Crown Castle (CCI) Projected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) is expected to release its Q2 2026 results after the market closes on Wednesday, July 22nd. Analysts expect Crown Castle to announce earnings of $0.4890 per share and revenue of $996.2350 million for the quarter. Crown Castle has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.380-4.490 EPS. Parties are encouraged to explore 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 released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The real estate investment trust reported $1.02 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.55. The firm had revenue of $1.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $995.41 million. Crown Castle had a negative return on equity of 64.64% and a net margin of 25.13%.The company’s revenue was down 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $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 Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of CCI opened at $79.10 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $34.52 billion, a PE ratio of 32.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.40 and a beta of 0.95. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $86.35 and a 200-day moving average price of $86.35. Crown Castle has a 12-month low of $73.75 and a 12-month high of $115.76.

Crown Castle Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on CCI. Truist Financial started coverage on shares of Crown Castle in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. They issued a “hold” rating and a $90.00 target price on the stock. Scotiabank cut their price target on shares of Crown Castle from $94.00 to $91.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. KeyCorp increased their price target on shares of Crown Castle from $98.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Crown Castle in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on shares of Crown Castle in a report on Friday, June 26th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $95.00 price objective for the company. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and twelve have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $98.52.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Lazard Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Crown Castle by 124.2% in the fourth 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 buying an additional 6,445,237 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its stake in shares of 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 valued at $431,418,000 after acquiring an additional 3,824,778 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its stake in shares of 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 valued at $409,719,000 after acquiring an additional 2,529,843 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings 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 valued at $621,172,000 after acquiring an additional 1,605,291 shares during the period. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group Inc. boosted its holdings 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 valued at $379,327,000 after acquiring an additional 1,168,132 shares during the period. 90.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.