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Crown Castle Inc. (CCI)

Real Estate | REIT - Specialty | Houston, United States | NYSE
79.56 USD -1.45 (-1.790%) ⇩ (Oct. 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 79.80 +0.24 (0.302%) ⇧ (Oct. 13, 2026, 8 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★⯪☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 6:09 a.m. EDT

Crown Castle presents a conflicted picture where recent price momentum and a sharp rebound clash with deteriorating fundamentals. While the stock has surged past the 68 level, it remains below its 200-day moving average, and the statistical forecast model leans negative. The dividend yield of 6.17% is attractive on paper but masks a dangerous payout ratio exceeding 170% and a recent dividend cut, signaling cash strain. Heavy put open interest suggests institutional hedging against further downside, while call speculation targets the 85-100 range. Investors should view this as a high-yield speculative play rather than a core holding, given the negative revenue growth and substantial debt load.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.035645
AutoETS0.038115
AutoARIMA0.038116
MSTL0.040048

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 42%
H-stat 39.88
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.077
Excess Kurtosis -0.65
Attribute Value
Sector Real Estate
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-14
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-14
Revenue per Share 9.577
Market Cap 33,849,233,408
Trailing P/E 32.34
Forward P/E 27.44
Beta 0.96
Profit Margins 20.72%
Previous Name Crown Castle International Corp. (REIT)
Website https://www.crowncastle.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 6:09 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for volatility with heavy put open interest at the 70-72.5 strike range for near-term expirations, suggesting a floor defense. Meanwhile, call volume is spiking at the 87.5 and 100 strikes for later months, indicating a speculative bet on a recovery toward analyst targets despite the current price lagging the 200-day average.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.45% 5.05% 5.38% 4.97%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-15 1.063 1.451195
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
dividendYield 5.34
exDividendDate 2026-09-15
trailingAnnualDividendRate 4.25
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.052462656
lastDividendValue 1.063
lastDividendDate 2026-09-15
dividendDate 2026-09-30

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.1673348
Address1 8,020 Katy Freeway
All Time High 209.87
All Time Low 1.0
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 2
Average Analyst Rating 2.1 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 4,961,040
Average Daily Volume3 Month 3,776,351
Average Volume 3,776,351
Average Volume10Days 4,961,040
Beta 0.961
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 500
Board Risk 1
Book Value -7.676
City Houston
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 9
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 79.56
Current Ratio 0.522
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 82.279
Day Low 78.635
Display Name Crown Castle
Dividend Date 1,790,726,400
Dividend Yield 5.34
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,792,612,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,792,612,800
Earnings Growth -0.675
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.677
Earnings Timestamp 1,792,612,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,792,612,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,792,612,800
Ebitda 2,689,999,872
Ebitda Margins 0.64648
Enterprise To Ebitda 20.896
Enterprise To Revenue 13.509
Enterprise Value 56,211,234,816
Eps Current Year 2.48236
Eps Forward 2.89994
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.46
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,789,430,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 713 570 3100
Fifty Day Average 73.4542
Fifty Day Average Change 6.105797
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.08312386
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -16.733479
Fifty Two Week High 100.5
Fifty Two Week High Change -20.940002
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.20835823
Fifty Two Week Low 65.32
Fifty Two Week Low Change 14.239998
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.21800365
Fifty Two Week Range 65.32 - 100.5
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 903,447,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 4.8
Float Shares 424,421,582
Forward Eps 2.89994
Forward P E 27.43505
Free Cashflow 1,036,249,984
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 1,500
Fullday Change -1.2000046
Fullday Change Percent -1.4813042
Fullday Price 79.56
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.73732
Gross Profits 3,068,000,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00099
Held Percent Institutions 1.01886
Implied Shares Outstanding 425,455,439
Industry REIT - Specialty
Industry Disp REIT - Specialty
Industry Key reit-specialty
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,789,430,400
Last Dividend Value 1.063
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name Crown Castle Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 33,849,233,408
Market State PREPRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_27198
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Name Change Date 2,026-10-14
Net Income To Common 1,074,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 29,879,735,480
Number Of Analyst Opinions 21
Open 81.99
Operating Cashflow 2,624,000,000
Operating Margins 0.46825
Overall Risk 5
Payout Ratio 1.7276
Peg Ratio 0.64
Phone 713 570 3000
Post Market Change 0.2400055
Post Market Change Percent 0.30166605
Post Market Price 79.8
Post Market Time 1,791,936,000
Prev Name Crown Castle International Corp. (REIT)
Previous Close 81.01
Price Eps Current Year 32.050148
Price Hint 2
Price To Book -10.364773
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 8.134879
Profit Margins 0.20716
Quick Ratio 0.429
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.13043
Region US
Regular Market Change -1.45
Regular Market Change Percent -1.78991
Regular Market Day High 82.279
Regular Market Day Low 78.635
Regular Market Day Range 78.635 - 82.279
Regular Market Open 81.99
Regular Market Previous Close 81.01
Regular Market Price 79.56
Regular Market Time 1,791,921,602
Regular Market Volume 4,859,905
Return On Assets 0.04725
Revenue Growth -0.049
Revenue Per Share 9.577
Sand P52 Week Change 0.17502642
Sector Real Estate
Sector Disp Real Estate
Sector Key real-estate
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 425,455,439
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0224
Shares Short 9,511,771
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 9,720,564
Short Name Crown Castle Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.026700001
Short Ratio 2.67
Source Interval 15
State TX
Symbol CCI
Target High Price 120.0
Target Low Price 80.0
Target Mean Price 94.44762
Target Median Price 92.0
Total Cash 1,042,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 2.449
Total Debt 23,403,999,232
Total Revenue 4,160,999,936
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 4.25
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.052462656
Trailing Eps 2.46
Trailing P E 32.34146
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.5527
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 82.54865
Two Hundred Day Average Change -2.988655
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.03620477
Type Disp Equity
Volume 4,859,905
Website https://www.crowncastle.com
Zip 77,024-1908