United States
Revenue Exposure
U.S. & Canada property segment generated 49% of consolidated 2025 revenue; 26,714 owned towers plus 429 owned DAS sites; all 30 data centers are in the U.S.
Relevance 95·Dependency 90·Confidence 99
Source evidence
“U.S. & Canada49 %52 %53 %”
wireless service providers
Demand Driver
Core tenant category leasing space on communications sites; leases are long-term with escalations and high renewal rates.
Relevance 90·Dependency 85·Confidence 98
Source evidence
“Our primary business is the leasing of space on communications sites to wireless service providers, radio and television broadcast companies, wireless data providers, government agencies and municipalities and tenants in a number of other industries.”
AT&T represented 17% of total revenues in 2025 (18% in 2024 and 2023).
Relevance 85·Dependency 85·Confidence 99
Source evidence
“AT&T
17 %18 %18 %”
T-Mobile
Customer Exposure
T-Mobile represented 18% of total revenues in 2025 (19% in 2024 and 2023), a top customer.
Relevance 85·Dependency 85·Confidence 99
Source evidence
“T-Mobile
18 %19 %19 %”
wireless carrier capital spending
Demand Driver
Demand for sites is driven by growing mobile data usage and wireless industry capital spending trends.
Relevance 85·Dependency 75·Confidence 93
Source evidence
“As a result of rapidly growing usage of mobile data and other wireless services and the corresponding wireless industry capital spending trends in the markets we serve, we anticipate consistent demand for our communications sites.”
Verizon Wireless
Customer Exposure
Verizon Wireless represented 14% of total revenues in 2025 (13% in 2024, 14% in 2023).
Relevance 80·Dependency 80·Confidence 99
Source evidence
“Verizon Wireless
14 %13 %14 %”
U.S. REIT tax rules
Regulatory Exposure
REIT qualification drives tax treatment, TRS limits (20%, 25% from 2026), 90% distribution requirement and constraints on acquisitions and flexibility.
Relevance 80·Dependency 70·Confidence 92
Source evidence
“Under the Code, no more than 20% (25% beginning in 2026) of the value of the assets of a REIT may be represented by securities of one or more TRSs”
AT&T Mexico
Customer Exposure
AT&T Mexico represented ~$300 million of 2025 tenant revenue; ongoing arbitration over MLA lease calculation with withheld rents and ~$30M of 2025 reserves.
Relevance 75·Dependency 60·Confidence 98
Source evidence
“AT&T Mexico, which represented approximately $300 million of tenant revenue in 2025, is challenging the calculation of the monthly lease amount established under our Master Lease Agreement with AT&T Mexico”
foreign currency translation
Currency Exposure
$809.4 million of foreign currency losses in 2025 vs $308.3 million gains in 2024; AOCL includes $4.8 billion accumulated FX translation losses; international operations span many currencies.
Relevance 75·Dependency 60·Confidence 93
Source evidence
“The increase in total other expense during the year ended December 31, 2025 was primarily due to foreign currency losses of $809.4 million in the current period”
Telefónica
Customer Exposure
Telefónica represented 10% of total revenues in 2025, 2024 and 2023.
Relevance 70·Dependency 70·Confidence 99
Source evidence
“Telefónica
10 %10 %10 %”
Brazil hosts 20,829 owned towers, 1,434 operated towers and 126 owned DAS sites, the largest Latin America footprint; Latin America segment = 15% of 2025 revenue.
Relevance 70·Dependency 60·Confidence 97
Source evidence
“Brazil20,829 1,434 126”
EUR-denominated senior unsecured notes designated as non-derivative net investment hedge on European subsidiaries; Europe segment = 9% of revenue.
Relevance 70·Dependency 55·Confidence 92
Source evidence
“The Company has designated a portion of its EUR denominated senior unsecured notes as a non-derivative net investment hedge on the Company’s net investments in its European subsidiaries, whose functional currency is the EUR”
industry competition and customer consolidation
Competitive Exposure
Highly competitive industries; customer mergers, consolidations, exits and network sharing can reduce leasing demand and pressure lease rates.
Relevance 70·Dependency 50·Confidence 90
Source evidence
“increased mergers, consolidations or exits that reduce the number of communications service providers or increased use of network sharing among governments or communications service providers”
Mexico hosts 8,689 owned towers; AT&T Mexico dispute (~$300M tenant revenue) creates revenue uncertainty in this market.
Relevance 65·Dependency 55·Confidence 95
Source evidence
“Mexico8,689 185 75”
DISH Wireless L.L.C.
Customer Exposure
DISH represented ~2% of total 2025 property revenue and ~4% of U.S. & Canada property revenue; in default under the SCA as of January 2026; parent Echostar decommissioning portions of its 5G network.
Relevance 65·Dependency 50·Confidence 98
Source evidence
“DISH represented approximately 2% and 4% of our total annual property revenue and total annual U.S. & Canada property revenue, respectively, for 2025.”
interest rates and macro conditions
Demand Driver
Leasing demand may decrease due to inflation, high interest rates or recession, and customers' capital raising may become more difficult.
Relevance 65·Dependency 45·Confidence 90
Source evidence
“a decrease in demand for wireless or colocation services, including due to general economic conditions, changes in global tariff or trade policies or regulations, disruption in the financial and credit markets or global social, political or health crises, inflation, slowing growth, high interest rates or recession”
Germany hosts 15,501 owned towers, the largest owned tower count in Europe; Europe segment = 9% of 2025 revenue.
Relevance 55·Dependency 50·Confidence 96
Source evidence
“Germany15,501 — —”
technological change including AI and satellite
Technology Dependency
Technological changes including AI, satellite technology and RAN sharing could reduce demand for communications infrastructure leasing.
Relevance 55·Dependency 40·Confidence 85
Source evidence
“technological changes, including artificial intelligence (“AI”), wireless equipment changes, satellite technology and an increase in the use of radio access network (“RAN”) sharing among wireless service providers”
Nigeria hosts 9,706 owned towers, the largest Africa & APAC owned count; Africa & APAC segment = 13% of 2025 revenue.
Relevance 50·Dependency 45·Confidence 95
Source evidence
“Nigeria9,706 — —”
climate change regulation
Regulatory Exposure
Greenhouse gas and climate disclosure regulation in the EU, California, New York and other jurisdictions may raise compliance and capex costs for data centers and generators.
Relevance 50·Dependency 35·Confidence 88
Source evidence
“Efforts to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, the use of fossil fuels or requirements to use alternative fuel to power energy resources that serve our data centers or the generators we use in our emerging markets to deliver primary power to our customers may have direct or indirect effects on our business by increasing the cost of compliance.”