Crown Castle (CCI) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Crown Castle's (CCI) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $452.0 million in Q1 2026, down 24.79% year-on-year from $601.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 44.27% quarter-over-quarter from $811.0 million in Q4 2025.
Crown Castle (CCI) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Crown Castle has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $452.0 million for Q1 2026.
- Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $452.0 million, down 24.79% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.7 billion (up 20.25% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $2.9 billion, up 3.9% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow came in at $452.0 million for Q1 2026 at Crown Castle, down from $811.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $1.7 billion in Q4 2023 to a low of $186.0 million in Q3 2023.
- The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $552.0 million (2024), against an average of $624.8 million.
- Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow soared 275.17% in 2023 and sank 60.34% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Crown Castle's Free Cash Flow stood at $451.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 275.17% to $1.7 billion in 2023, then sank by 51.24% to $825.0 million in 2024, then declined by 1.7% to $811.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 44.27% to $452.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $452.0 million (Q1 2026), $811.0 million (Q4 2025), and $671.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Equinix | 104.53 Bn | 101.50 Bn | 2.20 Bn | 594.00 Mn |
| 2 | American Tower | 86.20 Bn | 92.70 Bn | 2.70 Bn | 951.10 Mn |
| 3 | Digital Realty Trust | 63.76 Bn | 62.92 Bn | - | -337.62 Mn |
| 4 | Crown Castle | 38.57 Bn | 38.52 Bn | 984.00 Mn | 452.00 Mn |
| 5 | Iron Mountain | 37.41 Bn | 37.43 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 36.65 Mn |
| 6 | Sba Communications | 20.70 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 532.10 Mn | 206.69 Mn |
| 7 | Weyerhaeuser | 17.74 Bn | 17.44 Bn | 318.00 Mn | 29.00 Mn |
| 8 | Lamar Advertising | 15.68 Bn | 15.63 Bn | 403.56 Mn | 208.30 Mn |
| 9 | Gaming & Leisure Properties | 13.22 Bn | 13.62 Bn | - | 158.75 Mn |
| 10 | OUTFRONT Media | 5.51 Bn | 5.47 Bn | 202.10 Mn | 72.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 452.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 452.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 811.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 811.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 671.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 671.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 792.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 792.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 601.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 601.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 825.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 825.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 402.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 402.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 439.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 439.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 552.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 552.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.69 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.69 Bn |