39/100BCrown Castle company profile
- CEO
- Christian H. Hillabrant
- Employees
- 1,500
- Headquarters
- 8020 Katy Freeway, Houston, TX 77024-1908, US
- Sector
- Real Estate
- Industry
- REIT - Specialty
- IPO date
- 18 Aug 1998
- Stock exchange
- NYSE
- ISIN
- US22822V1017
Website:crowncastle.com
About the company
Crown Castle Inc. specializes in critical digital infrastructure across the United States. The company actively manages, operates, and leases an expansive network, featuring over 40,000 cellular communication towers and approximately 80,000 miles of fiber optic cable. This comprehensive infrastructure underpins both small cell deployments and various advanced fiber solutions, spanning every significant U.S. metropolitan area. Through these vital connections, Crown Castle links communities and urban centers to essential data, cutting-edge technology, and indispensable wireless services, thereby delivering crucial information, innovative concepts, and communication capabilities to individuals and enterprises alike. More information can be found at www.crowncastle.com.
Employees
Crown Castle had about 4,000 employees at the end of fiscal year 2025 (31 December 2025), by its annual report. That is 2.6% more than a year before.
Employees at each fiscal year end, as the company reports them in its annual report (10-K); revenue and net income per employee are the fiscal year's over that count.
Who owns Crown Castle
Institutions such as funds, banks and insurers held 99.2% of Crown Castle's shares on 30 June 2026, 973 of them reporting holdings to the SEC; the rest is held by individual investors and other shareholders.
Shares free to trade
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.
Common questions about Crown Castle
Source: Financial Modeling PrepVerified against SEC filings