CCI vs CIGI vs SBAC Stock Comparison

Crown Castle, Colliers International and Sba Communications Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CCI Crown Castle Inc.
$87.88 +29.6% 1M -10.0% 1Y
Market cap
$37.44B
P/E
46.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.08B
Div. yield
4.83%
Tower REITs Real Estate
3 wins
SBAC Sba Communications Corp
$184.24 +10.9% 1M -6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$19.55B
P/E
19.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.87B
Div. yield
2.64%
Tower REITs Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Colliers International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Colliers International 5, Sba Communications 4, Crown Castle 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCCICIGISBACLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $37.44B $4.76B $19.55B CCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 46.3x 78.4x 19.7x SBAC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 43.5x 11.8x 22.4x CIGI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.3% +15.2% +5.4% CIGI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 1.0% 34.5% SBAC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.8% 14.0% SBAC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.8x 7.3x CIGI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.83% 0.32% 2.64% CCI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.0% -44.0% -6.6% SBAC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.5%/yr -8.8%/yr -12.2%/yr CIGI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.1% 37.6% 35.4% CCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 45/100 43/100 CIGI

Percentile Scorecard

CCICIGISBAC

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

AxisCCICIGISBAC
Valuation 60 #5 of 11 47 #10 of 18 50 #6 of 11
Growth 0 #10 of 10 53 #8 of 16 33 #7 of 10
Profitability 67 #4 of 10 67 #6 of 16 89 #2 of 10
Financial Health 10 #10 of 11 13 #15 of 17 0 #11 of 11
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 34 45 43
  • CCI ranked among 11 companies in Infrastructure REITs
  • CIGI ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services
  • SBAC ranked among 11 companies in Infrastructure REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCCICIGISBACSPY
1 month +29.6%+2.9%+10.9% -0.2%
3 months +16.1%-10.4%+5.3% +3.9%
6 months +2.0%-15.8%-15.3% +8.2%
Year to date -1.1%-36.7%-4.8% +12.9%
1 year -10.0%-44.0%-6.6% +12.3%
3 years -2.2%+5.6%-9.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -0.7%+1.8%-3.3% +23.3%
5 years -51.7%-36.9%-47.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -13.5%-8.8%-12.2% +10.9%
10 years -3.2%+134.4%+60.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year -0.3%+8.9%+4.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCCICIGISBACSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.1%37.6%35.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.5%39.4%28.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.190.880.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.28-1.17-0.19 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.3%-49.3%-59.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.0%-44.0%-17.7% -1.2%
52-week high $97.60$166.27$223.75 $779.14
52-week low $66.11$85.88$158.02 $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.

MultipleCCICIGISBAC
P/E now vs peer median 46.3xmedian 24.2x 78.4xmedian 21.2x 19.7xmedian 24.2x
P/S now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 6.3x 0.8xmedian 0.7x 6.8xmedian 6.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.7x 11.1xmedian 9.8x 18.9xmedian 15.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 18.2x 11.3xmedian 12.3x 18.6xmedian 18.2x
P/B now vs peer median -10.9xmedian 2.4x 3.1xmedian 1.8x -4.2xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -2.42median 0.72 1.67median 0.52 0.76median 0.72

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 monthsCCICIGISBAC
Revenue $4.08B $5.96B $2.87B
Gross profit – $2.38B $2.16B
Operating income $1.92B $373.62M $1.37B
Net income $822.00M $211.66M $992.23M
Free cash flow – $419.51M $1.05B
EPS (diluted) $1.89 $1.18 $9.32
Cash & equivalents $133.00M $265.19M $327.05M
Total debt – $2.69B $51.29B
Shares (diluted) 434.00M 51.08M 106.26M
Enterprise value $37.44B $3.83B $18.19B

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
MetricCCICIGISBAC
P/E 46.3x 78.4x 19.7x
P/FCF 11.9x 11.3x 18.6x
P/Operating cash flow 17.6x 14.8x 15.2x
P/S 9.2x 0.8x 6.8x
P/B -10.9x 3.1x -4.2x
P/Tangible book -10.4x 66.6x -2.6x
EV/EBITDA – 11.1x 18.9x
EV/EBIT – 19.2x 23.3x
EV/Revenue 9.2x 1.2x 11.1x
EV/FCF – 17.1x 30.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.6x 22.3x 24.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.42 1.67 0.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCICIGISBAC
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.3% 15.2% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -16.7% 10.8% 1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 14.8% 2.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.2% 1.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -9.4% 3.2% -4.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.0% 9.4% 13.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 117.8% -5.4% 13.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.1% 14.6% 25.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 117.9% 5.3% 14.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -19.1% 47.0% 25.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -30.7% 14.1% 0.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.8% 4.6% -3.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 20.1% -1.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.6% -3.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCICIGISBAC
Gross margin – 40.0% 75.2%
EBITDA margin – 10.8% 58.8%
Operating margin – 6.3% 47.6%
Pretax margin – 5.0% 41.4%
Net margin – 1.0% 34.5%
FCF margin – 7.0% 36.6%
Operating cash flow margin 52.0% 5.4% 44.7%
Return on equity – 13.8% –
Return on assets 8.1% 3.9% 8.5%
Return on invested capital – 6.8% 14.0%
Return on capital employed – 10.2% 18.5%
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 1.5x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 0.8% 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCICIGISBAC
Debt / assets – 46.0% 108.4%
Debt / equity – 1.7x -2.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.8x 7.3x
Debt / FCF – 6.4x 12.1x
Liabilities / assets 116.6% 73.5% 139.4%
Equity / assets -16.6% 26.5% -39.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.2x 1.2x 0.2x
Quick ratio – 0.9x 0.1x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 1.94 0.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCICIGISBAC
Dividend yield 4.8% 0.3% 2.6%
Net buyback yield – – 1.7%
Shareholder yield 4.8% 0.3% 4.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 281.1% 7.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 3.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 26.9% 6.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 4.5% –

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.

ConsensusCCICIGISBAC
Forward P/E 43.5xFY2026 11.8xFY2026 22.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.02FY2026 $7.88FY2026 $8.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +100.0%FY2026 +20.7%FY2026 -15.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +44.6% +0.1% -6.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.82BFY2026 $6.33BFY2026 $2.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -10.3%FY2026 +14.6%FY2026 -5.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.5% +14.7% +7.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCICIGISBAC
Held by institutions 97.7% 71.7% 98.9%
Institutions holding 930 189 680
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% -3.8% +2.4%
Institutions buying 438 92 343
Institutions selling 377 64 240
Buyers to sellers 1.16 1.44 1.43

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.

CCICIGISBAC
CCI 1.00 0.12 0.75
CIGI 0.12 1.00 0.11
SBAC 0.75 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCI, CIGI and SBAC?

Crown Castle (CCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crown Castle (CCI) $37.44B, Colliers International (CIGI) $4.76B, Sba Communications (SBAC) $19.55B.

Which stock is cheaper, CCI, CIGI and SBAC?

Sba Communications (SBAC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crown Castle (CCI) 46.3x, Colliers International (CIGI) 78.4x, Sba Communications (SBAC) 19.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Colliers International (CIGI) is cheapest (Crown Castle (CCI) 43.5x, Colliers International (CIGI) 11.8x, Sba Communications (SBAC) 22.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Colliers International (CIGI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Crown Castle (CCI) -5.3%, Colliers International (CIGI) +15.2%, Sba Communications (SBAC) +5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sba Communications (SBAC) has the highest net margin (Colliers International (CIGI) 1.0%, Sba Communications (SBAC) 34.5%). On return on invested capital, Sba Communications (SBAC) leads (Colliers International (CIGI) 6.8%, Sba Communications (SBAC) 14.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sba Communications (SBAC) returned the most: Crown Castle (CCI) -10.0%, Colliers International (CIGI) -44.0%, Sba Communications (SBAC) -6.6%. Over five years, Colliers International (CIGI) compounded fastest (Crown Castle (CCI) -13.5%/yr, Colliers International (CIGI) -8.8%/yr, Sba Communications (SBAC) -12.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Crown Castle (CCI) has the highest dividend yield: Crown Castle (CCI) 4.83%, Colliers International (CIGI) 0.32%, Sba Communications (SBAC) 2.64%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Crown Castle (CCI) has been the steadiest (Crown Castle (CCI) 35.1%, Colliers International (CIGI) 37.6%, Sba Communications (SBAC) 35.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CCI, CIGI and SBAC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Colliers International (CIGI) leads on 5. 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.