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Q4 FY2026 · Earnings report
EPS estimate 0.72Revenue estimate 1.02B
Q4 FY2026 · Earnings report
EPS estimate 0.72Revenue estimate 1.02B
If you had invested in Crown Castle ago, it would be worth $1,666 today, against $4,096 in SPY and $6,368 in QQQ.
Arincen ScoreWhat is the Arincen Score? The Arincen Score grades a company out of 100 from 30 checks on its own reported figures, five checks in each of six parts.Beta
39/100
Six parts of the company, five checks each, from its own reported figures. A part scores the checks it passes out of 10; the score is their average out of 100.
Profitability5
Plus shows the checks behind each part of the score, what passed, what failed and the figure it read, for every stock.
Cash10
Plus shows the checks behind each part of the score, what passed, what failed and the figure it read, for every stock.
Valuation2.5
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Growth2
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Financial strength2
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Shareholders2
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Figures to FY2025; the price as of today.
Crown Castle key facts
- StyleWhat does a stock's style mean? The style label sorts a stock as growth, value, dividend, blend or speculative, with a 1 to 10 meter showing how strongly it fits.
- Growth stock · 7.4/10Growth 7.4 · Value 4.9 · Dividend 6.7
- Day range
- 89.540 – 90.390
- 52-week range
- 65.320 – 95.070
- Market capitalizationWhat is market capitalization? Market cap is what the stock market values a whole company at: its share price times the number of its shares outstanding.
- 38.32B USD
- P/EWhat is the P/E ratio? The P/E ratio divides a share's price by its earnings per share over the last year: what you pay for each dollar of profit.
- 37.53
- PEG ratioWhat is the PEG ratio? The PEG ratio divides the P/E by the yearly earnings growth analysts expect, to show how much you pay for each point of growth.
- 1.37
- EPSWhat is EPS (earnings per share)? EPS (earnings per share) is a company's net income divided by its number of shares: the profit that belongs to each share over a period.
- 2.40
- Div YieldWhat is dividend yield? Dividend yield is a year of dividends as a percentage of the share price: the income a shareholder receives for each dollar invested at today's price.
- 4.72%
- EPS growth forecast (FY2026)
- +89.4%
- Volume
- 12,955
- BetaWhat is beta in stocks? Beta measures how much a stock tends to move when the whole market moves: 1 moves with it, under 1 is calmer, over 1 swings more.
- 0.91
- ESG scoreWhat is an ESG score? An ESG score rates how a company handles the environment, its people and its governance, out of 100. Higher is better.
- 63.1/100Environment 73 · Social 51 · Governance 66
- Sector
- Real Estate
- Industry
- REIT - Specialty
- CEO
- Christian H. Hillabrant
- Employees
- 2K
- Website
- crowncastle.com
- IPO date
- 18 Aug 1998
Crown Castle earningsWhat is an earnings surprise? An earnings surprise is how far a company's reported EPS or revenue came above or below the analysts' average estimate, in percent.
Next earnings · Q4 FY2026
EPS estimate
0.72 USD
Revenue estimate
1.02B USD
Last quarter · Q3 FY2026
EPS0.67Missed -2.5%Revenue966.00MMissed -4.5%
Revenue
ReportedEstimate
EPS
ReportedEstimate
| Period | Report date | EPS estimate | Reported EPS | Surprise | EPS growth | Revenue estimate | Reported revenue | Surprise | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY2027 | 0.70 | — | — | +104.77% | 1.01B | — | — | +0.18% | |
| Q4 FY2026 | 0.72 | — | — | +5.59% | 1.02B | — | — | -4.83% | |
| Q3 FY2026 | 0.69 | 0.67 | -2.47% | -9.46% | 1.01B | 966.00M | -4.53% | -9.89% | |
| Q2 FY2026 | 0.39 | 0.69 | +76.74% | +2.99% | 995.05M | 1.01B | +1.30% | -4.91% | |
| Q1 FY2026 | 0.38 | 0.34 | -9.72% | — | 994.84M | 1.01B | +1.52% | -4.81% | |
| Q4 FY2025 | 0.55 | 0.68 | +23.19% | — | 1.06B | 1.07B | +1.09% | -34.99% | |
| Q3 FY2025 | 0.52 | 0.74 | +41.22% | +5.71% | 1.06B | 1.07B | +1.53% | -35.11% | |
| Q2 FY2025 | 0.55 | 0.67 | +22.71% | +15.52% | 1.04B | 1.06B | +2.00% | -34.81% |
| Period | EPS estimate | Reported EPS | Surprise | EPS growth | Revenue estimate | Reported revenue | Surprise | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2028 | 2.93 | — | — | +2.71% | 4.19B | — | — | +2.16% |
| FY2027 | 2.86 | — | — | +47.82% | 4.10B | — | — | +1.63% |
| FY2026 | 1.93 | — | — | +89.36% | 4.03B | — | — | -5.43% |
| FY2025 | 0.93 | 1.02 | +9.83% | — | 4.25B | 4.27B | +0.24% | -35.06% |
| FY2024 | 2.42 | -8.97 | -470.36% | -359.25% | 6.56B | 6.57B | +0.17% | -5.92% |
| FY2023 | 3.38 | 3.46 | +2.46% | -26.23% | 6.97B | 6.98B | +0.19% | -0.07% |
| FY2022 | 3.88 | 4.69 | +20.89% | +29.56% | 6.97B | 6.99B | +0.27% | +10.19% |
Analysts' estimates for FY2026 over the last 7 days:EPS Revenue How the estimates moved
Crown Castle analyst forecastWhat is the analyst rating? The analyst rating sums up what the analysts covering a stock recommend, from strong buy to strong sell, by the share of them rating it a buy.
12-month price target
89.25 USD
-0.91%
Analysts' 1-year price targets range from 84.00 to 95.00, with an average of 89.25.
Past year
1-year forecast
Strong sellStrong buy
Buy
15 ratings
| Buy | 9 | |
| Hold | 5 | |
| Sell | 1 |
12-month price target
| Highest target | 95.00 |
| Average target | 89.25 |
| Lowest target | 84.00 |
| Current price | 90.07 |
Crown Castle valuationWhat is the P/E ratio? The P/E ratio divides a share's price by its earnings per share over the last year: what you pay for each dollar of profit.
- Price to earnings ratio (TTM)What is the P/E ratio? The P/E ratio divides a share's price by its earnings per share over the last year: what you pay for each dollar of profit.
- 37.53
- Forward P/E (FY2026)What is the forward P/E ratio? Forward P/E divides a share's price by the earnings per share analysts expect in the coming year, rather than last year's actual earnings.
- 46.63
- Price to sales (TTM)What is the P/S ratio? The price-to-sales ratio compares a company's market value with its revenue over the last year: what you pay for each dollar of sales.
- 9.38
- EV / EBITDA (TTM)What is EV/EBITDA? EV/EBITDA compares a company's whole value, debt included and cash taken off, with a year of its earnings before interest, tax and depreciation.
- 22.93
Capital structureWhat is enterprise value? Enterprise value is what the whole business costs: the market value of its shares plus its debt minus its cash. It is the price behind EV/EBITDA.
Market capitalization
38.32B USD
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Total debt
22.92B USD
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Cash and short-term investments
133.00M USD
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Enterprise value
61.11B USD
Valuation over time
P/EForward P/EForward P/E · EstimateEstimate
Crown Castle against its own historyWhat does "against its own history" show? The company's latest margins, return on equity, growth, debt and P/E against its own last 5 years: the low, the median and the high, and whether this year is better or worse than usual.
Each figure in the latest fiscal year against the same figure from FY2021 to FY2025: the range, its median (the line) and the latest (the dot, green on the good side of the median). The P/E is today's against its daily readings of five years.
Its peers: Iron Mountain, Digital Realty Trust, SBA Communications, American Tower, Equinix, and Lamar Advertising, the US REIT - Specialty companies closest to it in size, each in its own latest fiscal year: their median (the line) and its rank among them, first being the best.
- P/E (today)Above its median37.521.889.4
- Gross marginLowest in 5 years66.1%66.1%71.9%Against its peers: 2 of 7Peers' median 46.5%
- Operating marginHighest in 5 years48.7%-44.7%48.7%Against its peers: 1 of 7Peers' median 25.6%
- Net marginBelow its median10.4%-59.4%24.0%Against its peers: 6 of 7Peers' median 22.6%
- Free cash flow marginHighest in 5 years67.4%22.4%67.4%Against its peers: 1 of 7Peers' median 34.0%
- Revenue growthLowest in 5 years-35.1%-35.1%10.2%Against its peers: 7 of 7Peers' median 5.5%
- Debt to EBITDAHighest in 5 years10.68×6.87×10.68×Against its peers: 7 of 7Peers' median 7.05×
- Current ratioLowest in 5 years0.260.260.62Against its peers: 7 of 7Peers' median 0.84
Peers: US companies of the same industry (of its sector when the industry has too few) from a tenth to ten times its market value, the six closest in size. Updated weekly.
Crown Castle growth and profitabilityWhat are gross, operating and net profit margins? A profit margin is the share of revenue kept as profit: gross margin after the cost of sales, operating margin after running costs, net margin after all costs.
- Revenue (TTM)What does TTM (trailing twelve months) mean? TTM (trailing twelve months) is a figure over the latest twelve months of reports: usually the last four quarters added together.
- 4.09B USD
- Net income (TTM)What is an income statement? The income statement shows a company's revenue, costs and profit over a quarter or a year, from sales at the top to net income at the bottom.
- 822.00M USD
- Gross marginWhat are gross, operating and net profit margins? A profit margin is the share of revenue kept as profit: gross margin after the cost of sales, operating margin after running costs, net margin after all costs.
- 62.96%
- Operating margin
- 47.07%
- Net margin
- 20.12%
Revenue / Net income
Revenue Net income Net margin
Crown Castle revenue breakdown
By product
FY2024
67.9%Towers32.1%Fiber
| Segment | Revenue | Share of revenue | Change on the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Towers | 4.46B | 67.9% | -5.8% |
| Fiber | 2.11B | 32.1% | -6.1% |
By region
FY2014
95.8%United States4.1%Australia
| Region | Revenue | Share of revenue | Change on the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3.54B | 95.8% | +23.5% |
| Australia | 151.13M | 4.1% | -3.5% |
| Other Countries | 2.96M | 0.1% | -11.7% |
How Crown Castle makes its moneyWhat is an income statement? The income statement shows a company's revenue, costs and profit over a quarter or a year, from sales at the top to net income at the bottom.
Revenue4.27B 100.0%
Cost of revenue1.45B 33.9%
Gross profit2.82B 66.1%
Selling and administration383.00M 9.0%
Other operating expenses356.00M 8.3%
Operating income2.08B 48.7%
Tax16.00M 0.4%
Other expense1.62B 38.0%
Net income444.00M 10.4%
FY2025, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.
FY2025, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.
Crown Castle dividendsWhat is dividend yield? Dividend yield is a year of dividends as a percentage of the share price: the income a shareholder receives for each dollar invested at today's price.
- Annual dividend
- 4.25 USD
- Dividend yield (indicated)What is dividend yield? Dividend yield is a year of dividends as a percentage of the share price: the income a shareholder receives for each dollar invested at today's price.
- 4.72%
- Payout ratio (FFO)What is the payout ratio? The payout ratio is the share of a company's earnings paid out as dividends: dividends per share divided by earnings per share (EPS).
- 122.05%
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Next payment
- 1.06 USD
- Next ex-dividend dateWhat is the ex-dividend date? The ex-dividend date is the first day a stock trades without its next dividend: buy before it to receive the payment; buy on or after it and the seller gets it.
- 15 Dec 2026
- Next payment date
- 31 Dec 2026
Dividends per share
Crown Castle financial health
- Cash and short-term investments
- 133.00M USD
- Total debt
- 22.92B USD
- Net cash
- -22.79B USD
- Free cash flow (TTM)What is free cash flow (FCF)? Free cash flow is the cash a company's operations bring in minus what it spends on long-term assets (capex): cash left for debt, dividends and buybacks.
- 1.73B USD
- Current ratioWhat is the current ratio? The current ratio is current assets divided by current liabilities: whether what a company will turn into cash within a year covers what it owes within a year.
- 0.23
- Piotroski scoreWhat is the Piotroski F-Score? The Piotroski F-Score rates a company's financial strength from 0 to 9: one point for each of nine tests of profit, debt and efficiency it passes.
- 7 / 9
- Altman Z-scoreWhat is the Altman Z-Score? The Altman Z-Score rolls five financial ratios into one number that signals a company's risk of bankruptcy: over 3 is safe, under 1.8 is distress.
- -0.08
Cash, debt and free cash flow
Cash and short-term investments Total debt Free cash flow
Crown Castle ownershipWhat is institutional ownership? Institutional ownership is the share of a company's stock held by funds, banks and other investment managers, as they report it each quarter on Form 13F.
- InstitutionsWhat is institutional ownership? Institutional ownership is the share of a company's stock held by funds, banks and other investment managers, as they report it each quarter on Form 13F.
- 99.16%
- Institutional holders
- 973 (-17)
- Free floatWhat is free float? Free float is the part of a company's shares that anyone can buy and sell: all its shares minus those held by insiders, founders and owners of over 5%.
- 99.90%
Who owns the shares
Institutions 99.2% Others 0.8%
As of 30 Jun 2026
Shares free to trade
Free float 425.05M shares ·99.9% Closely held 430.78K shares ·0.1%
Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.
Insider trading
| Quarter | Purchases | Sales | Shares acquired | Shares disposed of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0 | 1 | 31.81K | 45.47K |
| Q2 2026 | 1 | 0 | 42.21K | 21.66K |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | 3 | 178.73K | 67.95K |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | 2 | 5.37K | 37.98K |
Shares outstanding
Basic shares Diluted shares Change in diluted shares
Source: Financial Modeling PrepVerified against SEC filings
Title: Crown Castle
Sector: Real Estate
Industry: REIT - Specialty
Crown Castle owns or manages nearly 40,000 wireless towers in the United States. It leases space on its towers to wireless service providers, which install equipment to support their wireless networks. The company has a very concentrated customer base, with more than 90% of its revenue from the Big Three US mobile carriers: Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T. Crown Castle divested its fiber business in May 2026. It operates as a real estate investment trust.