SBA Communications (0KYZ) AI Stock Analysis

Company Guidance

For 2026, the sale of towers in Chile and Ecuador reduced the full year outlook by approximately $10 million of site leasing revenue, $6 million of tower cash flow and $4 million of adjusted EBITDA; the midpoint of guidance for AFFO and AFFO per share increased by $2 million and $0.08, respectively, or by $5 million and $0.11 excluding FX and those sales. Sprint churn is expected to be $55 million to $56 million for the full year and less than $20 million in 2027, while EchoStar-related churn is expected to be $56 million for the full year 2026; the midpoint of full year international churn guidance remains $38 million, with international churn expected to remain elevated in 2027 and begin to normalize in 2028, and a normal level estimated at somewhere in the 2-ish percent, 2% to 2.5% range. International tower builds are expected to remain at 210 towers, compared with 99 last quarter, over the coming quarters; the ABS tower security is expected to be refinanced at an estimated rate of 5.25%, and the quarterly dividend is $1.25 per share, an increase of approximately 13% and an annualized rate of approximately 41% of the midpoint of full year AFFO per share outlook.