# Crown Castle Inc. (CCI) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Real Estate / Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). Price $75.83, market value $33.1 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 31.0×** (5-yr avg 52.5×, 3-yr avg 57.5×). Crown Castle Inc. trades at 31.0× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 52.5×: cheap by its own standards. The Real Estate median in the September 2026 study was 25.2×. Forward P/E is 26.3×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.24**. A PEG of 0.24 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 163.2×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 163.2×, a level that requires very high margins or very fast growth to justify.
- **EV / EBITDA: 22.6×**. Enterprise value is 22.6× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; above 20× is demanding.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 7.3%** (5-yr avg 5.4%). Free cash flow equals 7.3% of the market value, above its five-year average of 5.4%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 3.2%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.2% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 206.5%**. 206.5% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: -27.2%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: 6.2%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 6.2%.
- **Return on assets: 2.7%**. Each dollar of assets produces 2.7% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 12.0%** (3-yr -32.4%/yr, 5-yr -16.2%/yr). Revenue grew 12.0% over the last year, against -16.2% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 111.2%** (3-yr -36.0%/yr, 5-yr -15.5%/yr). Earnings per share rose 111.2%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 22.4%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 22.4% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 10.1×**. It would take 10.1 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Altman Z-score: 0.75**. A Z-score of 0.75 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 5.60%** ($4.25 per share, trailing). Crown Castle Inc. yields 5.60%, an income-level yield.
- **Payout ratio: 468%** (212% of free cash flow). The dividend exceeds earnings (468% payout), which is rarely sustainable outside REITs and one-off years.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): -0.7%/yr** (1-yr -24.1%). The dividend has not grown over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (20 analysts). 20 analysts cover Crown Castle Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $95.07 (+25% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -16.7%** (YTD -12.6%, 3-mo -18.8%). The shares are down 16.7% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -24.5%** (8.8% above the low). Trading 25% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 49**. An RSI of 49 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.10** (volatility 30%). Beta of 0.10 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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