AMT (American Tower) Moat Score : 8/10 (As of Jul. 04, 2025)

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What is American Tower Moat Score?

American Tower has the Moat Score of 8, which implies that the company might have Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat.

American Tower has Wide Moat: American Tower has a robust wide moat due to its extensive network of communication towers, high customer switching costs, and significant regulatory barriers. Its strong brand and durable cost advantages further solidify its competitive position.

Moat Score is a ranking system developed by GuruFocus to assess a company's ability to sustain a competitive advantage, rated on a scale from 0 to 10. It takes into account key factors such as market leadership, cost advantages, network effects, customer switching costs, and more.

The company's Moat Score is based on these criteria:

1. Market leadership and sustainable market share
2. Network effects and significant customer switching costs
3. Valuable intellectual property and patents
4. Strong brand strength and deep customer loyalty
5. Durable cost advantages (e.g., economies of scale, proprietary technology)
6. Significant regulatory barriers and exclusive licenses
7. Superior distribution network
8. Strong and sustainable pricing power
9. Consistent and impactful innovation and R&D capabilities

Based on the research, GuruFocus believes American Tower might have Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat.

Competitive Comparison of American Tower's Moat Score

For the REIT - Specialty subindustry, American Tower's Moat Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Moat Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

American Tower's Moat Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, American Tower's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

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American Tower (NYSE:AMT) Moat Score Explanation

The Moat Score ranges from 0 to 10, with 10 as the highest. GuruFocus divided Moat Score into following 8 categories:

Moat Score	Moat Level
10	Wide Moat - Exceptionally dominant and durable wide moat
8 - 9	Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat
7	Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages
6	Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide
5	Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat
4	Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat
1 - 3	No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages
0	No Moat - No discernible moat

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American Tower Business Description

Industry

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Address

116 Huntington Avenue, 11th Floor, Boston, MA, USA, 02116

Website

https://www.americantower.com

American Tower owns and operates more than 220,000 cell towers throughout the US, Asia, Latin America, Europe, and Africa. It also owns and/or operates 28 data centers in 10 US markets after acquiring CoreSite. On its towers, the company has a very concentrated customer base, with most revenue in each market being generated by just the top few mobile carriers. The company operates more than 40,000 towers in the US, which accounted for almost half of the company's total revenue in 2023. Outside the US, American Tower operates over 75,000 towers in India, almost 50,000 towers in Latin America (dominated by Brazil), 30,000 towers in Europe, and nearly 25,000 towers in Africa. American Tower operates as a REIT.

Executives

Sanjay Goel	officer: EVP & President, Asia-Pacific	116 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02116
Meyer Robert Joseph Jr	officer: SVP & Chief Accounting Officer	61 SCHOOL STREET, ARLINGTON MA 02476
Reeve Pamela D A	director	C/O AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION, 116 HUNTINGTON AVE, BOSTON MA 02116
Rodney M Smith	officer: EVP, CFO & Treasurer	116 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02116
Eugene M Noel	officer: EVP & President, U.S. Tower	116 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02116
Olivier Puech	officer: EVP & President, LatAm & EMEA	116 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02116
Steven O Vondran	officer: EVP & President, U.S. Tower	116 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02116
Robert D Hormats	director	85 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK NY 10004
Samme L Thompson	director	C/O TELIT ASSOCIATES, INC., 333 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE, CHICAGO IL 60601
Joann A Reed	director	C/O AMERICAN TOWER CORP, 116 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02116
Raymond P Dolan	director	108 GOVERNOR DRIVE, BASKING RIDGE NJ 00924
Ruth T Dowling	officer: EVP, Chief Admin Ofr, GC & Sec	116 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02116
Edmund Disanto	officer: EVP, Chief Admin Ofr, GC & Sec	C/O AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION, 116 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, 11TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Bruce L Tanner	director	214 N TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Kelly C Chambliss	director	C/O CORESITE REALTY CORPORATION, 1001 17TH STREET, SUITE 500, DENVER CO 80202