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Operating Cash Flow for SBA Communications (SBAC)

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Metric
Profitability

Latest period

$255.09M

YoY change

-3.3%

5Y CAGR

+2.8%

Peak year (2023)

$1.54B

Operating Cash Flow history chart for SBA Communications (SBAC) from 1998 to 2025

Latest: $1.29B

Operating Cash Flow growth chart for SBA Communications (SBAC) from 1998 to 2025

Latest: -3.3%

Operating Cash Flow history table for SBA Communications (SBAC) from 1998 to 2025

  • 2025$1.29B-3.3%
  • 2024$1.33B-13.6%
  • 2023$1.54B+20.1%
  • 2022$1.29B+8.1%
  • 2021$1.19B+5.7%
  • 2020$1.13B+14.3%
  • 2019$984.89M+15.6%
  • 2018$852.14M+4.0%
  • 2017$819.61M+12.4%
  • 2016$729.03M-1.1%
  • 2015$737.17M+7.7%
  • 2014$684.66M+37.8%
  • 2013$496.81M+44.8%
  • 2012$343.21M+37.8%
  • 2011$249.06M+23.8%
  • 2010$201.16M-9.6%
  • 2009$222.56M+28.1%
  • 2008$173.70M+41.3%
  • 2007$122.93M+61.8%
  • 2006$75.96M+52.6%
  • 2005$49.77M+250.1%
  • 2004$14.22M-147.7%
  • 2003−$29.81M-2018.1%
  • 2002$1.55M-88.0%
  • 2001$13.00M-72.6%
  • 2000$47.52M+105.7%
  • 1999$23.10M+208.0%
  • 1998$7.50M—

Operating Cash Flow values are taken from SBA Communications's reported cash flow statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Operating Cash Flow at SBA Communications (SBAC)

Operating Cash Flow for SBA Communications (SBAC): headline value $255.09M · YoY -3.3%. Annual and quarterly series, chart, and tables are below.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

The 2025 reading of SBA Communications (SBAC) operating cash flow is $1.29B – edged down 3.3% year-over-year.

SBA Communications operating cash flow compound annual growth for the 2020–2025 (5 years) window is +2.8%, with mixed annual results across the window.

SBA Communications operating cash flow declined from $1.54B in 2023 to $1.29B in 2025, a 16.4% drawdown.

Across the available history, operating cash flow reached its high of $1.54B in 2023 and its low of −$29.81M in 2003.

SBA Communications Operating Cash Flow by Year

SBA Communications Operating Cash Flow 2025: $1.29B

SBA Communications posted operating cash flow of $1.29B in 2025, edged down 3.3% below 2024.

SBA Communications Operating Cash Flow 2024: $1.33B

In 2024, SBA Communications reported operating cash flow of $1.33B, declined 13.6% below 2023.

SBA Communications Operating Cash Flow 2023: $1.54B

SBA Communications operating cash flow in 2023 was $1.54B, grew 20.1% from 2022. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

SBA Communications Operating Cash Flow 2022: $1.29B

2022's operating cash flow for SBA Communications came in at $1.29B, grew 8.1% from 2021.

SBA Communications Operating Cash Flow 2021: $1.19B

SBA Communications operating cash flow in 2021 was $1.19B.

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