AMT vs CCI vs CWK Stock Comparison

American Tower, Crown Castle and Cushman & Wakefield Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CCI Crown Castle Inc.
$87.88 +29.6% 1M -10.0% 1Y
Market cap
$38.16B
P/E
46.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.08B
Div. yield
-0.06%
Tower REITs Real Estate
CWK Cushman & Wakefield Ltd.
$12.07 -0.8% 1M -29.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.96B
P/E
42.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.82B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Real Estate Services Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

American Tower leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (American Tower 7, Cushman & Wakefield 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMTCCICWKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $85.06B $38.16B $2.96B AMT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.7x 46.4x 42.8x AMT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.2x 43.5x 7.9x CWK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.3% -5.3% +11.0% CWK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.1% — 0.6% AMT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.1% — 7.0% AMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.1x — 3.7x CWK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.06% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.1% -10.0% -29.0% AMT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.5%/yr -13.5%/yr -8.2%/yr CWK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.6% 35.1% 45.5% AMT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 34/100 38/100 AMT

Percentile Scorecard

AMTCCICWK

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

AxisAMTCCICWK
Valuation 40 #7 of 11 60 #5 of 11 65 #7 of 18
Growth 89 #2 of 10 0 #10 of 10 27 #12 of 16
Profitability 78 #3 of 10 67 #4 of 10 40 #10 of 16
Financial Health 40 #7 of 11 10 #10 of 11 19 #14 of 17
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 62 34 38
  • AMT ranked among 11 companies in Infrastructure REITs
  • CCI ranked among 11 companies in Infrastructure REITs
  • CWK ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMTCCICWKSPY
1 month +8.7%+29.6%-0.8% -0.2%
3 months +7.0%+16.1%-11.6% +3.9%
6 months +3.0%+2.0%-16.8% +8.2%
Year to date +4.7%-1.1%-25.4% +12.9%
1 year -3.1%-10.0%-29.0% +12.3%
3 years +6.9%-2.2%+80.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +2.2%-0.7%+21.8% +23.3%
5 years -35.7%-51.7%-34.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -8.5%-13.5%-8.2% +10.9%
10 years +59.3%-3.2%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +4.8%-0.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMTCCICWKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.6%35.1%45.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.8%34.5%46.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.070.191.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.11-0.28-0.64 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.1%-68.3%-71.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.3%-10.0%-29.8% -1.2%
52-week high $194.12$97.60$17.20 $779.14
52-week low $161.11$66.11$11.03 $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.

MultipleAMTCCICWK
P/E now vs peer median 25.8xmedian 24.2x 46.3xmedian 24.2x 40.9xmedian 21.2x
P/S now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 6.3x 9.2xmedian 6.3x 0.3xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 15.7x —median 15.7x 8.5xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.5xmedian 18.2x 11.9xmedian 18.2x -345.2xmedian 12.3x
P/B now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 2.4x -10.9xmedian 2.4x 1.4xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.39median 0.72 -2.42median 0.72 0.52median 0.52

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 monthsAMTCCICWK
Revenue $11.01B $4.08B $10.82B
Gross profit $10.87B – $1.96B
Operating income $4.94B $1.92B $477.30M
Net income $3.38B $822.00M $69.10M
Free cash flow $3.96B – -$8.20M
EPS (diluted) $7.11 $1.89 $0.29
Cash & equivalents $1.87B $133.00M $500.50M
Total debt $37.58B – $2.66B
Shares (diluted) 465.76M 434.00M 236.30M
Enterprise value $78.35B $38.16B $436.53M

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
MetricAMTCCICWK
P/E 25.8x 46.3x 40.9x
P/FCF 21.5x 11.9x -345.2x
P/Operating cash flow 14.9x 17.6x 50.9x
P/S 7.7x 9.2x 0.3x
P/B 8.7x -10.9x 1.4x
P/Tangible book -21.6x -10.4x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 17.3x – 8.5x
EV/EBIT 24.5x – 10.5x
EV/Revenue 11.0x 9.2x 0.5x
EV/FCF 30.6x – -608.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.2x 17.6x 89.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.39 -2.42 0.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMTCCICWK
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.3% -5.3% 11.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.2% -16.7% 3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.7% – 8.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.0% – 4.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.6% -9.4% 14.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.9% -7.0% 22.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 12.0% 117.8% -66.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 74.5% -19.1% 81.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 13.6% 117.9% -67.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 66.9% -19.1% 79.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% -30.7% -65.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.2% -11.8% -0.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.3% – -106.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.8% – -35.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMTCCICWK
Gross margin 98.7% – 18.1%
EBITDA margin 63.6% – 5.5%
Operating margin 44.8% – 4.4%
Pretax margin 35.3% – 0.9%
Net margin 30.1% – 0.6%
FCF margin 36.0% – -0.1%
Operating cash flow margin 51.8% 52.0% 0.5%
Return on equity 33.8% – 3.5%
Return on assets 5.4% 8.1% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 9.1% – 7.0%
Return on capital employed 9.1% – 9.2%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 2.6x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 2.0% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMTCCICWK
Debt / assets 59.7% – 35.2%
Debt / equity 3.8x – 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.1x – 3.7x
Debt / FCF 9.5x – -324.2x
Liabilities / assets 84.5% 116.6% 73.2%
Equity / assets 15.5% -16.6% 26.8%
Interest coverage 3.5x – 2.2x
Current ratio 0.4x 0.2x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.3x – 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.17 – 1.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMTCCICWK
Dividend yield 3.8% 4.8% –
Net buyback yield 1.0% – –
Shareholder yield 4.8% 4.8% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 281.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 26.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.4% –

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.

ConsensusAMTCCICWK
Forward P/E 27.2xFY2026 43.5xFY2026 7.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.75FY2026 $2.02FY2026 $1.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +25.0%FY2026 +100.0%FY2026 +334.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.3% +44.6% +12.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.51BFY2026 $3.82BFY2026 $11.53BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.2%FY2026 -10.3%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +0.5% +7.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMTCCICWK
Held by institutions 94.4% 97.7% 96.0%
Institutions holding 1,743 930 310
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% +1.0% +6.0%
Institutions buying 860 438 170
Institutions selling 657 377 99
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.16 1.72

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.

AMTCCICWK
AMT 1.00 0.87 0.08
CCI 0.87 1.00 0.09
CWK 0.08 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMT, CCI and CWK?

American Tower (AMT) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Tower (AMT) $85.06B, Crown Castle (CCI) $38.16B, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) $2.96B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMT, CCI and CWK?

American Tower (AMT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Tower (AMT) 25.7x, Crown Castle (CCI) 46.4x, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 42.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) is cheapest (American Tower (AMT) 27.2x, Crown Castle (CCI) 43.5x, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 7.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Tower (AMT) +5.3%, Crown Castle (CCI) -5.3%, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) +11.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

American Tower (AMT) has the highest net margin (American Tower (AMT) 30.1%, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 0.6%). On return on invested capital, American Tower (AMT) leads (American Tower (AMT) 9.1%, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 7.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year American Tower (AMT) returned the most: American Tower (AMT) -3.1%, Crown Castle (CCI) -10.0%, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) -29.0%. Over five years, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) compounded fastest (American Tower (AMT) -8.5%/yr, Crown Castle (CCI) -13.5%/yr, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) -8.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, American Tower (AMT) has been the steadiest (American Tower (AMT) 28.6%, Crown Castle (CCI) 35.1%, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 45.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMT, CCI and CWK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, American Tower (AMT) leads on 7. 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.