SBA Communications (SBAC) Q3 FY2026 earnings: revenue $714 million, down 2.5% on the year
SBA Communications Corp. (SBAC) announced its results for Q3 FY2026, the quarter ended 30 September 2026, on 2 November 2026. Revenue was $714 million, down 2.5% on the same quarter a year earlier. Net income was $231 million, down 2.3% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $2.19. The figures are from the company's earnings press release; the 10-Q with the full statements is not filed yet, and this page fills in when it is.
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The quarter, against the one before and a year earlier
| Line | Q3 FY2026 | Q2 FY2026 | Q3 FY2025 | Change on the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 714 | 715 | 732 | -2.5% |
| Net income | 231 | 199 | 237 | -2.3% |
| Diluted EPS | $2.19 | $1.87 | $2.20 | -0.5% |
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Q3 FY2026 is from the company's press release of 2 November 2026; the other columns are from its 10-Q and 10-K filings. A release figure is shown when the release's own figure for an earlier quarter matches the filed one, so the line and its units are read right.Quarterly results, the last 20 quarters filed
| Q3 FY2021 | Q4 FY2021 | Q1 FY2022 | Q2 FY2022 | Q3 FY2022 | Q4 FY2022 | Q1 FY2023 | Q2 FY2023 | Q3 FY2023 | Q4 FY2023 | Q1 FY2024 | Q2 FY2024 | Q3 FY2024 | Q4 FY2024 | Q1 FY2025 | Q2 FY2025 | Q3 FY2025 | Q4 FY2025 | Q1 FY2026 | Q2 FY2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 589 | 595 | 620 | 652 | 676 | 686 | 676 | 678 | 683 | 675 | 658 | 660 | 668 | 694 | 664 | 699 | 732 | 720 | 703 | 715 |
| Cost of revenue | 140 | 140 | 153 | 166 | 178 | 172 | 164 | 154 | 150 | 144 | 138 | 141 | 150 | 152 | 154 | 172 | 190 | 175 | 171 | 176 |
| Gross profit | 449 | 455 | 467 | 486 | 498 | 514 | 511 | 524 | 533 | 531 | 520 | 519 | 517 | 542 | 511 | 527 | 543 | 544 | 532 | 539 |
| Gross margin | 76% | 76% | 75% | 75% | 74% | 75% | 76% | 77% | 78% | 79% | 79% | 79% | 77% | 78% | 77% | 75% | 74% | 76% | 76% | 75% |
| SG&A | 51.0 | 63.5 | 62.1 | 63.3 | 65.8 | 70.6 | 72.2 | 63.4 | 64.8 | 67.5 | 68.7 | 62.4 | 60.1 | 67.6 | 66.2 | 71.0 | 66.0 | 74.4 | 70.5 | 77.5 |
| Operating income | 212 | 197 | 217 | 231 | 243 | 235 | 224 | 241 | 249 | 210 | 323 | 354 | 376 | 382 | 335 | 335 | 374 | 299 | 343 | 352 |
| Operating margin | 36% | 33% | 35% | 35% | 36% | 34% | 33% | 36% | 36% | 31% | 49% | 54% | 56% | 55% | 50% | 48% | 51% | 42% | 49% | 49% |
| Pre-tax income | 37.0 | 48.3 | 229 | 65.6 | 103 | 129 | 144 | 173 | 93.2 | 138 | 171 | 147 | 298 | 156 | 260 | 261 | 289 | 432 | 236 | 232 |
| Tax rate | -29% | -1% | 18% | -5% | 3% | 20% | 30% | -17% | 8% | 21% | 10% | -8% | 14% | -15% | 16% | 13% | 17% | 14% | 22% | 15% |
| Net income | 47.8 | 48.9 | 189 | 69.5 | 100 | 103 | 101 | 204 | 87.4 | 110 | 155 | 163 | 259 | 174 | 221 | 226 | 237 | 370 | 185 | 199 |
| Net margin | 8% | 8% | 30% | 11% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 30% | 13% | 16% | 23% | 25% | 39% | 25% | 33% | 32% | 32% | 51% | 26% | 28% |
| Diluted EPS | $0.43 | $0.44 | $1.72 | $0.64 | $0.91 | $0.94 | $0.93 | $1.87 | $0.80 | $1.01 | $1.42 | $1.51 | $2.40 | $1.61 | $2.04 | $2.09 | $2.20 | $3.47 | $1.74 | $1.87 |
| Operating cash flow | 253 | 299 | 292 | 372 | 332 | 289 | 311 | 487 | 314 | 433 | 294 | 426 | 305 | 310 | 301 | 368 | 318 | 304 | 255 | 407 |
| Capital expenditure | 92.9 | 43.3 | 38.0 | 193 | 124 | 66.1 | 49.1 | 84.0 | 115 | 62.7 | 57.9 | 91.6 | 272 | 55.5 | 46.2 | 647 | 74.7 | 62.7 | 48.4 | 62.4 |
| Free cash flow | 160 | 255 | 254 | 179 | 209 | 223 | 262 | 403 | 198 | 370 | 237 | 334 | 32.4 | 255 | 255 | -279 | 243 | 241 | 207 | 345 |
| Buybacks | 115 | 298 | 432 | -0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 106 | 93.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | n/a | n/a | 151 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Dividends paid | 63.6 | 63.1 | 76.9 | 76.6 | 76.7 | 76.7 | 93.9 | 92.1 | 92.1 | 91.8 | 108 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 122 | 119 | 119 | 118 | 135 | 133 |
| Shares outstanding | 109m | 109m | 108m | 108m | 108m | 108m | 108m | 108m | 108m | 108m | 108m | 107m | 108m | 108m | 108m | 107m | 107m | 106m | 106m | 106m |
| Filing | 10-Q | 10-K | 10-Q | 10-Q | 10-Q | 10-K | 10-Q | 10-Q | 10-Q | 10-K | 10-Q | 10-Q | 10-Q | 10-K | 10-Q | 10-Q | 10-Q | 10-K | 10-Q | 10-Q |
Each quarter as filed, linked to its filing.
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Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and the share count are as they are. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Cash flow lines filed year to date are the difference between two filings. Shares outstanding are at the period end where the balance sheet tags them, otherwise the count on the filing's cover page. A derived fourth-quarter EPS is left blank when a split in the year makes the arithmetic meaningless.Earnings press release for the quarter ended 30 September 2026, filed with the SEC on 2 November 2026 with a Form 8-K: the release.