Compared to Estimates, SBA Communications (SBAC) Q4 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

For the quarter ended December 2025, SBA Communications (SBAC) reported revenue of $719.58 million, up 3.7% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $3.19, compared to $1.61 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.74% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $724.91 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $3.25, the EPS surprise was -1.85%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how SBA Communications performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Sites owned - International: 28,934 compared to the 28,721 average estimate based on three analysts.
• Sites owned - Total: 46,328 versus the three-analyst average estimate of 46,127.
• Sites owned - Domestic: 17,394 versus 17,406 estimated by three analysts on average.
• Sites owned previous- International: 27,172 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 27,297.
• Sites owned previous- Total: 44,581 versus 44,581 estimated by two analysts on average.
• Sites built - Total: 164 compared to the 218 average estimate based on two analysts.
• Sites decommissioned - Total: -443 compared to the 163 average estimate based on two analysts.
• Sites decommissioned - Domestic: -30 compared to the -15 average estimate based on two analysts.
• Revenues- Site Leasing: $666.22 million compared to the $668.75 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +3.1% year over year.
• Revenues- International Site Leasing: $201.67 million versus $197.29 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +15.6% change.
• Revenues- Domestic Site Leasing: $464.55 million versus $471.45 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -1.6% change.
• Revenues- Site Development: $53.37 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $56.17 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +12.7%.

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Shares of SBA Communications have returned +7.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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