CCI Stock Analysis: Crown Castle | NYSE
REIT - Specialty | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 29.361m USD | 12M Return: -13.3% | US22822V1017 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 255M
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: -96.6%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
Tailwinds
Seasonality 11.7 years of data
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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 10, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 79.64 with a total of 14,173,417 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +19.87%, over one month by +7.47%, over three months by +5.37% and over the past year by -13.33%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 76.80 (which is 3.6% or 1.5 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 | 18.6% |
P/E Trailing = 28.0528
P/E Forward = 21.2314
P/S = 7.2476
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 = 56.9b USD (29.4b + Debt 28.6b - CCE 1.04b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 2.15 (Ebit TTM 2.04b / Interest Expense TTM 946.0m)
EV/FCF = 23.64x (Enterprise Value 56.9b / FCF TTM 2.41b)
FCF Yield = 4.23% (FCF TTM 2.41b / Enterprise Value 56.9b)
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 = 2.64 (Enterprise Value 56.9b / 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 = 4.32% (E(29.4b)/V(57.9b) * Re(5.33%) + D(28.6b)/V(57.9b) * Rd(3.31%) * (1-Tc(0.01)))
Discount Rate = 5.33% (= 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 = 29.61 (EV 40.1b - Net Debt 27.5b = Equity 12.6b / Shares 425.5m; 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=-22% | Analysts=7
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=2.48 | Chg30d=+0.02% | Revisions=+50% | GrowthEPS=-1.5% | GrowthRev=-5.3%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=2.90 | Chg30d=+0.43% | Revisions=-10% | GrowthEPS=+16.8% | GrowthRev=+1.3%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +0% (up=8, down=8)