Real Estate
Crown Castle Inc.(CCI)
Live Price
Offline$82.05
-4.34% today
1Y Change
-12.85%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 15, 2026
- Market Cap
- $38.88B
- Revenue Growth
- -35.1%
- EPS Growth
- +111.4%
- Dividend Yield
- 4.8%
Coverage: 244 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 15, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Crown Castle Inc. (CCI) is a Real Estate stock with a market cap of $38.88B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $82.05 and down 12.8% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 15, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -35.1%, EPS growth of +111.4%, a dividend yield of 4.8%. What stands out right now is revenue -35.1%, EPS +111.4%, free cash flow +67.1% with operating margin 48.0% and ROIC 6.7%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 4.8%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 36.7 and price/sales 9.2. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines CCI price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Real Estate peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
-35.1% vs +11.4% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
+48.0% vs +59.6% peer median
P/E
Above sector median
36.7 vs 19.5 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 29, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -35.1% and EPS is at +111.4%, with operating margin around 48.0%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 4.8%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -0.2% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 29, 2026 | โ | +3.4% | +5.1% | +6.1% |
2026 Feb 4, 2026 | +93.4% | -9.0% | -0.0% | +4.6% |
2025 Oct 22, 2025 | +7.7% | +0.6% | -5.5% | -6.8% |
Benchmark Edge
CCI vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
CCI
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
CCI Max Drawdown
-32.44%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
โ
Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for CCI and SPY.
Company Overview
Crown Castle Inc.
NYSE
Crown Castle Inc. is a real estate investment trust that owns, operates, and leases shared communications infrastructure across the United States. It specializes in a nationwide portfolio of approximately 40,000 cell towers and over 10,000 rooftop sites, delivering essential coverage and capacity for wireless carriers' voice, data, broadband, TV, and radio signals. The company also provides small cells for dense urban areas and fiber solutions including Ethernet, private networks, wavelength services, cloud connect, and dark fiber to support high-speed, low-latency connectivity. These offerings serve wireless carriers, cable companies, broadcasters, enterprises, public institutions, content providers, and industrial sectors, enabling network scaling, public infrastructure upgrades, and enhanced visitor experiences nationwide. Crown Castle simplifies operations through its extensive presence in all top 100 markets across 49 states and one U.S. territory, acting as a single-source provider for comprehensive wireless and fiber needs. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, Crown Castle plays a pivotal role in connecting communities to vital data, technology, and wireless services.
- Leadership
- Mr. Christian H. Hillabrant
- Employees
- 3.9k
- Street Address
- 8020 Katy Freeway
- Mailing
- Houston, TX, 77024-1908
- Region
- Houston, TX, United States
- Last Updated
- May 7, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 36.7
- EV/EBITDA
- 23.4
- Price/Sales
- 9.2
- Price/Book
- โ
Growth
- Revenue
- -35.1%
- EPS
- +111.4%
- Free Cash Flow
- +67.1%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 65.7%
- Operating Margin
- 48.0%
- Net Margin
- 25.1%
- ROE
- -65.9%
- ROIC
- 6.7%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- โ
- Current Ratio
- 0.27
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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