Crown Castle (CCI) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Crown Castle's Interest Expenses was $208 million in Q2 2026, down 14.4% from $243 million a year earlier and down 14.0% from the prior quarter.
Crown Castle (CCI) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Crown Castle's Interest Expenses was $943 million through Jun 30, 2026, down 1.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $972 million, up 4.3% from FY2024.
- Interest Expenses shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Interest Expenses was $932 million in FY2024 (+9.8%), $849 million in FY2023, -$699 million in FY2022 and $657 million in FY2021 (-4.6%).
- Quarterly Interest Expenses has moved between -$1.21 billion (Q4 2022) and $247 million (Q3 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Interest Expenses was higher in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 2.8%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Interest Expenses over five years was Q2 2023 (growth of 26.1%); the worst was Q2 2026 (a decline of 14.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, CCI's Interest Expenses in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $242 million (Q1 2026), $246 million (Q4 2025) and $247 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Int Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Tower | 78.00 Bn | 77.74 Bn | 2.72 Bn | 354.50 Mn |
| 2 | Digital Realty Trust | 65.33 Bn | 55.85 Bn | - | 113.94 Mn |
| 3 | Crown Castle | 28.57 Bn | 27.31 Bn | 989.00 Mn | 208.00 Mn |
| 4 | Sba Communications | 17.27 Bn | 17.36 Bn | 539.27 Mn | - |
| 5 | Lamar Advertising | 12.72 Bn | 12.54 Bn | 422.53 Mn | 41.11 Mn |
| 6 | OUTFRONT Media | 4.93 Bn | 4.69 Bn | 276.40 Mn | - |
| 7 | Array Digital Infrastructure | 2.93 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 30.57 Mn | 10.86 Mn |
| 8 | IHS Holding | 2.81 Bn | -54.39 Mn | 207.10 Mn | -105.50 Mn |
| 9 | Fermi | 2.73 Bn | 1.87 Bn | - | -953,000.00 |
| 10 | Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings | 1.19 Bn | 478.09 Mn | 241.86 Mn | 99.03 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 208.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 242.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 246.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 247.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 243.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 236.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 240.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 236.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 230.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 226.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 222.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 217.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 208.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 202.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.21 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 177.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 165.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 164.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 164.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 163.00 Mn |
Crown Castle Interest Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-expenses&ticker=CCI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-expenses", "ticker": "CCI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-expenses&ticker=CCI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();