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Crown Castle Inc. (CCI) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

CCI • • REIT / Real Estate
Real EstateSpecialty REITsCommunications InfrastructureCell Tower Operators
AboutCrown Castle owns, operates and leases more than 40,000 cell towers and approximately 80,000 route miles of fiber supporting small cells and fiber solutions across every major U.S. market. This nationwide portfolio of communications infrastructure connects cities and communities to essential data, technology and wireless service - bringing information, ideas and innovations to the people and businesses that need them. For more information on Crown Castle, please visit www.crowncastle.com.Show more
  • Revenue $6.57B -5.9%
  • FFO -$2.17B -166.5%
  • FFO/Share -4.99 -166.5%
  • FFO Payout -126.05% -250.7%
  • FFO per Share -4.99 -166.5%
  • NOI Margin 71.88% +0.3%
  • FFO Margin -32.96% -170.7%
  • ROE -124.94% -675.2%
  • ROA -10.95% -382.4%
  • Debt/Assets 90.46% +21.0%
  • Net Debt/EBITDA -
  • Book Value/Share -0.31 -102.1%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓11 consecutive years of dividend growth
  • ✓High NOI margin of 71.9%

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗FFO declining 223.4% TTM

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y6.38%
5Y2.65%
3Y1.18%
TTM-12.71%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y-
TTM-476.06%

EPS CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y-
TTM-476.24%

ROCE

10Y Avg3.66%
5Y Avg2.97%
3Y Avg1.45%
Latest-8.84%

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
AMTAmerican Tower Corporation84.99B181.5537.671.15%28.11%27.29%4.35%4.56
SBACSBA Communications Corporation20.46B191.9927.66-1.18%30.72%5.41%
CCICrown Castle Inc.39.37B90.41-10.07-5.92%-95.37%-124.94%4.37%

Profit & Loss

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Revenue+3.66B3.92B4.25B5.37B5.76B5.84B6.34B6.99B6.98B6.57B
Revenue Growth %0.04%0.07%0.09%0.26%0.07%0.01%0.09%0.1%-0%-0.06%
Property Operating Expenses1.32B1.44B1.54B1.84B1.99B1.97B1.99B2.07B1.98B1.85B
Net Operating Income (NOI)+----------
NOI Margin %----------
Operating Expenses+1.4B1.53B1.75B2.14B2.22B2.01B2.35B2.49B2.63B7.66B
G&A Expenses310.92M371M426M563M614M678M680M750M759M706M
EBITDA+1.98B2.06B2.21B2.91B3.13B3.47B3.65B4.13B4.12B-1.2B
EBITDA Margin %----------
Depreciation & Amortization+1.04B1.11B1.24B1.53B1.57B1.61B1.64B1.71B1.75B1.74B
D&A / Revenue %----------
Operating Income+946.18M949M967M1.38B1.56B1.86B2B2.42B2.37B-2.94B
Operating Margin %----------
Interest Expense+0515.03M590.68M642M683M0632M673M821M900M
Interest Coverage-1.84x1.64x2.15x2.28x-3.17x3.60x2.89x-3.26x
Non-Operating Income-12.85M81M5M122M16M121M190M61M20M41M
Pretax Income+473.83M374M392M641M881M1.08B1.18B1.69B1.53B-3.88B
Pretax Margin %----------
Income Tax+-51.46M17M26M19M21M20M21M16M26M24M
Effective Tax Rate %----------
Net Income+477.95M356.97M366M622M860M1.06B1.1B1.68B1.5B-3.9B
Net Margin %----------
Net Income Growth %0.63%-0.25%0.03%0.7%0.38%0.23%0.04%0.53%-0.1%-3.6%
Funds From Operations (FFO)+----------
FFO Margin %----------
FFO Growth %0.18%-0.03%0.1%0.34%0.13%0.1%0.03%0.23%-0.04%-1.66%
FFO per Share+----------
FFO Payout Ratio %----------
EPS (Diluted)+1.430.950.801.231.792.352.533.863.46-8.98
EPS Growth %0.63%-0.34%-0.16%0.54%0.46%0.31%0.08%0.53%-0.1%-3.6%
EPS (Basic)1.440.950.811.231.802.362.543.873.46-8.98
Diluted Shares Outstanding334.06M340.88M383.22M415M418M425M434M434M434M434M

Balance Sheet

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Total Assets+21.94B22.68B32.23B32.76B38.46B38.77B39.04B38.92B38.53B32.74B
Asset Growth %0.04%0.03%0.42%0.02%0.17%0.01%0.01%-0%-0.01%-0.15%
Real Estate & Other Assets+2.08B2.14B2.18B2.29B1.54B1.53B1.71B2.09B2.38B2.45B
PP&E (Net)9.58B9.81B12.93B13.65B20.8B21.63B21.95B21.93B21.85B21.29B
Investment Securities0000000000
Total Current Assets+981.25M1.32B1.13B1.23B1.2B1.1B1.25B1.22B1.03B1.09B
Cash & Equivalents178.81M567.6M314M277M196M232M292M156M105M119M
Receivables1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K
Other Current Assets355.94M254.91M260M279M305M346M222M239M227M211M
Intangible Assets3.78B3.65B5.96B5.52B4.84B4.43B4.05B3.6B3.18B2.78B
Total Liabilities14.85B15.12B19.89B21.19B27.97B29.31B30.78B31.47B32.15B32.87B
Total Debt+12.25B12.17B16.16B16.68B23.93B25.42B27.01B27.96B28.81B29.61B
Net Debt12.07B11.6B15.85B16.41B23.73B25.18B26.72B27.8B28.71B29.49B
Long-Term Debt12.04B12.07B16.04B16.57B18.02B19.15B20.56B20.91B22.09B23.47B
Short-Term Borrowings1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K
Capital Lease Obligations00227M227M6.04B6.37B6.62B6.48B5.89B5.53B
Total Current Liabilities+855.37M961.36M1.29B1.51B1.92B1.97B2.03B2.73B2.58B2.18B
Accounts Payable159.63M188.52M249M313M334M230M246M236M252M192M
Deferred Revenue322.62M353M457.12M498M657M704M776M736M605M476M
Other Liabilities1.08B1.1B1.47B1.49B694M661M586M595M578M598M
Total Equity+7.09B7.56B12.34B11.57B10.49B9.46B8.26B7.45B6.38B-133M
Equity Growth %0.05%0.07%0.63%-0.06%-0.09%-0.1%-0.13%-0.1%-0.14%-1.02%
Shareholders Equity7.09B7.56B12.34B11.57B10.49B9.46B8.26B7.45B6.38B-133M
Minority Interest0000000000
Common Stock3.34M3.6M4.06M4M4M4M4M4M4M4M
Additional Paid-in Capital9.55B10.94B16.84B17.77B17.86B17.93B18.01B18.12B18.27B18.39B
Retained Earnings-2.46B-3.38B-4.5B-5.73B-7.36B-8.47B-9.75B-10.67B-11.89B-18.52B
Preferred Stock98K017K0000000
Return on Assets (ROA)0.02%0.02%0.01%0.02%0.02%0.03%0.03%0.04%0.04%-0.11%
Return on Equity (ROE)0.07%0.05%0.04%0.05%0.08%0.11%0.12%0.21%0.22%-1.25%
Debt / Assets0.56%0.54%0.5%0.51%0.62%0.66%0.69%0.72%0.75%0.9%
Debt / Equity1.73x1.61x1.31x1.44x2.28x2.69x3.27x3.75x4.52x-
Net Debt / EBITDA6.09x5.64x7.18x5.64x7.58x7.26x7.33x6.73x6.96x-
Book Value per Share21.2222.1732.2027.8825.0922.2619.0317.1614.70-0.31

Cash Flow

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+1.8B1.78B2.04B2.5B2.7B3.06B2.73B2.88B3.13B2.94B
Operating CF Growth %0.08%-0.01%0.15%0.22%0.08%0.13%-0.11%0.06%0.09%-0.06%
Operating CF / Revenue %----------
Net Income525.29M356.97M444.55M671M860M1.06B1.16B1.68B1.5B-3.9B
Depreciation & Amortization1.04B1.11B1.24B1.53B1.57B1.61B1.64B1.71B1.75B1.74B
Stock-Based Compensation60.77M79.34M91.65M103M117M138M129M156M157M131M
Other Non-Cash Items14.06M106.14M28.89M141M20M180M136M84M76M5.17B
Working Capital Changes221.04M122.66M221.8M57M127M70M-346M-747M-371M-200M
Cash from Investing+-856.16M-1.3B-10.49B-1.79B-2.08B-1.74B-1.33B-1.35B-1.52B-1.22B
Acquisitions (Net)-1.1B-556.85M-9.26B-42M-17M-107M-111M-35M-96M-8M
Purchase of Investments1.1B113.15M00000000
Sale of Investments1000K1000K1000K0000000
Other Investing-3.14M12.36M-5.82M-12M-7M-10M8M-7M1M10M
Cash from Financing+-935.48M-96.29M8.2B-733M-692M-1.27B-1.31B-1.67B-1.65B-1.71B
Dividends Paid-1.16B-1.28B-1.54B-1.9B-2.02B-2.19B-2.37B-2.6B-2.72B-2.73B
Common Dividends-1.12B-1.28B-1.51B-1.78B-1.91B-2.1B-2.37B-2.6B-2.72B-2.73B
Debt Issuance (Net)1000K-1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K
Share Repurchases-29.66M-24.94M-23.31M-34M-44M-76M-70M-65M-30M-33M
Other Financing-3.18M1.32B5.8B810M-24M-38M-42M-14M0-12M
Net Change in Cash+3.19M388.79M-253.5M-27M-75M43M85M-139M-46M14M
Exchange Rate Effect-1000K-101K1000K-1000K00001000K-1000K
Cash at Beginning175.62M178.81M567.6M440M413M338M381M466M327M281M
Cash at End178.81M567.6M314.09M413M338M381M466M327M281M295M
Free Cash Flow+887.83M908.38M816.12M761M641M1.43B1.5B1.57B1.7B1.72B
FCF Growth %0%0.02%-0.1%-0.07%-0.16%1.23%0.05%0.05%0.09%0.01%
FCF / Revenue %----------

Key Ratios

Metric2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
FFO per Share4.534.34.195.185.826.276.317.797.5-4.99
FFO Payout Ratio73.73%87.52%93.9%82.92%78.62%79.02%86.61%76.94%83.63%-126.05%
NOI Margin63.93%63.25%63.74%65.66%65.54%66.28%68.56%70.4%71.64%71.88%
Net Debt / EBITDA6.09x5.64x7.18x5.64x7.58x7.26x7.33x6.73x6.96x-
Debt / Assets55.84%53.68%50.14%50.92%62.23%65.56%69.18%71.84%74.79%90.46%
Interest Coverage-1.84x1.64x2.15x2.28x-3.17x3.60x2.89x-3.26x
Book Value / Share21.2222.1732.227.8825.0922.2619.0317.1614.7-0.31
Revenue Growth3.54%7.02%8.52%26.2%7.32%1.34%8.56%10.19%-0.07%-5.92%

Revenue by Segment

2014201620172018201920202021202220232024
Towers-3.43B3.54B3.81B4.04B4B4.41B5.01B4.73B4.46B
Towers Growth--2.96%7.66%6.17%-1.11%10.21%13.67%-5.45%-5.83%
Fiber----1.72B1.84B1.94B1.98B2.25B2.11B
Fiber Growth-----7.09%4.99%2.27%13.54%-6.10%
Consolidated Entities----5.76B-----
Consolidated Entities Growth----------
Small Cells-486.83M819.52M1.62B------
Small Cells Growth--68.34%97.19%------

Revenue by Geography

2014201620172018201920202021202220232024
United States3.54B---------
United States Growth----------
Australia151.13M---------
Australia Growth----------
Other Countries2.96M---------
Other Countries Growth----------

Frequently Asked Questions

Growth & Financials

Crown Castle Inc. (CCI) reported $4.84B in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 138% increase from $2.03B in 2011.

Crown Castle Inc. (CCI) saw revenue decline by 5.9% over the past year.

Crown Castle Inc. (CCI) reported a net loss of $4.62B for fiscal year 2024.

Dividend & Returns

Yes, Crown Castle Inc. (CCI) pays a dividend with a yield of 6.96%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

Crown Castle Inc. (CCI) has a return on equity (ROE) of -124.9%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.

Industry Metrics

Crown Castle Inc. (CCI) generated Funds From Operations (FFO) of $-3662.0M in the trailing twelve months. FFO is the primary profitability metric for REITs.

Crown Castle Inc. (CCI) offers a 6.96% dividend yield, which is attractive for income investors. REITs are required to distribute at least 90% of taxable income to shareholders.

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