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Crown Castle Inc. (CCI)

Real Estate | REIT - Specialty | Houston, United States | NYSE
79.84 USD +0.18 (0.226%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 3 a.m. EDT

Crown Castle presents a high-yield income play with a 5.54% dividend, but the 179% payout ratio indicates the distribution exceeds current earnings, creating a significant sustainability risk for long-term holders. While the company maintains strong operating cash flow and a stable infrastructure business, the stock trades below both its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, reflecting lingering technical weakness and negative revenue growth of 4.8%. The nine-year price trajectory shows a slight net gain, avoiding a structural decline penalty, yet the combination of high leverage and shrinking top-line growth keeps the long-term outlook neutral. For now, the trade leans hold, with the dividend serving as a buffer against further downside while waiting for clearer signs of earnings recovery.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.038259
AutoARIMA0.040055
AutoETS0.040055
AutoTheta0.040935

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 49%
H-stat 4.52
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.045
Excess Kurtosis 0.08
Attribute Value
Sector Real Estate
Ex Dividend Date 2026-06-14
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-14
Revenue per Share 9.679
Market Cap 34,846,322,688
Trailing P/E 33.69
Forward P/E 27.60
Beta 0.97
Profit Margins 25.14%
Previous Name Crown Castle International Corp. (REIT)
Website https://www.crowncastle.com

As of July 11, 2026, 3 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range-bound recovery with heavy put open interest at 72.5 and 75 strikes acting as a floor, while call volume spikes at the 80 strike suggest immediate upside interest near current levels. Implied volatility remains moderate around 35%, indicating balanced expectations rather than a high-risk bet.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.20% 4.74% 5.42% 4.82%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-15 1.063 1.197881
2026-03-13 1.063 1.215274
2025-12-15 1.063 1.187842
2025-09-15 1.063 1.136048
2025-06-13 1.063 1.080394
2025-03-14 1.565 1.516179
2024-12-13 1.565 1.611574
2024-09-13 1.565 1.316786
2024-06-14 1.565 1.579213
2024-03-14 1.565 1.473773
2023-12-14 1.565 1.366216
2023-09-14 1.565 1.586738
2023-06-14 1.565 1.367887
2023-03-14 1.565 1.193290
2022-12-14 1.565 1.138347
2022-09-14 1.470 0.882883
2022-06-14 1.470 0.930851
2022-03-14 1.470 0.850842
2021-12-14 1.470 0.754233
2021-09-14 1.330 0.702774
2021-06-11 1.330 0.684368
2021-03-12 1.330 0.838165
2020-12-14 1.330 0.857014
2020-09-14 1.200 0.749251
2020-06-11 1.200 0.746640
2020-03-12 1.200 0.842046
2019-12-12 1.200 0.909091
2019-09-12 1.125 0.810460
2019-06-13 1.125 0.848736
2019-03-14 1.125 0.907185
2018-12-13 1.125 0.977836
2018-09-13 1.050 0.933333
2018-06-14 1.050 1.037857
2018-03-15 1.050 0.957942
2017-12-14 1.050 0.949281
2017-09-14 0.950 0.906402
2017-06-14 0.950 0.932195
2017-03-15 0.950 1.056495
2016-12-14 0.950 1.101960
2016-09-14 0.885 0.968377
2016-06-15 0.885 0.941890
2016-03-16 0.885 1.041054
2015-12-16 0.885 1.029429
2015-09-16 0.820 1.046586
2015-06-17 0.820 0.992736
2015-03-18 0.820 0.948635
2014-12-17 0.820 1.091732
2014-09-17 0.350 0.439037
2014-06-18 0.350 0.475608
2014-03-18 0.350 0.467789
Additional Data
dividendRate 4.25
dividendYield 5.34
exDividendDate 2026-06-15
trailingAnnualDividendRate 4.25
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.05335174
lastDividendValue 1.063
lastDividendDate 2026-06-15
dividendDate 2026-06-30

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.21687102
Address1 8,020 Katy Freeway
All Time High 209.87
All Time Low 1.0
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 300
Audit Risk 2
Average Analyst Rating 2.1 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 4,332,620
Average Daily Volume3 Month 3,966,750
Average Volume 3,966,750
Average Volume10Days 4,332,620
Beta 0.972
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 1,100
Board Risk 1
Book Value -4.404
City Houston
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 9
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 79.84
Current Ratio 0.267
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 80.82
Day Low 79.74
Dividend Date 1,782,777,600
Dividend Rate 4.25
Dividend Yield 5.34
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,784,750,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,784,750,400
Earnings Timestamp 1,784,750,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,784,750,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,784,750,400
Ebitda 2,729,999,872
Ebitda Margins 0.64799005
Enterprise To Ebitda 23.689
Enterprise To Revenue 15.35
Enterprise Value 64,670,326,784
Eps Current Year 2.429
Eps Forward 2.89239
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.37
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,781,481,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 713 570 3100
Fifty Day Average 86.9278
Fifty Day Average Change -7.0878067
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0815367
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -21.687103
Fifty Two Week High 115.76
Fifty Two Week High Change -35.920006
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.31029722
Fifty Two Week Low 73.75
Fifty Two Week Low Change 6.0899963
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.08257622
Fifty Two Week Range 73.75 - 115.76
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 903,447,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 4.92
Float Shares 435,500,518
Forward Eps 2.89239
Forward P E 27.603468
Free Cashflow 1,202,875,008
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 1,500
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.73819
Gross Profits 3,110,000,128
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00096000003
Held Percent Institutions 1.0030999
Implied Shares Outstanding 436,451,983
Industry REIT - Specialty
Industry Disp REIT - Specialty
Industry Key reit-specialty
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,781,481,600
Last Dividend Value 1.063
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Crown Castle Inc. owns, operates and leases approximately 40,000 cell towers and approximately 90,000 route miles of fiber. It primarily supports small cells and fiber solutions across every major U.S. market. This nationwide portfolio of communications infrastructure connects cities and communities to essential data, technology and wireless service – bringing information, ideas and innovations to the people and businesses that need them. Crown Castle Inc. was incorporated in 1994 and is based in Houston, United States.
Long Name Crown Castle Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 34,846,322,688
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_27198
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Name Change Date 2,026-07-14
Net Income To Common 1,039,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 34,846,326,322
Number Of Analyst Opinions 19
Open 80.36
Operating Cashflow 2,924,999,936
Operating Margins 0.47722998
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 1.7932
Peg Ratio 1.3
Phone 713 570 3000
Pre Market Change -0.009994507
Pre Market Change Percent -0.01251817
Pre Market Price 79.83
Pre Market Time 1,784,028,875
Prev Name Crown Castle International Corp. (REIT)
Previous Close 79.66
Price Eps Current Year 32.86949
Price Hint 2
Price To Book -18.128973
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 8.271142
Profit Margins 0.25136
Quick Ratio 0.09
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.14286
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.179993
Regular Market Change Percent 0.225951
Regular Market Day High 80.82
Regular Market Day Low 79.74
Regular Market Day Range 79.74 - 80.82
Regular Market Open 80.36
Regular Market Previous Close 79.66
Regular Market Price 79.84
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,802
Regular Market Volume 3,279,925
Return On Assets 0.04048
Revenue Growth -0.048
Revenue Per Share 9.679
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20365608
Sector Real Estate
Sector Disp Real Estate
Sector Key real-estate
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 436,451,983
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.028900001
Shares Short 12,610,171
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 12,836,944
Short Name Crown Castle Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0343
Short Ratio 2.59
Source Interval 15
State TX
Symbol CCI
Target High Price 125.0
Target Low Price 85.0
Target Mean Price 99.07368
Target Median Price 95.0
Total Cash 55,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.126
Total Debt 29,878,999,040
Total Revenue 4,212,999,936
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 4.25
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.05335174
Trailing Eps 2.37
Trailing P E 33.687763
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.3025
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 88.3827
Two Hundred Day Average Change -8.542702
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.096655816
Type Disp Equity
Volume 3,279,925
Website https://www.crowncastle.com
Zip 77,024-1908