Exhibit 99.1

 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SBA Communications Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results;

Updates Full Year 2026 Outlook; and Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

Boca Raton, Florida, November 2, 2026 (BUSINESS NEWSWIRE) -- SBA Communications Corporation (Nasdaq: SBAC) (“SBA” or the “Company”) today reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2026.

Highlights of the third quarter include:

 

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Net income attributable to SBA of $231.3 million or $2.19 per share

 

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Industry-leading AFFO per share of $3.19

 

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Repurchased 1.7 million shares throughout the quarter

 

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Established a $2.5 billion commercial paper program

 

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Sold all towers in Chile and Ecuador and entered into an agreement to sell all towers in Peru

In addition, the Company announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.25 per share of the Company’s Class A Common Stock. The distribution is payable December 10, 2026 to the shareholders of record at the close of business on November 12, 2026.

“Demand for our tower assets remains strong as wireless carriers continue to expand and upgrade their networks,” commented Brendan Cavanagh, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Mobile data traffic continues to grow, and meeting that demand requires more equipment on more towers. Looking ahead, we are excited about the next wave of network investment. The upper C-band auction, a growing pipeline of new spectrum and the industry’s move toward 6G is expected to drive new deployments on our sites, and we are seeing new opportunities from satellite and edge compute providers that value the reach and infrastructure of our portfolio. Internationally, we continued to sharpen our focus, agreeing to sell our towers in three South American markets, completing our exit from the region outside of Brazil, while more than doubling our new tower builds in the markets where we have scale. Our investment grade balance sheet gives us the flexibility to keep investing in our portfolio while also returning capital through share repurchases. Since our last earnings release, we have bought back $300 million of our stock, reflecting our confidence in the business and our belief that our shares represent great value. With high-quality assets and a talented team, SBA is well positioned for the future.”

 

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Operating Results

The table below details select financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and comparisons to the prior year period.

 

$                              $                              $                                                                                       
                          % Change
                          excluding
    Q3 2026     Q3 2025     $ Change     % Change   FX (1)
Consolidated   ($ in millions, except per share amounts)

Site leasing revenue

  $   665.4     $   656.4     $   9.0     1.4%   0.4%

Site development revenue

    48.5       75.9       (27.4 )    (36.0%)   (36.0%)

Site leasing segment operating profit (2)

    531.7       529.1       2.6     0.5%   (0.4%)

Tower cash flow (1)

    526.9       526.4       0.5     0.1%   (0.8%)

Net cash interest expense

    118.9       114.6       4.3     3.8%   4.0%

Net income (3)

    232.4       240.4       (8.0 )    (3.3%)   7.3%

Earnings per share — diluted

    2.19       2.20       (0.01 )    (0.6%)   9.0%

Adjusted EBITDA (1)

    488.1       493.3       (5.2 )    (1.1%)   (1.9%)

AFFO (1)

    337.3       354.9       (17.6 )    (5.0%)   (6.2%)

AFFO per share (1)

    3.19       3.30       (0.11 )    (3.3%)   (4.5%)

 

(1)

See the reconciliations and other disclosures under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” later in this press release.

(2)

Site leasing contributed 98.0% and 97.5% of the Company’s total operating profit in the third quarter of 2026 and 2025, respectively.

(3)

Net income includes a $1.6 million loss and $25.5 million gain, net of taxes, on the currency-related remeasurement of intercompany loans with foreign subsidiaries which are denominated in a currency other than the subsidiaries’ functional currencies for the third quarter of 2026 and 2025, respectively.

The table below details select financial results by segment for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and comparisons to the prior year period.

 

$                              $                              $                                                                                       
                          % Change
                          excluding
    Q3 2026     Q3 2025     $ Change     % Change   FX
    ($ in millions)

Domestic site leasing revenue

  $   454.4     $   470.2       $  (15.8 )    (3.4%)   (3.4%)

Domestic cash site leasing revenue (1)

    453.6       470.8       (17.2 )    (3.7%)   (3.7%)

Domestic site leasing segment operating profit

    382.6       400.0       (17.4 )    (4.4%)   (4.4%)

Domestic site leasing tower cash flow (1)

    380.6       398.8       (18.2 )    (4.6%)   (4.6%)

Int’l site leasing revenue

    211.0       186.2       24.8     13.3%   9.8%

Int’l cash site leasing revenue (1)

    207.4       184.0       23.4     12.7%   9.2%

Int’l site leasing segment operating profit

    149.1       129.1       20.0     15.5%   11.9%

Int’l site leasing tower cash flow (1)

    146.3       127.6       18.7     14.7%   11.0%

 

(1)

See the reconciliations and other disclosures under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” later in this press release.

 

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The table below details key margins for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and comparisons to the prior year period.

 

                                                                           
     Q3 2026   Q3 2025

Tower Cash Flow Margin (1)

   79.7%   80.4%

Adjusted EBITDA Margin (1)

   68.8%   67.5%

 

(1)

See the reconciliations and other disclosures under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” later in this press release.

Investing Activities

During the third quarter of 2026, SBA acquired 7 communication sites for total cash consideration of $10.8 million. SBA also built 213 towers during the third quarter of 2026. As of September 30, 2026, SBA owned or operated 45,252 communication sites, 17,340 of which are located in the United States and its territories and 27,912 of which are located internationally. In addition, the Company spent $13.7 million to purchase land and easements and to extend lease terms. Total cash capital expenditures for the third quarter of 2026 were $105.2 million, consisting of $14.1 million of non-discretionary cash capital expenditures (tower maintenance and general corporate) and $91.1 million of discretionary cash capital expenditures (new tower builds, tower augmentations, acquisitions, and purchasing land and easements).

As of the date of this press release, the Company, subsequent to quarter end, purchased or is under contract to purchase 69 communication sites for an aggregate consideration of $17.9 million in cash, which it expects to close by the end of the fourth quarter of 2026.

On September 10, 2026, the Company sold all of its towers and related assets held in Chile and Ecuador and entered into an agreement to sell all of its towers and related assets held in Peru. The sale of the Company’s towers and related assets held in Peru is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2026. Given the uncertainty of the closing date, the Company has made no adjustment to its full year 2026 Outlook related to the sale of the Company’s towers and related assets held in Peru.

Financing Activities and Liquidity

SBA ended the third quarter of 2026 with $13.0 billion of total debt, $6.5 billion of total secured debt, $0.5 billion of cash and cash equivalents, short-term restricted cash, and short-term investments, and $12.5 billion of Net Debt. SBA’s Net Debt and Net Secured Debt to Annualized Adjusted EBITDA Leverage Ratios were 6.4x and 3.1x, respectively.

On July 23, 2026, the Company, issued $1.35 billion of 4.875% unsecured senior notes due January 15, 2030, $1.35 billion of 5.150% unsecured senior notes due July 15, 2031, and $0.8 billion of 5.450% unsecured senior notes due July 15, 2033. The 2026 Senior Notes have a blended interest rate of 5.113% and a weighted average maturity of 4.9 years. Net proceeds from this offering were used to repay the aggregate principal amount outstanding on the then-existing revolving credit facility ($1.0 billion), the 2024 Term Loan ($2.2 billion), and for general corporate purposes. In connection with the repayment, the Company terminated its then-existing senior credit agreement and entered into a New Senior Credit Agreement providing for an expanded $2.5 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”).

The Revolving Credit Facility has a maturity date of July 23, 2031. Amounts borrowed under the Revolving Credit Facility accrue interest, at the Company’s election, at either (1) Term SOFR plus a margin that ranges from 75.0 basis points to 137.5 basis points or (2) the Base Rate plus a margin that ranges from 0.0 basis points to 37.5 basis points, in each case based on the Company’s credit ratings. In addition, the Company is required to pay a commitment fee of between 0.08% to 0.20% per annum on the amount of unused commitments based on the

 

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Company’s credit ratings. Based on the Company’s current credit ratings, borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility accrue interest at Term SOFR plus 100.0 basis points and the Company is required to pay a commitment fee of 0.11% per annum on the amount of unused commitments.

On September 25, 2026, the Company established a commercial paper program (the “Commercial Paper Program”) pursuant to which it may issue from time to time short-term, unsecured, commercial paper notes (the “CP Notes”) in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any one time not to exceed $2.5 billion. Amounts available under the Commercial Paper Program may be borrowed, repaid and reborrowed from time to time. The maturities of the CP Notes may vary, but will not exceed 397 days from the date of issue. The proceeds of the CP Notes will be used for general corporate purposes. The CP Notes will be sold on customary terms in the U.S. commercial paper market on a private placement basis. The Commercial Paper Program is backed by unused commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility under the New Senior Credit Agreement. Accordingly, outstanding borrowings under the Commercial Paper Program reduce the amount available under the Revolving Credit Facility.

As of the date of this press release, the Company had no amounts outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility or the Commercial Paper Program.

During the third quarter of 2026, the Company repurchased 1.7 million shares of its Class A common stock for $300.0 million at an average price per share of $179.68 under its $1.5 billion stock repurchase plan. As of the date of this press release, the Company had $0.8 billion of authorization remaining under the plan. Shares repurchased were retired.

In the third quarter of 2026, the Company declared and paid a cash dividend of $131.3 million.

Outlook

The Company is updating its full year 2026 Outlook for anticipated results. The 2026 Outlook provided is based on a number of assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable at the time of this press release. Information regarding potential risks that could cause the actual results to differ from these forward-looking statements is set forth below and in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Company’s full year 2026 Outlook assumes the acquisitions of only those communication sites under contract which are expected to close in 2026 at the time of this press release. The Company may spend additional capital in 2026 on acquiring revenue producing assets not yet identified or under contract, the impact of which is not reflected in the 2026 Outlook. The 2026 Outlook also does not contemplate any additional repurchases of the Company’s stock or additional debt financings during the remainder of 2026 (other than the refinancing of the 2021-1C Tower Securities as discussed below), although the Company may ultimately spend capital to repurchase stock or issue new debt during the remainder of the year.

The Company’s 2026 Outlook assumes an average foreign currency exchange rate of 5.32 Brazilian Reais to 1.0 U.S. Dollar, 2,560 Tanzanian Shillings to 1.0 U.S. Dollar, and 16.40 South African Rand to 1.0 U.S. Dollar for the fourth quarter of 2026.

 

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The sale of the Company’s towers and related assets held in Chile and Ecuador negatively impacted the 2026 full year Outlook by approximately $10.0 million for Site leasing revenue, $6.0 million for Tower Cash Flow, and $4.0 million for Adjusted EBITDA.

 

(in millions, except per share amounts)    Full Year 2026      Change from
August 3, 2026
Outlook (7)
    Change from
August 3, 2026
Outlook Excluding
FX and The Sales of
Chile and Ecuador (7)
 

Site leasing revenue

   $   2,643.0        to      $   2,658.0      $ (13.0 )    $ 2.0  

Site development revenue

   $ 190.0        to      $ 200.0      $ (5.0 )    $ (5.0 )

Total revenues

   $ 2,833.0        to      $ 2,858.0      $ (18.0 )    $ (3.0 ) 

Tower Cash Flow (1)

   $ 2,083.0        to      $ 2,098.0      $ (10.5 )    $ —  

Adjusted EBITDA (1)

   $ 1,918.0        to      $ 1,928.0      $ (7.0 )    $ —  

Net cash interest expense (2)(3)

   $ 487.0        to      $ 493.0      $ (4.0 )    $ (1.5 ) 

Non-discretionary cash capital expenditures (4)

   $ 61.0        to      $ 65.0      $ (7.0 )    $ (6.0 ) 

AFFO (1)

   $ 1,284.0        to      $ 1,308.0      $ 2.0     $ 5.0  

AFFO per share (1) (5)

   $ 12.15        to      $ 12.37      $ 0.08     $ 0.11  

Discretionary cash capital expenditures (6)

   $ 480.0        to      $ 490.0      $      20.0     $      20.0  

 

(1)

See the reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure presented below under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

(2)

Net cash interest expense is defined as interest expense less interest income. Net cash interest expense does not include amortization of deferred financing fees or non-cash interest expense.

(3)

For purposes of the Outlook, the Company has assumed that the $1,165.0 million 2021-1C Tower Securities (which have an anticipated repayment date of November 9, 2026) would be refinanced in the fourth quarter at a rate of 5.25%; however, the Company has not finalized its refinancing plan and the actual date and rate of the refinancing is subject to market conditions.

(4)

Consists of tower maintenance and general corporate capital expenditures.

(5)

Outlook for AFFO per share is calculated by dividing the Company’s outlook for AFFO by an assumed weighted average number of diluted common shares of 105.7 million. Outlook does not include the impact of any potential future repurchases of the Company’s stock during 2026.

(6)

Consists of new tower builds, tower augmentations, communication site acquisitions and ground lease purchases. Does not include easements or payments to extend lease terms and expenditures for acquisitions of revenue producing assets not under contract at the date of this press release.

(7)

Changes from prior outlook are measured based on the midpoint of outlook ranges provided.

 

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Bridge of 2025 Total Site Leasing Revenue to 2026 Outlook

The table below presents a bridge of the Company’s 2025 Site Leasing Revenue to the Company’s 2026 Outlook for 2026 Site Leasing Revenue by reportable segment.

 

(in millions)   Consolidated   Domestic   International

2025 Total Site Leasing Revenue

  $      2,571   $      1,866   $     705

(+) New Leases and Amendments

  53     to     56   34     to     35   19     to     21

(+) Escalations

  72     to     74   51     to     52   21     to     22

(-) Sprint Consolidation Churn

  (56)     to     (55)   (56)     to     (55)   —     to     —

(-) EchoStar Churn

  (56)     to     (56)   (56)     to     (56)   —     to     —

(-) Regular Churn

  (63)     to     (59)   (24)     to     (22)   (39)     to     (37)

(+) Non-Organic Revenue (1)

  81     to     81   4     to     4   77     to     77

(+ / -) Straight-line Revenue

  10     to     12   4     to     6   6     to     6

(+ / -) FX

  34     to     34   —     to     —   34     to     34

(+ / -) Other (2)

  (3)     to     —   (8)     to     (5)   5     to     5
 

 

   

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

   

 

2026 Total Site Leasing Revenue

  $ 2,643      to     $ 2,658    $ 1,815      to     $ 1,825    $ 828      to     $ 833 
 

 

   

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

   

 

 

(1)

Includes contributions from acquisitions and new infrastructure builds.

(2)

Includes pass-through reimbursable expenses, amortization of capital contributions for tower augmentations, managed and non-macro business and other miscellaneous items.

Conference Call Information

SBA Communications Corporation will host a conference call on Monday, November 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM (EST) to discuss the quarterly results. The call may be accessed as follows:

 

When:

  

Monday, November 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM (EST)

Dial-in Number:

  

(202) 735-3323

Access Code:

  

5175064

Conference Name:

  

SBA Third quarter 2026 results

Replay Available:

  

November 3, 2026 at 12:01 AM to December 3, 2026 at 12:00 AM (TZ: Eastern)

Replay Number:

  

(855) 932-4996

Internet Access:

  

www.sbasite.com

Information Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This press release and the Company’s earnings call include forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the Company’s expectations or beliefs regarding (i) its outlook for financial and operational performance in 2026, the assumptions it made and the drivers contributing to its full year 2026 Outlook, (ii) the drivers of growth for wireless antennae in the U.S. and in each of our international markets, the ability of the Company to capitalize on such growth and the impact on the Company’s future financial and operational outlook, (iii) the ability to execute its growth strategies and the impacts to its financial performance, (iv) the timing of closing for currently pending acquisitions and disposals, including the sale of its assets in Peru, (v) tower portfolio growth and its long-term growth potential, including the drivers of its organic growth, (vi) its capital allocation policy, including the use of capital for portfolio growth, share repurchases, and dividends, (vii) the strength of its balance sheet and ability to generate significant free cash flow, (viii) its customers’ ongoing network investments and new spectrum and future auctions, (ix) domestic and international churn in 2026 and future years, (x) upper c-band auctions, new spectrum

 

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and 6G, (xi) its ability to become a leader in U.S. wireless connectivity, (xii) its leading position in Central America, and (xiii) backlogs and carrier activity for the remainder of 2026.

The Company wishes to caution readers that these forward-looking statements may be affected by the risks and uncertainties in the Company’s business as well as other important factors that may have affected and could in the future affect the Company’s actual results and could cause the Company’s actual results for subsequent periods to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement made by or on behalf of the Company. With respect to the Company’s expectations regarding all of these statements, including its financial and operational guidance, such risk factors include, but are not limited to: (1) the impact of macro-economic conditions, including high interest rates, unemployment rates, tariffs, inflation, consumer confidence and financial market volatility on (a) the ability and willingness of wireless service providers to maintain or increase their capital expenditures, (b) the Company’s business and results of operations, and on foreign currency exchange rates and (c) consumer discretionary income and demand for wireless services, (2) the Company’s ability to recognize anticipated revenues, tower cash flows and other anticipated benefits from its acquisitions, (3) the economic climate for the wireless communications industry in general and the wireless communications infrastructure providers in the United States and in the Company’s other international markets; (4) the Company’s ability to accurately identify and manage any risks associated with its acquired sites, to effectively integrate such sites into its business and to achieve the anticipated financial results; (5) the Company’s ability to secure and retain as many site leasing tenants as planned at anticipated lease rates; (6) the Company’s ability to manage expenses and cash capital expenditures at anticipated levels; (7) the impact of continued consolidation among wireless service providers in the U.S. and internationally, on the Company’s leasing revenue, including churn; (8) the Company’s ability to successfully manage the risks associated with international operations, including risks associated with foreign currency exchange rates; (9) the Company’s ability to secure and deliver anticipated services business at contemplated margins; (10) the Company’s ability to acquire land underneath towers on terms that are accretive; (11) the Company’s ability to obtain future financing at commercially reasonable rates or at all; (12) the Company’s ability to achieve the new builds targets included in its anticipated annual portfolio growth goals, which will depend, among other things, on obtaining zoning and regulatory approvals, availability and cost of labor and supplies, and other factors beyond the Company’s control that could affect the Company’s ability to build additional towers in 2026; (13) whether technology upgrades, spectrum auctions, consumer demand for fixed wireless and other developments will drive demand in the US and in the Company’s other international markets for wireless services, wireless antennas and towers as anticipated; (14) the ability of the Company’s customers to perform under their financial and contractual obligations; (15) the Company’s ability to maintain its investment grade ratings and the impact of any potential downgrade; and (16) the Company’s ability to meet its total portfolio growth, which will depend, in addition to the new build risks, on the Company’s ability to identify and acquire sites at prices and upon terms that will provide accretive portfolio growth, competition from third parties for such acquisitions and our ability to negotiate the terms of, and acquire, these potential tower portfolios on terms that meet our internal return criteria.

With respect to its expectations regarding the ability to close, and realize the benefits of, pending acquisitions, these factors also include each party satisfactorily completing due diligence, the ability to receive required regulatory approval, the ability and willingness of each party to fulfill their respective closing conditions and their contractual obligations and, with respect to the Company’s acquisitions, the amount and quality of due diligence that the Company is able to complete prior to closing of any acquisition and the availability of cash on hand or availability under the Company’s current credit instruments to fund the consideration, its ability to accurately anticipate the future performance of the acquired towers and any challenges or costs associated with the integration of such towers. With respect to the repurchases under the Company’s stock repurchase program, the amount of shares repurchased, if any, and the timing of such repurchases will depend on, among other things, the trading price of the Company’s common stock, which may be positively or negatively impacted by the repurchase program, market and business conditions, the availability of stock, the Company’s financial performance or determinations following the date of this announcement in order to use the Company’s funds for other purposes. Furthermore, the Company’s forward-looking statements and its 2026 outlook assumes that the Company continues to qualify for treatment as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes and that the Company’s business is currently operated in a manner that complies with the REIT rules and that it will be able to continue to comply with and conduct its business in accordance with

 

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such rules. In addition, these forward-looking statements and the information in this press release is qualified in its entirety by cautionary statements and risk factor disclosures contained in the Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including the Company’s most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K.

This press release contains non-GAAP financial measures. Reconciliation of each of these non-GAAP financial measures and the other Regulation G information is presented below under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

This press release will be available on our website at www.sbasite.com.

About SBA Communications Corporation

SBA Communications Corporation is a leading independent owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure including towers, buildings, rooftops, distributed antenna systems (DAS) and small cells. With a portfolio of more than 45,000 communications sites throughout the Americas and in Africa, SBA is listed on NASDAQ under the symbol SBAC. Our organization is part of the S&P 500 and one of the top Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) by market capitalization. For more information, please visit: www.sbasite.com.

Contacts

Louis Friend, CFA

VP, Finance & Capital Markets

561-322-7850

Maria Alexandra Velez

VP, Corporate Affairs

561-981-7352

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited) (in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

     For the three months     For the nine months  
     ended September 30,     ended September 30,  
     2026     2025     2026     2025  

Revenues:

        

Site leasing

   $ 665,354     $ 656,427     $ 1,985,388     $ 1,904,424  

Site development

     48,570       75,900       147,247       191,132  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     713,924       732,327       2,132,635       2,095,556  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

        

Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation, accretion, and amortization shown below):

        

Cost of site leasing

     133,651       127,281       399,638       361,330  

Cost of site development

     37,870       62,508       119,220       154,222  

Selling, general, and administrative expenses (1)

     68,011       66,008       216,106       203,249  

Acquisition and new business initiatives related adjustments and expenses

     8,763       5,156       22,779       18,422  

Asset impairment and decommission costs

     13,460       20,322       65,326       102,578  

Depreciation, accretion, and amortization

     84,432       76,883       247,118       211,894  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     346,187       358,158       1,070,187       1,051,695  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     367,737       374,169       1,062,448       1,043,861  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other income (expense):

        

Interest income

     7,895       5,517       18,733       24,452  

Interest expense

     (126,840 )      (120,154 )      (383,122 )      (343,959 ) 

Non-cash interest income (expense)

     16,445       (567 )      13,187       (10,148 ) 

Amortization of deferred financing fees

     (5,580 )      (5,477 )      (16,108 )      (16,326 ) 

Loss from extinguishment of debt, net

     (20,082 )      —       (20,082 )      —  

Other income, net

     15,011       35,595       48,013       111,881  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other expense, net

     (113,151 )      (85,086 )      (339,379 )      (234,100 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     254,586       289,083       723,069       809,761  

Provision for income taxes

     (22,228 )      (48,652 )      (109,336 )      (125,730 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

     232,358       240,431       613,733       684,031  

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

     (1,052 )      (3,615 )      1,183       (689 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to SBA Communications Corporation

   $ 231,306     $ 236,816     $ 614,916     $ 683,342  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income per common share attributable to SBA Communications Corporation:

        

Basic

   $ 2.19     $ 2.21     $ 5.81     $ 6.36  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ 2.19     $ 2.20     $ 5.80     $ 6.34  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average number of common shares

        

Basic

     105,428       107,257       105,771       107,509  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

     105,662       107,559       106,011       107,831  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

Includes non-cash compensation of $17,279 and $18,655 for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and $61,616 and $54,569 for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except par values)

 

      September 30, 
2026
     December 31, 
2025
 
ASSETS    (unaudited)        

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 417,532   $ 264,568

Restricted cash

     11,143     167,804

Accounts receivable, net

     151,412     171,256

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts

     16,639     28,152

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     247,847     141,651
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     844,573     773,431

Property and equipment, net

     3,401,814     3,401,799

Intangible assets, net

     2,794,714     2,882,117

Operating lease right-of-use assets, net

     2,543,136     2,540,229

Acquired and other right-of-use assets, net

     1,309,213     1,325,443

Other assets

     722,908     651,993
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $   11,616,358   $   11,575,012
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS, AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 65,734   $ 73,034

Accrued expenses

     104,041     93,502

Current maturities of long-term debt

     3,557,467     1,935,802

Deferred revenue

     115,222     117,309

Accrued interest

     73,600     65,036

Current lease liabilities

     293,884     299,604

Other current liabilities

     102,107     94,014
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     4,312,055     2,678,301

Long-term liabilities:

    

Long-term debt, net

     9,338,474     10,964,466

Long-term lease liabilities

     2,051,687     2,119,258

Other long-term liabilities

     656,024     588,244
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total long-term liabilities

     12,046,185     13,671,968

Redeemable noncontrolling interests

     92,883     78,262

Shareholders’ deficit:

    

Preferred stock - par value $0.01, 30,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding

     —       —  

Common stock - Class A, par value $0.01, 400,000 shares authorized, 104,427 shares and 105,666 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively

     1,044     1,057

Additional paid-in capital

     3,125,244     3,059,427

Accumulated deficit

     (7,336,432 )      (7,249,905 ) 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net

     (624,621 )      (664,098 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ deficit

     (4,834,765 )      (4,853,519 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests, and shareholders’ deficit

   $  11,616,358   $  11,575,012
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited) (in thousands)

 

     For the three months
ended September 30,
 
      2026       2025   

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

    

Net income

   $ 232,358   $  240,431

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Depreciation, accretion, and amortization

     84,432     76,883

Loss (gain) on remeasurement of U.S. denominated intercompany loans

     2,494     (37,847 ) 

Non-cash compensation expense

     17,965     19,323

Non-cash asset impairment and decommission costs

     11,248     17,375

Loss from extinguishment of debt, net

     20,082     —  

Deferred and non-cash income tax provision

     1,645     32,776

Other non-cash items reflected in the Statements of Operations

     (21,991 )      15,690

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:

    

Accounts receivable and costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts, net

     26,587     (16,517 ) 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     (39,020 )      (10,967 ) 

Operating lease right-of-use assets, net

     36,362     33,657

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     1,705     14,597

Accrued interest

     7,310     (38,001 ) 

Long-term lease liabilities

     (35,435 )      (32,501 ) 

Other liabilities

     (20,646 )      3,131
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     325,096     318,030
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

    

Acquisitions

     (32,393 )      (11,805 ) 

Capital expenditures

     (72,781 )      (60,053 ) 

Proceeds from sale of assets

     145,805     —  

Other investing activities

     (578 )      (6,454 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     40,053     (78,312 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

    

Net (repayments) borrowings under Revolving Credit Facility

     (1,055,000 )      200,000

Proceeds from issuance of Senior Notes, net of fees

     3,445,873     —  

Repayment of Term Loans

     (2,248,250 )      (11,500 ) 

Payment of dividends on common stock

     (131,265 )      (119,140 ) 

Repurchase and retirement of common stock

     (300,033 )      (150,835 ) 

Other financing activities

     (2,336 )      1,673
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (291,011 )      (79,802 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

     (1,119 )      4,955

NET CHANGE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH

     73,019     164,871

CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH:

    

Beginning of period

     360,759     300,523
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $    433,778   $    465,394
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Selected Capital Expenditure Detail

 

    For the three      For the nine  
    months ended      months ended  
    September 30, 2026      September 30, 2026  
    (in thousands)  

Construction and related costs

  $ 47,528       $ 109,135   

Augmentation and tower upgrades

    11,203         31,845   

Non-discretionary capital expenditures:

    

Tower maintenance

    14,107         39,809   

General corporate

    (57)        2,808   
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total non-discretionary capital expenditures

    14,050         42,617   
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total capital expenditures

  $ 72,781       $ 183,597   
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Communication Site Portfolio Summary

 

     Domestic      International     Total   

Sites owned at June 30, 2026

         17,362             29,028          46,390   

Sites acquired during the third quarter

     7        —        7   

Sites built during the third quarter

     3        210        213   

Sites decommissioned/reclassified/sold during the third quarter

     (32)       (1,326)       (1,358)  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sites owned at September 30, 2026

     17,340        27,912        45,252   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Segment Operating Profit and Segment Operating Profit Margin

Domestic site leasing and International site leasing are the two segments within our site leasing business. Segment operating profit is a key business metric and one of our two measures of segment profitability. The calculation of Segment operating profit for each of our segments is set forth below.

 

    Domestic Site Leasing     Int’l Site Leasing     Site Development  
    For the three months     For the three months     For the three months  
    ended September 30,     ended September 30,     ended September 30,  
    2026     2025     2026     2025     2026     2025  
    (in thousands)  

Segment revenue

  $ 454,380      $ 470,251      $ 210,974      $ 186,176      $ 48,570      $ 75,900   

Segment cost of revenues (excluding depreciation, accretion, and amort.)

    (71,783)       (70,251)       (61,868)       (57,030)       (37,870)       (62,508)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Segment operating profit

  $ 382,597      $ 400,000      $ 149,106      $ 129,146      $ 10,700      $ 13,392   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Segment operating profit margin

      84.2%          85.1%          70.7%          69.4%          22.0%          17.6%   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The press release contains non-GAAP financial measures including (i) Cash Site Leasing Revenue, Tower Cash Flow, and Tower Cash Flow Margin; (ii) Adjusted EBITDA, Annualized Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin; (iii) Funds from Operations (“FFO”), Adjusted Funds from Operations (“AFFO”), and AFFO per share; (iv) Net Debt, Net Secured Debt, Leverage Ratio, and Secured Leverage Ratio (collectively, our “Non-GAAP Debt Measures”); and (v) certain financial metrics after eliminating the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates (collectively, our “Constant Currency Measures”).

We have included these non-GAAP financial measures because we believe that they provide investors additional tools in understanding our financial performance and condition.

 

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Specifically, we believe that:

(1)  Cash Site Leasing Revenue and Tower Cash Flow are useful indicators of the performance of our site leasing operations;

(2)  Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors or other interested parties in evaluating our financial performance. Adjusted EBITDA is the primary measure used by management (1) to evaluate the economic productivity of our operations and (2) for purposes of making decisions about allocating resources to, and assessing the performance of, our operations. Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA helps investors or other interested parties meaningfully evaluate and compare the results of our operations (1) from period to period and (2) to our competitors, by excluding the impact of our capital structure (primarily interest charges from our outstanding debt) and asset base (primarily depreciation, amortization and accretion) from our financial results. Management also believes Adjusted EBITDA is frequently used by investors or other interested parties in the evaluation of REITs. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA is similar to the measure of current financial performance generally used in our debt covenant calculations. Adjusted EBITDA should be considered only as a supplement to net income computed in accordance with GAAP as a measure of our performance;

(3)  FFO, AFFO and AFFO per share, which are metrics used by our public company peers in the communication site industry, provide investors useful indicators of the financial performance of our business and permit investors an additional tool to evaluate the performance of our business against those of our two principal competitors. FFO, AFFO, and AFFO per share are also used to address questions we receive from analysts and investors who routinely assess our operating performance on the basis of these performance measures, which are considered industry standards. We believe that FFO helps investors or other interested parties meaningfully evaluate financial performance by excluding the impact of our asset base (primarily depreciation, amortization and accretion and asset impairment and decommission costs). We believe that AFFO and AFFO per share help investors or other interested parties meaningfully evaluate our financial performance as they include (1) the impact of our capital structure (primarily interest expense on our outstanding debt) and (2) sustaining capital expenditures and exclude the impact of (1) our asset base (primarily depreciation, amortization and accretion and asset impairment and decommission costs) and (2) certain non-cash items, including straight-lined revenues and expenses related to fixed escalations and rent free periods and the non-cash portion of our reported tax provision. GAAP requires rental revenues and expenses related to leases that contain specified rental increases over the life of the lease to be recognized evenly over the life of the lease. In accordance with GAAP, if payment terms call for fixed escalations, or rent free periods, the revenue or expense is recognized on a straight-lined basis over the fixed, non-cancelable term of the contract. We only use AFFO as a performance measure. AFFO should be considered only as a supplement to net income computed in accordance with GAAP as a measure of our performance and should not be considered as an alternative to cash flows from operations or as residual cash flow available for discretionary investment. We believe our definition of FFO is consistent with how that term is defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”) and that our definition and use of AFFO and AFFO per share is consistent with those reported by the other communication site companies;

(4)  Our Non-GAAP Debt Measures provide investors a more complete understanding of our net debt and leverage position as they include the full principal amount of our debt which will be due at maturity and, to the extent that such measures are calculated on Net Debt are net of our cash and cash equivalents, short-term restricted cash, and short-term investments; and

(5)  Our Constant Currency Measures provide management and investors the ability to evaluate the performance of the business without the impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.

In addition, Tower Cash Flow, Adjusted EBITDA, and our Non-GAAP Debt Measures are components of the calculations used by our lenders to determine compliance with certain covenants under our Senior Credit Agreement and indentures relating to our 2020 Senior Notes, 2021 Senior Notes, and 2026 Senior Notes. These non-GAAP

 

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financial measures are not intended to be an alternative to any of the financial measures provided in our results of operations or our balance sheet as determined in accordance with GAAP.

Financial Metrics after Eliminating the Impact of Changes In Foreign Currency Exchange Rates

We eliminate the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates for each of the financial metrics listed in the table below by dividing the current period’s financial results by the average monthly exchange rates of the prior year period, and by eliminating the impact of the remeasurement of our intercompany loans. The table below provides the reconciliation of the reported year-over-year change of each of such measures to the change after eliminating the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates to such measure.

 

     Third quarter                    
     2026 year         Foreign         Change excluding
     over year         currency         foreign
     change         impact         currency impact

Total site leasing revenue

     1.4%           1.0%           0.4%  

Total cash site leasing revenue

   1.0%       1.1%       (0.1%)

Int’l cash site leasing revenue

   12.7%       3.5%       9.2%

Total site leasing segment operating profit

   0.5%       0.9%       (0.4%)

Int’l site leasing segment operating profit

   15.5%       3.6%       11.9%

Total site leasing tower cash flow

   0.1%       0.9%       (0.8%)

Int’l site leasing tower cash flow

   14.7%       3.7%       11.0%

Net cash interest expense

   3.8%       (0.2%)       4.0%

Net income

   (3.3%)       (10.6%)       7.3%

Earnings per share — diluted

   (0.6%)       (9.6%)       9.0%

Adjusted EBITDA

   (1.1%)       0.8%       (1.9%)

AFFO

   (5.0%)       1.2%       (6.2%)

AFFO per share

   (3.3%)       1.2%       (4.5%)

Cash Site Leasing Revenue, Tower Cash Flow, and Tower Cash Flow Margin

The table below sets forth the reconciliation of Cash Site Leasing Revenue and Tower Cash Flow to their most comparable GAAP measurement and Tower Cash Flow Margin, which is calculated by dividing Tower Cash Flow by Cash Site Leasing Revenue.

 

    Domestic Site Leasing     Int’l Site Leasing     Total Site Leasing  
    For the three months     For the three months     For the three months  
    ended September 30,     ended September 30,     ended September 30,  
    2026     2025     2026     2025     2026     2025  
    (in thousands)  

Site leasing revenue

  $  454,380      $  470,251      $  210,974      $  186,176      $  665,354      $  656,427   

Non-cash straight-line leasing revenue

    (803)       540        (3,535)       (2,189)       (4,338)       (1,649)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash site leasing revenue

    453,577        470,791        207,439        183,987        661,016        654,778   

Site leasing cost of revenues (excluding depreciation, accretion, and amortization)

    (71,783)       (70,251)       (61,868)       (57,030)       (133,651)       (127,281)  

Non-cash straight-line ground lease expense

    (1,138)       (1,681)       708        618        (430)       (1,063)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Tower Cash Flow

  $ 380,656      $ 398,859      $ 146,279      $ 127,575      $ 526,935      $ 526,434   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Tower Cash Flow Margin

    83.9%        84.7%        70.5%        69.3%        79.7%        80.4%   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Forecasted Tower Cash Flow for Full Year 2026

The table below sets forth the reconciliation of forecasted Tower Cash Flow set forth in the Outlook section to its most comparable GAAP measurement for the full year 2026:

 

     Full Year 2026  
     (in millions)  

Site leasing revenue

   $   2,643.0         to      $   2,658.0   

Non-cash straight-line leasing revenue

     (17.0)        to        (17.0)  
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

Cash site leasing revenue

     2,626.0         to        2,641.0   

Site leasing cost of revenues (excluding depreciation, accretion, and amortization)

     (540.0)        to        (540.0)  

Non-cash straight-line ground lease expense

     (3.0)        to        (3.0)  
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

Tower Cash Flow

   $ 2,083.0         to      $ 2,098.0   
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA, Annualized Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin

The table below sets forth the reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to its most comparable GAAP measurement.

 

     For the three months  
     ended September 30,  
     2026      2025  
     (in thousands)  

Net income

   $ 232,358       $ 240,431   

Non-cash straight-line leasing revenue

     (4,338)        (1,649)  

Non-cash straight-line ground lease expense

     (430)        (1,063)  

Non-cash compensation

     17,965         19,323   

Loss from extinguishment of debt, net

     20,082         —  

Other income, net

     (15,011)        (35,595)  

Acquisition and new business initiatives related adjustments and expenses

     8,763         5,156   

Asset impairment and decommission costs

     13,460         20,322   

Interest income

     (7,895)        (5,517)  

Total interest expense (1)

     115,975         126,198   

Depreciation, accretion, and amortization

     84,432         76,883   

Provision for taxes (2)

     22,713         48,813   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 488,074       $ 493,302   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Annualized Adjusted EBITDA (3)

   $   1,952,296       $   1,973,208   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

Total interest expense includes interest expense, non-cash interest expense, and amortization of deferred financing fees.

(2)

Includes franchise and gross receipts taxes reflected in the Statements of Operations in selling, general and administrative expenses.

(3)

Annualized Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as Adjusted EBITDA for the most recent quarter multiplied by four.

The calculation of Adjusted EBITDA Margin is as follows:

 

     For the three months  
     ended September 30,  
     2026      2025  
     (in thousands)  

Total revenues

   $   713,924       $   732,327   

Non-cash straight-line leasing revenue

     (4,338)        (1,649)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenues minus non-cash straight-line leasing revenue

   $ 709,586       $ 730,678   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 488,074       $ 493,302   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA Margin

     68.8%         67.5%   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Forecasted Adjusted EBITDA for Full Year 2026

The table below sets forth the reconciliation of the forecasted Adjusted EBITDA set forth in the Outlook section to its most comparable GAAP measurement for the full year 2026:

 

     Full Year 2026  
     (in millions)  

Net income

   $    794.0      to    $    839.0   

Non-cash straight-line leasing revenue

     (17.0)     to      (17.0)  

Non-cash straight-line ground lease expense

     (3.0)     to      (3.0)  

Non-cash compensation

     85.5      to      80.5   

Loss from extinguishment of debt, net

     20.0      to      20.0   

Other income, net

     (45.0)     to      (45.0)  

Acquisition and new business initiatives related adjustments and expenses

     31.0      to      26.0   

Asset impairment and decommission costs

     87.0      to      82.0   

Interest income

     (25.0)     to      (21.0)  

Total interest expense (1)

     526.5      to      516.5   

Depreciation, accretion, and amortization

     337.0      to      327.0   

Provision for taxes (2)

     127.0      to      123.0   
  

 

 

   

 

  

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 1,918.0      to    $ 1,928.0   
  

 

 

   

 

  

 

 

 

 

(1)

Total interest expense includes interest expense, non-cash interest expense, and amortization of deferred financing fees.

(2)

Includes projections for franchise taxes and gross receipts taxes, which will be reflected in the Statement of Operations in Selling, general, and administrative expenses.

 

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Funds from Operations (“FFO”), Adjusted Funds from Operations (“AFFO”), and AFFO per share

The tables below set forth the reconciliations of FFO, AFFO, and AFFO per share to their most comparable GAAP measurement.

 

     For the three months  
     ended September 30,  
     2026      2025  
     (in thousands)      ($ per share)      (in thousands)      ($ per share)  

Net income

   $ 232,358       $ 2.20       $ 240,431       $ 2.24   

Real estate related depreciation, amortization, and accretion

     82,732         0.78         75,162         0.70   

Asset impairment and decommission costs

     13,460         0.13         20,322         0.19   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

FFO

   $ 328,550       $ 3.11       $ 335,915       $ 3.13  

Adjustments to FFO:

           

Non-cash straight-line leasing revenue

     (4,338)        (0.04)        (1,649)        (0.02)  

Non-cash straight-line ground lease expense

     (430)        —         (1,063)        (0.01)  

Non-cash compensation

     17,965         0.17         19,323        0.18   

Adjustment for non-cash portion of tax provision and other tax adjustments (1)

     4,933         0.05         39,478         0.37   

Non-real estate related depreciation, amortization, and accretion

     1,700         0.02         1,721         0.02   

Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discounts and non-cash interest expense

     (10,865)        (0.10)        6,044         0.06   

Loss from extinguishment of debt, net

     20,082         0.19         —         —  

Other income, net

     (15,011)        (0.16)        (35,595)        (0.35)  

Acquisition and new business initiatives related adjustments and expenses

     8,763         0.08         5,156         0.05   

Non-discretionary cash capital expenditures

     (14,050)        (0.13)        (14,417)        (0.13)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

AFFO

   $ 337,299       $ 3.19       $ 354,913       $ 3.30   

Adjustments for joint venture partner interest

     (1,699)        (0.02)        (1,972)        (0.02)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

AFFO attributable to SBA Communications Corporation

   $ 335,600       $ 3.17       $ 352,941       $ 3.28   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted weighted average number of common shares

        105,662            107,559   
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

(1)

The three months ended September 30, 2025 includes approximately $5.8 million in taxes related to the sale of substantially all of our operations in Canada. We believe that these tax payments are nonrecurring, and do not believe these are an indication of our operating performance. Accordingly, we believe it is more meaningful to present AFFO and AFFO attributable to SBA Communications Corporation excluding these amounts.

 

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Forecasted AFFO for the Full Year 2026

The tables below set forth the reconciliations of the forecasted AFFO and AFFO per share set forth in the Outlook section to their most comparable GAAP measurements for the full year 2026:

 

(in millions, except per share amounts)    Full Year 2026  
     (in millions)      ($ per share)  

Net income

   $ 794.0       to    $ 839.0       $ 7.51       to    $ 7.94   

Real estate related depreciation, amortization, and accretion

     326.5       to      321.5         3.09       to      3.04   

Asset impairment and decommission costs

     87.0       to      82.0         0.82       to      0.78   
  

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

 

FFO

   $   1,207.5       to    $ 1,242.5       $ 11.42       to    $ 11.76   

Adjustments to FFO:

                 

Non-cash straight-line leasing revenue

     (17.0)      to      (17.0)        (0.16)      to      (0.16)  

Non-cash straight-line ground lease expense

     (3.0)      to      (3.0)        (0.03)      to      (0.03)  

Non-cash compensation

     85.5       to      80.5         0.81       to      0.76   

Adjustment for non-cash portion of tax provision and other tax adjustments (1)

     51.0       to      51.0         0.48       to      0.48   

Non-real estate related depreciation, amortization, and accretion

     10.5       to      5.5         0.10       to      0.05   

Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discounts and non-cash interest expense

     8.5       to      8.5         0.08       to      0.08   

Loss from extinguishment of debt, net

     20.0       to      20.0         0.19       to      0.19   

Other income, net

     (45.0)      to      (45.0)        (0.43)      to      (0.43)  

Acquisition and new business initiatives related adjustments and expenses

     31.0       to      26.0         0.29       to      0.25   

Non-discretionary cash capital expenditures

     (65.0)      to      (61.0)        (0.60)      to      (0.58)  
  

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

 

AFFO

   $ 1,284.0       to    $ 1,308.0       $ 12.15       to    $ 12.37   

Adjustments for joint venture partner interest

     (7.0)      to      (7.0)        (0.07)      to      (0.07)  
  

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

 

AFFO attributable to SBA Communications Corporation

   $ 1,277.0       to    $   1,301.0      $    12.08      to    $    12.30   
  

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

 

Diluted weighted average number of common shares (2)

              105.7       to      105.7   
           

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

(1)

Includes $8.6 million in taxes related to the sale of substantially all of our operations in Canada. We believe that these tax payments are nonrecurring, and do not believe these are an indication of our operating performance. Accordingly, we believe it is more meaningful to present AFFO and AFFO attributable to SBA Communications Corporation excluding these amounts.

(2)

Weighted average number of common shares does not contemplate any additional repurchases of the Company’s stock during 2026.

 

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Net Debt, Net Secured Debt, Leverage Ratio, and Secured Leverage Ratio

Net Debt is calculated using the notional principal amount of outstanding debt. Under GAAP policies, the notional principal amount of the Company’s outstanding debt is not necessarily reflected on the face of the Company’s financial statements.

The Net Debt and Leverage calculations are as follows:

 

     September 30,  
     2026  
     (in thousands)  

2020-2C Tower Securities

   $ 600,000   

2021-1C Tower Securities

     1,165,000   

2021-2C Tower Securities

     895,000   

2021-3C Tower Securities

     895,000   

2022-1C Tower Securities

     850,000   

2024-1C Tower Securities

     1,450,000   

2024-2C Tower Securities

     620,000   
  

 

 

 

Total secured debt

     6,475,000   

2020 Senior Notes

     1,500,000   

2021 Senior Notes

     1,500,000   

2026-1 Senior Notes

     1,350,000   

2026-2 Senior Notes

     1,350,000   

2026-3 Senior Notes

     800,000   
  

 

 

 

Total unsecured debt

     6,500,000   
  

 

 

 

Total debt

   $ 12,975,000   
  

 

 

 

Leverage Ratio

  

Total debt

   $ 12,975,000   

Less: Cash and cash equivalents, short-term restricted cash and short-term investments

     (454,655)  
  

 

 

 

Net debt

   $   12,520,345   
  

 

 

 

Divided by: Annualized Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 1,952,296   
  

 

 

 

Leverage Ratio

     6.4x   
  

 

 

 

Secured Leverage Ratio

  

Total secured debt

   $ 6,475,000   

Less: Cash and cash equivalents, short-term restricted cash and short-term investments

     (454,655)  
  

 

 

 

Net Secured Debt

   $ 6,020,345   
  

 

 

 

Divided by: Annualized Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 1,952,296   
  

 

 

 

Secured Leverage Ratio

     3.1x   
  

 

 

 

 

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