Growth Metrics

Crown Castle (CCI) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Crown Castle recorded quarterly FCF Margin of 44.75% in Q1 2026, down 40.9% quarter-over-quarter from 75.72% in Q4 2025, and down 1189.0% year-over-year from 4.11% in Q1 2025.

Crown Castle's FCF Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 44.75% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 1189.0% year-over-year to 44.75%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 85.05% (up 19892.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 67.42%, down 137372.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin came in at 44.75% for Q1 2026 at Crown Castle, down from 75.72% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 3934.88% in Q4 2023 to a low of 26.2% in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 522.09% and a median of 75.72% in 2025 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin surged 394485 bps in 2023 and tumbled 396108 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Crown Castle's FCF Margin stood at 9.97% in 2022, then jumped by 39580 bps to 3934.88% in 2023, then plunged by 101 bps to 26.2% in 2024, then jumped by 389 bps to 75.72% in 2025, then sank by 41 bps to 44.75% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin over the past three periods registered 44.75%, 75.72%, and 62.59% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Equinix 106.10 Bn 103.07 Bn 2.20 Bn 24.30%
2 American Tower 85.70 Bn 92.20 Bn 2.70 Bn 34.74%
3 Digital Realty Trust 67.00 Bn 66.16 Bn - -20.65%
4 Crown Castle 40.17 Bn 40.12 Bn 984.00 Mn 44.75%
5 Iron Mountain 37.80 Bn 37.83 Bn 1.05 Bn 1.89%
6 Sba Communications 21.99 Bn 22.08 Bn 532.10 Mn 29.38%
7 Weyerhaeuser 16.98 Bn 16.68 Bn 318.00 Mn 1.68%
8 Lamar Advertising 15.51 Bn 15.46 Bn 403.56 Mn 34.95%
9 Gaming & Leisure Properties 13.46 Bn 13.86 Bn - 37.80%
10 OUTFRONT Media 5.85 Bn 5.81 Bn 202.10 Mn 16.76%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 44.75%
Dec 31, 2025 75.72%
Sep 30, 2025 62.59%
Jun 30, 2025 1,523.08%
Mar 31, 2025 56.64%
Dec 31, 2024 -26.20%
Sep 30, 2024 744.44%
Jun 30, 2024 1,020.93%
Mar 31, 2024 49.55%
Dec 31, 2023 3,934.88%
Sep 30, 2023 11.16%
Jun 30, 2023 796.40%
Mar 31, 2023 177.85%
Dec 31, 2022 -9.97%
Sep 30, 2022 204.49%
Jun 30, 2022 42.33%
Mar 31, 2022 166.87%
Dec 31, 2021 24.00%
Sep 30, 2021 39.43%
Jun 30, 2021 491.77%
Mar 31, 2021 18.99%
Dec 31, 2020 424.82%
Sep 30, 2020 397.96%
Jun 30, 2020 23.75%
Mar 31, 2020 185.59%
Dec 31, 2019 20.20%
Sep 30, 2019 144.10%
Jun 30, 2019 382.61%
Mar 31, 2019 597.59%
Dec 31, 2018 -160.10%
Sep 30, 2018 48.20%
Jun 30, 2018 281.68%
Mar 31, 2018 727.43%
Dec 31, 2017 217.12%
Sep 30, 2017 18.16%
Jun 30, 2017 36.80%
Mar 31, 2017 17.72%
Dec 31, 2016 21.55%
Sep 30, 2016 16.67%
Jun 30, 2016 49.11%
Mar 31, 2016 26.13%
Dec 31, 2015 26.70%
Sep 30, 2015 14.67%
Jun 30, 2015 34.23%
Mar 31, 2015 27.92%
Dec 31, 2014 20.49%
Sep 30, 2014 25.11%
Jun 30, 2014 22.07%
Mar 31, 2014 26.06%
Dec 31, 2013 22.90%
Sep 30, 2013 19.78%
Jun 30, 2013 18.36%
Mar 31, 2013 23.01%
Dec 31, 2012 13.37%
Sep 30, 2012 12.30%
Jun 30, 2012 11.53%
Mar 31, 2012 17.61%
Dec 31, 2011 20.28%
Sep 30, 2011 4.48%
Jun 30, 2011 18.44%
Mar 31, 2011 15.00%
Dec 31, 2010 23.37%
Sep 30, 2010 21.36%
Jun 30, 2010 23.91%
Mar 31, 2010 10.67%
Dec 31, 2009 26.01%
Sep 30, 2009 21.40%
Jun 30, 2009 27.27%
Mar 31, 2009 19.55%