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Company Profile: SBA Communications Corporation (SBAC)

SBAC insider trades (13 months) →

$184.69 −0.09% vs. previous close · Market cap $19.59B

Today's multi-factor rank: 246 of 461 · see the ranking

Quant500 Scores
Momentum
3.7/10
Value
4.6/10
Growth
4.4/10
Quality
6.7/10
Multifactor
4.9/10

Market and Valuation

Price & Market

Prev Close Price:$184.86
Open:$180.31
Day's Low:$178.45
Day's High:$184.69
Bid / Ask:-
Market Cap:19.59B
Enterprise Value:34.58B

52-Week Range

52-Week Low:$156.60
52-Week High:$224.46
Current position in 52-week range
52w Low-52w High
50-Day Avg:$179.46
200-Day Avg:$190.27

Volume

Volume Today:1,194,969
Avg Volume (3m):1,024,457
Avg Volume (10d):1,400,500
52-Week Change:-5.78%
vs S&P 500, 52 weeks:-
Beta:0.97

Valuation Multiples

P/E (trailing):19.90

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Jun 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Aug 6, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

P/E (forward):22.53
PEG Ratio:11.13
Price / Book:-
Price / Sales (TTM):6.83
EV / Revenue:12.05
EV / EBITDA:18.86

Dividends

Current yield:2.71%
Annual Dividend Rate:$5.00
Dividend Trailing:$0.00
Yield Trailing:0.00%
5-Year Avg Yield:1.34%
Payout Ratio:50.92%
Last Ex-Dividend Date:-

Valuation Context

P/E vs sector (indicative)

Most Recent Quarter:-
Fiscal Year (Next):-

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Financial Statements TTM (Trailing 12 Months)

Income Statement

Total Revenue (TTM):2.87B
Gross Profit:2.13B
EBITDA:1.83B
Net Income (TTM):990.72M
Rev Growth (YoY):+2.30%
Earnings Growth (YoY):-10.50%
Quarterly earnings growth (YoY):-12.00%

Margins

Gross Margin:-
EBITDA Margin:-
Operating Margin:-
Net Margin:-

Per Share

EPS Trailing (TTM):$9.28

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Jun 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Aug 6, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

EPS Forward (Est.):$8.20
Revenue Per Share:$26.99
Cash Per Share:-
Book Value:$-45.93
Last Dividend:-
Ex-Dividend Date:-
Last Split:-

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Total cash:327.05M
Total Debt:15.21B
Net Debt (Debt - Cash):14.88B
Debt / Equity:-
Current Ratio:0.17
Quick Ratio:0.12

Cash Flows

Operating Cash Flow:1.28B
Free Cash Flow (FCF):752.06M
FCF Yield (FCF / Market Cap):-
Enterprise Value:34.58B
EV / Revenue:12.05
EV / EBITDA:18.86

Profitability

ROE (Return on Equity):-
ROA (Return on Assets):8.41%
P/E (trailing):19.90
P/E (forward):22.53
Price / Book:-
PEG Ratio:11.13
52-Week Change:-5.78%
S&P 500 change, 52 weeks:+11.37%

Historical Evolution (Last 4 Years)

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cash Flow

EPS and Earnings Per Share

Key EPS Metrics

EPS Trailing (TTM):$9.28

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Jun 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Aug 6, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

EPS Forward (Est.):$8.20
P/E (forward):22.53
PEG Ratio:11.13

Growth and Margins

Earnings Growth YoY:-
Quarterly Earnings Growth YoY:-
Rev Growth YoY:-
Net Margin:-
Gross Margin:-
EBITDA Margin:-

Per Share

Revenue Per Share:$26.99
Cash Per Share:-
Book Value:$-45.93

Cash Flows (TTM)

Free Cash Flow:752.06M
Operating Cash Flow:1.28B
EBITDA:1.83B
Total Revenue (TTM):2.87B
Net Income (TTM):990.72M
Fiscal Year (Last):-

EPS Surprise History - Last 4 Quarters

Actual vs. Analyst Estimates · Green = beat expectations · Red = missed

Quarter Period Actual EPS Estimated EPS Difference Surprise % Currency

Ownership Structure

Ownership Distribution

% Insiders:-
% Institutional:-
% Inst. (of Float):-
No. of Institutions:-
Visual distribution
InsidersInstitutionalFree Float

Shares & Short Interest

Shares Outstanding:106,088,110
Float (free shares):105,297,754
Short interest (shares):3,400,692
Short % of float:-
Short Ratio (days to cover):3.34
Short interest, prior month:-
Short Interest Date:-

Governance Score (1=Best, 10=Worst)

Overall risk:-
Audit Risk:-
Board risk:-
Compensation Risk:-
Shareholder rights risk:-

Top Institutional Holders

Position Change: ▲ Increased · ▼ Reduced · = Unchanged

Organization Report Date % Shares No. Shares Value (USD) Change %

Top Mutual Funds

Position Change: ▲ Increased ▼ Decreased = Unchanged

Fund Report Date % Shares No. Shares Value (USD) Change %

Recent Insider Trades

Executive / Insider Title Date Action Shares

Options Chain

CALLS

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PUTS

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SBA Communications Corporation (SBAC) SEC filings: 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K

Direct links to financial reports filed with the SEC.

Type Date Official link
8-K2026-11-02View filing ↗
8-K2026-09-25View filing ↗
10-Q2026-08-06View filing ↗
8-K2026-08-03View filing ↗
8-K2026-07-24View filing ↗
8-K2026-07-23View filing ↗
305B22026-07-13View filing ↗
8-K2026-05-22View filing ↗
10-Q2026-05-05View filing ↗
8-K2026-04-29View filing ↗

Company and Executive Profile

SBA Communications Corporation is a leading independent owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure, including tower structures, rooftops and other structures that support antennas used for wireless communications. In our site leasing business, we lease space to wireless service providers and other customers on assets we own or operate, and manage rooftop and tower sites for property owners under various contractual arrangements. As of December 31, 2025, we owned 46,328 towers, a substantial portion of which were built by us or by other tower owners or operators who, like us, build towers to lease space to multiple wireless service providers. As of December 31, 2025, each of our towers had an average of 1.8 tenants. SBA Communications Corporation was established in 1989 and was incorporated in Florida.

General Information

Headquarters:United States
City:Boca Raton
Employees:1,844
Sector:Real Estate
Industry:REIT - Specialty
Website:-

Key Executives

NameTitleAgeTotal pay
Mr. Brendan Thomas Cavanagh CPACEO, President & Director532.72M
Mr. Steven E. Bernstein IIFounder & Independent Director64100,000
Mr. Marc R. MontagnerExecutive VP & CFO631.37M
Mr. Mark R. CiarfellaExecutive Vice President of Operations591.15M
Mr. Joshua M. KoenigExecutive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel451.18M
Mr. Richard M. CaneExecutive VP & President – International601.16M
Mr. Saul M. KrediVP & Chief Accounting Officer56-
Mr. Elvis T. ClemetsonSenior VP & Chief Information Officer51-

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SBA Communications Corporation (SBAC): Quantitative Analysis

SBA Communications Corporation (SBAC) — Real Estate — REIT - Specialty. SBAC is in the S&P 500 today. Model factor scores and market data, recalculated every trading day.

So far in 2026, SBAC has returned −2.6% against +11.4% for the S&P 500 (SPY): total return, dividends included on both sides, from Dec 31, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026.

SBAC ranks 246 of 461 on today's multifactor score, and 11 of the 30 Real Estate companies that score. Its strongest factor is quality (Z 1.01, ranked 25 of 468); its weakest is momentum (Z -0.77, ranked 382 of 494). Each factor ranks only the companies with data for it, and the multifactor score only those with all four: that is why the totals differ.

Factor scores

The Z-Score is how many standard deviations the company sits from the index average: 0 is average, positive is better than average, negative is worse.

FactorZ-ScoreRank
Multifactor-0.084246 of 461
Momentum-0.770382 of 494 ↑8
Value-0.243274 of 489
Quality1.01125 of 468 ↑1
Growth-0.334356 of 489

Market data

MetricValue
Price$184.69
Market Cap19.59B
P/E19.90
Revenue (last 12 months)2.87B
Book value per share$-45.93
52-week range$156.60 – $224.46
Dividend yield2.71%
Beta0.97
Average volume1,024,457
Shares outstanding106.09M
Short interest (% of float)4.45% (as of Oct 15, 2026)

When does SBAC report earnings? 12 of its last 12, after the close →

What are SBAC insiders doing? 63 transactions filed with the SEC, of them 1 sell, the last one on Oct 17, 2026 →

SBAC latest SEC filings

Filing dates on EDGAR, the SEC's public registry. All SBAC filings on EDGAR.

Guides: How to read a Quant500 company page · What the S&P 500 is · P/E ratio explained · 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K · all guides

Frequently asked questions about SBA Communications (SBAC)

When does SBA Communications report earnings?

SBA Communications has no announced date in the Nasdaq public calendar checked (Nov 3, 2026 to Dec 7, 2026). Of its last 12 earnings announcements: 12 after the close (SEC filings through Nov 2, 2026). SBAC earnings dates and times, quarter by quarter →

What is SBA Communications's P/E ratio?

SBA Communications's P/E (price over earnings per share for the last twelve months) is 19.9 at the Nov 3, 2026 close. That EPS is the 12-month diluted figure from the SEC, the four quarters ended Jun 30, 2026. The median of the 29 Real Estate companies with a P/E is 31.8, and the S&P 500's, 23.5: SBA Communications is below its sector median. Real Estate stocks, company by company →

Where does SBA Communications rank on Quant500?

In the Nov 3, 2026 multi-factor ranking, SBA Communications ranks 246 of 461, and 11 of the 30 Real Estate companies that score. The ranking orders S&P 500 companies by the average of four factors (momentum, value, quality and growth) and is recalculated every trading day. It is a model output, not investment advice. The full ranking → How it is calculated →

Have SBA Communications insiders bought or sold shares?

SEC Form 4 shows no open-market purchase of SBA Communications shares from August 2025 through Nov 3, 2026. The latest sale was on Aug 17, 2026, by a director, for $55k. In total, from August 2025 through Nov 3, 2026: 0 purchases and 1 sale by directors, officers and large shareholders. All SBAC insider trades →

Does SBA Communications pay a dividend?

Yes. Its dividend yield is 2.71% at the Nov 3, 2026 close (annual dividend of $5.00 per share). The latest recorded ex-dividend date is Aug 20, 2026.

What sector is SBA Communications in, and which index?

SBA Communications is classified in the Real Estate sector (industry: REIT - Specialty), per the data provider's classification (similar to GICS, not identical). It is in the S&P 500 today. It is one of the 30 S&P 500 companies in that sector. Real Estate stocks →

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Data as of Nov 3, 2026. Source: point-in-time SEC fundamentals and closing prices. Method and formulas are on the home page.

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