Crown Castle (CCI) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Crown Castle's (CCI) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 46.04% in Q1 2026, down 307.0% year-on-year from 22.24% in Q1 2025, and down 5.72% quarter-over-quarter from 48.83% in Q4 2025.
Crown Castle (CCI) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Crown Castle has disclosed Operating Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 46.04% for Q1 2026.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 46.04%, down 307.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 63.0% (up 16937.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 48.66%, down 105446.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin came in at 46.04% for Q1 2026 at Crown Castle, down from 48.83% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 1151.16% in Q2 2024 to a low of 18.1% in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 49.1% (2025), against an average of 336.91%.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin surged 95603 bps in 2024 and slumped 93621 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Crown Castle's Operating Margin stood at 13.52% in 2022, then surged by 5534 bps to 734.88% in 2023, then tumbled by 102 bps to 18.1% in 2024, then jumped by 370 bps to 48.83% in 2025, then retreated by 6 bps to 46.04% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 46.04% (Q1 2026), 48.83% (Q4 2025), and 48.97% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Equinix | 104.53 Bn | 101.50 Bn | 2.20 Bn | 23.61% |
| 2 | American Tower | 86.20 Bn | 92.70 Bn | 2.70 Bn | 45.27% |
| 3 | Digital Realty Trust | 63.76 Bn | 62.92 Bn | - | 16.38% |
| 4 | Crown Castle | 38.57 Bn | 38.52 Bn | 984.00 Mn | 46.04% |
| 5 | Iron Mountain | 37.41 Bn | 37.43 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 20.41% |
| 6 | Sba Communications | 20.70 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 532.10 Mn | 48.74% |
| 7 | Weyerhaeuser | 17.74 Bn | 17.44 Bn | 318.00 Mn | 14.30% |
| 8 | Lamar Advertising | 15.68 Bn | 15.63 Bn | 403.56 Mn | 32.90% |
| 9 | Gaming & Leisure Properties | 13.22 Bn | 13.62 Bn | - | 79.37% |
| 10 | OUTFRONT Media | 5.51 Bn | 5.47 Bn | 202.10 Mn | 13.01% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 46.04% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 48.83% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 48.97% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 973.08% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 49.10% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -18.10% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 985.19% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1,151.16% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 46.68% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 734.88% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 29.15% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 479.86% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 421.48% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -13.52% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 338.20% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 34.20% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 372.29% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 31.62% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 32.51% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 319.62% |