Crown Castle (CCI) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Crown Castle's Return on Assets [ROA] was 7.49% in Q2 2026, up 18.70 percentage points from -11.22% a year earlier and up 0.65 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Crown Castle (CCI) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Assets [ROA] at Crown Castle came in at 6.28%, up 17.24 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of +3.55 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] was -10.95% in FY2024 (-14.83 pp), 3.88% in FY2023 (-0.42 pp), 4.30% in FY2022 (+1.48 pp) and 2.82% in FY2021 (+0.08 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] in data going back to Q3 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.29 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was Q1 2026 (a gain of 18.76 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2025 (a drop of 14.87 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CCI's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 6.83% (Q1 2026), 6.41% (Q4 2025) and -10.47% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Tower | 76.26 Bn | 75.99 Bn | 2.72 Bn | 5.56% |
| 2 | Digital Realty Trust | 64.98 Bn | 55.50 Bn | - | 1.58% |
| 3 | Crown Castle | 28.39 Bn | 27.14 Bn | 989.00 Mn | 7.49% |
| 4 | Sba Communications | 16.99 Bn | 17.07 Bn | 539.27 Mn | 8.46% |
| 5 | Lamar Advertising | 12.56 Bn | 12.38 Bn | 422.53 Mn | 8.13% |
| 6 | OUTFRONT Media | 4.89 Bn | 4.65 Bn | 276.40 Mn | 4.67% |
| 7 | Array Digital Infrastructure | 2.92 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 30.57 Mn | 15.21% |
| 8 | IHS Holding | 2.80 Bn | -57.74 Mn | 207.10 Mn | 2.96% |
| 9 | Fermi | 2.69 Bn | 1.82 Bn | - | -20.19% |
| 10 | Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings | 1.20 Bn | 488.27 Mn | 241.86 Mn | -2.73% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.49% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.83% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.41% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -10.47% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -11.22% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -11.93% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -11.03% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.52% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.42% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.94% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.20% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.99% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.37% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.29% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.31% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.15% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.96% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.74% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.81% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.21% |
API Access
Crown Castle Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CCI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CCI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();