Crown Castle (CCI) FCF Payout Ratio (2014 - 2026)
Crown Castle's FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.97 for Q2 2026, up 66.3% from 0.58 a year earlier but down 7.1% from the prior quarter.
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Crown Castle (CCI) FCF Payout Ratio (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Crown Castle reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.96, down 6.5% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 0.72, down 26.6% from FY2024.
- Going back by year, FCF Payout Ratio was 0.99 in FY2024 (+4.4%), 0.94 in FY2023 (-43.1%), 1.66 in FY2022 (+9.1%) and 1.52 in FY2021 (+3.4%).
- The five-year range for quarterly FCF Payout Ratio is 0.58 (Q2 2025) to 10.04 (Q4 2022).
- Year-over-year, FCF Payout Ratio increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 1.1%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Payout Ratio over five years came in Q4 2022 (growth of 527.4%), and the weakest in Q4 2023 (a decline of 71.9%).
- Business Quant data shows CCI's FCF Payout Ratio at 1.05 (Q1 2026), 4.56 (Q4 2025) and 0.69 (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Digital Realty Trust | 67.83 Bn | 60.88 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Crown Castle | 38.07 Bn | 36.74 Bn | 982.00 Mn | - |
| 3 | Sba Communications | 19.99 Bn | 18.63 Bn | 542.40 Mn | 0.51 |
| 4 | Lamar Advertising | 16.59 Bn | 16.38 Bn | - | 3.61 |
| 5 | OUTFRONT Media | 5.79 Bn | 5.55 Bn | 268.20 Mn | - |
| 6 | American Tower | 2.96 Bn | 2.48 Bn | 2.70 Bn | 0.85 |
| 7 | IHS Holding | 2.85 Bn | -1.91 Bn | 260.10 Mn | - |
| 8 | Array Digital Infrastructure | 2.50 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 30.52 Mn | - |
| 9 | Fermi | 982.70 Mn | 121.14 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | Blackstone Digital Infrastructure Trust | 836.62 Mn | -1.11 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.97 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.05 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.56 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.69 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.58 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.15 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.79 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.03 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.93 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.25 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.82 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.66 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.92 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.59 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.04 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.75 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.34 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.35 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.60 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.43 |
API Access
Crown Castle FCF Payout Ratio 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=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=CCI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-payout-ratio", "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=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=CCI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();