Why did Crown Castle (CCI) stock move recently?

On 7/23/2026, Crown Castle moved -3.8% — Crown Castle shares fell on multiple analyst price target cuts citing tower market outlook concerns, outweighing the Q2 AFFO beat and raised full-year guidance in the July 22 earnings release. This is MarketChacha's decoded reason from filings and credible news; it is education, not buy/sell advice.

Is Crown Castle (CCI) overvalued or fairly valued?

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What is Crown Castle's revenue?

Crown Castle reported revenue of $215.0M for FY2025, with net profit of $444.0M, per official filings.

What is the share price of Crown Castle (CCI)?

Crown Castle last traded at $81.14 (+0.1% on the day), as of 10/20/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Crown Castle

CCI · NYSE · Real Estate · United States

Snapshot

TickerCCI

ExchangeNYSE

SectorReal Estate

IndustryREIT - Specialty

CountryUnited States

Employees1,500

HeadquartersHouston, United States

Websitewww.crowncastle.com

Filings tracked21

About Crown Castle

Crown Castle owns, operates and leases approximately 40,000 cell towers across the U.S. This nationwide portfolio serves as the foundation of wireless connectivity that provides cities and communities access to essential data, technology and wireless service bringing information, ideas, innovations and the connectivity of modern life to help people and businesses thrive. Crown Castle Inc. was established in 1994 and was incorporated in Delaware.

Who owns it

Insiders0.1%
Institutions99.9%
Public & other0.0%

1,352 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.10.32%
Cohen & Steers Inc.9.19%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC8.91%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC6.70%
State Street Corporation5.41%
Wellington Management Group, LLP4.07%
Lazard Asset Management LLC3.55%
Geode Capital Management, LLC3.20%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

Recent reported profit includes sizeable one-off / non-operating items — the underlying operating trend may differ from the headline.

Operating margin trend498.1% → 965.1%

Margin has expanded by about 467.0 points — the business is getting more profitable.

Return on equity23.5%

Latest ROE of 23.5% — capital is generating a healthy return.

Growth qualityrev -29% · PAT -46%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

One-off items2 of last 3 yrs

Recent reported profit includes sizeable one-off / non-operating items — the underlying operating trend may differ from the headline.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $1.0B · EPS 0.69

Est. earnings growth +10.3%

Next fiscal year

Rev $4.1B · EPS 2.90

Est. earnings growth +16.6%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2025)

$215.0M

Revenue CAGR (2y)

-28.5%

Profit CAGR (2y)

-45.6%

EPS (FY2025)

1.01

Net profit (FY2025)

$444.0M

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Why it moved

Jul 23, 2026
Crown Castle shares fell on multiple analyst price target cuts citing tower market outlook concerns, outweighing the Q2 AFFO beat and raised full-year guidance in the July 22 earnings release.
source 1 ↗source 2 ↗source 3 ↗· confidence: medium

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2025	$215.0M	$444.0M*	1.01	—	—
FY2024	$192.0M	$-3.9B	-8.98	-2032.8%	—
FY2023	$421.0M	$1.5B*	3.46	—	23.5%

* Net profit includes one-off / non-operating items (e.g. a settlement or accounting gain), so it doesn’t reflect operating performance — net margin is hidden for that period.

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q2	$41.0M	$94.0M*	0.22	—
2026Q1	$49.0M	$151.0M*	0.34	—
2025Q3	$60.0M	$323.0M*	0.74	—
2025Q2	$52.0M	$291.0M*	0.67	—
2025Q1	$50.0M	$-464.0M	-1.07	-928.0%
2024Q3	$54.0M	$303.0M*	0.70	—
2024Q2	$43.0M	$251.0M*	0.58	—
2024Q1	$46.0M	$311.0M*	0.71	—
2023Q3	$90.0M	$265.0M*	0.61	—
2023Q2	$139.0M	$455.0M*	1.05	—
2023Q1	$149.0M	$418.0M*	0.97	—

* Net profit includes one-off / non-operating items (e.g. a settlement or accounting gain), so it doesn’t reflect operating performance — net margin is hidden for that period.

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

10-Q filing
SEC8/5/2026
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC8/5/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC7/22/2026material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC5/20/2026material
8-K — Shareholder vote results
SEC5/20/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC5/7/2026
8-K — Completion of acquisition/disposition, Results of operations, Executive/director change, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC5/1/2026material
8-K — Material agreement, Termination of agreement, Material financial obligation, Exhibits
SEC5/1/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC4/22/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC2/25/2026material
10-K filing
SEC2/23/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Costs from exit/disposal, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC2/4/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC1/12/2026material

2025

10-Q filing
SEC11/6/2025
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC11/5/2025material
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC10/22/2025material
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC9/15/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC8/6/2025
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC8/6/2025material
8-K — Executive/director change, Other events, Exhibits
SEC8/4/2025material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC7/30/2025material

In the news

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