CCI vs TLK vs SBAC Stock Comparison

Crown Castle, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk 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
2 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
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Sba Communications leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sba Communications 5, Crown Castle 2, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCCITLKSBACLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $37.44B $11.63B $19.55B CCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 46.3x — 19.7x SBAC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 43.5x 10.8x 22.4x TLK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.3% — +5.4% SBAC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 34.5% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 14.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 7.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.83% 10.48% 2.64% TLK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.0% -41.6% -6.6% SBAC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.5%/yr -14.8%/yr -12.2%/yr SBAC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.1% 38.4% 35.4% CCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 — 43/100 SBAC

Percentile Scorecard

CCITLKSBAC

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

AxisCCITLKSBAC
Valuation 60 #5 of 11 – 50 #6 of 11
Growth 0 #10 of 10 – 33 #7 of 10
Profitability 67 #4 of 10 – 89 #2 of 10
Financial Health 10 #10 of 11 67 #17 of 49 0 #11 of 11
Shareholder Returns – 94 #3 of 37 –
Overall 34 – 43
  • CCI ranked among 11 companies in Infrastructure REITs
  • TLK ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • 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

PeriodCCITLKSBACSPY
1 month +29.6%-12.0%+10.9% -0.2%
3 months +16.1%-18.5%+5.3% +3.9%
6 months +2.0%-29.6%-15.3% +8.2%
Year to date -1.1%-44.2%-4.8% +12.9%
1 year -10.0%-41.6%-6.6% +12.3%
3 years -2.2%-46.8%-9.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -0.7%-19.0%-3.3% +23.3%
5 years -51.7%-55.1%-47.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -13.5%-14.8%-12.2% +10.9%
10 years -3.2%-63.9%+60.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year -0.3%-9.7%+4.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCCITLKSBACSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.1%38.4%35.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.5%44.4%28.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.190.600.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.28-1.08-0.19 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.3%-68.3%-59.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.0%-49.9%-17.7% -1.2%
52-week high $97.60$23.43$223.75 $779.14
52-week low $66.11$10.44$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.

MultipleCCITLKSBAC
P/E now vs peer median 46.3xmedian 24.2x —median 11.8x 19.7xmedian 24.2x
P/S now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 6.3x —median 1.1x 6.8xmedian 6.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.7x —median 6.8x 18.9xmedian 15.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 18.2x —median 5.9x 18.6xmedian 18.2x
P/B now vs peer median -10.9xmedian 2.4x 0.0xmedian 1.2x -4.2xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -2.42median 0.72 —median 0.24 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 monthsCCITLKSBAC
Revenue $4.08B – $2.87B
Gross profit – – $2.16B
Operating income $1.92B – $1.37B
Net income $822.00M – $992.23M
Free cash flow – – $1.05B
EPS (diluted) $1.89 – $9.32
Cash & equivalents $133.00M $54.58T $327.05M
Total debt – $135.75T $51.29B
Shares (diluted) 434.00M – 106.26M
Enterprise value $37.44B -$112.70T $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
MetricCCITLKSBAC
P/E 46.3x – 19.7x
P/FCF 11.9x – 18.6x
P/Operating cash flow 17.6x – 15.2x
P/S 9.2x – 6.8x
P/B -10.9x 0.0x -4.2x
P/Tangible book -10.4x 0.0x -2.6x
EV/EBITDA – – 18.9x
EV/EBIT – – 23.3x
EV/Revenue 9.2x – 11.1x
EV/FCF – – 30.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.6x – 24.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.42 – 0.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCITLKSBAC
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.3% – 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -16.7% – 1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 2.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 1.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -9.4% – -4.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.0% – 13.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 117.8% – 13.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.1% – 25.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 117.9% – 14.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -19.1% – 25.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -30.7% – 0.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.8% – -3.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -1.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -3.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCITLKSBAC
Gross margin – – 75.2%
EBITDA margin – – 58.8%
Operating margin – – 47.6%
Pretax margin – – 41.4%
Net margin – – 34.5%
FCF margin – – 36.6%
Operating cash flow margin 52.0% – 44.7%
Return on equity – – –
Return on assets 8.1% – 8.5%
Return on invested capital – – 14.0%
Return on capital employed – – 18.5%
Asset turnover 0.2x – 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% – 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCITLKSBAC
Debt / assets – 18.8% 108.4%
Debt / equity – 0.4x -2.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 7.3x
Debt / FCF – – 12.1x
Liabilities / assets 116.6% 55.5% 139.4%
Equity / assets -16.6% 44.5% -39.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.2x 0.8x 0.2x
Quick ratio – 0.6x 0.1x
Cash ratio – 0.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – – 0.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCITLKSBAC
Dividend yield 4.8% 10.5% 2.6%
Net buyback yield – – 1.7%
Shareholder yield 4.8% 10.5% 4.3%
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.

ConsensusCCITLKSBAC
Forward P/E 43.5xFY2026 10.8xFY2026 22.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.02FY2026 $1.09FY2026 $8.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +100.0%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026 -15.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +44.6% +9.2% -6.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.82BFY2026 $8.21BFY2026 $2.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -10.3%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026 -5.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.5% +11.7% +7.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCITLKSBAC
Held by institutions 97.7% 6.3% 98.9%
Institutions holding 930 209 680
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +7.8% +2.4%
Institutions buying 438 101 343
Institutions selling 377 76 240
Buyers to sellers 1.16 1.33 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.

CCITLKSBAC
CCI 1.00 0.18 0.75
TLK 0.18 1.00 0.16
SBAC 0.75 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCI, TLK and SBAC?

Crown Castle (CCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crown Castle (CCI) $37.44B, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) $11.63B, Sba Communications (SBAC) $19.55B.

Which stock is cheaper, CCI, TLK and SBAC?

Sba Communications (SBAC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crown Castle (CCI) 46.3x, Sba Communications (SBAC) 19.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) is cheapest (Crown Castle (CCI) 43.5x, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) 10.8x, 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?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sba Communications (SBAC) returned the most: Crown Castle (CCI) -10.0%, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) -41.6%, Sba Communications (SBAC) -6.6%. Over five years, Sba Communications (SBAC) compounded fastest (Crown Castle (CCI) -13.5%/yr, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) -14.8%/yr, Sba Communications (SBAC) -12.2%/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%, 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%, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) 38.4%, Sba Communications (SBAC) 35.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CCI, TLK 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, Sba Communications (SBAC) 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.