Crown Castle (CCI) Projected to Release Earnings on Wednesday

Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) is projected to announce its Q2 2026 results after the market closes on Wednesday, July 22nd. Analysts expect Crown Castle to post earnings of $0.3840 per share and revenue of $995.0510 million for the quarter. Crown Castle has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.380-4.490 EPS. Interested persons can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q2 2026 earning overview page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET.

Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The real estate investment trust reported $1.02 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.55. The company had revenue of $1.01 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $995.41 million. Crown Castle had a negative return on equity of 64.64% and a net margin of 25.13%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.10 EPS. On average, analysts expect Crown Castle to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $5 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Crown Castle Stock Performance

NYSE CCI opened at $79.24 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $34.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.75, a PEG ratio of 0.40 and a beta of 0.95. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $85.66 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $86.16. Crown Castle has a fifty-two week low of $73.75 and a fifty-two week high of $115.76.

Crown Castle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a dividend of $1.0625 per share. This represents a $4.25 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. Crown Castle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 175.62%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Crown Castle

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CCI. Lazard Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of Crown Castle by 124.2% during the 4th quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 11,635,117 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,034,013,000 after purchasing an additional 6,445,237 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its holdings in Crown Castle by 591.8% in the 3rd quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 4,471,120 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $431,418,000 after buying an additional 3,824,778 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its holdings in Crown Castle by 121.6% in the 4th quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 4,610,319 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $409,719,000 after buying an additional 2,529,843 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in Crown Castle by 33.2% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 6,437,685 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $621,172,000 after buying an additional 1,605,291 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group Inc. increased its stake in Crown Castle by 42.3% during the 3rd quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 3,931,258 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $379,327,000 after buying an additional 1,168,132 shares in the last quarter. 90.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently weighed in on CCI. KeyCorp lifted their price target on Crown Castle from $98.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Wolfe Research lowered Crown Castle from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Truist Financial started coverage on shares of Crown Castle in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. They set a “hold” rating and a $90.00 price objective on the stock. Raymond James Financial raised their price objective on shares of Crown Castle from $102.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Crown Castle in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and twelve have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $98.52.

About Crown Castle

Crown Castle is a U.S.-focused communications infrastructure company organized as a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns, operates and leases shared wireless infrastructure. Its primary business consists of providing tower-based site leases, small cell networks and fiber solutions that support mobile voice and data transmission for wireless carriers, cable companies and other enterprise customers. The company’s assets are positioned to enable network coverage and capacity, including the densification projects associated with 4G LTE and 5G deployments.

Its product and service offerings include ground-based tower sites that host multiple wireless operators, distributed small cell nodes and associated fiber backhaul used to connect sites into carrier networks, and site development and maintenance services.