Crown Castle (CCI)
Real Estate · communications towers and infrastructure REIT · NYSE
Crown Castle owns and manages critical wireless communications infrastructure, serving as a foundational landlord for the U.S. mobile telecommunications industry.
What Crown Castle does
Crown Castle Inc. is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns, operates, and leases shared communications infrastructure, including cell towers and small cell networks. The company provides the essential physical footprint required for wireless carriers to deploy and maintain their cellular and mobile networks across the United States.
Themes: 5G infrastructure, wireless connectivity, telecommunications infrastructure, REIT
Fundamentals
- Price$75.51 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$32.1B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return-26.5% 2025-08-21 close $102.80 → 2026-08-21 close $75.51
- P/E37.34 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+20.7% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+73.7% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+21.0% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity4.54 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)-23.2% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-15.2% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.96 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-07-22 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +6.0%; 1-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
How CCI compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 127 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginmiddle range 161 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating margintop 10% 161 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 156 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitytop 10% 162 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRbottom 10% 155 covered Real Estate peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 138 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)top 10% 42 covered Real Estate peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Real Estate companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
CCI is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Long-term score
32.0 #937 of 987 scored · #82 of 84 in Real Estate
Profitability 83rd (operating margin 48.2%, return on equity 21%) and financial health 54th (free cash flow margin 57.8%, debt to equity 4.5); weakest is growth (2nd, 3-year revenue CAGR -15.2%, revenue growth year over year -23.2%).
Short-term score
33.6 #1594 of 1,704 scored · #84 of 94 in Real Estate
Momentum 44th: MACD momentum is positive; setup 43rd: day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 9% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move; weakest is trend 22nd: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day.
Scores as of 21 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Exceeded at least one reported measure. In FY2025, CCI's dividend exceeded at least one reported measure of what it earned or generated (earnings payout 468%, free-cash-flow payout 72%). A payout above 100% in one year is not necessarily unsustainable, but it is not fully covered by that measure.
- Earnings payout468% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout72% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How Crown Castle looks technically
Crown Castle (CCI) is trading 11.7% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 213 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. A strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 26, with sellers in control. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 47, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day low about 10 trading days ago. It is 27.8% below its highest point of the past year. Day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 9% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 11.7% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -11.7% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $78.43 | $78.43 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $85.51 | $85.51 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 16 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 16 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part downward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes below 69.72. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible three-wave downward correction, complete (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 213 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 213 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 26, with sellers in control | 26.3 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 47, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 47.5 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the upper half of its 14-day range ($69.72 to $78.31) — its "stochastic" reading is 67 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 67.4 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) | 19 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $104.61 | $104.61 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 27.8% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -27.8% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 8.3% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +8.3% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 27.8% below its highest point of the past year | 27.8% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 10 trading days ago | 10 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 10 trading days ago | 10 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $209.87 (set on 2021-12-31) | $209.87 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($73.61 to $103.79), and it has recovered only a small part of its fall from last year’s high — 6% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $92.26 to $93.23. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 6.3% |
| From the all-time high | it is 64.0% below its all-time high | -64.0% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.3% below a resistance level at $76.50 — a price it turned at twice since 2026-02-06, most recently on 2026-03-25. Since 2024-08-21 it has 1 such level below the current price and 15 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +1.3% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $1.00 (set on 2002-08-12) | $1.00 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 7451.0% above its all-time low | +7,451% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 9% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move | 9th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $2.28 between its high and its low — about 3.0% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $2.28 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $72.58 and $78.17 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $72.58 – $75.37 – $78.17 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.0% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.0% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 4.4 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (11.7% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 4.4 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.59× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a doji | today it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | today |
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Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 0.2% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +0.1% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 2.0% above the previous close 1 session ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 74.65 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +2.0% |
| Gap filled | a 2.3% gap up opened on 2026-06-04 has been "filled" 46 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 5 sessions to close | 46 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed higher 3 sessions in a row, a +2% move over the run — an unbroken run of up days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 3 sessions up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 3.2 percentage points (the stock lost 0.9% while the market gained 2.3%) | -3.2% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 21.1 percentage points (the stock lost 18.0% while the market gained 3.1%) | -21.1% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 25.3 percentage points (the stock lost 14.2% while the market gained 11.1%) | -25.3% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 47.0 percentage points (the stock lost 26.5% while the market gained 20.5%) | -47.0% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bullish state: MACD momentum is positive — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 5 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a strong downtrend, with sellers in control, a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day, trading below its 200-day average, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 5 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 6.6% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is moderate, spanning 4.7% of the share price. | -6.6% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 10% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $83.85 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -9.9% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is sitting right on the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-22 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is roughly break-even. That average is $75.53 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 23 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -0.0% |
Price levels it has turned at before
CCI last closed at $75.51 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 1 price below its last close and 15 above; the nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $76.50 | Resistance | 1.3% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-02-06 to 2026-03-25 |
| $73.64 | Support | 2.5% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-07-06 to 2026-07-27 |
| $80.39 | Resistance | 6.5% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-07-13 to 2026-07-29 |
| $83.73 | Resistance | 10.9% above the last close | turned there four times · 2025-01-10 to 2026-04-27 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part downward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $69.72.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones.
This labelling was already in place when we began recording count changes on 2026-08-13, so how long it has stood is not something we can say yet.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Pulled back from the 12-month high · in a Bollinger Band volatility squeeze · lagging the market · Printed a doji candle · Trading below the Ichimoku cloud | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low · bollinger bands
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (2.09 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 20 analysts
- Mean price target$95.47 range $81.00 – $120.00; median $92.50
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-18. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for CCI
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.6848 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-18
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Concentration of revenue among a small number of major wireless carrier customers.","Risks related to the deployment and integration of small cell networks.","Interest rate sensitivity and debt management requirements."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of CCI's 10-Q filed 2026-05-07 against the prior one filed 2025-11-06.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Reference to '2025 Form 10-K' for fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 (newer filing, filed 2026-05-07)
- Balance sheet date of March 31, 2026 with comparative December 31, 2025 data (newer filing)
- Three months ended March 31, 2026 operating statement data (newer filing)
- Three months ended March 31, 2026 cash flow statement data (newer filing)
- Site rental contracts and tenant relationships line item ($790M and $834M) in asset section (newer filing)
- Restructuring charges of $14M in Q1 2026 operations (newer filing)
- Removed:
- Reference to '2024 Form 10-K' for fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 (older filing, filed 2025-11-06)
- Balance sheet date of September 30, 2025 with comparative December 31, 2024 data (older filing)
- Three months ended September 30, 2025 and nine months ended September 30, 2025 operating statement data (older filing)
- Nine months ended September 30, 2025 cash flow statement data (older filing)
- Other intangible assets line item ($905M and $1,037M) in asset section (older filing)
- Restructuring charges of $0M in Q3 2025 three-month period but $0M for nine months ended September 30, 2025 (older filing)
- Reworded:
- Reference changed from 'the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024' to 'this Form 10-Q and the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025'
- Notes:
- The sections provided appear to be boilerplate disclosure and financial statements rather than substantive Risk Factors content, limiting assessment of actual risk factor changes
- The newer filing covers Q1 2026 period while older filing covers Q3 2025 period, making direct comparison of financial metrics period-dependent rather than substantive textual changes
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days.
- Last 180 days1 buy ($73997) · 1 sell ($262470) — 1 buying, 1 selling insiders
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-05-05. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about CCI's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Congressional trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 13 matched disclosures for CCI from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
Congressional trading disclosures →Short interest (FINRA)
CCI had 12,278,916 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
CCI had 2.89% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 2.63 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 12,278,916
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 2.89%
- Prior settlement (shares) 12,058,531
- Reported change 1.83%
- Days to cover (reported) 2.63
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Crown Castle (CCI) do?
Crown Castle Inc. is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns, operates, and leases shared communications infrastructure, including cell towers and small cell networks. The company provides the essential physical footprint required for wireless carriers to deploy and maintain their cellular and mobile networks across the United States.
What sector is Crown Castle (CCI) in?
Crown Castle (CCI) is classified in the Real Estate sector. Its industry is communications towers and infrastructure REIT. It trades on NYSE.
Does CCI pay a dividend?
Yes — Crown Castle (CCI) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 6.04% and 1-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC EDGAR XBRL) (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are Crown Castle's (CCI) competitors?
Notable peers of Crown Castle (CCI) include American Tower Corporation, SBA Communications Corporation and Cellnex Telecom. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent Congressional stock trading in CCI?
Yes — we hold 13 matched STOCK Act disclosures for CCI from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is Crown Castle (CCI) overbought or oversold right now?
Crown Castle (CCI) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 47, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on CCI come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.