Inside the research

Crown Castle Inc.

CCI Research profile · latest available data

Price overview

$67.84

▲ +0.21 (+0.3%)

52w hi$94.03
52w lo$67.63
Vol3.14M
As of25 Sep 2026

The Verdict

Sell

Our score -0.53

Short-0.35
Medium-0.64
Long-0.66

computed 2026-09-27

Key fundamentals

Crown Castle Inc.

Real Estate · REIT - Specialty

Market cap$29.65B
Enterprise value$51.22B
Trailing P/E27.69x
Forward P/E23.50x
EV / EBITDA19.04x
P / S (ttm)6.94x
Profit margin20.7%
Revenue growth-4.9%
Earnings growth-67.5%

Layer Breakdown

LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.06
Sector-0.04
Technical-0.35
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-09-27

Business overview

Crown Castle owns, operates and leases approximately 40,000 cell towers across the U.S. This nationwide portfolio serves as the foundation of wireless connectivity that provides cities and communities access to essential data, technology and wireless service – bringing information, ideas, innovations and the connectivity of modern life to help people and businesses thrive. Crown Castle Inc. was established in 1994 and was incorporated in Delaware.

United States · www.crowncastle.com

Risk Metrics

Beta vs SPX0.11
Corr SPX0.06
Annual vol28.0%
Annual ret-22.6%
Sharpe-0.81
Max DD-43.2%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Analyst Coverage

Mean PT$98.82
High / Low$125.00 / $85.00
Median$95.00
Analysts20
Strong Buy3
Buy8
Hold10
Sell0
Strong Sell0

Recent rating actions

2026-05-05Barclays→ Equal-Weight
2026-04-23Keybanc→ Overweight
2026-03-31Truist Securities→ Hold
2026-03-23Wells Fargo→ Equal-Weight
2026-03-05Bernstein→ Outperform
2026-02-17Barclays→ Equal-Weight

Material Events

DateEvent8-K
2026-08-05Reg FD Disclosure, Exhibitsread
2026-07-22Earnings Release, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2026-05-20Reg FD Disclosure, Exhibitsread
2026-05-20Shareholder Voteread
2026-05-01Material Agreement, Termination of Agreement…read
2026-05-01Acquisition / Disposition, Earnings Release…read
2026-04-22Earnings Release, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2026-02-25Officer / Director Change, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2026-02-04Earnings Release, Restructuring…read
2026-01-12Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2025-11-05Reg FD Disclosure, Exhibitsread
2025-10-22Earnings Release, Reg FD Disclosure…read

Insider Trades

DateInsiderRoleActionSharesValue
2026-08-07Collins Robert SeanVice President and ControSell1.50K$113.83K
2026-05-05Stephens Kevin ABuy820$74.00K
2026-05-01Adams Edward B JREVP and General CounselGrant14.49K—
2026-05-01Adams Edward B JREVP and General CounselWithheld for tax5.70K$506.22K
2026-05-01Piche CatherineEVP & COO-TowersGrant5.03K—
2026-05-01Piche CatherineEVP & COO-TowersWithheld for tax2.19K$194.07K
2026-05-01Collins Robert SeanVice President and ControGrant1.14K—
2026-05-01Collins Robert SeanVice President and ControWithheld for tax325$28.85K
2026-04-10PATEL SUNIT SEVP & Chief Financial OffOption exercise9.65K—
2026-04-10PATEL SUNIT SEVP & Chief Financial OffWithheld for tax3.80K$328.71K

Flow & Concentration

Insider 180d net-$39.84K
Insider buys / sells1 / 1
Insider biasNeutral
13F holders8
Top-5 share96.6%
HHI4,944 (concentrated)

Top Holders

HolderValueShares
State Street Corp$1.74B23.02M
Citadel Advisors$254.36M3.36M
Capital Research / Capital World$204.39M2.70M
Millennium Management$143.74M1.90M
Fidelity / FMR LLC$105.65M1.40M
Renaissance Technologies$47.42M626.20K
AQR Capital Management$37.59M496.31K
T. Rowe Price Group$199.47K2.63M

As of 2026-06-30

Dividends

Yield (TTM)3.13%
$ / share (TTM)$2.13
5y CAGR-0.7%

Annual dividend per share

2021$5.46
2022$5.97
2023$6.26
2024$6.26
2025$4.75
2026$1.06

Federal Contracts

AmountAgencyDescription
$2.15MSmithsonian Institution3-MONTH FUNDING FOR THE NEW WAN FIBER PROJECT IN NEW YORK 7/1/17 - 9/30/17 SOLIC
$367.47KDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDARK FIBER SUPPORT
$303.98KDepartment of JusticeANTENNA SITE LEASE
$204.60KDepartment of CommerceDARK FIBER SERVICES
$171.00KDepartment of DefenseDARK FIBER
$144.56KDepartment of DefenseCRCA000006EBM 10GB ETHERNET SERIVCE
$131.41KDepartment of DefenseCRCA000018EBM 10GB ETHERNET TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE
$123.75KDepartment of DefenseCRCA000007EBM - 100GB ETHERNET

SEC Filings

DateFormDoc
2026-08-104view
2026-08-0510-Qview
2026-08-058-Kview
2026-07-228-Kview
2026-05-214view
2026-05-213view
2026-05-208-Kview
2026-05-208-Kview
2026-05-0710-Qview
2026-05-064view
2026-05-054view
2026-05-054view
2026-05-054view
2026-05-018-Kview
2026-05-018-Kview

The Long Run

FY 2009–2025 · 16 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$421.00M-8.8%
Operating income$2.08B+11.8%
Net income$444.00M+18.3%
Cash from ops$2.94B+15.2%

Indices

S&P 500

Recent Sessions

DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Sep 25$67.63$68.09$66.83$67.843.14M
Sep 24$70.23$70.40$67.54$67.634.60M
Sep 23$71.85$72.47$70.08$70.232.91M
Sep 22$73.29$74.11$72.22$72.373.14M
Sep 21$73.34$73.84$72.84$73.223.14M

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