Crown Castle Inc CCI Stock Analysis
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$90.95 down $1.22, 1.32% at close Nov 5
Last close · Previous close $92.17
- Market cap
- At the Nov 5 close
- P/E ratio
- 47.87On last 12 months’ EPS
- Diluted EPS
- $1.90Last 12 months
- Dividend yield
- 4.67%Last 12 months
Price chart
$90.95down $1.22, 1.32%Thu, Nov 5 session
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Price data
Trading
- Previous close$92.17Nov 4
- Volume5.60MNov 5 session
Shares traded on all US exchanges in the last completed session. Live intraday volume covers IEX only, so it is left out.
- Avg. volume6.35MLast 21 sessions
The average daily shares traded over the last 21 trading sessions, about one calendar month.
- 52-week range: $65.32 to $95.07; now $90.95
The lowest and highest trades over the past 52 weeks, adjusted for splits. The marker shows the latest price.
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Performance
Past performance, measured to the Nov 5 close. Total return includes reinvested dividends.Price change only, without dividends. Compared with the S&P 500, using SPY.
CCI beat the S&P 500 in 2 of 7 periods.
| Period | CCI and S&P 500 | vs S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Short term | ||
| 1M | CCI: up 34.6% S&P 500: down 5.4% | CCI beat the S&P 500 by 40.0 percentage points Beat |
| 3M | CCI: up 25.0% S&P 500: down 4.5% | CCI beat the S&P 500 by 29.5 percentage points Beat |
| YTD | CCI: up 6.3% S&P 500: up 8.3% | CCI trailed the S&P 500 by 2.0 percentage points Trailed |
| 1Y | CCI: up 6.5% S&P 500: up 9.3% | CCI trailed the S&P 500 by 2.8 percentage points Trailed |
| Long term | ||
| 3Y | CCI: up 8.5% S&P 500: up 74.8% +2.8% vs +20.5% a year | CCI trailed the S&P 500 by 66.3 percentage points Trailed |
| 5Y | CCI: down 35.4% S&P 500: up 67.3% −8.4% vs +10.8% a year | CCI trailed the S&P 500 by 102.7 percentage points Trailed |
| 10Y | CCI: up 58.2% S&P 500: up 311.8% +4.7% vs +15.2% a year | CCI trailed the S&P 500 by 253.6 percentage points Trailed |
$10,000 invested in CCI 10 years ago (Nov 4, 2016) would be worth about $15,818 at the close on , with dividends reinvested. The same amount in the S&P 500 would be worth about $41,184.
CCI beat the S&P 500 in 2 of 7 periods.
| Period | CCI and S&P 500 | vs S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Short term | ||
| 1M | CCI: up 34.6% S&P 500: down 5.4% | CCI beat the S&P 500 by 40.0 percentage points Beat |
| 3M | CCI: up 23.2% S&P 500: down 4.8% | CCI beat the S&P 500 by 28.0 percentage points Beat |
| YTD | CCI: up 2.3% S&P 500: up 7.5% | CCI trailed the S&P 500 by 5.2 percentage points Trailed |
| 1Y | CCI: up 1.2% S&P 500: up 8.2% | CCI trailed the S&P 500 by 7.0 percentage points Trailed |
| Long term | ||
| 3Y | CCI: down 7.6% S&P 500: up 68.6% −2.6% vs +19.0% a year | CCI trailed the S&P 500 by 76.2 percentage points Trailed |
| 5Y | CCI: down 49.5% S&P 500: up 56.4% −12.8% vs +9.4% a year | CCI trailed the S&P 500 by 105.9 percentage points Trailed |
| 10Y | CCI: up 3.6% S&P 500: up 251.5% +0.4% vs +13.4% a year | CCI trailed the S&P 500 by 247.9 percentage points Trailed |
$10,000 invested in CCI 10 years ago (Nov 4, 2016) would be worth about $10,358 at the close on , not counting dividends. The same amount in the S&P 500 would be worth about $35,147.
All-time high
$208.74
Closing high on . Now 56.4% below that record.
Split-adjusted daily closes since Aug 18, 1998.
Stock splits
1
1.03-for-1 on . Share counts adjust after each split.
Valuation
Financials
Reported results, not forecasts. From company filings via Tiingo; the latest report is Q3 FY26, the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026. “Last 12 months” means the four quarters from Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026, and balance-sheet figures are as of Sep 30, 2026.
Revenue and net income
Last 12 months, with the change from the 12 months before
- Revenue
- $4.08Bdown 5.3%
- Net income
- $822.00M
- Diluted EPS
- $1.90
Data table
| Period | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 FY24 (Dec 31, 2024) | $1.12B | −$4.77B | −$10.97 |
| Q1 FY25 (Mar 31, 2025) | $1.06B | −$464.00M | −$1.07 |
| Q2 FY25 (Jun 30, 2025) | $1.06B | $291.00M | $0.67 |
| Q3 FY25 (Sep 30, 2025) | $1.07B | $323.00M | $0.74 |
| Q4 FY25 (Dec 31, 2025) | $1.07B | $294.00M | $0.67 |
| Q1 FY26 (Mar 31, 2026) | $1.01B | $151.00M | $0.34 |
| Q2 FY26 (Jun 30, 2026) | $1.01B | $94.00M | $0.22 |
| Q3 FY26 (Sep 30, 2026) | $995.00M | $283.00M | $0.67 |
| Period | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY21 (Dec 31, 2021) | $6.34B | $1.10B | $2.53 |
| FY22 (Dec 31, 2022) | $6.99B | $1.68B | $3.86 |
| FY23 (Dec 31, 2023) | $4.73B | $1.50B | $3.46 |
| FY24 (Dec 31, 2024) | $4.46B | −$3.90B | −$8.98 |
| FY25 (Dec 31, 2025) | $4.26B | $444.00M | $1.01 |
Margins
- Gross 73.7%
- Operating 47.1%
- Net 20.1%
The percentages above the chart cover the last 12 months; the lines show each quarter. What margins tell you
Cash flow
- $1.73BLast 12 months
Cash from operations minus capital spending: the cash left after the business maintains and grows its assets.
FCF = Operating cash flow − Capital spendingFree cash flow - Operating cash flow$1.97BLast 12 months
- Capital spending$241.00MLast 12 months
- 42.2%Last 12 months
Free cash flow as a share of revenue, both over the last 12 months.
Shareholder returns
- $1.04BLast 12 months
Cash spent repurchasing shares, net of shares issued. Buybacks shrink the share count, so each remaining share owns more of the company.
- Dividends paid$1.85BLast 12 months
- Total returned$2.89BLast 12 months
168% of free cash flow
Balance sheet
- $300.00MAs of Sep 30, 2026
Cash plus short- and long-term marketable securities on the Sep 30, 2026 balance sheet.
- Total debt$22.92BAs of Sep 30, 2026
- Net debt$22.62BAs of Sep 30, 2026
- 0.23As of Sep 30, 2026
Current assets divided by current liabilities on the Sep 30, 2026 balance sheet. Above 1 means short-term assets cover the bills due within a year.
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilitiesCurrent ratio
Financial strength
- 6 of 9Last 12 months
vs the 12 beforeA 0–9 checklist from accounting professor Joseph Piotroski. Each test compares the last 12 months with the 12 months before and scores a point if it passes. 8–9 is strong; 0–2 is weak.
- ✓Net income was positive: passed
- ✓Operating cash flow was positive: passed
- ✓Return on assets improved: passed
- ✓Operating cash flow exceeded net income: passed
- ✗Long-term debt fell relative to assets: not passed
- ✗Current ratio improved: not passed
- ✓Share count didn’t rise: passed
- ✗Gross margin improved: not passed
- ✓Asset turnover (revenue ÷ assets) improved: passed
- 3.1%Last 12 months
Over the last 12 months, Crown Castle’s net income was 3.1% of its total assets (averaged over the last four quarter-ends): what the business earned on everything it owns.
ROA = Net income (last 12 months) ÷ Average total assets
Dividends
Cash dividends per share by ex-dividend year, adjusted for splits.
Dividends per share
Data table
| Year | Per share |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $3.61 |
| 2017 | $3.90 |
| 2018 | $4.28 |
| 2019 | $4.58 |
| 2020 | $4.93 |
| 2021 | $5.46 |
| 2022 | $5.98 |
| 2023 | $6.26 |
| 2024 | $6.26 |
| 2025 | $4.75 |
| 2026 (to date) | $3.19 |
Dividend details
- $4.25Per share, last 12 months
Cash dividends per share with ex-dividend dates in the last 12 months.
- Dividend yield4.67%Last 12 months
- $1.06Ex-dividend
The most recent payment per share. Shares bought on or after the ex-dividend date don’t receive it.
- FrequencyQuarterly4 payments in the last 12 months
- down 0.7% a yearFull years 2020–2025
The compound annual growth rate of the full-year dividend per share from 2020 to 2025.
- 223.7%Last 12 months
The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the last 12 months. Lower ratios leave more room to reinvest or raise the dividend.
Payout = Dividends per share ÷ Diluted EPS (both last 12 months)Payout ratio calculator
About Crown Castle Inc
Crown Castle International Corp. (CCIC) owns, operates and leases shared wireless infrastructure, including towers and other structures, such as rooftops (towers); distributed antenna systems (DAS)(each such system is a network of antennas for the benefit of wireless carriers and is connected by fiber to communication hubs designed to facilitate wireless communications), and interests in land under third party towers in various forms (third party land interests) (unless the context otherwise suggests or requires, references herein to wireless infrastructure include towers, DAS and third party land interests). Its core business is renting space or physical capacity (collectively, space) on its towers, DAS and, to a lesser extent, third party land interests (collectively, site rental business) through long-term contracts in various forms, including license, sublease and lease agreements (collectively, contracts). In April 2012, it acquired NextG Networks, Inc.
- Sector
- Real Estate
- Industry
- REIT - Specialty
- Headquarters
- Texas, USA
- SEC filings
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- Exchange
- NYSE
- Asset type
- Common stock
- Price history since
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CCI stock FAQ
What is CCI stock’s price today?
Crown Castle (CCI) traded at $90.95 at the close on , down $1.22 (1.32%) from the previous close of $92.17. Over the past 52 weeks it has traded between $65.32 and $95.07.
If you invested $1,000 in CCI 10 years ago, how much would you have now?
With dividends reinvested, $1,000 invested in CCI on would be worth about $1,582 at the close on , a total return of +58.2%. The same $1,000 would be worth $646 if invested five years ago, $1,065 if invested one year ago, and $4,562 if invested 20 years ago. Past performance doesn’t predict future returns.
What is CCI’s P/E ratio?
CCI trades at 47.9 times its diluted earnings over the four quarters to ($1.90 per share), at the close. (How the P/E ratio works.)
How much revenue does Crown Castle make?
Crown Castle reported $4.1 billion of revenue over the four quarters to , down 5.3% from the twelve months before. In its latest quarter (Q3 FY26, ended ) revenue was $995.0 million, down 7.2% from a year earlier.
Is Crown Castle profitable?
Yes. Crown Castle earned $822.0 million of net income over the four quarters to , a net margin of 20.1%, and its operating margin was 47.1% (what margins tell you).
What are CCI’s earnings per share?
CCI’s diluted earnings per share were $1.90 over the four quarters to , compared with −$10.63 in the twelve months before. The latest quarter (Q3 FY26) brought $0.67 per share, against $0.74 a year earlier (how EPS works).
Does CCI pay a dividend?
Yes. Crown Castle pays a quarterly dividend. The most recent was $1.06 per share, with an ex-dividend date of . Over the last twelve months it paid $4.25 per share, a 4.67% yield at the close (how dividend yield works).
Based on the last 12 months’ payments ($4.25 per share), and if the next 12 months match the last 12, 100 shares would receive about $425 over 12 months, and $1,000 over 12 months would take about 236 shares, roughly $21,464 at the close. Dividends can change.
What is CCI’s 52-week high and low?
Over the past 52 weeks CCI has traded as low as $65.32 and as high as $95.07. At $90.95 at the close on , it is 4.3% below that high and 39.2% above the low.
What is CCI’s all-time high?
CCI’s highest closing price was $208.74 on , adjusted for stock splits. At $90.95 at the close on , it is 56.4% below that record.
Has CCI stock ever split?
Yes, once: 1.03-for-1 on .
How has CCI stock performed?
Including dividends and measured to the close on , CCI has returned +6.3% so far this year and +6.5% over the past year, and −35.4% over five years (−8.4% a year). Over the same periods the S&P 500, measured by SPY, returned +8.3%, +9.3% and +67.3%. Past performance doesn’t predict future returns.
What sector and industry is Crown Castle in?
Crown Castle is in the Real Estate sector and the REIT - Specialty industry, and is headquartered in Texas, USA.
What exchange does CCI trade on?
Crown Castle trades on the NYSE under the ticker symbol CCI. Its price history on this dashboard begins on .
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