Crown Castle Inc. (CCI) Stock Forecast Oct. 16, 2026
Analysis updated on Oct. 16, 2026 (UTC) · Alpha · vs marketSwitch to Total · NYSE
Crown Castle Inc. (CCI) stock forecast summary
Our AI ranks Crown Castle Inc. outside the neutral middle of its coverage (a directional signal). Create a free account and follow it to see the exact price target.
Crown Castle Inc. is a large-cap company with a market capitalization of $35.00B. It ranks number 11 by market capitalization among the 60 Real Estate Investment Trusts issuers in our coverage with a current forecast.
For CCI, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is -1.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-07-17 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 5.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-09-16. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4495 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-07-07 produced a positive net return in 82.5% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Expected return relative to the market over the horizon: a positive alpha means the model expects the stock to beat the market, whatever the market does. Ratings: strong buy ≥ +1.8%, buy ≥ +0.2%, sell < -0.9%, strong sell < -1.2% (top 15%, next 20%, middle 30%, next 20%, bottom 15% of the 2026-10-16 signals)
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How CCI ranks among 5172 stocks
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Crown Castle Inc. (CCI) fundamentals
Trailing twelve months. The industry median and the rank (1 = highest) are taken over the Real Estate Investment Trusts peers listed below that report each metric.
Valuation & Market
| Metric | CCI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $35.00B | 11/60 |
| P/E Ratio | 50.47x | 9/55 |
| Dividend Yield | 14.54% | 3/54 |
| EPS | $1.63 | – |
| Revenue/Share | $9.78 | – |
| FCF/Share | $5.66 | – |
Profitability & Margins
| Metric | CCI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| ROA | 4.0% | 25/55 |
| ROIC | 10.9% | 3/10 |
| Gross Margin | 97.5% | 2/17 |
| Operating Margin | 47.7% | 11/30 |
| Net Margin | 20.7% | 32/53 |
| EBT Margin | 26.2% | 23/45 |
| Tax Rate | 1.5% | – |
Financial Health
| Metric | CCI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.52x | 8/10 |
| Interest Coverage | 2.3x | 35/48 |
| Working Capital | -$1.57B | 8/10 |
Cash Flow
| Metric | CCI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $2.62B | 9/60 |
| Free Cash Flow | $2.41B | 3/10 |
| Capital Spending | -$218M | 3/10 |
| OCF Growth YoY | -13.9% | 56/59 |
| FCF Growth YoY | 0.4% | 6/9 |
| FCF/Sales | 57.8% | 1/10 |
| CapEx/Sales | 5.2% | 9/10 |
Operational Efficiency
| Metric | CCI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Asset Turnover | 0.19x | 14/55 |
| Receivables Turnover | 23.2x | 13/40 |
| Fixed Assets Turnover | 0.7x | 12/19 |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 16 days | 28/40 |
| Payables Period | 319 days | 1/7 |
Income Statement
| Metric | CCI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | $4.16B | 15/56 |
| Operating Income | $1.98B | 5/31 |
| Net Income | $862M | 15/55 |
| SG&A Expense | $378M | 7/10 |
| Cost of Goods Sold | $103M | 16/18 |
Dividend & Shareholder Information
| Metric | CCI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dividends Per Share | $11.96 | – |
| Payout Ratio | 733.7% | 1/49 |
| Shares Outstanding | 425M | – |
Balance Sheet Highlights (USD millions)
| Total Current Assets | $1.72B | 8.0% of assets |
| Cash & Short-term Investments | $1.04B | 4.8% of assets |
| Accounts Receivable | $179M | 0.8% of assets |
| Total Liabilities | $24.78B | |
| Short-term Debt | $3.20B | 14.9% of assets |
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Crown Castle Inc. (CCI) industry peers
Companies classified under the same SEC industry code as Crown Castle Inc. (Real Estate Investment Trusts): 60 common-stock issuers with a forecast this week, one row per issuer, largest first. This is a classification match, not a curated list of competitors.
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Sign up free| Company | 90-Day AI Forecast (Alpha) | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|
| CCI Crown Castle Inc. | ▲ | $35.00B |
| WELL Welltower Inc. | ▼ | $161.18B |
| PLD Prologis, Inc. | ▶ | $116.81B |
| EQIX Equinix Inc | ▼ | $97.29B |
| AMT American Tower Corp /Ma/ | ▼ | $86.33B |
| SPG Simon Property Group Inc. | ▼ | $66.47B |
| DLR Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | ▼ | $60.44B |
| O Realty Income Corp | ▶ | $53.06B |
| PSA Public Storage | ▼ | $52.39B |
| VMRK Vivmark Residential | ▼ | $47.40B |
| VTR Ventas, Inc. | ▶ | $44.04B |
| IRM Iron Mountain Inc | ▼ | $33.49B |
| EXR Extra Space Storage Inc. | ▼ | $30.74B |
| VICI Vici Properties Inc. | ▼ | $25.99B |
| SBAC Sba Communications Corp | ▼ | $19.84B |
| ESS Essex Property Trust, Inc. | ▼ | $17.32B |
| HST Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | ▶ | $16.65B |
| KIM Kimco Realty Corp | ▼ | $15.37B |
| LAMR Lamar Advertising Co/New | ▼ | $15.20B |
| WPC W. P. Carey Inc. | ▼ | $14.84B |
| SUI Sun Communities Inc | ▼ | $14.60B |
| WY Weyerhaeuser Co | ▶ | $14.13B |
| OHI Omega Healthcare Investors Inc | ▼ | $13.83B |
| NLY Annaly Capital Management Inc | ▼ | $13.74B |
| MAA Mid America Apartment Communities Inc. | ▼ | $13.65B |
| REG Regency Centers Corp | ▼ | $13.40B |
| AHR American Healthcare Reit, Inc. | ▼ | $12.41B |
| ELS Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc | ▼ | $11.87B |
| GLPI Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc. | ▼ | $11.75B |
| UDR Udr, Inc. | ▼ | $11.32B |
| AMH American Homes 4 Rent | ▼ | $11.26B |
| EGP Eastgroup Properties Inc | ▼ | $10.56B |
| BXP Bxp, Inc. | ▶ | $9.45B |
| FRT Federal Realty Investment Trust | ▼ | $9.18B |
| CUBE Cubesmart | ▶ | $8.89B |
| CTRE Caretrust Reit, Inc. | ▶ | $8.64B |
| BRX Brixmor Property Group Inc. | ▼ | $8.49B |
| REXR Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. | ▼ | $8.21B |
| NNN Nnn Reit, Inc. | ▼ | $7.97B |
| RHP Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. | ▶ | $7.95B |
| FR First Industrial Realty Trust Inc | ▶ | $7.79B |
| ADC Agree Realty Corp | ▼ | $7.65B |
| LINE Lineage, Inc. | ▼ | $7.58B |
| ARE Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | ▲ | $7.25B |
| STAG Stag Industrial, Inc. | ▶ | $6.69B |
| MAC Macerich Co | ▶ | $6.51B |
| VNO Vornado Realty Trust | ▶ | $6.15B |
| HR Healthcare Realty Trust Inc | ▼ | $6.06B |
| RYN Rayonier Inc | ▲ | $5.68B |
| EPRT Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. | ▶ | $5.64B |
| OUT Outfront Media Inc. | ▼ | $5.35B |
| KRG Kite Realty Group Trust | ▼ | $5.06B |
| SBRA Sabra Health Care Reit, Inc. | ▶ | $4.94B |
| PECO Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. | ▼ | $4.94B |
| RITM Rithm Capital Corp. | ▶ | $4.84B |
| STWD Starwood Property Trust, Inc. | ▲ | $4.61B |
| CUZ Cousins Properties Inc | ▶ | $4.55B |
| EPR Epr Properties | ▼ | $4.27B |
| KRC Kilroy Realty Corp | ▶ | $4.12B |
| HHH Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. | ▶ | $4.10B |
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Crown Castle Inc. (CCI) stock forecast FAQ
What is the Crown Castle Inc. (CCI) stock forecast?
Our AI ranks Crown Castle Inc. outside the neutral middle of its coverage (a directional signal). Create a free account and follow it to see the exact price target.
How accurate are Crown Castle Inc. stock predictions?
For CCI, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is -1.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-07-17 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 5.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-09-16. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4495 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-07-07 produced a positive net return in 82.5% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
How often are Crown Castle Inc. forecasts updated?
Crown Castle Inc. forecasts are refreshed on trading days as the daily model run completes. The forecast on this page was produced on Oct. 16, 2026.
Which companies are Crown Castle Inc.'s industry peers?
60 issuers in our coverage, CCI included, share the SEC industry code Real Estate Investment Trusts. The largest are: Welltower Inc. (WELL), Prologis, Inc. (PLD), Equinix Inc (EQIX), American Tower Corp /Ma/ (AMT), Simon Property Group Inc. (SPG), Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (DLR).
This analysis is generated automatically using our proprietary AI systems and should not be considered personalized investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Always conduct your own research and consider consulting a financial advisor before making investment decisions.