Crown Castle (CCI) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Crown Castle (CCI) posted Return on Capital Employed of 7.55% for Q1 2026, down 1.68% sequentially from 7.68% in Q4 2025, and up 32.0% YoY from 5.72% in Q1 2025.
Crown Castle (CCI) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Crown Castle has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 years, with the latest figure at 7.55% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 32.0% year-over-year to 7.55% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 7.55% (up 32.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 7.51%, up 117.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed eased to 7.55% in Q1 2026 per CCI's latest filing, from 7.68% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 15.25% in Q2 2023 and troughed at 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.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed plunged 1017 bps in 2024, then soared 261 bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 6.71% in 2022, then dropped by 13 bps to 5.82% in 2023, then advanced by 10 bps to 6.37% in 2024, then climbed by 20 bps to 7.68% in 2025, then slipped by 2 bps to 7.55% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 7.55%, 7.68%, and 7.78% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.56% |
| 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% |