Growth Metrics

Crown Castle (CCI) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026)

Crown Castle recorded quarterly Debt to Equity of -$12.86 in Q1 2026, up 13.64% quarter-over-quarter from -$14.89 in Q4 2025, and up 33.92% year-over-year from -$9.6 in Q1 2025.

Crown Castle's Debt to Equity history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$12.86 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Debt to Equity rose 33.92% year-over-year to -$12.86; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$12.86 (up 33.92% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$14.89, up 91.77% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity came in at -$12.86 for Q1 2026 at Crown Castle, up from -$14.89 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt to Equity ranged from a high of $4.54 in Q3 2024 to a low of -$180.86 in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of -$13.23 and a median of $2.8 in 2022 frame the typical range for Debt to Equity.
  • Across the five-year window, Debt to Equity sank 5134.9% in 2024 and surged 91.77% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Crown Castle's Debt to Equity stood at $2.92 in 2022, then grew by 23.14% to $3.59 in 2023, then tumbled by 5134.9% to -$180.86 in 2024, then soared by 91.77% to -$14.89 in 2025, then grew by 13.64% to -$12.86 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Debt to Equity over the past three periods registered -$12.86, -$14.89, and -$16.29 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 Equinix 106.10 Bn 103.07 Bn 2.20 Bn 0.13
2 American Tower 85.70 Bn 92.20 Bn 2.70 Bn 10.59
3 Digital Realty Trust 67.00 Bn 66.16 Bn - 0.03
4 Crown Castle 40.17 Bn 40.12 Bn 984.00 Mn -12.86
5 Iron Mountain 37.80 Bn 37.83 Bn 1.05 Bn -18.23
6 Sba Communications 21.99 Bn 22.08 Bn 532.10 Mn -2.73
7 Weyerhaeuser 16.98 Bn 16.68 Bn 318.00 Mn 0.57
8 Lamar Advertising 15.51 Bn 15.46 Bn 403.56 Mn 3.34
9 Gaming & Leisure Properties 13.46 Bn 13.86 Bn - -
10 OUTFRONT Media 5.85 Bn 5.81 Bn 202.10 Mn 3.90

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -12.86
Dec 31, 2025 -14.89
Sep 30, 2025 -16.29
Jun 30, 2025 -17.58
Mar 31, 2025 -19.45
Dec 31, 2024 -180.86
Sep 30, 2024 4.54
Jun 30, 2024 4.20
Mar 31, 2024 3.87
Dec 31, 2023 3.59
Sep 30, 2023 3.41
Jun 30, 2023 3.18
Mar 31, 2023 3.09
Dec 31, 2022 2.92
Sep 30, 2022 2.80
Jun 30, 2022 2.71
Mar 31, 2022 2.63
Dec 31, 2021 2.50
Sep 30, 2021 2.39
Jun 30, 2021 2.31
Mar 31, 2021 2.23
Dec 31, 2020 2.04
Sep 30, 2020 2.03
Jun 30, 2020 2.15
Mar 31, 2020 1.85
Dec 31, 2019 1.73
Sep 30, 2019 1.65
Jun 30, 2019 1.60
Mar 31, 2019 1.53
Dec 31, 2018 1.44
Sep 30, 2018 1.39
Jun 30, 2018 1.32
Mar 31, 2018 1.27
Dec 31, 2017 1.36
Sep 30, 2017 1.20
Jun 30, 2017 1.82
Mar 31, 2017 1.23
Dec 31, 2016 1.69
Sep 30, 2016 1.27
Jun 30, 2016 1.26
Mar 31, 2016 1.66
Dec 31, 2015 1.71
Sep 30, 2015 3,636.23
Jun 30, 2015 1.17
Mar 31, 2015 1.27
Dec 31, 2014 1.77
Sep 30, 2014 1.22
Jun 30, 2014 -4.36
Mar 31, 2014 118,095.16
Dec 31, 2013 1.67
Jun 30, 2013 1.95
Mar 31, 2013 1.93
Dec 31, 2012 3.93
Sep 30, 2012 2,859.20
Jun 30, 2012 2.93
Mar 31, 2012 3.08
Dec 31, 2011 2.88
Sep 30, 2011 3.00
Jun 30, 2011 2.88
Mar 31, 2011 2.73
Dec 31, 2010 2.77
Sep 30, 2010 2.87
Jun 30, 2010 2.65
Mar 31, 2010 2.47
Dec 31, 2009 2.22
Sep 30, 2009 2.15
Jun 30, 2009 2.12