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Crown Castle Inc. (CCI)

Real Estate | REIT - Specialty | Houston, United States | NYSE
88.71 USD +1.84 (2.118%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 88.70 -0.01 (-0.010%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 7:50 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:35 p.m. EDT

Crown Castle Inc. (CCI) presents a compelling opportunity for both short-term and long-term investors. The stock has shown resilience in the recent price history, with a strong dividend yield and consistent payouts, making it a solid choice for income-focused investors. The recent news highlights positive developments, including strategic restructuring and strong performance against competitors, which could drive further momentum. While the short-term forecast indicates a slight downward trend, the long-term fundamentals and consistent dividends suggest a buy-and-hold strategy. Investors should consider the options activity as a signal for potential price targets and volatility, but the overall fundamentals and yield stability make CCI a strong contender.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.028271
AutoETS0.028271
MSTL0.028515
AutoTheta0.030139

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 54%
H-stat 2.14
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.040
Excess Kurtosis 0.37
Attribute Value
Sector Real Estate
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-12
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-12
Revenue per Share 9.802
Market Cap 38,710,149,120
Trailing P/E 35.20
Forward P/E 30.25
Beta 0.96
Profit Margins 10.41%
Previous Name Crown Castle International Corp. (REIT)
Website https://www.crowncastle.com

As of April 11, 2026, 1:35 p.m. EDT: The options data indicates a mixed sentiment. The calls show increased OTM positioning with higher volatility and open interest, suggesting potential for upward movement. However, the puts also show significant OTM positioning with high volatility, indicating possible downside protection or bearish sentiment. The overall IV is moderate, suggesting uncertainty in the market. The presence of major OI walls and volume spikes at certain strikes could indicate strategic bets on specific price targets.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.22% 4.70% 5.92% 5.29%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-13 1.063 1.215274
2025-12-15 1.063 1.202689
2025-09-15 1.063 1.163849
2025-06-13 1.063 1.119306
2025-03-14 1.565 1.587658
2024-12-13 1.565 1.715790
2024-09-13 1.565 1.424509
2024-06-14 1.565 1.731158
2024-03-14 1.565 1.641304
2023-12-14 1.565 1.543461
2023-09-14 1.565 1.816947
2023-06-14 1.565 1.591912
2023-03-14 1.565 1.407779
2022-12-14 1.565 1.359251
2022-09-14 1.470 1.065717
2022-06-14 1.470 1.133470
2022-03-14 1.470 1.045300
2021-12-14 1.470 0.934523
2021-09-14 1.330 0.877256
2021-06-11 1.330 0.860307
2021-03-12 1.330 1.060688
2020-12-14 1.330 1.093883
2020-09-14 1.200 0.964471
2020-06-11 1.200 0.968438
2020-03-12 1.200 1.099766
2019-12-12 1.200 1.196665
2019-09-12 1.125 1.076430
2019-06-13 1.125 1.136488
2019-03-14 1.125 1.224954
2018-12-13 1.125 1.332342
2018-09-13 1.050 1.284216
2018-06-14 1.050 1.441524
2018-03-15 1.050 1.344493
2017-12-14 1.050 1.344938
2017-09-14 0.950 1.296409
2017-06-14 0.950 1.345480
2017-03-15 0.950 1.539204
2016-12-14 0.950 1.622638
2016-09-14 0.885 1.441506
2016-06-15 0.885 1.415715
2016-03-16 0.885 1.579691
2015-12-16 0.885 1.578428
2015-09-16 0.820 1.621459
2015-06-17 0.820 1.554294
2015-03-18 0.820 1.500079
2014-12-17 0.820 1.743072
2014-09-17 0.350 0.708670
2014-06-18 0.350 0.771109
2014-03-18 0.350 0.762074
Additional Data
dividendRate 4.25
dividendYield 4.79
exDividendDate 2026-03-13
trailingAnnualDividendRate 4.753
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.054713935
lastDividendValue 1.063
lastDividendDate 2026-03-13
dividendDate 2026-03-31

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.1494174
Address1 8,020 Katy Freeway
All Time High 209.87
All Time Low 1.0
Ask 89.0
Ask Size 400
Audit Risk 2
Average Analyst Rating 2.1 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 3,057,700
Average Daily Volume3 Month 3,449,019
Average Volume 3,449,019
Average Volume10Days 3,057,700
Beta 0.964
Bid 88.67
Bid Size 800
Board Risk 1
Book Value -3.759
City Houston
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 8
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 88.71
Current Ratio 0.255
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 89.0
Day Low 86.455
Dividend Date 1,774,915,200
Dividend Rate 4.25
Dividend Yield 4.79
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,776,889,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,776,889,800
Earnings Timestamp 1,776,888,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,776,888,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,776,888,000
Ebitda 2,776,000,000
Ebitda Margins 0.65102994
Enterprise To Ebitda 24.55
Enterprise To Revenue 15.983
Enterprise Value 68,150,808,576
Eps Current Year 2.42218
Eps Forward 2.93219
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.52
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,773,360,000
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 85.6748
Fifty Day Average Change 3.035202
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.03542701
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -14.94174
Fifty Two Week High 115.76
Fifty Two Week High Change -27.050003
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.23367314
Fifty Two Week Low 75.96
Fifty Two Week Low Change 12.75
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.16785151
Fifty Two Week Range 75.96 - 115.76
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 903,447,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 4.85
Float Shares 435,141,606
Forward Eps 2.93219
Forward P E 30.253838
Free Cashflow 1,372,249,984
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 1,500
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.74085
Gross Profits 3,159,000,064
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0011
Held Percent Institutions 0.995
Implied Shares Outstanding 436,367,346
Industry REIT - Specialty
Industry Disp REIT - Specialty
Industry Key reit-specialty
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,773,360,000
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 supporting 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 in Delaware, USA.
Long Name Crown Castle Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 38,710,149,120
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_27198
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Name Change Date 2,026-04-16
Net Income To Common 1,103,000,064
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 38,710,147,263
Number Of Analyst Opinions 20
Open 86.955
Operating Cashflow 3,056,999,936
Operating Margins 0.49206
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 1.8859
Peg Ratio 0.85
Phone 713 570 3000
Post Market Change -0.010002136
Post Market Change Percent -0.011275095
Post Market Price 88.7
Post Market Time 1,776,469,801
Prev Name Crown Castle International Corp. (REIT)
Previous Close 86.87
Price Eps Current Year 36.624035
Price Hint 2
Price To Book -23.599361
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 9.078365
Profit Margins 0.10413
Quick Ratio 0.098
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.09524
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.84
Regular Market Change Percent 2.1181
Regular Market Day High 89.0
Regular Market Day Low 86.455
Regular Market Day Range 86.455 - 89.0
Regular Market Open 86.955
Regular Market Previous Close 86.87
Regular Market Price 88.71
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,002
Regular Market Volume 2,564,965
Return On Assets 0.04058
Revenue Growth -0.043
Revenue Per Share 9.802
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Real Estate
Sector Disp Real Estate
Sector Key real-estate
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 436,367,346
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0232
Shares Short 10,103,374
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 9,098,054
Short Name Crown Castle Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0275
Short Ratio 3.36
Source Interval 15
State TX
Symbol CCI
Target High Price 125.0
Target Low Price 85.0
Target Mean Price 97.92
Target Median Price 95.0
Total Cash 99,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.227
Total Debt 29,565,999,104
Total Revenue 4,264,000,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 4.753
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.054713935
Trailing Eps 2.52
Trailing P E 35.20238
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.8696
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 92.77545
Two Hundred Day Average Change -4.0654526
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.043820348
Type Disp Equity
Volume 2,564,965
Website https://www.crowncastle.com
Zip 77,024-1908