CCI vs DLR
CCI: Crown Castle owns and operates a vast infrastructure portfolio of cell towers, small cells, and fiber networks leasing to wireless carriers and other tenants across the US. DLR: Global REIT operating 310+ data centers across six continents, leveraging data gravity trends to capture cloud infrastructure and digital transformation demand.
Side-by-side fundamentals
| Metric | CCI | DLR | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price as of 2026-07-09 close | $76.68 | $179.33 | |
| Market cap as of 2026-07-10 | $33.5B | $64.0B | |
| P/E as of 2026-07-10 | 31.60 | 46.47 | CCI lower |
| PEG as of 2026-07-10 | n/a | -3.68 | |
| Net margin as of 2026-07-10 | +25.1% | +21.7% | CCI higher |
| Gross margin as of 2026-07-10 | +73.8% | +58.1% | CCI higher |
| Operating margin as of 2026-07-10 | +47.9% | +11.4% | CCI higher |
| ROE as of 2026-07-10 | +21.0% | +6.0% | CCI higher |
| ROA as of 2026-07-10 | +3.4% | +2.8% | CCI higher |
| Debt / equity as of 2026-07-10 | 4.54 | 0.77 | DLR lower |
| Revenue growth (YoY) as of 2026-07-10 | -29.6% | +12.6% | DLR higher |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) SEC XBRL | -15.2% | +9.2% | DLR higher |
| Dividend yield as of 2026-07-10 | +5.5% | +2.8% | CCI higher |
| Dividend streak (yrs) SEC XBRL | 1 | n/a | |
| Beta as of 2026-07-10 | 0.98 | 1.06 | |
| 1-year return as of 2026-07-09 close | -25.0% | +4.8% | DLR higher |
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date; "Edge" cells are a pure numeric comparison, not a recommendation.