CCI
Crown Castle
$76.18
▲ 1.7%Updated Aug 7, 11:30 AM ET
CCI at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
Overall: Neutral · 43/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.
▼ Down 17.4% over the last 12 months
Market Cap
$33.43B
P/E
31.4x
Forward P/E (est.)
44.85x
ROE
21.0%
Revenue Growth
-29.6%
EPS Growth
-35.9%
Profit Margin
25.1%
FCF Yield
8.6%
Debt / Equity
3.59x
ROIC
5.0%
Interest Coverage
—
Current Ratio
0.27x
Dividend Yield
4.8%
Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
0.4%
Rating Score
43/100
Crown Castle (CCI) is a large-cap company in the Telecom Tower REITs industry, part of the Real Estate sector of the S&P 500, with a market value around $33.43B.
In its latest reported year it generated about $215.00M in revenue and $444.00M in net profit.
Our model rates CCI Neutral (43/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.
Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (10 years of history).
Some durable-advantage evidence, but not across the board — dig into which ingredient is weak and whether it's cyclical or structural.
855.4% average over the last 3 years
±314.1 pts around 439.2% across 10 years
grew in 5 of the last 9 year-over-year periods
positive in 10 of 10 years
5.0% latest fiscal year
A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.
Technical analysis reads price and volume to judge momentum and timing. It complements the fundamentals above — it does not replace them. Here is what CCI's chart says today, with each tool explained.
Trend — moving averages. A moving average is the average closing price over a window, which smooths out daily noise. CCI trades near $76.18, below its 50-day average ($87.93) and 200-day average ($88.87). Price below both averages is a downtrend — momentum is against buyers for now.
Momentum — RSI. The Relative Strength Index runs 0–100 and measures how strong recent gains are versus losses. Above 70 is "overbought", below 30 "oversold". At 23 it is oversold — selling has been heavy and a bounce is possible.
MACD. MACD compares two moving averages to flag shifts in momentum. Its histogram is currently negative — short-term momentum is fading.
Volatility — ATR. Average True Range is the typical daily move. CCI's is $3.21 (~4.2% of price), so swings of about that size each day are normal — handy for setting a stop that isn't too tight.
Support & resistance. Over the last month CCI found buyers near $74.33 (support) and sellers near $95.07 (resistance); its 52-week range is $74.33–$115.76. A decisive break beyond either edge often marks the next move.
Volume. The latest session traded 0.8× the 20-day average — about normal. Rising volume on up-days suggests real buying; on down-days, real selling.
Educational information to help you read a chart — not a recommendation or a forecast. It updates daily as the price and indicators change.
4Y CAGR
-23.3%
Revenue moved from $688.00M in 2016 to $215.00M in 2025, a -12.1% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year declined 29.6% year over year. Shrinking revenue is worth a closer look — is it cyclical or structural?
Gross Margin
73.8%
Operating Margin
965.1%
Net Margin
206.5%
ROE
21.0%
Crown Castle keeps about 25.1% of each sales dollar as net profit, with a 73.8% gross margin and 965.1% operating margin. Return on equity is 21.0% and return on invested capital about 5.0%. Margins this wide usually signal pricing power or a cost advantage.
Total Debt
$24.34B
Net Debt
$24.28B
Net Debt / EBITDA
11.7x
Debt / Equity
3.59x
Leverage: debt-to-equity is 3.6x, with a current ratio of 0.3x. That is elevated leverage, which raises risk if earnings or rates move against it. It carries roughly $24.34B of total debt against $55.00M of cash.
Operating CF
$3.06B
Free Cash Flow
$2.88B
FCF Margin
1337.2%
In the latest year Crown Castle produced about $3.06B of operating cash flow and $2.88B of free cash flow after capital spending. That is a free-cash-flow yield of about 8.6% on today's price. Strong cash generation funds dividends, buybacks, and reinvestment.
Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.
Coverage is weak, the payout was cut recently, or it's being financed rather than earned — treat the current yield as fragile.
Dividend yield
4.8%
Per share (latest FY)
$4.75
Total paid (latest FY)
$2.37B
History on record
5 years
dividend uses 83% of free cash flow
534% of net income paid out
total dividends increased 4 years in a row
no cuts in the last 5 years on record
Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.
P/E
31.4x
P/S
9.02x
P/B
6.77x
EV / EBITDA
—
CCI trades at 31.4x trailing earnings (about 44.9x on estimated forward earnings), 9.0x sales, and 6.8x book value. Reverse-engineering today's price implies the market expects roughly 0.4% long-term free-cash-flow growth. That is a premium multiple that needs growth to justify it.
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
DCF fair value / share
$67.60
Current price
$76.18
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$2.88B
Growth, years 1–5
-5.0%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Where CCI sits versus its Real Estate sector peers in the S&P 500.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 33 Real Estate companies in the S&P 500 — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
How CCI stacks up against its Real Estate peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
In the Real Estate sector (41 S&P 500 companies), CCI ranks #25 of 41 by our overall rating. It trades at roughly in line versus the sector on earnings (31.4x P/E vs. 32.4x median) with a higher return on equity (21.0% vs. 8.0%) and slower revenue growth (-29.6% vs. 5.3%).
P/E vs sector
31.4x
median 32.4x
ROE vs sector
21.0%
median 8.0%
Growth vs sector
-29.6%
median 5.3%
Sector rank
#25
of 41 by rating
Valuation vs. quality map
The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.
Peers are the closest Real Estate companies by sub-industry and size. Sector median is across all 41 S&P 500 names in the sector. Educational, not a recommendation.
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
2030 price target (Base Case)
$0.00 – $0.00
vs. $76.18 today · expected CAGR -41% – -35%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $221.45M | $228.09M | $234.94M | $241.98M | $249.24M |
| Net income | $110.72M | $114.05M | $117.47M | $120.99M | $124.62M |
| EPS | $0.25 | $0.26 | $0.27 | $0.28 | $0.28 |
| Share price (low) | $4.79 | $4.94 | $5.09 | $5.24 | $5.40 |
| Share price (high) | $7.82 | $8.06 | $8.30 | $8.55 | $8.80 |
| CAGR (low–high) | -94% / -90% | -75% / -67% | -59% / -52% | -49% / -42% | -41% / -35% |
Educational model on sample fundamentals — not a forecast or investment advice. Outputs are only as good as your assumptions.
The case for CCI:
- High net margins (25.1%) point to pricing power or efficiency.
- Strong return on equity (21.0%) shows capital is put to work well.
- Healthy free-cash-flow yield (~8.6%) funds buybacks and dividends.
- Pays a 4.8% dividend on top of any price gains.
The case against CCI:
- Revenue growth is slow/negative (-29.6%), limiting the upside engine.
- Elevated leverage (debt/equity 3.6x) adds financial risk.
Valuation risk — at 31.4x earnings, disappointing results could compress the multiple.
Balance-sheet risk — debt/equity of 3.6x magnifies the impact of higher rates or weaker earnings.
Growth risk — sluggish revenue (-29.6%) leaves little margin for execution missteps.
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
On balance, the picture is mixed: Crown Castle is a large-cap real estate business with shrinking revenue, with solid profitability, and a heavier debt load to watch. It trades at 31.4x earnings, which our model scores Neutral (43/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
Analyst Ratings
What 26 Wall Street analysts covering CCI recommend (August 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Latest SEC Filings
CCI's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen.
CCI — frequently asked questions
Is CCI a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Our model rates Crown Castle Neutral (43/100) based on its growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation — use that as a research starting point and make your own decision.
What is CCI's rating on The Stocks School?
Crown Castle currently scores 43/100 (Neutral) on our transparent model, which weighs real fundamentals: growth, margins, returns on capital, balance-sheet strength, and valuation.
How our ratings work →Where does CCI's data come from?
Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from Crown Castle's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.
How is the 5-year projection for CCI calculated?
It's a scenario model: it grows revenue at an assumed rate, applies a profit margin and a valuation multiple, and shows the resulting share-price range. The assumptions are yours to change — it's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this CCI analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell CCI. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
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