Crown Castle (CCI) Set to Announce Earnings on Wednesday

Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) is expected to be releasing its Q3 2026 results after the market closes on Wednesday, October 21st. Analysts expect the company to post earnings of $0.6840 per share and revenue of $1.01 billion for the quarter. Crown Castle has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.530-4.650 EPS. Interested persons are encouraged to explore the company’s upcoming Q3 2026 earnings summary page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at 4:45 PM ET.

Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The real estate investment trust reported $0.69 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.51 by $0.18. The business had revenue of $1.01 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $995.05 million. Crown Castle had a negative return on equity of 51.60% and a net margin of 20.71%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 4.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.67 EPS. On average, analysts expect Crown Castle to post $4.38 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4.71 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Crown Castle Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE CCI opened at $82.30 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $35.01 billion, a PE ratio of 41.77, a PEG ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 0.94. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $73.78 and a 200 day moving average of $80.62. Crown Castle has a one year low of $65.32 and a one year high of $100.50.

Crown Castle Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th were issued a dividend of $1.0625 per share. This represents a $4.25 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 15th. Crown Castle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 215.74%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently issued reports on CCI shares. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their target price on shares of Crown Castle from $88.00 to $82.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. Morgan Stanley set a $85.00 target price on shares of Crown Castle in a research note on Monday, September 21st. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price target on shares of Crown Castle from $100.00 to $95.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, July 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on shares of Crown Castle in a research report on Friday, June 26th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $95.00 price target for the company. Finally, Citigroup reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating on shares of Crown Castle in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Crown Castle presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $94.07.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Crown Castle news, VP Robert Collins sold 1,500 shares of Crown Castle stock in a transaction on Friday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.89, for a total transaction of $113,835.00. Following the sale, the vice president owned 5,113 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $388,025.57. The trade was a 22.68% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.09% of the company’s stock.

Crown Castle Company Profile

Crown Castle Inc (NYSE: CCI) is a real estate investment trust that owns, operates and leases communications infrastructure in the United States. Its assets support wireless carriers, broadcasters, government agencies and other communications providers by enabling the transmission of voice, data and video services.

The company’s infrastructure has historically included approximately 40,000 cell towers, about 90,000 route miles of fiber and a large portfolio of small-cell installations.