Crown Castle (CCI) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Crown Castle (CCI) reported Return on Capital Employed of 7.55% for Q1 2026, up 32.0% on a YoY basis from 5.72% in Q1 2025, and down 1.68% sequentially from 7.68% in Q4 2025.

Crown Castle (CCI) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Crown Castle (CCI) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 7.55% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 32.0% year-over-year to 7.55%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 7.55% (up 32.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 7.51%, up 117.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed eased to 7.55% in Q1 2026, from 7.68% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 15.25% in Q2 2023 to a low of 5.08% in Q2 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 8.01% and a median of 7.55% in 2026 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed slumped 1017 bps in 2024 and jumped 261 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing CCI's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 6.71% in 2022, then retreated by 13 bps to 5.82% in 2023, then increased by 10 bps to 6.37% in 2024, then rose by 20 bps to 7.68% in 2025, then fell by 2 bps to 7.55% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CCI's Return on Capital Employed at 7.55% in Q1 2026, 7.68% in Q4 2025, and 7.78% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Equinix 102.00 Bn 98.94 Bn 1.26 Bn 5.47%
2 American Tower 76.76 Bn 83.27 Bn 2.70 Bn 9.03%
3 Digital Realty Trust 61.91 Bn 61.08 Bn - -
4 Iron Mountain 37.06 Bn 37.09 Bn 1.05 Bn 7.00%
5 Crown Castle 32.50 Bn 32.44 Bn 23.00 Mn 7.55%
6 Sba Communications 18.50 Bn 18.59 Bn 532.10 Mn 16.27%
7 Weyerhaeuser 17.05 Bn 16.75 Bn 318.00 Mn 5.17%
8 Lamar Advertising 15.99 Bn 15.96 Bn 344.69 Mn 11.78%
9 Gaming & Leisure Properties 12.58 Bn 12.98 Bn - -
10 Rayonier 6.43 Bn 5.79 Bn 46.45 Mn 0.72%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 7.55%
Dec 31, 2025 7.68%
Sep 30, 2025 7.78%
Jun 30, 2025 7.63%
Mar 31, 2025 7.23%
Dec 31, 2024 6.37%
Sep 30, 2024 5.17%
Jun 30, 2024 5.08%
Mar 31, 2024 5.52%
Dec 31, 2023 5.82%
Sep 30, 2023 9.62%
Jun 30, 2023 15.25%
Mar 31, 2023 8.69%
Dec 31, 2022 6.71%
Sep 30, 2022 9.43%
Jun 30, 2022 13.12%
Mar 31, 2022 7.51%
Dec 31, 2021 7.88%
Sep 30, 2021 15.65%
Jun 30, 2021 15.04%