Growth Metrics

Crown Castle (CCI) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Crown Castle recorded quarterly Gross Margin of 97.43% in Q1 2026, little changed quarter-over-quarter from 97.29% in Q4 2025, and up 6.0% year-over-year from 91.91% in Q1 2025.

Crown Castle's Gross Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 97.43% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 6.0% year-over-year to 97.43%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 96.51% (down 882.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 97.35%, up 5308.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin came in at 97.43% for Q1 2026 at Crown Castle, roughly flat from 97.29% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 102.7% in Q4 2022 to a low of 16.28% in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 68.28% and a median of 93.54% in 2022 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin slumped 8642 bps in 2023 and soared 8455 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Crown Castle's Gross Margin stood at 102.7% in 2022, then slumped by 84 bps to 16.28% in 2023, then jumped by 519 bps to 100.83% in 2024, then fell by 4 bps to 97.29% in 2025, then gained by 0 bps to 97.43% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 97.43%, 97.29%, and 97.2% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Equinix 106.10 Bn 103.07 Bn 2.20 Bn 90.14%
2 American Tower 85.70 Bn 92.20 Bn 2.70 Bn 98.59%
3 Digital Realty Trust 67.00 Bn 66.16 Bn - -
4 Crown Castle 40.17 Bn 40.12 Bn 984.00 Mn 97.43%
5 Iron Mountain 37.80 Bn 37.83 Bn 1.05 Bn 54.04%
6 Sba Communications 21.99 Bn 22.08 Bn 532.10 Mn 75.64%
7 Weyerhaeuser 16.98 Bn 16.68 Bn 318.00 Mn 18.41%
8 Lamar Advertising 15.51 Bn 15.46 Bn 403.56 Mn 67.72%
9 Gaming & Leisure Properties 13.46 Bn 13.86 Bn - -
10 OUTFRONT Media 5.85 Bn 5.81 Bn 202.10 Mn 47.04%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 97.43%
Dec 31, 2025 97.29%
Sep 30, 2025 97.20%
Jun 30, 2025 48.08%
Mar 31, 2025 97.36%
Dec 31, 2024 100.83%
Sep 30, 2024 50.00%
Jun 30, 2024 41.86%
Mar 31, 2024 97.40%
Dec 31, 2023 16.28%
Sep 30, 2023 96.04%
Jun 30, 2023 29.50%
Mar 31, 2023 30.20%
Dec 31, 2022 102.70%
Sep 30, 2022 33.15%
Jun 30, 2022 93.54%
Mar 31, 2022 31.93%
Dec 31, 2021 91.66%
Sep 30, 2021 92.89%
Jun 30, 2021 33.54%
Mar 31, 2021 94.55%
Dec 31, 2020 12.06%
Sep 30, 2020 20.41%
Jun 30, 2020 92.50%
Mar 31, 2020 10.81%
Dec 31, 2019 91.80%
Sep 30, 2019 25.13%
Jun 30, 2019 25.54%
Mar 31, 2019 25.30%
Dec 31, 2018 90.40%
Sep 30, 2018 91.33%
Jun 30, 2018 25.19%
Mar 31, 2018 24.78%
Dec 31, 2017 92.81%
Sep 30, 2017 89.93%
Jun 30, 2017 89.98%
Mar 31, 2017 90.26%
Dec 31, 2016 87.32%
Sep 30, 2016 88.99%
Jun 30, 2016 90.04%
Mar 31, 2016 91.33%
Dec 31, 2015 90.02%
Sep 30, 2015 90.54%
Jun 30, 2015 90.06%
Mar 31, 2015 90.35%
Dec 31, 2014 86.51%
Sep 30, 2014 88.60%
Jun 30, 2014 88.40%
Mar 31, 2014 91.34%
Dec 31, 2013 90.66%
Sep 30, 2013 89.05%
Jun 30, 2013 90.45%
Mar 31, 2013 89.54%
Dec 31, 2012 89.92%
Sep 30, 2012 91.95%
Jun 30, 2012 93.12%
Mar 31, 2012 94.29%
Dec 31, 2011 94.46%
Sep 30, 2011 95.12%
Jun 30, 2011 94.82%
Mar 31, 2011 94.54%
Dec 31, 2010 93.70%
Sep 30, 2010 94.45%
Jun 30, 2010 93.44%
Mar 31, 2010 94.08%
Dec 31, 2009 93.66%
Sep 30, 2009 94.96%
Jun 30, 2009 94.87%
Mar 31, 2009 94.52%