Crown Castle (CCI) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Crown Castle's EBIT Margin came in at 46.63% for Q2 2026, down 1.11 percentage points from 47.74% a year earlier but up 0.59 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Crown Castle (CCI) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Crown Castle reported EBIT Margin of 47.66%, down 1.17 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 48.66%, up 1.17 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBIT Margin has increased in each of the last four years, with a five-year change of +16.76 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, EBIT Margin was 47.49% in FY2024 (+3.19 pp), 44.30% in FY2023 (+9.58 pp), 34.71% in FY2022 (+3.15 pp) and 31.56% in FY2021 (-0.34 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly EBIT Margin is 29.15% (Q3 2023) to 50.94% (Q4 2024).
- Year-over-year, EBIT Margin has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.71 percentage points over the last seven quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EBIT Margin over five years came in Q3 2024 (a gain of 18.35 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2021 (a drop of 14.06 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CCI's EBIT Margin at 46.04% (Q1 2026), 48.83% (Q4 2025) and 48.97% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Tower | 78.34 Bn | 78.08 Bn | 2.72 Bn | 46.15% |
| 2 | Digital Realty Trust | 65.55 Bn | 56.08 Bn | - | 24.28% |
| 3 | Crown Castle | 28.58 Bn | 27.33 Bn | 989.00 Mn | 46.63% |
| 4 | Sba Communications | 17.34 Bn | 17.42 Bn | 539.27 Mn | 49.19% |
| 5 | Lamar Advertising | 12.64 Bn | 12.46 Bn | 422.53 Mn | 33.72% |
| 6 | OUTFRONT Media | 4.92 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 276.40 Mn | 22.22% |
| 7 | Array Digital Infrastructure | 2.89 Bn | 1.79 Bn | 30.57 Mn | 738.42% |
| 8 | IHS Holding | 2.82 Bn | -47.68 Mn | 207.10 Mn | 19.32% |
| 9 | Fermi | 2.72 Bn | 1.86 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings | 1.20 Bn | 488.27 Mn | 241.86 Mn | 20.33% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 46.63% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 46.04% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 48.83% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 48.97% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 47.74% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 49.10% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 50.94% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 47.50% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 44.72% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 46.68% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 29.15% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 35.73% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 35.42% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 34.69% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 34.48% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 34.20% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 35.48% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 31.62% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 32.51% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 31.90% |
Crown Castle EBIT Margin 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=ebit-margin&ticker=CCI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "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=ebit-margin&ticker=CCI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();