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Sba Communications cash flow and EPS66

Operating cash flow, capital investment, free cash flow and earnings per share.

Capital allocation

% of tracked cash uses

$223.858M
Sba Communications capital allocation. Quarterly values. Missing values are unavailable.
PeriodCapexAcquisitionsBuybacksDividendsDebt repaymentsTracked uses
FY 2010 Q28.27% · $15.337M44.04% · $81.625M47.69% · $88.4MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $185.362M
FY 2010 Q325.61% · $20.47M74.39% · $59.445M0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $79.915M
FY 2010 Q410.05% · $18.65M84.38% · $156.63M5.57% · $10.345MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $185.625M
FY 2011 Q110.87% · $20.155M48.68% · $90.297M40.45% · $75.036MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $185.488M
FY 2011 Q219.09% · $35.582M40.64% · $75.747M40.26% · $75.035MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $186.364M
FY 2011 Q325.72% · $40.969M27.19% · $43.311M47.09% · $75MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $159.28M
FY 2011 Q415.01% · $30.232M84.37% · $169.965M0% · $0.001MUnavailable0.62% · $1.25M100% · $201.448M
FY 2012 Q132.17% · $24.852M66.21% · $51.148MUnavailableUnavailable1.62% · $1.25M100% · $77.25M
FY 2012 Q22.53% · $23.435M97.33% · $900.243MUnavailableUnavailable0.14% · $1.25M100% · $924.928M
FY 2012 Q342.54% · $26.174M51.36% · $31.598MUnavailableUnavailable6.1% · $3.75M100% · $61.522M
FY 2012 Q42.94% · $38.804M96.77% · $1,275.666MUnavailableUnavailable0.28% · $3.75M100% · $1,318.22M
FY 2013 Q114.54% · $36.423M83.66% · $209.542MUnavailableUnavailable1.8% · $4.5M100% · $250.465M
FY 2013 Q25.79% · $33.779M8.09% · $47.177MUnavailableUnavailable86.12% · $502.5M100% · $583.456M
FY 2013 Q326.58% · $33.171M73.42% · $91.646MUnavailableUnavailable0% · $0.001M100% · $124.818M
FY 2013 Q416.22% · $65.52M83.78% · $338.338MUnavailableUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $403.858M
FY 2014 Q13.34% · $32.238M96.66% · $933.11MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $965.348M
FY 2014 Q250.47% · $39.913M49.53% · $39.162MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $79.075M
FY 2014 Q339% · $59.196M53.55% · $81.274MUnavailableUnavailable7.45% · $11.303M100% · $151.773M
FY 2014 Q48.12% · $79.904M54.55% · $536.474MUnavailableUnavailable37.33% · $367.129M100% · $983.507M
FY 2015 Q156.11% · $68.1M43.89% · $53.279MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $121.379M
FY 2015 Q215.71% · $50.292M84.29% · $269.803MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $320.095M
FY 2015 Q311.57% · $43.919M22.56% · $85.629M65.87% · $250.041MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $379.589M
FY 2015 Q415.61% · $46.396M67.56% · $200.819M16.83% · $50.009MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $297.224M
FY 2016 Q120.27% · $36.06M51.62% · $91.832M28.11% · $50.012MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $177.904M
FY 2016 Q218.07% · $34.601M29.7% · $56.872M52.23% · $100.017MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $191.49M
FY 2016 Q326.16% · $33.659M33.18% · $42.698M40.66% · $52.32MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $128.677M
FY 2016 Q47.68% · $35.662M18.4% · $85.433M73.93% · $343.34MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $464.435M
FY 2017 Q143.16% · $35.747M51.5% · $42.651M5.34% · $4.419MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $82.817M
FY 2017 Q215.8% · $33.688M18.54% · $39.53M65.66% · $140.019MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $213.237M
FY 2017 Q37.46% · $36.875M15.94% · $78.826M76.61% · $378.932MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $494.633M
FY 2017 Q46.24% · $40.734M43% · $280.54M50.76% · $331.164MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $652.438M
FY 2018 Q116.61% · $31.096M62.81% · $117.622M20.58% · $38.545MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $187.263M
FY 2018 Q27.32% · $37.518M32.75% · $167.741M59.93% · $306.979MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $512.238M
FY 2018 Q313.83% · $36.352M45.07% · $118.472M41.1% · $108.015MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $262.839M
FY 2018 Q410.31% · $44.846M11.04% · $47.994M78.65% · $342.042MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $434.882M
FY 2019 Q139.68% · $36.374M60.32% · $55.287MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $91.661M
FY 2019 Q227.52% · $36.411M72.48% · $95.895MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $132.306M
FY 2019 Q311.22% · $38.596M38.51% · $132.519M50.27% · $172.962MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $344.077M
FY 2019 Q45.54% · $42.855M63.33% · $490.256M25.77% · $199.448M5.36% · $41.514MUnavailable100% · $774.073M
FY 2020 Q110.22% · $39.291M23.29% · $89.531M52.9% · $203.33M13.58% · $52.201MUnavailable100% · $384.353M
FY 2020 Q225.36% · $27.688M27.03% · $29.504M0% · $0M47.61% · $51.97MUnavailable100% · $109.162M
FY 2020 Q38.43% · $28.392M24% · $80.864M52.13% · $175.658M15.44% · $52.028MUnavailable100% · $336.942M
FY 2020 Q45.21% · $33.195M11.24% · $71.519M75.46% · $480.347M8.09% · $51.49MUnavailable100% · $636.551M
FY 2021 Q11.87% · $24.536M80.38% · $1,052.676M12.9% · $168.923M4.84% · $63.412MUnavailable100% · $1,309.547M
FY 2021 Q217.98% · $30.839M45% · $77.175MUnavailable37.02% · $63.481MUnavailable100% · $171.495M
FY 2021 Q312.88% · $35.032M21.29% · $57.903M42.45% · $115.421M23.38% · $63.563MUnavailable100% · $271.919M
FY 2021 Q49.12% · $43.287M14.74% · $69.95M62.84% · $298.235M13.3% · $63.124MUnavailable100% · $474.596M
FY 2022 Q14.99% · $38.008M28.25% · $215.181M56.67% · $431.667M10.09% · $76.873MUnavailable100% · $761.729M
FY 2022 Q219.77% · $52.963M51.66% · $138.397MUnavailable28.58% · $76.565MUnavailable100% · $267.925M
FY 2022 Q328.81% · $57.377M32.7% · $65.143M0% · $0M38.49% · $76.664MUnavailable100% · $199.184M
FY 2022 Q47.34% · $66.095M84.14% · $757.371M0% · $0M8.52% · $76.664MUnavailable100% · $900.13M
FY 2023 Q130.14% · $49.135M12.23% · $19.929MUnavailable57.63% · $93.933MUnavailable100% · $162.997M
FY 2023 Q236.17% · $63.448M11.29% · $19.808MUnavailable52.53% · $92.137MUnavailable100% · $175.393M
FY 2023 Q329.71% · $61.393M25.7% · $53.114MUnavailable44.59% · $92.131MUnavailable100% · $206.638M
FY 2023 Q426.36% · $62.722M15.6% · $37.11M19.48% · $46.358M38.56% · $91.759MUnavailable100% · $237.949M
FY 2024 Q119.85% · $57.871M6.66% · $19.405M36.41% · $106.157M37.09% · $108.135MUnavailable100% · $291.568M
FY 2024 Q217.19% · $49.973M14.31% · $41.617M32.28% · $93.862M36.22% · $105.329MUnavailable100% · $290.781M
FY 2024 Q317.15% · $64.756M54.94% · $207.387M0% · $0M27.91% · $105.344MUnavailable100% · $377.487M
FY 2024 Q428.88% · $55.549M16.33% · $31.402M0% · $0M54.79% · $105.383MUnavailable100% · $192.334M
FY 2025 Q119.92% · $46.173M27.34% · $63.388MUnavailable52.74% · $122.275MUnavailable100% · $231.836M
FY 2025 Q27.31% · $55.865M77.08% · $589.222MUnavailable15.61% · $119.365MUnavailable100% · $764.452M
FY 2025 Q317.57% · $60.053M3.45% · $11.805M44.13% · $150.835M34.85% · $119.14MUnavailable100% · $341.833M
FY 2025 Q47.92% · $62.728M49.82% · $394.413M27.32% · $216.274M14.93% · $118.232MUnavailable100% · $791.647M
FY 2026 Q114.8% · $48.397M43.87% · $143.496MUnavailable41.33% · $135.195MUnavailable100% · $327.088M
FY 2026 Q227.88% · $62.419M12.86% · $28.788MUnavailable59.26% · $132.651MUnavailable100% · $223.858M
Jun 30, 2010 through Jun 30, 2026

Operating cash flow

USD millions

$407.178M

Capital expenditures

USD millions

$62.419M

Free cash flow

USD millions

$344.759M

Stock-based compensation

USD millions

$26.798M

SBC / free cash flow

% · FCF before SBC deduction

7.77%

SBC / operating cash flow

%

6.58%

Software & intangible investment

USD millions

—

Separately disclosed software and intangible investment is unavailable in the extracted statements for this period.

Diluted EPS

USD per share

$1.87

Quarterly data

Sba Communications cash-flow history. Each metric has its own unit. A dash means inputs are missing or the calculation is undefined.
Fiscal periodEndedOperating cash flowUSD millionsCapital expendituresUSD millionsFree cash flowUSD millionsStock-based compensationUSD millionsSBC / free cash flow%SBC / operating cash flow%Software & intangible investmentUSD millionsDiluted EPSUSD per share
FY 2026 Q2Jun 30, 2026407.1862.42344.7626.87.77%6.58%—$1.87
FY 2026 Q1Mar 31, 2026255.0948.4206.6918.949.16%7.42%—$1.74
FY 2025 Q4Dec 31, 2025304.0362.73241.319.187.95%6.31%—$3.47
FY 2025 Q3Sep 30, 2025318.0360.05257.9819.327.49%6.08%—$2.2
FY 2025 Q2Jun 30, 2025368.155.87312.2321.526.89%5.85%—$2.09
FY 2025 Q1Mar 31, 2025301.1846.1725515.716.16%5.22%—$2.04
FY 2024 Q4Dec 31, 2024310.1755.55254.6217.947.04%5.78%—$1.61
FY 2024 Q3Sep 30, 2024304.6564.76239.916.376.82%5.37%—$2.4
FY 2024 Q2Jun 30, 2024425.5949.97375.6218.64.95%4.37%—$1.51
FY 2024 Q1Mar 31, 2024294.4557.87236.5821.479.07%7.29%—$1.42
FY 2023 Q4Dec 31, 2023432.6162.72369.8922.095.97%5.11%—$1.01
FY 2023 Q3Sep 30, 2023313.6861.39252.2921.378.47%6.81%—$0.8
FY 2023 Q2Jun 30, 2023486.9363.45423.4918.254.31%3.75%—$1.87
FY 2023 Q1Mar 31, 2023311.1749.14262.0326.2110%8.42%—$0.93
FY 2022 Q4Dec 31, 2022288.6366.1222.5425.7711.58%8.93%—$0.94
FY 2022 Q3Sep 30, 2022332.4757.38275.0925.499.27%7.67%—$0.91
FY 2022 Q2Jun 30, 2022372.1252.96319.1523.97.49%6.42%—$0.64
FY 2022 Q1Mar 31, 2022292.4838.01254.4724.759.72%8.46%—$1.72
FY 2021 Q4Dec 31, 2021298.5743.29255.2825.239.88%8.45%—$0.44
FY 2021 Q3Sep 30, 2021253.0535.03218.0217.117.85%6.76%—$0.43
FY 2021 Q2Jun 30, 2021352.7830.84321.9521.646.72%6.14%—$1.37
FY 2021 Q1Mar 31, 2021285.524.54260.9620.427.83%7.15%—$-0.11
FY 2020 Q4Dec 31, 2020243.1333.2209.9316.988.09%6.98%—$0.94
FY 2020 Q3Sep 30, 2020290.4928.39262.117.066.51%5.87%—$0.2
FY 2020 Q2Jun 30, 2020314.6827.69286.9918.586.47%5.9%—$0.2
FY 2020 Q1Mar 31, 2020277.7439.29238.4516.286.83%5.86%—$-1.14
FY 2019 Q4Dec 31, 2019265.0642.86222.2112.585.66%4.75%—$0.59
FY 2019 Q3Sep 30, 2019238.8838.6200.2812.736.36%5.33%—$0.19
FY 2019 Q2Jun 30, 2019243.4436.41207.0324.4911.83%10.06%—$0.28
FY 2019 Q1Mar 31, 2019222.6736.37186.2923.4112.57%10.52%—$0.23
FY 2018 Q4Dec 31, 2018226.4844.85181.6310.195.61%4.5%—$0.5
FY 2018 Q3Sep 30, 2018199.0936.35162.7310.436.41%5.24%—$0.14
FY 2018 Q2Jun 30, 2018246.4837.52208.9611.35.41%4.58%—$-0.5
FY 2018 Q1Mar 31, 2018178.5831.1147.4810.417.06%5.83%—$0.27
FY 2017 Q4Dec 31, 201722740.73186.269.365.02%4.12%—$0.06
FY 2017 Q3Sep 30, 2017187.2736.88150.49.426.27%5.03%—$0.41
FY 2017 Q2Jun 30, 2017231.8933.69198.210.195.14%4.4%—$0.08
FY 2017 Q1Mar 31, 2017172.3135.75136.569.286.79%5.38%—$0.31
FY 2016 Q4Dec 31, 2016228.3435.66192.688.164.24%3.57%—$0.04
FY 2016 Q3Sep 30, 2016159.5433.66125.888.086.42%5.06%—$-0.12
FY 2016 Q2Jun 30, 2016209.7834.6175.188.895.08%4.24%—$0.26
FY 2016 Q1Mar 31, 2016144.8636.06108.87.797.16%5.37%—$0.43
FY 2015 Q4Dec 31, 2015202.4446.4156.046.844.39%3.38%—$0.24
FY 2015 Q3Sep 30, 2015159.2143.92115.296.75.81%4.21%—$-1.23
FY 2015 Q2Jun 30, 2015197.1250.29146.838.215.59%4.17%—$0.22
FY 2015 Q1Mar 31, 2015178.4168.1110.316.996.33%3.92%—$-0.61
FY 2014 Q4Dec 31, 2014168.4679.988.565.446.14%3.23%—$0
FY 2014 Q3Sep 30, 2014150.3459.291.156.427.04%4.27%—$-0.13
FY 2014 Q2Jun 30, 2014192.6239.91152.716.24.06%3.22%—$-0.07
FY 2014 Q1Mar 31, 2014178.9732.24146.734.623.15%2.58%—$0.01
FY 2013 Q4Dec 31, 2013154.5465.5289.024.24.71%2.71%—$-0.15
FY 2013 Q3Sep 30, 2013114.8933.1781.724.215.15%3.66%—$0.16
FY 2013 Q2Jun 30, 2013133.9333.78100.154.934.92%3.68%—$-0.28
FY 2013 Q1Mar 31, 201394.2336.4257.83.876.7%4.11%—$-0.18
FY 2012 Q4Dec 31, 2012103.3938.864.593.385.24%3.27%—$-0.42
FY 2012 Q3Sep 30, 201288.7526.1762.58————$-0.43
FY 2012 Q2Jun 30, 201282.7323.4459.29————$-0.44
FY 2012 Q1Mar 31, 201266.0424.8541.19————$-0.2
FY 2011 Q4Dec 31, 201162.6330.2332.4————$-0.27
FY 2011 Q3Sep 30, 201163.4440.9722.47————$-0.3
FY 2011 Q2Jun 30, 201169.7935.5834.21————$-0.27
FY 2011 Q1Mar 31, 201153.220.1633.04————$-0.3
FY 2010 Q4Dec 31, 201058.818.6540.15————$-0.34
FY 2010 Q3Sep 30, 201044.2220.4723.75————$-0.3
FY 2010 Q2Jun 30, 201060.7215.3445.38————$-0.72
Sources and calculations

Financial inputs from company filings. Last checked Oct 18, 2026. A dash means missing inputs or an undefined calculation.

Period changes use the preceding fiscal quarter or year. Percentage changes divide by the absolute prior value; a zero or missing baseline has no percentage change. Percentage metrics show changes in percentage points.

FCF subtracts reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Acquisitions and noncash lease additions are excluded. EPS and weighted shares are not summed across quarters. Annual figures use annual reports.

SBC / FCF always uses FCF before SBC deduction; both SBC ratios compare amounts from the same period. A zero or negative cash-flow denominator is undefined, and values above 100% are retained.

Each reported nonnegative cash use / sum of available tracked nonnegative cash uses × 100. Missing categories are omitted, never set to zero. This is the composition of tracked uses, not a complete cash-flow reconciliation or a percentage of OCF. SBC is noncash and excluded. Negative amounts are excluded as reversals or net receipts; they are not converted to spending. Annual bars use reported annual amounts. Turning off a category hides its share without changing the denominator. Debt repayments prefer a reported aggregate, with long-term or convertible-only scope identified in the tooltip. Acquisitions are net of cash acquired. Dividend payments use the aggregate where reported, including dividend equivalents when part of that concept.

The SBC option subtracts reported share-based compensation from FCF as an economic-cost scenario. Missing SBC never becomes zero.

Market prices: Yahoo Finance · SBAC, USD. Latest completed close Sep 25, 2026. Price data retrieved Sep 28, 2026.

Operating cash flow
Reported net cash provided by or used in operating activities.
Capital expenditures
Reported cash capital investment. Uses purchases of property, plant and equipment where disclosed; otherwise purchases of productive assets, which can also include software and intangibles. Excludes acquisitions and noncash lease additions.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow − reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Reflects the SBC option and can differ from issuer-defined FCF.
Stock-based compensation
Reported share-based compensation addback in the cash-flow statement. Missing disclosure is not treated as zero.
SBC / free cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / (operating cash flow − cash capital investment) × 100, for the same fiscal period. Always uses FCF before SBC deduction. Zero or negative FCF is undefined; values above 100% are retained.
SBC / operating cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / reported operating cash flow × 100, for the same fiscal period. Zero or negative operating cash flow is undefined. Unaffected by the SBC deduction scenario.
Software & intangible investment
Separately tagged payments for capitalized software under US GAAP, or purchases of intangible assets under IFRS. This optional disclosure is not inferred from total capex or deducted a second time from FCF.
Diluted EPS
Reported diluted earnings per share, normalized for recorded subsequent stock splits. Quarterly EPS is never subtracted from annual or YTD EPS.