SBA Communications reports Q1 FFO $3.03, consensus $2.86

Reports Q1 revenue $703.4M, consensus $694.9M. “We had a solid start to 2026, with positive first quarter financial and operating results,” commented Brendan Cavanagh, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Carrier activity remained steady globally, as our customers continued to focus on expanding and densifying their networks, as well as upgrading sites with new spectrum bands and technologies. In addition, our domestic leasing backlogs increased during the quarter. These favorable results and positive movement in foreign exchange rates have allowed us to increase our full year outlook for each of our key financial metrics from the levels we provided in late February. During the quarter, we also continued to invest in expanding our portfolio through new tower builds across our markets, with increasing production particularly under our Central America build to suit agreement with Millicom International. We anticipate seeing this production grow steadily throughout 2026. Our balance sheet also remains strong as we ended the quarter with net debt to Adjusted EBITDA of 6.6x, in the middle of our target range of 6.0x to 7.0x, notwithstanding the full removal of all EchoStar revenue from our reported results as of the beginning of the year. Our solid operating results and strong balance sheet have allowed us to continue growing our dividend at the highest pace in the industry. Our declared second quarter dividend still only represents approximately 41% of AFFO in our 2026 outlook, leaving us with significant capital available for additional investment into the business. Our company continues to perform well, and we are excited about the rest of 2026.”