SBA Communications (SBAC) Free Cash Flow

Price: $216.05
Market Cap: $23.25B
Avg Volume: 832.31K
Country: US
Industry: REIT - Specialty
Sector: Real Estate
Beta: 0.739
52W Range: $183.64-252.64
Website: SBA Communications

What is SBA Communications's Free Cash Flow?

  • SBA Communications's annual free cash flow as of FY 2024 is $1.11B.
  • SBA Communications's quarterly free cash flow as of QQ4 2024 is $254.68M.

What is Free Cash Flow?

Free cash flow (FCF) is a measure of financial performance calculated as operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. It represents the cash that a company generates after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and maintain its capital assets. FCF is important because it allows a company to pursue opportunities that enhance shareholder value.

How is Free Cash Flow calculated?

The formula for free cash flow is:

Free Cash Flow = Operating Cash Flow - Capital Expenditures

This metric helps investors understand the company's ability to generate cash and its potential to pay dividends or expand.

Related Metrics

Other important metrics to assess SBA Communications's free cash flow financial health include:

  • Free Cash Flow Growth - the rate at which a company's free cash flow is growing:
    • Annual Growth: -15.37%
  • Free Cash Flow Per Share - free cash flow divided by the number of shares outstanding:
    • Annual: $10.28
  • Free Cash Flow Yield - free cash flow divided by the market capitalization:
    • Annual: 5.04%

These metrics provide insights into SBA Communications's financial health and its ability to generate cash. Comparing these ratios with industry benchmarks can offer a deeper understanding of the company's performance.

Annual Free Cash Flow

$1.11B

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

$254.68M

Historical Annual Free Cash Flow
$1.50B$1.50B$1.20B$1.20B$900.00M$900.00M$600.00M$600.00M$300.00M$300.00M$0.00$0.00Free Cash Flow (Annual)20162016201720172018201820192019202020202021202120222022202320232024202420252025
Historical Quarterly Free Cash Flow
$500.00M$500.00M$400.00M$400.00M$300.00M$300.00M$200.00M$200.00M$100.00M$100.00M$0.00$0.00Free Cash Flow (Quarterly)20162016201720172018201820192019202020202021202120222022202320232024202420252025
Annual Free Cash Flow Growth
20.08%20.08%12.99%12.99%5.90%5.90%-1.19%-1.19%-8.28%-8.28%-15.37%-15.37%Free Cash Flow Growth (%)20162016201720172018201820192019202020202021202120222022202320232024202420252025
Annual Free Cash Flow Per Share
$15.00$15.00$12.00$12.00$9.00$9.00$6.00$6.00$3.00$3.00$0.00$0.00Free Cash Flow Per Share20162016201720172018201820192019202020202021202120222022202320232024202420252025

SBA Communications Historical Financial Metrics

The table below shows various financial metrics for each year, with the latest data available for the last fiscal year 2024.

Year Free Cash Flow Free Cash Flow Growth Free Cash Flow Per Share Free Cash Flow Yield
2024 $1.11B -15.37% $10.28 5.04%
2023 $1.31B 18.53% $12.09 4.76%
2022 $1.10B 4.45% $10.22 3.65%
2021 $1.06B 5.89% $9.66 2.48%
2020 $997.47M 20.08% $8.94 3.17%
2019 $830.66M 18.27% $7.36 3.06%
2018 $702.33M 4.60% $6.11 3.78%
2017 $671.43M 13.99% $5.60 3.43%
2016 $589.04M 11.46% $4.73 4.58%
2015 $528.47M 11.63% $4.14 3.94%

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