Crown Castle (CCI) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Crown Castle's (CCI) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 1.03 in Q1 2026, down 9.68% year-on-year from 1.14 in Q1 2025, and up 122.63% quarter-over-quarter from 4.56 in Q4 2025.
Crown Castle (CCI) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Crown Castle has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 1.03 for Q1 2026.
- FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 1.03, down 9.68% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.84 (up 29.81% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.72, up 26.64% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio came in at 1.03 for Q1 2026 at Crown Castle, up from 4.56 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 3.66 in Q3 2023 to a low of 10.04 in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.7 (2025), against an average of 0.79.
- Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio sank 727.41% in 2022 and surged 353.27% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Crown Castle's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 10.04 in 2022, then soared by 71.93% to 2.82 in 2023, then slumped by 105.56% to 5.79 in 2024, then gained by 21.33% to 4.56 in 2025, then jumped by 122.63% to 1.03 in 2026.
- The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 1.03 (Q1 2026), 4.56 (Q4 2025), and 0.7 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Equinix | 104.53 Bn | 101.50 Bn | 2.20 Bn | 0.87 |
| 2 | American Tower | 86.20 Bn | 92.70 Bn | 2.70 Bn | 0.03 |
| 3 | Digital Realty Trust | 63.76 Bn | 62.92 Bn | - | -2.58 |
| 4 | Crown Castle | 38.57 Bn | 38.52 Bn | 984.00 Mn | 1.03 |
| 5 | Iron Mountain | 37.41 Bn | 37.43 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 7.52 |
| 6 | Sba Communications | 20.70 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 532.10 Mn | 0.65 |
| 7 | Weyerhaeuser | 17.74 Bn | 17.44 Bn | 318.00 Mn | 5.21 |
| 8 | Lamar Advertising | 15.68 Bn | 15.63 Bn | 403.56 Mn | 3.13 |
| 9 | Gaming & Leisure Properties | 13.22 Bn | 13.62 Bn | - | 1.39 |
| 10 | OUTFRONT Media | 5.51 Bn | 5.47 Bn | 202.10 Mn | 0.74 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.03 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -4.56 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.70 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.58 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.14 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -5.79 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.70 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.56 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.24 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -2.82 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.66 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.62 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -2.57 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -10.04 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -1.75 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.87 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.31 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.60 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.91 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.75 |