AD vs CCI vs TDS Stock Comparison

Array Digital Infrastructure, Crown Castle and Telephone & Data Systems Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CCI Crown Castle Inc.
$87.56 +29.1% 1M -11.1% 1Y
Market cap
$38.05B
P/E
46.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.08B
Div. yield
-0.06%
Tower REITs Real Estate
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Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Array Digital Infrastructure leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Array Digital Infrastructure 6, Telephone & Data Systems 4, Crown Castle 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADCCITDSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.80B $38.05B $4.09B CCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.2x 46.3x 11.7x AD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 5.3x 43.3x 9.1x AD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +98.9% -5.3% +3.8% AD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 250.8% — 27.7% AD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.3% — 6.6% AD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x — -1.8x TDS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield -0.05% -0.06% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -32.9% -11.1% -8.3% TDS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.5%/yr -13.3%/yr +13.9%/yr TDS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.8% 35.2% 30.7% TDS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 34/100 58/100 AD

Percentile Scorecard

ADCCITDS

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisADCCITDS
Valuation 20 #9 of 11 60 #5 of 11 52 #24 of 49
Growth 78 #3 of 10 0 #10 of 10 59 #19 of 45
Profitability 44 #6 of 10 67 #4 of 10 57 #20 of 45
Financial Health 100 #1 of 11 10 #10 of 11 98 #2 of 49
Shareholder Returns – – 22 #29 of 37
Overall 61 34 58
  • AD ranked among 11 companies in Infrastructure REITs
  • CCI ranked among 11 companies in Infrastructure REITs
  • TDS ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodADCCITDSSPY
1 month -2.9%+29.1%-0.5% -0.8%
3 months -3.3%+18.2%+6.0% +3.5%
6 months -30.0%+4.9%-19.1% +7.0%
Year to date -37.5%-1.5%-13.0% +12.2%
1 year -32.9%-11.1%-8.3% +13.0%
3 years -19.1%-2.6%+100.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year -6.8%-0.9%+26.1% +23.1%
5 years +7.5%-50.9%+91.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +1.5%-13.3%+13.9% +11.0%
10 years -5.0%-5.4%+36.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year -0.5%-0.6%+3.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureADCCITDSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.8%35.2%30.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 57.7%34.5%30.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.210.190.51 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.72-0.32-0.27 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.5%-68.3%-68.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.4%-10.3%-25.0% -1.8%
52-week high $60.28$97.60$47.59 $779.14
52-week low $32.72$66.11$32.96 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleADCCITDS
P/E now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 24.3x 46.1xmedian 24.3x 11.7xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 6.4x 9.1xmedian 6.4x 3.3xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 15.8x —median 15.8x 3.2xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -8.6xmedian 18.4x 11.9xmedian 18.4x -9.7xmedian 5.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.3x -10.9xmedian 2.3x 0.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 0.72 -2.42median 0.72 0.15median 0.24

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsADCCITDS
Revenue $213.53M $4.08B $1.26B
Gross profit $124.63M – $746.62M
Operating income $515.33M $1.92B $465.89M
Net income $539.97M $822.00M $544.60M
Free cash flow -$338.11M – -$424.28M
EPS (diluted) $6.19 $1.89 $3.00
Cash & equivalents $416.44M $133.00M $2.19B
Total debt $674.88M – $680.09M
Shares (diluted) 86.51M 434.00M 116.29M
Enterprise value $1.69B $38.05B -$1.17B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricADCCITDS
P/E 5.4x 46.1x 11.7x
P/FCF -8.6x 11.9x -9.7x
P/Operating cash flow -9.6x 17.6x 30.7x
P/S 13.6x 9.1x 3.3x
P/B 2.3x -10.9x 0.8x
P/Tangible book -9.0x -10.3x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 5.6x – 3.2x
EV/EBIT 6.1x – 5.6x
EV/Revenue 14.8x 9.1x 2.1x
EV/FCF -9.3x – -6.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -10.4x 17.6x 19.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 -2.42 0.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADCCITDS
Revenue growth (1Y) 98.9% -5.3% 3.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -62.6% -16.7% -38.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 275.2% – 9.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -61.4% – -35.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 317.3% -9.4% 360.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 205.9% -7.0% 161.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 2,476% 117.8% 1,371%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 207.2% -19.1% 174.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 2,291% 117.9% 413.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 197.0% -19.1% 77.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -135.6% -30.7% -88.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.2% -11.8% -47.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -131.0% – -139.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -152.5% – -8.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADCCITDS
Gross margin 58.4% – 59.4%
EBITDA margin 265.4% – 65.4%
Operating margin 241.3% – 37.0%
Pretax margin 373.7% – 61.4%
Net margin 250.8% – 27.7%
FCF margin -158.3% – -33.7%
Operating cash flow margin -141.8% 52.0% 10.6%
Return on equity 35.6% – 10.0%
Return on assets 15.2% 8.1% 6.4%
Return on invested capital 19.3% – 6.6%
Return on capital employed 16.1% – 6.1%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.6x 2.6x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 2.0% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADCCITDS
Debt / assets 20.0% – 8.1%
Debt / equity 0.5x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x – -1.8x
Debt / FCF -2.0x – -1.6x
Liabilities / assets 62.3% 116.6% 35.6%
Equity / assets 37.7% -16.6% 64.4%
Interest coverage 13.3x – 6.1x
Current ratio 1.0x 0.2x 3.8x
Quick ratio 0.9x – 3.7x
Cash ratio 0.9x – 3.6x
Altman Z-score 1.17 – 1.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADCCITDS
Dividend yield 63.4% 4.8% 0.4%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 63.4% 4.8% 0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 27.8% 281.1% 16.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) -44.4% – -20.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 26.9% 0.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.4% -16.6%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusADCCITDS
Forward P/E 5.3xFY2026 43.3xFY2026 9.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.38FY2026 $2.02FY2026 $3.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1,039.3%FY2026 +100.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -81.8% +44.6% -94.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $220.29MFY2026 $3.82BFY2026 $1.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +35.2%FY2026 -10.3%FY2026 +7.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.4% +0.5% -8.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADCCITDS
Held by institutions 20.6% 97.7% 92.5%
Institutions holding 140 930 348
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.9% +1.0% +5.4%
Institutions buying 69 438 182
Institutions selling 46 377 113
Buyers to sellers 1.50 1.16 1.61

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ADCCITDS
AD 1.00 0.20 0.44
CCI 0.20 1.00 0.25
TDS 0.44 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AD, CCI and TDS?

Crown Castle (CCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Array Digital Infrastructure (AD) $2.80B, Crown Castle (CCI) $38.05B, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) $4.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, AD, CCI and TDS?

Array Digital Infrastructure (AD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Array Digital Infrastructure (AD) 5.2x, Crown Castle (CCI) 46.3x, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) 11.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Array Digital Infrastructure (AD) is cheapest (Array Digital Infrastructure (AD) 5.3x, Crown Castle (CCI) 43.3x, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) 9.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Array Digital Infrastructure (AD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Array Digital Infrastructure (AD) +98.9%, Crown Castle (CCI) -5.3%, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) +3.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Array Digital Infrastructure (AD) has the highest net margin (Array Digital Infrastructure (AD) 250.8%, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) 27.7%). On return on invested capital, Array Digital Infrastructure (AD) leads (Array Digital Infrastructure (AD) 19.3%, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) returned the most: Array Digital Infrastructure (AD) -32.9%, Crown Castle (CCI) -11.1%, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) -8.3%. Over five years, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) compounded fastest (Array Digital Infrastructure (AD) +1.5%/yr, Crown Castle (CCI) -13.3%/yr, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) +13.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Array Digital Infrastructure (AD) -0.05%, Crown Castle (CCI) -0.06%, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) 0.02%. Array Digital Infrastructure (AD) and Crown Castle (CCI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) has been the steadiest (Array Digital Infrastructure (AD) 45.8%, Crown Castle (CCI) 35.2%, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) 30.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AD, CCI and TDS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Array Digital Infrastructure (AD) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.