SBAC · 10-Q · 2026Q2 · Full report
Capital Return Program
SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP · 2026-08-06 · Importance 53 · Surprise 22 · In source text
SBA paid $267.8 million of common-stock dividends during the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared with $241.6 million in the prior-year period. The company declared and paid quarterly dividends of $1.25 per share on March 27 and June 17, 2026, totaling $135.2 million and $132.7 million, respectively. SBA declared another $1.25-per-share dividend on August 2, 2026, payable September 17, 2026, to shareholders of record on August 20, 2026. Common-stock repurchases totaled only $2.2 million during the six-month period, compared with $130.7 million in the prior year.
Key facts
- For the six months ended June 30, 2026, we paid cash dividends of $1.25 per share on March 13, 2026 for an aggregate amount paid of $135.2 million (including $2.6 million in dividend equivalents) and $1.25 per share on June 17, 2026 for an aggregate amount paid of $132.7 million. source
- Subsequent to June 30, 2026, on August 2, 2026 we declared a cash dividend of $1.25 per share payable to shareholders of record on August 20, 2026 to be paid September 17, 2026. source
- For the six months ended June 30, 2026, we repurchased and retired common stock for $2,245 (thousands). source
Impact estimates
| metric | direction | stage | expected | basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cash | negative | realized | -2.3% | For the six months ended June 30, 2026, we paid cash dividends of $1.25 per share on March 13, 2026 for an aggregate amount paid of $135.2… |
| cash | negative | committed | — | Subsequent to June 30, 2026, on August 2, 2026 we declared a cash dividend of $1.25 per share payable to shareholders of record on August… |