TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Latest Quarterly: Mar 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 1.1B
Gross Profit 793.0M 74.74%
Operating Income 523.0M 49.29%
Net Income -464.0M -43.73%
EPS (Diluted) $-1.07

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 31.8B
Total Liabilities 33.0B
Shareholders Equity -1.3B

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow 451.0M
Free Cash Flow 601.0M

Revenue & Profitability Trend

Crown Castle Income Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Revenue i6.6B7.0B7.0B6.3B5.8B
Cost of Goods Sold i1.8B2.0B2.1B2.0B2.0B
Gross Profit i4.7B5.0B4.9B4.3B3.9B
Gross Margin % i71.9%71.6%70.4%68.6%66.3%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i-----
Selling, General & Administrative i706.0M759.0M750.0M680.0M678.0M
Other Operating Expenses i--28.0M145.0M-267.0M
Total Operating Expenses i706.0M759.0M778.0M825.0M411.0M
Operating Income i2.3B2.5B2.4B1.9B1.9B
Operating Margin % i34.7%35.6%34.8%29.6%31.7%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i19.0M15.0M3.0M1.0M2.0M
Interest Expense i900.0M821.0M673.0M632.0M666.0M
Other Non-Operating Income-5.2B-125.0M-46.0M-43.0M-89.0M
Pre-tax Income i-3.9B1.5B1.7B1.2B1.1B
Income Tax i24.0M26.0M16.0M21.0M20.0M
Effective Tax Rate % i0.0%1.7%0.9%1.8%1.9%
Net Income i-3.9B1.5B1.7B1.1B1.1B
Net Margin % i-59.4%21.5%24.0%17.3%18.1%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i4.0B4.2B4.1B3.5B3.4B
EPS (Basic) i$-8.98$3.46$3.87$2.54$2.36
EPS (Diluted) i$-8.98$3.46$3.86$2.53$2.35
Basic Shares Outstanding i434000000434000000433000000432000000423000000
Diluted Shares Outstanding i434000000434000000433000000432000000423000000

Income Statement Trend

Crown Castle Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i119.0M105.0M156.0M292.0M232.0M
Short-term Investments i-----
Accounts Receivable i654.0M597.0M720.0M635.0M431.0M
Inventory i-----
Other Current Assets40.0M56.0M73.0M53.0M202.0M
Total Current Assets i1.1B1.0B1.2B1.3B1.1B
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i33.0B31.7B30.9B30.0B28.5B
Goodwill i13.0B23.3B23.8B24.2B24.6B
Intangible Assets i2.8B3.2B3.6B4.0B4.4B
Long-term Investments-----
Other Non-Current Assets2.4B2.4B2.1B1.7B1.5B
Total Non-Current Assets i31.6B37.5B37.7B37.8B37.7B
Total Assets i32.7B38.5B38.9B39.0B38.8B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i192.0M252.0M236.0M246.0M230.0M
Short-term Debt i906.0M1.2B1.2B421.0M458.0M
Current Portion of Long-term Debt-----
Other Current Liabilities-----
Total Current Liabilities i2.2B2.6B2.7B2.0B2.0B
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i28.7B27.6B26.8B26.6B25.0B
Deferred Tax Liabilities i31.0M26.0M18.0M14.0M11.0M
Other Non-Current Liabilities29.0M7.0M7.0M6.0M27.0M
Total Non-Current Liabilities i30.7B29.6B28.7B28.8B27.3B
Total Liabilities i32.9B32.1B31.5B30.8B29.3B
Equity
Common Stock i4.0M4.0M4.0M4.0M4.0M
Retained Earnings i-18.5B-11.9B-10.7B-9.8B-8.5B
Treasury Stock i-----
Other Equity-----
Total Shareholders Equity i-133.0M6.4B7.4B8.3B9.5B
Key Metrics
Total Debt i29.6B28.8B28.0B27.0B25.4B
Working Capital i-1.1B-1.6B-1.5B-772.0M-865.0M

Balance Sheet Composition

Crown Castle Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Operating Activities
Net Income i-3.9B1.5B1.7B1.2B1.1B
Depreciation & Amortization i1.7B1.8B1.7B1.6B1.6B
Stock-Based Compensation i131.0M157.0M156.0M129.0M138.0M
Working Capital Changes i-225.0M-407.0M-747.0M-329.0M-26.0M
Operating Cash Flow i-2.2B3.1B2.8B2.6B2.8B
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i-----
Acquisitions i-8.0M-96.0M-35.0M-111.0M-107.0M
Investment Purchases i-----
Investment Sales i-----
Investing Cash Flow i2.0M-95.0M-42.0M-103.0M-117.0M
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i-33.0M-30.0M-65.0M-70.0M-76.0M
Dividends Paid i-2.7B-2.7B-2.6B-2.4B-2.2B
Debt Issuance i1.2B7.5B5.2B5.2B6.3B
Debt Repayment i-1.5B-6.3B-4.2B-4.1B-5.3B
Financing Cash Flow i-1.7B-1.7B-1.7B-1.3B-1.1B
Free Cash Flow i1.7B1.7B1.6B1.5B1.4B
Net Change in Cash i-3.9B1.3B1.1B1.2B1.5B

Cash Flow Trend

Crown Castle Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 36.57
Forward P/E 37.94
Price to Book -32.24
Price to Sales 6.85
PEG Ratio 2.36

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin -71.71%
Operating Margin 47.92%
Return on Equity -183.28%
Return on Assets 4.03%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 0.28
Debt to Equity -21.39
Beta 0.91

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $-9.00
Book Value per Share $-3.18
Revenue per Share $14.89

Peer Financial Comparison

CompanyMarket CapP/E RatioP/B RatioROEProfit MarginDebt/Equity
cci44.3B36.57-32.24-183.28%-71.71%-21.39
American Tower 96.8B38.7026.0624.28%12.60%431.47
Equinix 75.7B76.355.377.51%11.13%154.90
Digital Realty 57.3B43.312.535.84%24.32%80.67
Iron Mountain 27.0B654.00-55.54-79.54%0.64%-36.91
SBA Communications 23.7B27.03-4.94-14.83%32.25%-3.04

Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.