CCI
Crown Castle
$83.12
▲ 1.3%Updated Today 7:15 PM ET
▼ Down 17.4% over the last 12 months
Market Cap
$35.81B
P/E
33.82x
Forward P/E (est.)
48.31x
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)
0.9%
Rating Score
43/100
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 $83.12, below its 50-day average ($89.14) and 200-day average ($89.56). 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 31 it is in neutral territory — neither stretched nor washed out.
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 $2.77 (~3.3% 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 $81.82 (support) and sellers near $95.07 (resistance); its 52-week range is $75.96–$115.76. A decisive break beyond either edge often marks the next move.
Volume. The latest session traded 1.7× the 20-day average — heavier than usual, which adds conviction to the move. 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.
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 $35.81B.
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.
4Y CAGR
-23.3%
Revenue moved from $621.00M in 2021 to $215.00M in 2025, a -23.3% 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.
P/E
33.82x
P/S
9.02x
P/B
7.29x
EV / EBITDA
22.69x
CCI trades at 33.8x trailing earnings (about 48.3x on estimated forward earnings), 9.0x sales, and 7.3x book value. Reverse-engineering today's price implies the market expects roughly 0.9% long-term free-cash-flow growth. That is a premium multiple that needs growth to justify it.
Where this stock sits versus what most companies trade at.
Typical ranges are general references (e.g., many stocks trade at ~18–26x earnings), not hard rules. 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 (31 S&P 500 companies), CCI ranks #24 of 31 by our overall rating. It trades at roughly in line versus the sector on earnings (33.8x P/E vs. 30.8x 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
33.8x
median 30.8x
ROE vs sector
21.0%
median 8.0%
Growth vs sector
-29.6%
median 5.3%
Sector rank
#24
of 31 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 31 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)
$5.71 – $9.71
vs. $83.12 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 | $0.29 |
| Share price (low) | $5.07 | $5.23 | $5.38 | $5.54 | $5.71 |
| Share price (high) | $8.63 | $8.88 | $9.15 | $9.43 | $9.71 |
| CAGR (low–high) | -94% / -90% | -75% / -67% | -60% / -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 33.8x 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 33.8x earnings, which our model scores Neutral (43/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
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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