CCI Stock Analysis: Crown Castle | NYSE
REIT - Specialty | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 34.768m USD | 12M Return: -20.4% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 348M
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: -96.4%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 10.5 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 Inc. (NYSE: CCI) is a U.S.-based real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and operates one of the nations largest portfolios of communications infrastructure, including approximately 40,000 cell towers and roughly 90,000 route miles of fiber, with a focus on small cells and fiber solutions across every major U.S. market. As a Telecom Tower REIT under the GICS classification, Crown Castle generates revenue primarily by leasing tower and fiber capacity to wireless carriers and other communications service providers under long-term contracts. The company was incorporated in 1994, is headquartered in Houston, and has been listed on the NYSE since its 1998 IPO.
- U.S. tower revenue grows on 5G and small cell demand
- Fiber segment strategic review targets potential divestiture
- Interest rate moves pressure REIT dividend yield appeal
| Net Income: 1.06b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.09 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 2.25 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -81.89% < 20% (prev -34.10%; Δ -47.79% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.09 > 3% & CFO 2.92b > Net Income 1.06b |
| Net Debt (29.8b) to EBITDA (2.71b): 11.00 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 0.27 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (437.0m) vs 12m ago 0.23% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 65.71% > 18% (prev 73.19%; Δ -7.48% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 13.35% > 50% (prev 17.22%; Δ -3.87% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 2.08 > 6 (EBIT TTM 2.03b / Interest Expense TTM 973.0m) |
| A: -0.11 (Total Current Assets 1.25b - Total Current Liabilities 4.71b) / Total Assets 31.4b |
| B: -0.65 (Retained Earnings -20.5b / Total Assets 31.4b) |
| C: 0.06 (EBIT TTM 2.03b / Avg Total Assets 31.6b) |
| D: -0.06 (Book Value of Equity -1.92b / Total Liabilities 33.3b) |
| Altman-Z'' = -2.48 = D |
| DSRI: 0.79 (Receivables 188.0m/308.0m, Revenue 4.21b/5.47b) |
| GMI: 1.11 (GM 73.19% / 65.71%) |
| AQI: 1.30 (AQ_t 0.76 / AQ_t-1 0.59) |
| SGI: 0.77 (Revenue 4.21b / 5.47b) |
| TATA: -0.06 (NI 1.06b - CFO 2.92b) / TA 31.4b) |
| Beneish M = -3.09 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of July 18, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 79.17 with a total of 2,934,109 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.62%, over one month by -7.69%, over three months by -9.71% and over the past year by -20.40%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 75.50 (which is 4.6% or 1.5 ATR below the current price).
Crown Castle has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.81. Therefore, it is recommended to buy CCI.
- StrongBuy: 7
- Buy: 3
- Hold: 11
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 99.1 | 25.1% |
P/E Trailing = 33.6118
P/E Forward = 25.8398
P/S = 8.2525
P/B = 8.8551
P/EG = 1.2995
Revenue TTM = 4.21b USD
EBIT TTM = 2.03b USD
EBITDA TTM = 2.71b USD
Long Term Debt = 21.5b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 3.15b USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 29.9b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 5.20b
Net Debt = 29.8b USD (calculated: Debt 29.9b - CCE 55.0m)
Enterprise Value = 64.6b USD (34.8b + Debt 29.9b - CCE 55.0m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 2.08 (Ebit TTM 2.03b / Interest Expense TTM 973.0m)
EV/FCF = 23.69x (Enterprise Value 64.6b / FCF TTM 2.73b)
FCF Yield = 4.22% (FCF TTM 2.73b / Enterprise Value 64.6b)
FCF Margin = 64.69% (FCF TTM 2.73b / Revenue TTM 4.21b)
Net Margin = 25.13% (Net Income TTM 1.06b / Revenue TTM 4.21b)
Gross Margin = 65.71% ((Revenue TTM 4.21b - Cost of Revenue TTM 1.45b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 73.66% (prev 42.07%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 2.06 (Enterprise Value 64.6b / Total Assets 31.4b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 3.26% (Interest Expense 973.0m / Debt 29.9b)
Taxrate = 1.52% (16.0m / 1.05b)
NOPAT = 2.00b (EBIT 2.03b * (1 - 1.52%))
Current Ratio = 0.27 (Total Current Assets 1.25b / Total Current Liabilities 4.71b)
Debt / Equity = -15.56 (negative equity) (Debt 29.9b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter -1.92b)
Debt / EBITDA = 11.00 (Net Debt 29.8b / EBITDA 2.71b)
Debt / FCF = 10.94 (Net Debt 29.8b / FCF TTM 2.73b)
Total Stockholder Equity = -1.61b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 3.35% (Net Income 1.06b / Total Assets 31.4b)
RoE = -65.88% (negative equity) (Net Income TTM 1.06b / Total Stockholder Equity -1.61b)
RoCE = 10.18% (EBIT 2.03b / Capital Employed (Equity -1.61b + L.T.Debt 21.5b))
RoIC = 6.71% (NOPAT 2.00b / Invested Capital 29.8b)
WACC = 4.51% (E(34.8b)/V(64.6b) * Re(5.63%) + D(29.9b)/V(64.6b) * Rd(3.26%) * (1-Tc(0.02)))
Discount Rate = 5.63% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 83.59 | Cagr: 0.31%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.97% ; FCFF base≈2.45b ; Y1≈2.81b ; Y5≈4.14b
[DCF] Fair Price = 74.34 (EV 62.3b - Net Debt 29.8b = Equity 32.4b / Shares 436.5m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: N/A | EPS CAGR: N/A | SUE: -0.01 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -96.43 | Revenue CAGR: -17.49% | SUE: 0.06 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=0.49 | Chg30d=+2.52% | Revisions=+0% | Analysts=5
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.70 | Chg30d=+0.23% | Revisions=-17% | Analysts=6
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=2.43 | Chg30d=+0.66% | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=-3.6% | GrowthRev=-4.6%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=2.89 | Chg30d=-0.05% | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=+19.1% | GrowthRev=+1.6%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -6% (up=6, down=7)