Financial Performance
5Y price score: (76)
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10Y return: 43.4%
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52-week range
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Free Cash Flow Yield
5 %
Dividend Yield TTM
4.9 %
Market cap $
$ 37,638
Price / Earnings TTM
36
Price / Book TTM
(10.7)
PEG TTM
0.3
Earnings growth and return
LTM
5YR
10YR
Total return (price & dividends)
(7) %
(35.9) %
43.4 %
Free cash flow per share growth
(77.5) %
95.4 %
147.5 %
Earnings per share growth
(9.5) %
(56.6) %
(28.7) %
Founded: 1,994
Employees: 1,500
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Latest Earnings Call Takeaways
2026 Q3 (Oct 21, 2026)
1) Strategic Focus and Leadership Changes - Chris Hillabrant, as the new CEO, emphasized the company's shift towards becoming a best-in-class U.S. tower operator, having sold its small cell and fiber businesses. - The company has implemented cost-saving measures, achieving $65 million in annualized run rate savings. - A transformation program is underway to modernize systems and optimize operations, including a new project management system and field services system. - The ground lease buyout program is scaling, with expectations to purchase over 400 leases in 2026, more than double the previous year.
2) Financial Performance and Segment Results - Third-quarter organic growth was 3.5%, or 3.8% excluding DISH revenues, but was offset by $5 million from Sprint cancellations and $61 million from DISH terminations. - Site rental revenues and services margin were impacted, with a reported services margin of $15 million expected to increase in Q4. - The company raised its full-year 2026 guidance by $20 million for site rental revenues and $25 million for Adjusted EBITDA, reflecting improved operational efficiencies and contractual term extensions.
3) Challenges and Headwinds - The company faced challenges from Sprint cancellations and DISH terminations, which negatively impacted site rental revenues. - There are ongoing uncertainties regarding the deployment of new spectrum, particularly with the upcoming FCC auction of 800 MHz spectrum, which could affect leasing activity. - The resolution of a long-standing commercial issue with a major customer is seen as a positive step, but the overall impact of churn remains a concern.
4) Operational Plans and Future Growth - Crown Castle is focusing on expanding its edge compute infrastructure, with over 100 edge sites deployed and trials underway. - The company anticipates that 2026 will be the low point for organic growth, with expectations for increased leasing activity driven by new spectrum acquisitions and customer engagements. - The company is also exploring partnerships for edge data centers, indicating potential growth in this niche market.
5) Guidance and Outlook - The company expects to deliver $2.1 billion of AFFO at the midpoint for the second half of 2026 and first half of 2027. - Increased discretionary CapEx guidance to $240 million reflects higher ground lease buyout activity. - The call did not provide specific figures for Q4 expectations or detailed projections for 2027, leaving some uncertainty regarding future growth trajectories.
Bottom line: Crown Castle is strategically positioning itself for long-term growth by focusing on operational efficiencies and expanding its tower operations, despite facing short-term challenges from customer terminations and market uncertainties. The increased guidance for 2026 reflects confidence in its transformation efforts and the supportive backdrop for wireless infrastructure demand.
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Crown Castle is a company. Founded in 1994. As of October 23, 2026, the company's market capitalization is $37638068642 with a current stock price of $86.13.