Company Dossier · Real Estate
Crown Castle
- S&P 500
- Russell 1000
What Crown Castle is doing, read from its filings, its own words and the news, with every figure dated and sourced. Not investment advice: no ratings, no price targets.
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The latest read
Computed from the data on Oct 22, 2026. Every figure links back to its source in the sections below.
- Revenue over the four quarters to June 30, 2026: $0.20 billion, down 4.8% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditure) over the four quarters to June 30, 2026: $2.41 billion, down 16% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Capital expenditure over the four quarters to June 30, 2026: $0.22 billion, up 29% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Latest earnings call or results release (October 21, 2026): sentiment 0.60 on a −1 to +1 scale (mixed), confidence 0.70 of 1.Palanor Discourse
- Guidance in the last 90 days: 4 outlook figures raised, 0 lowered, 0 held.Guidance Ledger (8-K results releases)
- Latest annual report (filed February 23, 2026): 1 risk factor added, 1 removed.Risk Factor Changes (10-K Item 1A)
- Insiders were net sellers in Q3 2026: $0.1 million on the open market.SEC Form 4
- 941 institutional managers reported a position at June 30, 2026 (−17 on the quarter before).SEC Form 13F
- H-1B filings certified in Q2 2026: 2 (4 a year earlier).U.S. Department of Labor (OFLC)
Company Posture
How Company Posture is measured →What Crown Castle is doing, on three axes, from its filings and its own words, as of 2026-10-22. A description, not a rating: Company Posture never says whether to buy.
Expanding · Confident
Expanding ↔ Retrenching
Expanding
- Capital spending81st pct
- Debt raised—
- Buybacks vs capex—
- Hiring filings24th pct
- Deals and private raises92nd pct
- Patent publications97th pct
Confident ↔ Hedging
Confident
- Call sentiment66th pct
- Call confidence50th pct
- Guidance changes75th pct
- Risk factors added59th pct
- Insider open-market trades85th pct
- + Guidance changes
- + Insider open-market trades
- + Call sentiment
Pressure
Components only: Not yet shown as a score: in the back-test it did not add to a naive reader's forecast of impairment, debt acceleration or bankruptcy filings (8-K 2.06, 2.04, 1.03) (not enough events (17 in half 1; needs 20)).
- Fails-to-deliver56th pct
- Stress filings50th pct
Credit
How these are built →Crown Castle's borrowing from its SEC filings: the bonds it priced and the debt on its latest balance sheet. A description, not a rating.
Debt on the balance sheet
$18.2B
- Due within a year $2.3B
- Longer term $16.0B
- Default point $10.2B (short + ½ long)
Finance leases included · Jun 30, 2026 filing
Bonds priced, last 12 months
None
U.S. dollar tranches with a term sheet on EDGAR. Deals sold under Rule 144A file none and are not counted.
| Priced | Amount | Coupon | Matures | Spread | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2024 | $550M | 4.900% | 2029 (5y) | +110bp | 4.959% |
| Aug 1, 2024 | $700M | 5.200% | 2034 (10y) | +130bp | 5.286% |
| Dec 4, 2023 | $750M | 5.600% | 2029 (5y) | +143bp | 5.673% |
| Dec 4, 2023 | $750M | 5.800% | 2034 (10y) | +153bp | 5.823% |
From the pricing term sheets Crown Castle filed with the SEC. Spread is to the benchmark Treasury (or Bund, Gilt) at pricing.
Charts
Live charts: each one redraws from today’s data and has an image link to paste into a document or slide.
Cash flow
Capital returned and raised
What the company says
Hiring and ownership
In the news
Headlines that name Crown Castle, with the publisher and a link. The tone is read from each headline’s own words, never from a summary of the article.
- NeutralCrown Castle jumps 16% amid heavy trading, sector gains (CCI:NYSE)
seekingalpha.com · via Marketaux · Oct 9, 2026
- NeutralTelecom tower REIT stocks jump after SpaceX-Grain Management spectrum deal (CCI:NYSE)
seekingalpha.com · via Marketaux · Oct 9, 2026
Filings and records
The last two years of notable 8-Ks, offerings, annual reports, federal awards, lobbying reports, patents and other public records, newest first.
- Oct 18, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (ALPINE GROUP PARTNERS, LLC.)third_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Oct 9, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (WANETA STRATEGIES, LLC)third_quarter 2026 · $0.0 million
- Sep 14, 20268-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Jul 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (ALPINE GROUP PARTNERS, LLC.)second_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Jul 16, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (WANETA STRATEGIES, LLC)second_quarter 2026 · $0.0 million
- Jul 8, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (ALPINE GROUP PARTNERS, LLC.)second_quarter 2026
- May 20, 20268-KShareholder vote resultsItem 5.07
- May 1, 20268-KMaterial agreement signedItem 1.01
- May 1, 20268-KMaterial agreement terminatedItem 1.02
- May 1, 20268-KAcquisition or sale completedItem 2.01
- May 1, 20268-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Apr 10, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (WANETA STRATEGIES, LLC)first_quarter 2026 · $0.0 million
- Feb 25, 20268-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Feb 23, 202610-KAnnual report (10-K)1 risk factors added, 1 removed
- Feb 4, 20268-KExit or restructuring costsItem 2.05
- Jan 15, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (WANETA STRATEGIES, LLC)fourth_quarter 2025 · $0.0 million
- Dec 30, 2025Patent
- Nov 11, 2025Patent
- Oct 15, 2025LobbyingLobbying report (WANETA STRATEGIES, LLC)third_quarter 2025 · $0.0 million
- Sep 15, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Aug 4, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- May 21, 20258-KShareholder vote resultsItem 5.07
- Apr 11, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Apr 2, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Mar 27, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Mar 24, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Mar 17, 20258-KMaterial agreement signedItem 1.01
- Mar 17, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Mar 17, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Mar 14, 202510-KAnnual report (10-K)3 risk factors added, 1 removed
- Feb 26, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Feb 20, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Jan 7, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Mar 12, 2024Patent
- Feb 23, 202410-KAnnual report (10-K)4 risk factors added, 0 removed
- Nov 22, 2022Patent
Peers
Companies in the same industry in the S&P 500, Russell 1000 or MidCap 400, closest in revenue first. Trailing twelve months, from SEC filings.
| Company | Revenue | Free cash flow | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| SBA Communications SBAC | $0.2B | $1.1B | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Extra Space Storage EXR | $0.1B | $1.5B | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Sabra Health Care REIT SBRA | $0.5B | — | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Independence Realty Trust IRT | $0.7B | — | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Rayonier RYN | $0.7B | — | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Healthpeak Properties DOC | $0.7B | — | Jun 30, 2026 |
| EPR Properties EPR | $0.7B | −$0.1B | Jun 30, 2026 |
| EastGroup Properties EGP | $0.8B | — | Jun 30, 2026 |