SBA Communications

SBAC Data Centers & REITs 7/10 High Risk

7/10

— 7 → 7 over 22 weeks

Sector avg: 5.7/10

SBA Communications carries $13.0B in long-term debt, with $9.9B in scheduled principal maturities. Notably, the entire $9.9B maturity schedule falls within five years, creating a concentrated refinancing window. SBAC shows cash covering only 0.1x of $1.9B in near-term maturities. DebtCanary scores SBAC at 7/10, signaling elevated refinancing risk that warrants close monitoring.

Maturity Schedule

As of 2025-12-31 (latest SEC filing with maturity data). Debt actions taken after this date will only appear once SEC processes the relevant XBRL filing.

Period	Amount Due	% of Total
Year 1 (0-12 months)	$1.9B	19.5%
Year 2 (12-24 months)	$3.0B	30.6%
Year 3 (24-36 months)	$1.5B	14.8%
Year 4 (36-48 months)	$3.4B	34.8%
Year 5 (48-60 months)	$23M	0.2%
Beyond 5 Years	N/A	N/A
Total Scheduled Maturities	$9.9B	100.0%

Why don't these totals match? Total scheduled maturities ($9.9B) falls short of balance-sheet long-term debt ($13.0B) by about 23%. The two figures come from different disclosures: the maturity schedule aggregates gross principal repayments from the debt footnote — typically including the current portion of long-term debt and sometimes finance leases — while balance-sheet long-term debt is a carrying value that excludes the current portion and is net of unamortized discounts, premiums, and issuance costs. They can also come from filings with different period-end dates (2025-12-31 vs 2026-03-31). Both numbers are shown exactly as reported to the SEC.

Key Metrics

Total Long-Term Debt

$13.0B

Near-Term (12mo)

$1.9B

Interest Coverage

N/A

Debt/Equity

N/A

Cash Coverage

0.14x

Operating Income

$1.3B

How This Score Was Computed

Weighted average of 2 scored components (raw 6.60, rounded to 7). Weights of skipped components are redistributed proportionally among those scored.

Component	Value	Sub-Score	Weight Used
Near-Term Maturity Concentration Show calculation Year-1 maturities / Total scheduled maturities Year-1 maturities: $1.9B Total scheduled maturities: $9.9B	19.5%	5/10	60%
Interest Coverage Ratio Interest expense was not reported in the latest 10-K.	N/A	—	not scored
Debt-to-Equity Ratio Stockholders' equity is negative (-$4.8B); a debt-to-equity ratio is not meaningful against negative equity.	N/A	—	not scored
Cash Coverage of Near-Term Debt Show calculation Cash & equivalents / Debt due within 12 months Cash & equivalents: $269M Near-term debt: $1.9B	0.14x	9/10	40%
Cash Runway Only scored when a company is burning cash. Operating cash flow is positive (or unreported), so runway isn't a constraint.	N/A	—	not scored

"Weight Used" shows each component's share after the weights of unscored components are redistributed. Full thresholds and formulas are on the methodology page.

Recent SEC Filings

Material disclosures from SBA Communications's most recent EDGAR filings. 8-K item labels indicate the type of event reported.

Date	Form	Details
2026-07-24	8-K	Material Agreement, Agreement Terminated, New Debt Obligation
2026-07-23	8-K	Other Events
2026-07-16	424B2	Prospectus supplement — possible debt or equity issuance
2026-07-15	8-K	Material Agreement
2026-07-13	424B5	Prospectus supplement — possible debt or equity issuance
2026-05-22	8-K	Shareholder Vote
2026-05-05	10-Q	Quarterly report
2026-04-29	8-K	Earnings Results

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Data Source: Financial data sourced from SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (10-K annual reports). Fiscal period end: 2026-03-31. Filing date: 2026-05-05. Data last fetched: 2026-07-26. Maturity schedules reflect the company's most recently reported debt repayment obligations. Data quality: Partial.
View SEC EDGAR filings for SBA Communications →