Crown Castle (CCI) Operating Margin (2009 - 2025)
Crown Castle's (CCI) annual Operating Margin came in at 48.66% in FY2025, down 95.59% year-over-year from 1103.12% in FY2024.
Crown Castle (CCI) Operating Margin (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Crown Castle has disclosed Operating Margin across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 48.66% for FY2025.
- 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 48.66% for FY2025 at Crown Castle, down from 1103.12% in the prior year.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 1103.12% in FY2024 to a low of 31.56% in FY2021.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 347.92% (2022), against an average of 405.87%.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin jumped 60503 bps in 2024 and sank 105446 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Crown Castle's Operating Margin stood at 31.56% in 2021, then soared by 1002 bps to 347.92% in 2022, then soared by 43 bps to 498.1% in 2023, then surged by 121 bps to 1103.12% in 2024, then tumbled by 96 bps to 48.66% in 2025.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 48.66% (FY2025), 1103.12% (FY2024), and 498.1% (FY2023), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Equinix | 103.83 Bn | 100.80 Bn | 2.20 Bn | - |
| 2 | American Tower | 87.12 Bn | 93.62 Bn | 2.70 Bn | - |
| 3 | Digital Realty Trust | 63.57 Bn | 62.73 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Crown Castle | 40.12 Bn | 40.07 Bn | 984.00 Mn | - |
| 5 | Iron Mountain | 37.76 Bn | 37.79 Bn | 1.05 Bn | - |
| 6 | Sba Communications | 21.58 Bn | 21.67 Bn | 532.10 Mn | - |
| 7 | Weyerhaeuser | 17.92 Bn | 17.63 Bn | 318.00 Mn | - |
| 8 | Lamar Advertising | 15.66 Bn | 15.61 Bn | 403.56 Mn | 34.16% |
| 9 | Gaming & Leisure Properties | 13.45 Bn | 13.85 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | OUTFRONT Media | 5.51 Bn | 5.47 Bn | 202.10 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 48.66% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1,103.13% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 498.10% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 347.92% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 31.56% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 358.27% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 232.69% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 240.94% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 185.60% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 24.20% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 25.82% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 139.95% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 30.73% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 270.57% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 386.38% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 30.63% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 25.75% |