Crown Castle (CCI) Payout Ratio (2014 - 2026)
Crown Castle's Payout Ratio came in at 2.81 for Q3 2026, up 5.3% from the prior quarter.
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Crown Castle (CCI) Payout Ratio (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Crown Castle's Payout Ratio was 4.68.
- Going back by year, Payout Ratio was 1.81 in FY2023 (+16.7%), 1.55 in FY2022 (-28.3%) and 2.17 in FY2021 (+2.8%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Payout Ratio is 1.48 (Q2 2023) to 4.68 (Q4 2025).
- The fastest year-over-year change in Payout Ratio over five years came in Q2 2024 (growth of 54.4%), and the weakest in Q1 2022 (a decline of 31.0%).
- Business Quant data shows CCI's Payout Ratio at 2.67 (Q2 2026), 2.17 (Q1 2026) and 4.68 (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Tower | 86.72 Bn | 80.00 Bn | 2.75 Bn |
| 2 | Digital Realty Trust | 67.98 Bn | 59.43 Bn | - |
| 3 | Crown Castle | 37.11 Bn | 35.78 Bn | 982.00 Mn |
| 4 | Sba Communications | 19.86 Bn | 18.40 Bn | 542.40 Mn |
| 5 | Lamar Advertising | 16.11 Bn | 15.92 Bn | 422.53 Mn |
| 6 | OUTFRONT Media | 5.53 Bn | 5.27 Bn | 276.40 Mn |
| 7 | IHS Holding | 2.84 Bn | -723.51 Mn | 207.10 Mn |
| 8 | Array Digital Infrastructure | 2.59 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 30.57 Mn |
| 9 | Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings | 1.23 Bn | 518.82 Mn | 241.86 Mn |
| 10 | Fermi | 1.03 Bn | 171.55 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.81 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.67 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.17 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.68 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.21 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.28 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.95 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.81 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.60 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.48 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.53 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.55 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.59 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.62 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.67 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.17 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.85 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.12 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 2.42 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 2.11 |
API Access
Crown Castle Payout Ratio 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=payout-ratio&ticker=CCI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "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=payout-ratio&ticker=CCI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();