Crown Castle (CCI) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Crown Castle's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 8.56% for Q2 2026, up 0.93 percentage points from 7.63% a year earlier and up 1.01 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Crown Castle (CCI) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Crown Castle's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 7.51%, up 1.17 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a five-year change of +2.42 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 6.33% in FY2024 (+0.53 pp), 5.80% in FY2023 (-0.89 pp), 6.69% in FY2022 (+1.26 pp) and 5.43% in FY2021 (+0.34 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to Q3 2009.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for seven consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.07 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q3 2025 (a gain of 2.61 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2024 (a drop of 1.82 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CCI's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at 7.55% (Q1 2026), 7.68% (Q4 2025) and 7.78% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Tower | 75.07 Bn | 74.81 Bn | 2.72 Bn | 9.01% |
| 2 | Digital Realty Trust | 65.30 Bn | 55.82 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Crown Castle | 28.16 Bn | 26.91 Bn | 989.00 Mn | 8.56% |
| 4 | Sba Communications | 16.76 Bn | 16.85 Bn | 539.27 Mn | 18.50% |
| 5 | Lamar Advertising | 12.49 Bn | 12.31 Bn | 422.53 Mn | 11.99% |
| 6 | OUTFRONT Media | 4.94 Bn | 4.70 Bn | 276.40 Mn | 8.53% |
| 7 | Array Digital Infrastructure | 2.95 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 30.57 Mn | 16.07% |
| 8 | IHS Holding | 2.80 Bn | -64.45 Mn | 207.10 Mn | 20.60% |
| 9 | Fermi | 2.58 Bn | 1.72 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings | 1.22 Bn | 508.64 Mn | 241.86 Mn | 10.13% |
Historic Data
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Historic 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 | 6.59% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.91% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.68% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.71% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.43% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.08% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.83% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.41% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.84% |
API Access
Crown Castle Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CCI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CCI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();