT) closed fiscal year 2025 with 466 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 6.72 USD per share. Over the year the share count fell by 1.07 M shares on a net basis. Since 2008 the share count has grown by 17.5 %. The dividend per share was 6.72 USD, up 2.4 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 3.18 B USD, spread over 3 payments. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 397M | 402M | 399M | 394M | 395M | 395M | 397M | 424M | 427M | 432M | 441M | 443M | 444M | 456M | 466M | 466M | 467M | 466M |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | 0.00M | 4.62M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 1.45M | 0.00M | 1.83M | 27.2M | 3.22M | 4.59M | 9.37M | 1.83M | 1.44M | 11.4M | 9.85M | 0.68M | 1.09M | 0.00M |
| Shares issued (%) | 0.00 % | 1.15 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.37 % | 0.00 % | 0.46 % | 6.41 % | 0.75 % | 1.06 % | 2.12 % | 0.41 % | 0.32 % | 2.51 % | 2.11 % | 0.15 % | 0.23 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares repurchased | -29.1M | 0.00M | -2.92M | -5.04M | 0.00M | -0.23M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -1.07M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | -7.33 % | 0.00 % | -0.73 % | -1.28 % | 0.00 % | -0.06 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -0.23 % |
| Net addition/reduction | -29.1M | 4.62M | -2.92M | -5.04M | 1.45M | -0.23M | 1.83M | 27.2M | 3.22M | 4.59M | 9.37M | 1.83M | 1.44M | 11.4M | 9.85M | 0.68M | 1.09M | -1.07M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | -7.33 % | 1.15 % | -0.73 % | -1.28 % | 0.37 % | -0.06 % | 0.46 % | 6.41 % | 0.75 % | 1.06 % | 2.12 % | 0.41 % | 0.32 % | 2.51 % | 2.11 % | 0.15 % | 0.23 % | -0.23 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | — | — | 0.00 | 0.35 | 0.90 | 1.10 | 1.40 | 1.81 | 2.17 | 2.62 | 3.15 | 3.78 | 4.53 | 5.21 | 4.30 | 6.31 | 6.56 | 6.72 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | — | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 34.75 % | 55.80 % | 78.84 % | 49.05 % | 103.76 % | 92.65 % | 86.61 % | 107.04 % | 84.91 % | 114.05 % | 88.44 % | 153.77 % | 202.70 % | 134.25 % | 125.75 % |
| Number of payments | — | — | — | 1.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | — | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.14B | 0.36B | 0.43B | 0.40B | 0.71B | 0.89B | 1.07B | 1.32B | 1.60B | 1.93B | 2.27B | 2.72B | 3.01B | 3.03B | 3.18B |
| Dividend Yield (%) | — | — | 0.00 % | 0.58 % | 1.19 % | 1.40 % | 1.39 % | 1.84 % | 2.05 % | 1.83 % | 1.98 % | 1.65 % | 2.05 % | 1.81 % | 2.05 % | 2.91 % | 3.61 % | 3.81 % |
Figures in USD
