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Crown Castle Inc. (CCI)

$79.64+15.60%
Close Oct 9, 2026 · split-adjusted
Oct 9, 2026$79.64▼ 17.13% in range
Oct 13, 2025Low $66.12 · High $98.87Oct 9, 2026
What changed · written from our data
As of Oct 9, 2026

Crown Castle closed at $79.64 on Oct 9, up 15.60%, 19.4% below its 52-week closing high. Volume of 14.4M shares was 3.80× its 20-day average (well above normal).

Split-adjusted performance: +7.8% over one month, -7.7% over six months, -17.4% over one year.

In the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, revenue was $1.01B, down 4.9% from a year earlier, with a net margin of 9.3%.

Short interest was 9.5M shares at the Sep 30 settlement, down 2.8% from the prior report (2.2% of float, 2.5 days to cover).

Market cap$33.88B425.5M shares
Revenue · quarter$1.01B−4.9% YoY
Diluted EPS$0.22−67.2% YoY
P/E · TTM39.3×P/S 8.1×
Net margin9.3%Gross 73.4%
Dividend yield5.34%$1.0625 last paid
52-week range66.12 – 98.87−19.4% from high
Volume14.4M3.80× 20-day avg
Volatility · 60d40.2%Annualised
Short % of float2.2%2.5 days to cover
Net cash-$17.41BCash $1.04B
Next earnings—Not scheduled
Split-adjusted performance
1W +19.9%1M +7.8%3M −0.3%6M −7.7%YTD −10.4%1Y −17.4%3Y −10.8%5Y −54.0%

Earnings reactions

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Rank within REITs

Percentile among 180 companies (100 = best)

6-month momentum47
Revenue growth18
Net margin50
Value (low P/E)27
Size94

Industry medians: 6-month return −7.2%, revenue growth +4.3%, net margin 9.0%, P/E 23.7×.

Short interest

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Shares short9.5M−2.8% vs prior
Days to cover2.5Settled Sep 30
% of float2.2%
Short vol. 10d36.1%of daily volume

Closest peers by size in REITs

CompanyPriceToday6MRev. growthNet marginP/EMkt cap
CCICrown Castle$79.64+15.60%−7.7%−4.9%9.3%39.3$33.88B
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VTRVentas$82.04+0.34%−3.4%+22.1%4.1%160.2$42.08BCompare
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VMRKVivmark Residential$61.16+1.97%————$47.32BCompare
ORealty Income$54.18+0.02%−15.0%+6.6%24.1%40.4$51.27BCompare
PSAPublic Storage$289.86+1.52%−1.7%+2.6%36.5%29.3$54.16BCompare
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Quick answers

What does Crown Castle do?
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.
What is CCI's market cap?
$33.88B, based on the Oct 9 close of $79.64.
What is CCI's P/E ratio?
39.3× trailing-twelve-month earnings of $862M.
Does Crown Castle pay a dividend?
Yes. The latest regular dividend was $1.062 per share (ex-date Sep 15), an annualised yield of 5.34%.
How much of CCI is sold short?
9.5M shares, 2.2% of float, as of Sep 30, 2026.
What sector is CCI in?
Real Estate, in the REITs industry.

About Crown Castle

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 90% 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.

HQ: Houston, TX4,000 employeesListed Aug 18, 1998crowncastle.com

Sources: Massive / Polygon daily aggregates (split-adjusted) · SEC filings via Massive · FINRA settlements via Massive · Financial Modeling Prep. Figures are dated where shown; research is informational, not investment advice. Methodology