Cellnex stock: Free cash flow doubles as targets stay intact
Published on 11/10/2026 at 17:54 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSCash Flow Strengthens Cellnex Outlook
- Free cash flow more than doubled in the first nine months of 2026 as investment intensity declined.
- Cellnex retained its 2026 guidance and 2027 leverage target despite a new Polish infrastructure programme.
- The company continues to link stronger cash conversion with deleveraging and shareholder returns.
Cellnex reported stronger cash generation for the first nine months of 2026, while keeping its financial targets unchanged. The results released on Thursday, November 5, showed that lower investment and operating efficiencies improved cash conversion.
Cellnex stock traded at 26.50 euros on Lang & Schwarz at 5:46:21 p.m. CET on Tuesday, November 10, 2026. That was 1.34 percent below the 26.86-euro quote in the latest AD HOC NEWS report published earlier the same day.
What changed since the latest report
Free cash flow reached 474 million euros in the nine months ended September 30, compared with 186 million euros a year earlier. Cellnex said growth investment fell 22 percent to 860 million euros, while organic growth and cost control supported cash generation.
The company reported revenue excluding pass-through items of 3.008 billion euros, up 2.4 percent year on year. Organic like-for-like revenue grew 4.9 percent, and the Towers business generated 2.456 billion euros with organic growth of 5.1 percent.
Cellnex also reported a higher adjusted EBITDA margin of 84.8 percent, compared with 83.1 percent a year earlier. Net financial debt stood at 21.044 billion euros at September 30, while the net-debt-to-adjusted-EBITDA ratio improved to 6.13 times from 6.28 times at the end of 2025.
Poland adds near-term investment
Cellnex agreed with Polkomtel to expand infrastructure sharing in Poland. The project covers about 3,200 new co-locations by 2030, approximately 4,200 antenna relocations and site decommissionings, and 500 million euros of incremental capital expenditure through 2030.
The company said the programme and accelerated Build-to-Suit deliveries will reduce 2027 like-for-like free cash flow by 300 million euros. Cellnex nevertheless reiterated its 2026 guidance and its 2027 leverage target of 5 to 6 times.
Cellnex's official results release also said the company remains on track to return 1 billion euros to shareholders in 2026.
Cellnex Telecom at a glance
- Company: Cellnex Telecom, S.A.
- ISIN: ES0105066007
- Ticker: CLNX.MC
- Home exchange: Bolsa de Madrid
- Lang & Schwarz price: 26.50 euros at 5:46:21 p.m. CET on November 10, 2026
- Change since the latest AD HOC NEWS report: -1.34 percent
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