Crown Castle (CCI) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)
Crown Castle's Cash from Operations was $531 million in Q2 2026, down 36.2% from $832 million a year earlier but up 4.3% from the prior quarter.
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Crown Castle (CCI) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Crown Castle's Cash from Operations was $2.62 billion through Jun 30, 2026, down 13.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $3.06 billion, up 3.9% from FY2024.
- Cash from Operations shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Cash from Operations was $2.94 billion in FY2024 (-5.9%), $3.13 billion in FY2023 (+8.6%), $2.88 billion in FY2022 (+3.2%) and $2.79 billion in FY2021 (-8.7%).
- Quarterly Cash from Operations has moved between $509 million (Q1 2026) and $1.12 billion (Q2 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Cash from Operations has declined for three straight quarters, with an average decline of 1.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Cash from Operations over five years was Q2 2023 (growth of 43.6%); the worst was Q2 2026 (a decline of 36.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, CCI's Cash from Operations in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $509 million (Q1 2026), $870 million (Q4 2025) and $714 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Tower | 78.00 Bn | 77.74 Bn | 2.72 Bn | 1.49 Bn |
| 2 | Digital Realty Trust | 65.33 Bn | 55.85 Bn | - | 1.06 Bn |
| 3 | Crown Castle | 28.57 Bn | 27.31 Bn | 989.00 Mn | 531.00 Mn |
| 4 | Sba Communications | 17.27 Bn | 17.36 Bn | 539.27 Mn | 407.18 Mn |
| 5 | Lamar Advertising | 12.72 Bn | 12.54 Bn | 422.53 Mn | 252.42 Mn |
| 6 | OUTFRONT Media | 4.93 Bn | 4.69 Bn | 276.40 Mn | 108.40 Mn |
| 7 | Array Digital Infrastructure | 2.93 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 30.57 Mn | -43.47 Mn |
| 8 | IHS Holding | 2.81 Bn | -54.39 Mn | 207.10 Mn | 150.00 Mn |
| 9 | Fermi | 2.73 Bn | 1.87 Bn | - | -48.67 Mn |
| 10 | Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings | 1.19 Bn | 478.09 Mn | 241.86 Mn | 44.61 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 531.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 509.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 870.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 714.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 832.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 641.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 877.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 699.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 768.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 599.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 868.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 533.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.12 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 606.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 840.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 701.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 779.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 558.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 734.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 684.00 Mn |
API Access
Crown Castle Cash from Operations 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=cash-from-operations&ticker=CCI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "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=cash-from-operations&ticker=CCI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();