CCI vs IHS vs TLK Stock Comparison

Crown Castle, IHS Holding and Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk 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
1 win
IHS IHS Holding Ltd
$8.49 +0.6% 1M +24.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.85B
P/E
20.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.55B
Div. yield
–
Tower REITs Real Estate
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

IHS Holding leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (IHS Holding 6, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk 2, Crown Castle 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCCIIHSTLKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $37.44B $2.85B $11.63B CCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 46.3x 20.0x — IHS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 43.5x 11.5x 10.8x TLK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.3% +6.8% — IHS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 9.1% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 20.5% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.83% — 10.48% TLK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.0% +24.1% -41.6% IHS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.5%/yr -12.5%/yr -14.8%/yr IHS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.1% 25.4% 38.4% IHS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 68/100 — IHS

Percentile Scorecard

CCIIHSTLK

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

AxisCCIIHSTLK
Valuation 60 #5 of 11 100 #1 of 11 –
Growth 0 #10 of 10 22 #8 of 10 –
Profitability 67 #4 of 10 100 #1 of 10 –
Financial Health 10 #10 of 11 50 #6 of 11 67 #17 of 49
Shareholder Returns – – 94 #3 of 37
Overall 34 68 –
  • CCI ranked among 11 companies in Infrastructure REITs
  • IHS ranked among 11 companies in Infrastructure REITs
  • TLK ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCCIIHSTLKSPY
1 month +29.6%+0.6%-12.0% -0.2%
3 months +16.1%+2.9%-18.5% +3.9%
6 months +2.0%+2.9%-29.6% +8.2%
Year to date -1.1%+13.8%-44.2% +12.9%
1 year -10.0%+24.1%-41.6% +12.3%
3 years -2.2%+78.7%-46.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -0.7%+21.4%-19.0% +23.3%
5 years -51.7%-48.6%-55.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -13.5%-12.5%-14.8% +10.9%
10 years -3.2%—-63.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year -0.3%—-9.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCCIIHSTLKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.1%25.4%38.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.5%26.7%44.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.190.480.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.280.95-1.08 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.3%-85.9%-68.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.0%-2.7%-49.9% -1.2%
52-week high $97.60$8.73$23.43 $779.14
52-week low $66.11$6.24$10.44 $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.

MultipleCCIIHSTLK
P/E now vs peer median 46.3xmedian 24.2x 20.0xmedian 24.2x —median 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 6.3x 1.8xmedian 6.3x —median 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.7x —median 15.7x —median 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 18.2x 4.2xmedian 18.2x —median 5.9x
P/B now vs peer median -10.9xmedian 2.4x -15.6xmedian 2.4x 0.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -2.42median 0.72 0.72median 0.72 —median 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 monthsCCIIHSTLK
Revenue $4.08B $1.55B –
Gross profit – $867.30M –
Operating income $1.92B $706.10M –
Net income $822.00M $133.30M –
Free cash flow – $675.20M –
EPS (diluted) $1.89 $0.43 –
Cash & equivalents $133.00M $1.09B $54.58T
Total debt – $12.65B $135.75T
Shares (diluted) 434.00M 333.06M –
Enterprise value $37.44B -$717.02M -$112.70T

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
MetricCCIIHSTLK
P/E 46.3x 20.0x –
P/FCF 11.9x 4.2x –
P/Operating cash flow 17.6x 3.2x –
P/S 9.2x 1.8x –
P/B -10.9x -15.6x 0.0x
P/Tangible book -10.4x -6.1x 0.0x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – 6.9x –
EV/Revenue 9.2x 3.1x –
EV/FCF – 7.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 17.6x 5.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.42 0.72 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCIIHSTLK
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.3% 6.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -16.7% -10.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 3.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -3.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -9.4% -9.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.0% 16.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 117.8% 32.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.1% 27.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) 117.9% 28.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -19.1% 27.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -30.7% -8.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.8% -5.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -10.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCIIHSTLK
Gross margin – 55.8% –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – 45.5% –
Pretax margin – 44.9% –
Net margin – 9.1% –
FCF margin – 43.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 52.0% 56.5% –
Return on equity – – –
Return on assets 8.1% 3.0% –
Return on invested capital – 20.5% –
Return on capital employed – 21.5% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 6.6x –
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCIIHSTLK
Debt / assets – 71.3% 18.8%
Debt / equity – -17.0x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – 4.6x –
Liabilities / assets 116.6% 104.2% 55.5%
Equity / assets -16.6% -4.2% 44.5%
Interest coverage – 2.1x –
Current ratio 0.2x 1.9x 0.8x
Quick ratio – 1.1x 0.6x
Cash ratio – 0.9x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – -0.58 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCIIHSTLK
Dividend yield 4.8% – 10.5%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 4.8% – 10.5%
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.

ConsensusCCIIHSTLK
Forward P/E 43.5xFY2026 11.5xFY2026 10.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.02FY2026 $0.74FY2026 $1.09FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +100.0%FY2026 +76.2%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +44.6% +6.8% +9.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.82BFY2026 $1.87BFY2026 $8.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -10.3%FY2026 +18.4%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.5% -4.4% +11.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCIIHSTLK
Held by institutions 97.7% 47.7% 6.3%
Institutions holding 930 120 209
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +0.7% +7.8%
Institutions buying 438 53 101
Institutions selling 377 45 76
Buyers to sellers 1.16 1.18 1.33

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.

CCIIHSTLK
CCI 1.00 0.13 0.18
IHS 0.13 1.00 0.16
TLK 0.18 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCI, IHS and TLK?

Crown Castle (CCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crown Castle (CCI) $37.44B, IHS Holding (IHS) $2.85B, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) $11.63B.

Which stock is cheaper, CCI, IHS and TLK?

IHS Holding (IHS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crown Castle (CCI) 46.3x, IHS Holding (IHS) 20.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) is cheapest (Crown Castle (CCI) 43.5x, IHS Holding (IHS) 11.5x, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) 10.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

IHS Holding (IHS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Crown Castle (CCI) -5.3%, IHS Holding (IHS) +6.8%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year IHS Holding (IHS) returned the most: Crown Castle (CCI) -10.0%, IHS Holding (IHS) +24.1%, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) -41.6%. Over five years, IHS Holding (IHS) compounded fastest (Crown Castle (CCI) -13.5%/yr, IHS Holding (IHS) -12.5%/yr, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) -14.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) has the highest dividend yield: Crown Castle (CCI) 4.83%, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) 10.48%. IHS Holding (IHS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, IHS Holding (IHS) has been the steadiest (Crown Castle (CCI) 35.1%, IHS Holding (IHS) 25.4%, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) 38.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CCI, IHS and TLK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, IHS Holding (IHS) 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.