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Crown Castle Inc. (CCI)

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Crown Castle owns or manages roughly 40,000 wireless towers in the United States. It leases space on its towers to wireless service providers, which install equipment to support their wireless networks. The company has a very concentrated customer base, with about 75% of its revenue from the Big Three US mobile carriers: Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T. Crown Castle has plans to divest its fiber business, which is expected to be finalized in the first half of 2026. After that, it will be a stand-alone tower operator. Crown Castle operates as a real estate investment trust.

Company Info

SIC6798
Composite FIGIBBG000FV1Z23
CIK0001051470
IPOAug 18, 1998
Sectorreal estate investment trusts

Highlights

Market Cap$36.97B
EPS$2.96
P/E Ratio28.61
Revenue$4.26B
Gross Profit$4.17B
Net Income$1.29B
Employees4,000
WSO436,070,436
Phone(713) 570-3000

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Analysis

Share Price Chart

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Crown Castle Inc., comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index.
All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.

Returns By Period

Crown Castle Inc. (CCI) has returned -4.58% so far this year and -14.31% over the past 12 months. Looking at the last ten years, CCI has achieved an annualized return of -0.30%, underperforming the Benchmark (SPY), which averaged 12.23% per year.

CCI

1M-6.22%
6M-10.48%
YTD-4.58%
1Y-14.31%
5Y-13.54%
10Y-0.30%

Benchmark (SPY)

1M-3.85%
6M-2.35%
YTD-4.36%
1Y34.06%
5Y9.80%
10Y12.23%

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of Crown Castle Inc. (CCI) with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026-2.30%3.35%-8.57%4.96%
2025-1.64%5.74%11.05%0.72%-5.32%2.88%2.33%-7.42%-1.71%-6.94%2.14%-1.09%
2024-5.48%1.82%-3.40%-11.17%9.12%-5.14%13.54%1.08%6.18%-9.82%-1.66%-14.50%
20238.18%-11.14%2.90%-7.16%-7.73%0.89%-4.92%-7.37%-8.88%1.41%26.12%-1.82%
2022-12.67%-8.45%10.14%0.09%1.71%-11.41%7.71%-5.15%-15.04%-8.93%5.10%-5.46%
20210.57%-2.66%10.10%9.28%0.22%2.30%-0.91%0.45%-11.06%3.72%0.34%14.69%
20205.28%-4.90%0.33%15.81%9.67%-2.56%-0.73%-1.62%2.46%-6.33%6.43%-5.24%
20198.77%1.31%7.70%-2.02%3.49%0.18%1.85%7.83%-4.19%-0.07%-4.23%6.52%
20182.03%-2.52%1.40%-7.96%2.86%3.37%2.76%3.51%-2.08%-2.33%5.18%-5.28%
20170.66%5.95%1.09%0.17%7.14%-1.79%0.05%7.45%-7.83%6.75%4.94%-2.15%
20160.87%4.30%12.14%-4.45%-2.21%-0.52%-2.98%-8.62%4.30%

Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Crown Castle Inc. (CCI) and compare them to a Benchmark (SPY). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.

Sharpe ratio

-2.00-1.000.001.002.003.00CCI: -0.65SPY: 0.92

Sortino ratio

-6.00-4.00-2.000.002.004.00CCI: -0.83SPY: 1.40

Omega ratio

0.501.001.502.00CCI: 0.90SPY: 1.22

Calmar ratio

0.002.004.006.00CCI: -0.56SPY: 1.20

Martin ratio

0.001.003.00CCI: -0.06SPY: 0.42

The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns.

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of CCI compared to the benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.

Volatility Chart

The current Crown Castle Inc. volatility is 1.95%, representing the standart deviation of percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. It shows the maximum percentage drop from a peak to a trough over a specified period, indicating the risk of significant losses.
Although chart shows positive values, it represents the percentage drop from the peak, so a value of 10% means the portfolio has dropped 10% from its highest point.

Income Statement

The income statement provides a summary of a company's revenues, expenses, and profits over a specific period. It shows how much money the company earned (revenues) and how much it spent (expenses), leading to the net income or profit. This statement is crucial for understanding a company's financial performance and profitability.

202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011
Liabilities And Equity (USD)31.52B32.74B38.53B38.92B39.04B38.77B38.46B32.79B32.23B22.68B22.04B21.14B20.59B16.09B10.55B
Temporary Equity Attributable To Parent (USD)---------------
Temporary Equity (USD)---------------
Equity Attributable To Parent (USD)-1.64B-133.00M6.38B7.45B8.26B9.46B10.49B12.03B12.34B7.56B7.09B6.72B6.93B2.94B2.39B
Equity Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest (USD)-----------21.00M14.46M12.52M619.00K
Equity (USD)-1.64B-133.00M6.38B7.45B8.26B9.46B10.49B12.03B12.34B7.56B7.09B6.74B6.94B2.95B2.39B
Other Non-current Liabilities (USD)4.34B6.61B6.64B7.01B8.13B8.06B7.93B2.65B2.44B1.99B1.84B1.59B1.30B288.35M565.40M
Long-term Debt (USD)24.34B24.08B22.92B21.73B20.63B19.28B18.12B16.68B16.16B12.17B12.25B11.92B11.59B11.61B6.89B
Noncurrent Liabilities (USD)28.67B30.69B29.56B28.74B28.76B27.34B26.05B19.33B18.60B14.16B14.09B13.51B12.90B11.90B7.45B
Other Current Liabilities (USD)4.41B1.99B2.33B2.50B1.78B1.74B1.59B1.10B1.04B772.84M695.74M731.27M611.00M1.12B370.05M
Accounts Payable (USD)71.00M192.00M252.00M236.00M246.00M230.00M334.00M313.00M248.82M188.52M159.63M167.66M145.39M116.00M32.06M
Current Liabilities (USD)4.48B2.18B2.59B2.73B2.03B1.97B1.92B1.42B1.29B961.36M855.37M898.94M756.39M1.24B402.11M
Liabilities (USD)33.15B32.87B32.15B31.47B30.78B29.31B27.97B20.75B19.89B15.12B14.95B14.41B13.65B13.14B7.85B
Other Non-current Assets (USD)24.10B16.15B21.83B22.30B22.52B22.50B22.59B17.88B18.16B11.55B11.47B11.06B10.75B7.59B5.08B
Fixed Assets (USD)6.27B15.50B15.67B15.41B15.27B15.16B14.67B13.68B12.93B9.81B9.58B9.15B8.95B6.92B4.86B
Noncurrent Assets (USD)30.37B31.65B37.50B37.70B37.79B37.66B37.25B31.56B31.10B21.35B21.06B20.21B19.70B14.51B9.95B
Other Current Assets (USD)1.07B984.00M929.00M1.12B1.15B1.01B1.10B1.06B971.41M1.20B848.05M776.43M760.68M1.48B518.62M
Prepaid Expenses (USD)79.00M106.00M103.00M102.00M105.00M95.00M107.00M172.00M162.37M128.72M133.19M155.07M132.00M103.81M80.53M
Current Assets (USD)1.14B1.09B1.03B1.22B1.25B1.10B1.20B1.23B1.13B1.32B981.25M931.50M892.68M1.58B599.15M
Assets (USD)31.52B32.74B38.53B38.92B39.04B38.77B38.46B32.79B32.23B22.68B22.04B21.14B20.59B16.09B10.55B

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