Crown Castle (CCI) FCF Payout Ratio (2014 - 2026)

Crown Castle (CCI) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 1.03 for Q1 2026, down 9.68% on a YoY basis from 1.14 in Q1 2025, and up 122.63% sequentially from 4.56 in Q4 2025.

Crown Castle (CCI) FCF Payout Ratio (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Crown Castle (CCI) has 13 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 1.03 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 9.68% year-over-year to 1.03; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.84 (up 20.52% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.72, up 26.64% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio rose to 1.03 in Q1 2026, from 4.56 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 2.35 in Q1 2022 to a low of 5.79 in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 0.43 and a median of 0.7 in 2025 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio tumbled 209.51% in 2023 and soared 200.58% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tracing CCI's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 1.53 in 2022, then plunged by 84.42% to 2.82 in 2023, then tumbled by 105.56% to 5.79 in 2024, then rose by 21.33% to 4.56 in 2025, then soared by 122.63% to 1.03 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CCI's FCF Payout Ratio at 1.03 in Q1 2026, 4.56 in Q4 2025, and 0.7 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Equinix 103.05 Bn 99.99 Bn 1.26 Bn -0.96
2 American Tower 77.66 Bn 77.54 Bn 2.70 Bn 0.02
3 Digital Realty Trust 67.48 Bn 65.06 Bn - -2.58
4 Iron Mountain 37.71 Bn 37.46 Bn 1.05 Bn 7.52
5 Crown Castle 32.38 Bn 32.33 Bn 23.00 Mn 1.03
6 Sba Communications 18.28 Bn 18.28 Bn 532.10 Mn 0.65
7 Weyerhaeuser 17.26 Bn 16.96 Bn 318.00 Mn 5.21
8 Lamar Advertising 16.38 Bn 16.34 Bn 344.69 Mn 1.42
9 Gaming & Leisure Properties 12.82 Bn 12.82 Bn - 0.04
10 OUTFRONT Media 5.65 Bn 5.58 Bn 202.10 Mn 0.74

Historic Data

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DateValue
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 0.93
Mar 31, 2024 1.25
Dec 31, 2023 -2.82
Sep 30, 2023 1.41
Jun 30, 2023 -0.92
Mar 31, 2023 -2.57
Dec 31, 2022 -1.53
Sep 30, 2022 -1.50
Jun 30, 2022 1.34
Mar 31, 2022 2.35
Dec 31, 2021 1.60
Sep 30, 2021 1.44
Jun 30, 2021 0.75