Crown Castle (CCI) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Crown Castle (CCI) reported Free Cash Flow of $452.0 million for Q1 2026, down 24.79% on a YoY basis from $601.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 44.27% sequentially from $811.0 million in Q4 2025.

Crown Castle (CCI) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Crown Castle (CCI) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $452.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 24.79% year-over-year to $452.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $2.7 billion (up 6.19% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $2.9 billion, up 3.9% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow slipped to $452.0 million in Q1 2026, 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 $265.0 million in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $626.7 million and a median of $552.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow soared 275.17% in 2023 and sank 51.24% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tracing CCI's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $451.0 million in 2022, then soared by 275.17% to $1.7 billion in 2023, then slumped by 51.24% to $825.0 million in 2024, then dropped by 1.7% to $811.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 44.27% to $452.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CCI's Free Cash Flow at $452.0 million in Q1 2026, $811.0 million in Q4 2025, and $671.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Equinix 102.00 Bn 98.94 Bn 1.26 Bn -539.00 Mn
2 American Tower 76.76 Bn 83.27 Bn 2.70 Bn 1.29 Bn
3 Digital Realty Trust 61.91 Bn 61.08 Bn - -337.62 Mn
4 Iron Mountain 37.06 Bn 37.09 Bn 1.05 Bn 36.65 Mn
5 Crown Castle 32.50 Bn 32.44 Bn 23.00 Mn 452.00 Mn
6 Sba Communications 18.50 Bn 18.59 Bn 532.10 Mn 206.69 Mn
7 Weyerhaeuser 17.05 Bn 16.75 Bn 318.00 Mn 29.00 Mn
8 Lamar Advertising 15.99 Bn 15.96 Bn 344.69 Mn 114.25 Mn
9 Gaming & Leisure Properties 12.58 Bn 12.98 Bn - 158.75 Mn
10 Rayonier 6.43 Bn 5.79 Bn 46.45 Mn 30.08 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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 739.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 739.00 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