Crown Castle (CCI) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)
Crown Castle's Capital Expenditures came in at $59 million for Q2 2026, up 47.5% from $40 million a year earlier and up 3.5% from the prior quarter.
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Crown Castle (CCI) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Crown Castle reported Capital Expenditures of $218 million, up 28.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $182 million, up 3.4% from FY2024.
- Capital Expenditures carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -35.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Capital Expenditures was $176 million in FY2024 (-27.6%), $243 million in FY2023 (-81.5%), $1.31 billion in FY2022 (+6.6%) and $1.23 billion in FY2021 (-24.3%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Capital Expenditures is -$824 million (Q4 2023) to $389 million (Q4 2022).
- Year-over-year, Capital Expenditures has increased for five consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 2.2% over the last seven quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Capital Expenditures over five years came in Q2 2026 (growth of 47.5%), and the weakest in Q2 2024 (a decline of 89.7%).
- Business Quant data shows CCI's Capital Expenditures at $57 million (Q1 2026), $59 million (Q4 2025) and $43 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Tower | 76.26 Bn | 75.99 Bn | 2.72 Bn | 320.90 Mn |
| 2 | Digital Realty Trust | 64.98 Bn | 55.50 Bn | - | 914.19 Mn |
| 3 | Crown Castle | 28.39 Bn | 27.14 Bn | 989.00 Mn | 59.00 Mn |
| 4 | Sba Communications | 16.99 Bn | 17.07 Bn | 539.27 Mn | 62.42 Mn |
| 5 | Lamar Advertising | 12.56 Bn | 12.38 Bn | 422.53 Mn | 42.72 Mn |
| 6 | OUTFRONT Media | 4.89 Bn | 4.65 Bn | 276.40 Mn | 17.20 Mn |
| 7 | Array Digital Infrastructure | 2.92 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 30.57 Mn | 5.81 Mn |
| 8 | IHS Holding | 2.80 Bn | -57.74 Mn | 207.10 Mn | -29.10 Mn |
| 9 | Fermi | 2.69 Bn | 1.82 Bn | - | 184.97 Mn |
| 10 | Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings | 1.20 Bn | 488.27 Mn | 241.86 Mn | 19.32 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 59.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 57.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 59.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 43.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 40.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 40.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 52.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 38.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 39.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 47.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -824.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 347.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 379.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 341.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 389.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 337.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 303.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 281.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 337.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 283.00 Mn |
API Access
Crown Castle Capital Expenditures API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=CCI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "CCI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=CCI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();