CCI · Crown Castle Inc.
$74.65
+0.62 (+0.84%)
At close · Aug 19
Market Cap
$31.50B
Shares
425.46M
Price & Indicators
20d MA
50d MA
200d MA
Earnings
Filing
Insider
Congress
Investor day
Close$74.65
Open$74.48
Day$73.95–75.49
52W close$73.61–103.79
Avg vol 30d4.0M
Short int12.3M · 2.9% float · 2.6d
Short vol35%
Last earningsJul 22, 2026
DataJan 2020–Aug 2026
Filing10-Q · Aug 5
Up next
Next earnings call
Oct 28, 2026
Est · unconfirmed
· in 10 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026
Est
filed Aug 5, 2026
AI Brief
TL;DR.
Bullish
Bearish
From the call
AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice
Ask ALVIS about this →Equibles Rating
blended score · not investment adviceOverall
Sell
SellHoldBuy
Technical
Sell
Momentum
Very Weak
Sentiment
Bearish
Fundamentals
Weak
Quant / Vol
Moderate
Market backdrop
VIX 14.9 · calm
Equity put/call 0.52
Technical
price trend
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Price vs 200-day avg
−13%
below
Price vs 50-day avg
−6%
below
RSI (14)
44
neutral
MACD trend
Positive
52-week position
3%
near low
Momentum
relative strength
1-month return
−4%
trailing
6-month return
−14%
trailing
YTD return
−16%
this year
Relative strength
−25%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $79 › 200d $86 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow
Distributing
-3% holders QoQ · +101 funds added
Insider flow
Distributing
Net -$113.8K over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest
Rising
2.89% of float · ▲ +1.8% MoM · 2.6 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Multi-yr low
936 holders — near 3-yr low, contrarian setup
Squeeze score
51
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Revenue growth
−4%
Y/Y
EPS growth
+111%
Y/Y
Valuation
P/E 37.6
rich
Buyback
$1.0B
authorized
Balance sheet
$8.3B
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Volatility
30%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown
−29%
past year
ATR
3.2%
of price · 14-day
Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.
Guidance & track record
Latest guidance
· from the 8-K filed Jul 22, 2026
Site rental revenues
· Full Year 2026
$3.83B – $3.88B
Net income (loss) per share—diluted
· Full Year 2026
$1.70 – $2.35
Net income (loss)
· Full Year 2026
$730M – $1.01B
Adjusted EBITDA
· Full Year 2026
$2.67B – $2.72B
FFO
· Full Year 2026
$1.73B – $1.76B
AFFO
· Full Year 2026
$1.95B – $2B
AFFO per share
· Full Year 2026
$4.53 – $4.65
Site rental billings
· Full Year 2026
$3.81B – $3.84B
Services and other gross margin
· Full Year 2026
$70M – $100M
Site rental costs of operations
· Full Year 2026
$968M – $1.01B
Depreciation, amortization and accretion
· Full Year 2026
$627M – $722M
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
· Full Year 2026
$-360M – $-80M
Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing costs, n
· Full Year 2026
$787M – $832M
Discretionary capital expenditures
· Full Year 2026
$150M – $250M
Amortization of prepaid rent
· Full Year 2026
$65M – $95M
Straight-lined revenues
· Full Year 2026
$-75M – $-45M
Other revenues
· Full Year 2026
$15M
Prior guidance
period ended
· from the 8-K filed Oct 22, 2025
Amortization of prepaid rent
· Full Year 2025
$80M – $110M
Other revenues
· Full Year 2025
$15M
Site rental revenues
· Full Year 2025
$4.01B – $4.05B
Services and other gross margin
· Full Year 2025
$80M – $110M
Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.
Technicals
trend & momentum for long-term holders Sell
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−13%
Bearish
Price vs 50-day avg
−6%
Bearish
RSI (14)
44
Neutral
MACD trend
Positive
Bullish
52-week position
3%
Bearish
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bearish · 3 of 6
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $79 › 200d $86 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow
Distributing
-3% holders QoQ · +101 funds added
Insider flow
Distributing
Net -$113.8K over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest
Rising
2.89% of float · ▲ +1.8% MoM · 2.6 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Multi-yr low
936 holders — near 3-yr low, contrarian setup
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $74
Now $75 · 3%
Range high $104
vs 200-day avg -13%
vs 50-day avg -6%
Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.
Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | $1.35B | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| AFFO non-GAAP | $934M | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| AFFO per share non-GAAP | $1.13 | Q2 2026 | — |
| Average number of tenants per tower | 2 | Q2 2026 | — |
| Cash Yield on Invested Capital non-GAAP | 12.1% | Q2 2026 LQA | — |
| Cell towers | 40,000 | Q2 2026 | — |
| Consolidated Return on Invested Capital non-GAAP | 9.9% | Q2 2026 LQA | — |
| Discretionary capital expenditures | $52M | Q2 2026 | — |
| FFO non-GAAP | $847M | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| FFO per share non-GAAP | $1.07 | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Net income (loss) per share $0.22
+$0.37 Real estate related depreciation, amortization and accretion
+$0.01 Asset write-down charges
+$0.47 (Income) loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
= FFO per share $1.07
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| Last quarter annualized Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | $2.7B | as of June 30, 2026 | — |
| Net Debt non-GAAP | $17.1B | as of June 30, 2026 | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Total face value of debt 18.35B
-1.25B Less: Ending cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents
= Net Debt 17.1B
|
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| Net Debt to Last Quarter Annualized Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | 6.3 | as of June 30, 2026 | — |
| Number of towers | 40K | Q2 2026 | — |
| Organic Contribution to Site Rental Billings as a percentage of prior year site rental billings( non-GAAP | -1.8% | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Organic Contribution to Site Rental Billings(b) non-GAAP | -$16M | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Remaining contracted tenant receivables | 26B | Q2 2026 | — |
| Site rental billings | $945M | Q2 2026 | — |
| Site rental revenues as a percentage of prior year site rental revenues | -4.1% | Q2 2026 | — |
| Total capital expenditures | $116M | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Weighted average remaining tenant contract term | 5 | Q2 2026 | — |
Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period
Versus peers
REIT - Specialty — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CCI
this stock
Crown Castle Inc.
|
$31.50B | -16.0% | -4.4% | 37.6 | 2.9% |
|
EQIX
Equinix Inc
|
$105.06B | +40.6% | +7.8% | 68.5 | 1.9% |
|
AMT
American Tower Corp /Ma/
|
$80.29B | -0.6% | +5.1% | 27.8 | 1.6% |
|
DLR
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
|
$66.76B | +24.3% | +10.0% | — | 2.4% |
|
IRM
Iron Mountain Inc
|
$38.67B | +47.2% | +8.3% | 92.1 | 2.8% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionOwnership
Short & Settlement
Smart Money
Financials
Filings
Earnings & Events
Performance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCI | +0.9% | -3.7% | -13.6% | -2.2% | -16.0% |
| SPY | -0.4% | +2.9% | +11.6% | +3.0% | +12.8% |
| vs SPY | +1.4% | -6.6% | -25.2% | -5.1% | -28.8% |
Capital returns
Latest dividend
$1.063
/ share · ex Jun 15, 2026
Declared · upcoming
$1.0625
/ share · ex Sep 15, 2026
Paid (TTM)
$4.252
/ share · 4 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
5.70%
Buyback program
· as of Jun 30, 2026
Authorized
$1.00B
Spent (derived)
$1.00B
Remaining
$0
Spent
Remaining
Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.