CCI Stock Analysis: Crown Castle | NYSE
REIT - Specialty | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 34.689m USD | 12M Return: -14.2% | US22822V1017 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 289M
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: -96.6%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 11.7 years of data
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.
Crown Castle (NYSE: CCI) is a U.S.-based real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns, operates, and leases approximately 40,000 cell towers nationwide, providing the infrastructure backbone for wireless connectivity across American cities and communities. As a Telecom Tower REIT, the companys business model centers on leasing tower space to wireless carriers, generating recurring rental revenue under long-term contracts. Founded in 1994 and incorporated in Delaware, Crown Castle went public in August 1998 and is classified as a large-cap stock within the GICS Real Estate sector.
- 5G densification drives tower amendment and new build revenue
- Fiber business divestiture cuts leverage and refocuses portfolio
- Carrier capex discipline pressures organic tower growth outlook
| Net Income: 1.07b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.11 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 3.61 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -39.69% < 20% (prev -50.33%; Δ 10.64% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.12 > 3% & CFO 2.62b > Net Income 1.07b |
| Net Debt (27.5b) to EBITDA (2.72b): 10.14 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 0.50 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (434.0m) vs 12m ago -0.69% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 63.19% > 18% (prev 72.89%; Δ -9.70% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 15.66% > 50% (prev 17.14%; Δ -1.48% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 2.15 > 6 (EBIT TTM 2.04b / Interest Expense TTM 946.0m) |
| A: -0.08 (Total Current Assets 1.64b - Total Current Liabilities 3.29b) / Total Assets 21.5b |
| B: -0.97 (Retained Earnings -20.8b / Total Assets 21.5b) |
| C: 0.08 (EBIT TTM 2.04b / Avg Total Assets 26.6b) |
| D: -0.13 (Book Value of Equity -3.27b / Total Liabilities 24.8b) |
| Altman-Z'' = -3.29 = D |
| DSRI: 2.33 (Receivables 179.0m/100.0m, Revenue 4.16b/5.42b) |
| GMI: 1.15 (GM 72.89% / 63.19%) |
| AQI: 0.66 (AQ_t 0.39 / AQ_t-1 0.59) |
| SGI: 0.77 (Revenue 4.16b / 5.42b) |
| TATA: -0.07 (NI 1.07b - CFO 2.62b) / TA 21.5b) |
| Beneish M = -2.17 (Cap -4..+1) = BB |
As of October 16, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 80.00 with a total of 4,136,510 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +16.13%, over one month by +9.22%, over three months by +2.13% and over the past year by -14.22%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 75.60 (which is 5.5% or 1.7 ATR below the current price).
Crown Castle has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.87. Therefore, it is recommended to buy CCI.
- StrongBuy: 9
- Buy: 3
- Hold: 10
- Sell: 1
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 94.5 | 18.1% |
P/E Trailing = 32.4
P/E Forward = 21.2314
P/S = 8.3367
P/B = 8.8551
P/EG = 0.5527
Revenue TTM = 4.16b USD
EBIT TTM = 2.04b USD
EBITDA TTM = 2.72b USD
Long Term Debt = 16.0b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 2.52b USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 28.6b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 5.17b
Net Debt = 27.5b USD (calculated: Debt 28.6b - CCE 1.04b)
Enterprise Value = 62.2b USD (34.7b + Debt 28.6b - CCE 1.04b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 2.15 (Ebit TTM 2.04b / Interest Expense TTM 946.0m)
EV/FCF = 25.86x (Enterprise Value 62.2b / FCF TTM 2.41b)
FCF Yield = 3.87% (FCF TTM 2.41b / Enterprise Value 62.2b)
FCF Margin = 57.81% (FCF TTM 2.41b / Revenue TTM 4.16b)
Net Margin = 25.83% (Net Income TTM 1.07b / Revenue TTM 4.16b)
Gross Margin = 63.19% ((Revenue TTM 4.16b - Cost of Revenue TTM 1.53b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 63.79% (prev 73.66%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 2.89 (Enterprise Value 62.2b / Total Assets 21.5b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 3.31% (Interest Expense 946.0m / Debt 28.6b)
Taxrate = 0.73% (8.00m / 1.09b)
NOPAT = 2.02b (EBIT 2.04b * (1 - 0.73%))
Current Ratio = 0.50 (Total Current Assets 1.64b / Total Current Liabilities 3.29b)
Debt / Equity = -8.74 (negative equity) (Debt 28.6b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter -3.27b)
Debt / EBITDA = 10.14 (Net Debt 27.5b / EBITDA 2.72b)
Debt / FCF = 11.44 (Net Debt 27.5b / FCF TTM 2.41b)
Total Stockholder Equity = -2.08b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 4.05% (Net Income 1.07b / Total Assets 21.5b)
RoE = -51.70% (negative equity) (Net Income TTM 1.07b / Total Stockholder Equity -2.08b)
RoCE = 14.64% (EBIT 2.04b / Capital Employed (Equity -2.08b + L.T.Debt 16.0b))
RoIC = 9.84% (NOPAT 2.02b / Invested Capital 20.5b)
WACC = 4.28% (E(34.7b)/V(63.3b) * Re(5.10%) + D(28.6b)/V(63.3b) * Rd(3.31%) * (1-Tc(0.01)))
Discount Rate = 5.10% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 29.85 | Cagr: -0.10%
[DCF] Terminal Value 75.49% ; FCFF base≈2.40b ; Y1≈2.42b ; Y5≈2.58b
[DCF] Fair Price = 28.83 (EV 40.1b - Net Debt 27.5b = Equity 12.6b / Shares 437.0m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 0.42% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: N/A | EPS CAGR: N/A | SUE: 0.04 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -96.57 | Revenue CAGR: -17.67% | SUE: 0.07 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.68 | Chg30d=-0.03% | Revisions=-25% | Analysts=7
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=2.48 | Chg30d=+0.02% | Revisions=+25% | GrowthEPS=-1.5% | GrowthRev=-5.3%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=2.90 | Chg30d=+0.43% | Revisions=+25% | GrowthEPS=+16.8% | GrowthRev=+1.4%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +17% (up=2, down=1)