AMT vs EQIX vs DLR
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
AMT57.0
American Tower Corporation
Real Estate · REIT - Specialty
$185.27 +2.15%$86.3B mkt cap
Score DNA
DLR35.6
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
Real Estate · REIT - Specialty
$175.97 +0.87%$65.3B mkt cap
Score DNA
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
AMT EQIX DLR · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
● marks the highest or lowest value where that direction is plainly stronger (margins, returns, coverage, leverage); multiples and yields are left unmarked. Bars show each stock's percentile within its own industry. n/a: the measure does not apply to lenders and insurers.
Smart money
8 measures| Measure | AMT | EQIX | DLR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | $0.50M | — | — |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Last Congress purchase | 2026-09-11 | 2026-08-07 | 2026-07-07 |
| 13F net change in holders | +3 | +72 | +79 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 1,383 | 1,376 | 1,310 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 1,094 | 1,184 | 917 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +289 | +192 | +393 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | AMT | EQIX | DLR |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 25.6x
46th
|
63.5x
77th
|
81.7x
100th
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | 0.49
0th
|
2.93
75th
|
4.93
88th
|
| Price / sales | 7.9x
62nd
|
9.9x
100th
|
9.5x
94th
|
| Price / book | 23.2x
100th
|
6.8x
69th
|
2.4x
62nd
|
| Price / tangible book | — | 14.2x
100th
|
4.3x
89th
|
| Price / free cash flow | 21.8x
57th
|
29.9x
86th
|
47.8x
93rd
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 14.9x
31st
|
24.7x
81st
|
22.0x
69th
|
| Enterprise value | $129.5B
100th
|
$118.4B
94th
|
$81.7B
88th
|
| EV / sales | 11.8x
56th
|
12.1x
69th
|
11.9x
62nd
|
| EV / EBITDA | 18.4x
50th
|
26.4x
100th
|
24.0x
88th
|
| EV / EBIT | 26.2x
31st
|
51.4x
62nd
|
57.8x
69th
|
| EV / free cash flow | 32.7x
36th
|
36.4x
64th
|
59.8x
93rd
|
| Earnings yield | 3.9%
62nd
|
1.6%
38th
|
1.2%
19th
|
| FCF yield | 4.6%
50th
|
3.3%
25th
|
2.1%
19th
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 6.7%
69th
|
4.1%
19th
|
4.5%
31st
|
| Graham number (per share) | $36.04
60th
|
$224.67
100th
|
$61.43
90th
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | AMT | EQIX | DLR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 73.2%
94th
|
51.6%
62nd
|
13.8%
25th
|
| EBITDA margin | 64.2%
73rd
|
45.7%
40th
|
49.8%
47th
|
| Operating margin | 44.4%
69th
|
21.8%
38th
|
17.9%
19th
|
| EBIT margin | 45.1%
69th
|
23.4%
56th
|
20.6%
50th
|
| Net margin | 30.9%
75th
|
15.6%
50th
|
11.7%
38th
|
| NOPAT margin | 39.7%
69th
|
19.5%
50th
|
16.9%
25th
|
| FCF margin | 36.2%
81st
|
33.1%
69th
|
19.9%
25th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 52.8%
88th
|
40.1%
69th
|
43.3%
75th
|
| R&D / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 8.6%
56th
|
28.4%
100th
|
2.1%
25th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 1.5%
50th
|
5.4%
100th
|
1.1%
38th
|
| Effective tax rate | 10.7%
75th
|
10.3%
62nd
|
5.6%
56th
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | AMT | EQIX | DLR |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 90.9%
100th
|
10.8%
58th
|
3.2%
33rd
|
| ROA | 5.3%
75th
|
3.8%
50th
|
1.5%
25th
|
| ROIC | 9.2%
75th
|
5.4%
50th
|
2.6%
25th
|
| ROCE | 9.1%
75th
|
6.2%
50th
|
2.8%
31st
|
| Return on tangible assets | 7.8%
81st
|
5.8%
50th
|
2.7%
31st
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 12.3%
81st
|
11.1%
75th
|
6.8%
50th
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 12.7%
81st
|
12.3%
75th
|
1.7%
19th
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 5.5%
75th
|
3.9%
44th
|
3.0%
38th
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 5.0%
64th
|
3.7%
36th
|
3.0%
27th
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | 49.8%
100th
|
7.8%
45th
|
4.9%
18th
|
| Incremental ROIC | -1,406.7%
0th
|
56.9%
69th
|
-5.0%
44th
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | AMT | EQIX | DLR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 6.7%
44th
|
9.9%
56th
|
18.7%
75th
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | 0.4%
38th
|
7.4%
62nd
|
17.7%
88th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | 0.1%
31st
|
8.3%
75th
|
10.1%
81st
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | 5.0%
27th
|
9.2%
60th
|
9.9%
73rd
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | 1.6%
85th
|
10.5%
92nd
|
-30.5%
0th
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | 24.9%
87th
|
17.1%
80th
|
26.1%
93rd
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | 161.3%
83rd
|
54.2%
58th
|
-42.2%
17th
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | 51.7%
100th
|
23.9%
82nd
|
23.1%
73rd
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | 162.5%
83rd
|
52.5%
58th
|
-44.7%
17th
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | 51.8%
100th
|
21.6%
73rd
|
16.6%
64th
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | 8.1%
55th
|
32.4%
91st
|
2.0%
36th
|
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | 5.8%
54th
|
— | -42.5%
8th
|
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | 18.2%
83rd
|
93.5%
100th
|
— |
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | 9.5%
62nd
|
9.6%
69th
|
20.6%
100th
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | -10.3%
0th
|
4.2%
67th
|
9.7%
92nd
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | 1.7%
62nd
|
1.8%
69th
|
-4.2%
38th
|
| Sustainable growth rate | 3.9%
78th
|
-3.0%
33rd
|
-3.9%
22nd
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | AMT | EQIX | DLR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 73.3%
81st
|
50.2%
25th
|
40.9%
12th
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 42.5%
69th
|
18.8%
25th
|
12.3%
12th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 22.0%
62nd
|
13.0%
50th
|
18.7%
56th
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 34.6%
75th
|
12.6%
31st
|
9.8%
19th
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.54
38th
|
1.00
94th
|
0.94
81st
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.03
6th
|
0.92
94th
|
0.07
19th
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.98
100th
|
0.97
88th
|
0.60
25th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | AMT | EQIX | DLR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $1.8B
88th
|
$2.2B
100th
|
$1.9B
94th
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$43.2B
0th
|
−$21.1B
12th
|
−$16.4B
25th
|
| Working capital | −$5.7B
0th
|
$502.0M
81st
|
$270.2M
69th
|
| Current ratio | 0.35
7th
|
1.13
50th
|
1.07
43rd
|
| Quick ratio | 0.35
7th
|
1.13
50th
|
1.07
43rd
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.20
29th
|
0.58
50th
|
0.47
43rd
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 307 days
9th
|
433 days
18th
|
— |
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | AMT | EQIX | DLR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $45.0B
100th
|
$23.4B
88th
|
$18.3B
75th
|
| Debt / equity | 12.09
92nd
|
1.62
62nd
|
0.67
23rd
|
| Net debt / equity | 11.62
92nd
|
1.47
54th
|
0.60
23rd
|
| Debt / assets | 71.1%
62nd
|
56.9%
44th
|
33.5%
19th
|
| Debt / capital | 92.4%
92nd
|
61.9%
62nd
|
40.0%
23rd
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 6.40
44th
|
5.20
19th
|
5.35
25th
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 6.15
50th
|
4.70
12th
|
4.81
25th
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 4.7x
94th
|
4.0x
88th
|
3.1x
62nd
|
| Cash interest coverage | 5.5x
75th
|
6.8x
88th
|
6.4x
81st
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 7.8 yrs
31st
|
5.9 yrs
12th
|
6.2 yrs
19th
|
| Liabilities / assets | 83.8%
62nd
|
65.0%
56th
|
45.8%
38th
|
| IS credit model rating | B- | BBB+ | BB+ |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 900
69th
|
225
0th
|
400
25th
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | AMT | EQIX | DLR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 0.17
50th
|
0.25
62nd
|
0.13
38th
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 0.38
38th
|
0.37
31st
|
0.18
8th
|
| Inventory turnover | — | — | — |
| Receivables turnover | 15.4
67th
|
8.2
50th
|
5.0
8th
|
| Days sales outstanding | 24 days
47th
|
44 days
60th
|
73 days
93rd
|
| Days inventory outstanding | — | — | — |
| Days payables outstanding | 27 days
56th
|
95 days
88th
|
172 days
100th
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | −3 days
44th
|
−51 days
12th
|
−98 days
0th
|
| Capex / revenue | 16.6%
75th
|
7.0%
50th
|
23.4%
81st
|
| Capex / depreciation | 0.87
75th
|
0.31
31st
|
0.80
69th
|
| Operating expense ratio | 26.9%
55th
|
27.8%
64th
|
— |
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | AMT | EQIX | DLR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 1.71
62nd
|
2.57
77th
|
3.71
85th
|
| FCF / net income | 1.17
54th
|
2.12
85th
|
1.71
77th
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 68.6%
31st
|
82.6%
56th
|
46.0%
19th
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 31.4%
69th
|
17.4%
44th
|
54.0%
81st
|
| Accruals ratio | -3.8%
38th
|
-6.0%
0th
|
-4.2%
31st
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | -8.8%
12th
|
-10.0%
6th
|
-6.7%
25th
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 1.00
54th
|
0.75
15th
|
1.00
54th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | AMT | EQIX | DLR |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 57
88th
|
70
100th
|
36
31st
|
| IS profitability | 85
94th
|
58
56th
|
41
44th
|
| IS growth | 72
88th
|
64
62nd
|
35
12th
|
| IS value | 47
44th
|
31
6th
|
38
12th
|
| IS momentum | 89
81st
|
91
94th
|
66
31st
|
| IS risk (safety) | 15
6th
|
80
100th
|
30
69th
|
| IS quality | 64
44th
|
69
69th
|
68
62nd
|
| IS balance sheet | 18
19th
|
38
56th
|
45
62nd
|
| IS earnings quality | 84
81st
|
75
44th
|
69
25th
|
| IS cash flow | 73
75th
|
84
100th
|
48
19th
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 6
44th
|
6
44th
|
5
31st
|
| Altman Z-score | 1.1
50th
|
3.0
100th
|
1.6
81st
|
| Beneish M-score | −2.79
38th
|
−2.63
50th
|
0.25
94th
|
| Ohlson O-score | −6.60
69th
|
−7.77
25th
|
−8.67
12th
|
| IS credit score | 25
31st
|
63
100th
|
46
69th
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | AMT | EQIX | DLR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $86.3B
94th
|
$97.3B
100th
|
$65.3B
88th
|
| Revenue | $10.9B
100th
|
$9.8B
94th
|
$6.8B
75th
|
| EBITDA | $7.0B
100th
|
$4.5B
94th
|
$3.4B
88th
|
| Net income | $3.4B
100th
|
$1.5B
94th
|
$799.0M
62nd
|
| Free cash flow | $4.0B
100th
|
$3.3B
94th
|
$1.4B
81st
|
| Total assets | $63.3B
100th
|
$41.1B
88th
|
$54.5B
94th
|
| Shareholders' equity | $3.7B
69th
|
$14.4B
94th
|
$27.4B
100th
|
| Employees | 4,866
75th
|
13,716
94th
|
4,282
69th
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | AMT | EQIX | DLR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | +2.1% | −1.0% | +0.9% |
| 1 week | +1.7% | −3.9% | −1.6% |
| 1 month | +6.7% | −3.9% | −4.5% |
| 3 months | +10.9% | −3.1% | −0.1% |
| 6 months | +1.6% | −9.4% | −13.6% |
| Year to date | +6.0% | +29.7% | +13.5% |
| 1 year | −2.5% | +20.6% | +1.2% |
| 3 years, cumulative | +19.5% | +37.2% | +51.8% |
| 5 years, cumulative | −20.1% | +42.9% | +45.4% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | AMT | EQIX | DLR |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 68.6 | 38.6 | 44.3 |
| From 52-week high | −5.2% | −12.6% | −15.4% |
| From 52-week low | +15.7% | +36.8% | +20.4% |
| Beta | 0.89 | 0.97 | 1.01 |
InsiderStreet reports findings from filings and market data. A comparison is not a recommendation to buy or sell either stock.Every figure is computed in code · data as of 2026-10-17