How profitable is Crown Castle Inc. (CCI)?

In FY 2025 (10-K), CCI converted $215.0M of revenue into a 52% gross margin, 52% operating margin, and $3.0B in free cash flow (1417.4% FCF margin).

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Crown Castle Inc. (CCI) Revenue-to-Profit Sankey Flow & SEC XBRL Financials

$88.69 -0.16% NYSE • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot) EXT / AFTER-HRS: $88.88

Crown Castle Inc. (CCI) earns a Roarable Rating of B- (Buy) with 70/100 RQD Confidence. High-quality cash engine (steady margins, 12% return on capital) with steady institutional support. The company’s underlying cash engine and institutional positioning keep the composite score in the Green Buy zone.

ROARABLE B- • BUY Cap $37.73B

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As of 2026-11-03, Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE: CCI) is rated B- (Buy / BUY) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 70/100 at a spot price of $88.69 (-0.16% 1D, market cap $37.73B). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 13/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 15/20, SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 15/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 15/20, and Executive Insider Alignment 12/20. Across 1097 tracked Financials issuers, CCI ranks #94 in composite RQD confidence.

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Within the Financials sector (Real Estate Investment Trusts), CCI carries a Roarable B- (70/100 RQD), trailing P/E of 85.1x, gross margin of —, and ROIC of 11.9%. By comparison, IRM (Iron Mountain Incorporated (Delaware)) holds a D grade (44/100 RQD, P/E 38.8x, ROIC 6.1%, cap $34.70B) and EXR (Extra Space Storage Inc) posts a B- grade (70/100 RQD, P/E 32.5x, ROIC 5.7%, cap $31.97B). Among the 5-stock peer group, EXR leads on earnings multiple (32.5x) while CCI leads on capital efficiency (11.9% ROIC).

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Per CCI's SEC EDGAR XBRL 10-K filing (FY2025, filed 2025-12-31, CIK 0001051470), Crown Castle Inc. generated $215.0M in revenue (+12.0% YoY), $444.0M in net income, and $3.05B in free cash flow against $31.52B in total assets and $14.92B in total debt. Key quantitative strengths: Big institutional funds and options desks are actively positioning on the bullish side. Primary risk factors monitored: Priced at 85x earnings—high expectations leave less room for a lukewarm quarter. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.

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INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:

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EXT / AFTER-HRS: $88.88 (+0.21%)🧬 Cannibal Buyback (-1.24% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 13/20 (C) • 1417.4% FCF Margin

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📊 Historical Track Record: Scores of 70/100 (B-) historically ranked in the Top 15% of excess returns over the next 90 days (+6.6% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 68.1% hit rate).

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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw C+ · Rk B

Each axis scored 0–20

12M PRICE TARGET CONE+5.4% Base Target

WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for CCI)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±7.5%

Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (70/100 Composite)

🔍 WHY CCI SCORES 70/100 (B-) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag

▲ #1 Bullish Driver: Whale & Options Positioning+15/20 pts (21% of score)

20D Institutional Volume Accumulation (±7.5% realized swing band)

▲ #2 Bullish Driver: SEC 10-K Forensic Risk+15/20 pts (21% of score)

Altman Z-Score 3.80 (FORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)) • Piotroski F-Score 7/9

▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Insider Conviction & Share Dilution12/20 pts (-8 pt drag)

Cannibal Buyback (-1.24% YoY Shares) & executive Form 4 sales trim 8 pts from alignment

📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current

Q1 (-3Q)

Grade C+$79.38-0.9% Next Q

Q2 (-2Q)

Grade C+$78.65+11.6% Next Q

Q3 (-1Q)

Grade B-$87.74+1.1% Next Q

Current

Grade B-$88.69+6.6% Hist 90D α

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Even with a 70/100 (B-) score, CCI faces multiple-compression risk if 85.1x trailing P/E re-rate toward historical sector medians or if hyperscaler/enterprise customer concentration slows in upcoming 10-Q filings.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #1

Priced at 85x earnings—high expectations leave less room for a lukewarm quarter.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #2

Dilution & Margin Drag: Cannibal Buyback (-1.24% YoY Shares) — any gross margin slip below 49.5% triggers an automatic RQD downgrade.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #3

Technical & Forensic Kill-Switch: A daily close below the 50D SMA ($76.56) or 200D SMA ($82.27) invalidates the momentum regime and cuts Target Base ($93.48) toward Bear Floor ($72.73).

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VISUAL REVENUE-TO-PROFIT SANKEY WATERFALL • FY 2025 (10-K)

How CCI Turns Every Dollar of Sales Into Real Bottom-Line Profit

Free Cash Flow:$3.05B (1417.4% FCF Margin)

Multi-Year SEC EDGAR XBRL Revenue, Net Profit & Free Cash Flow Trajectory

■ Revenue■ Net Profit■ Free Cash Flow

FY23

Rev $421.0M

FY24

Rev $192.0M

FY25

Rev $215.0M

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Gross Margin	Op Margin	Net Profit	Free Cash Flow	ROIC %
FY 2025	$215.0M	52%	965.1%	$444.0M	$3.05B	12.4%
FY 2024	$192.0M	52%	1103.1%	-$3.90B	$2.93B	11.5%
FY 2023	$421.0M	52%	498.1%	$1.50B	$3.11B	13.2%

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CCI // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -1.65%📐 HORIZONTAL RANGE

2026-11-03O $88.83H $88.83L $88.69C $88.69VOL 4.11M

RES: $92.61SUP: $63.02SMA50: $76.56SMA200: $82.27

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CCI Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

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Share Count & Dilution Monitor

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle

48.0%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +12.0% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

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📊 Quantitative Sector Peer Comparison, SEC Filing Delta & Investment FAQ (CCI)

Financials Rank #94 of 1097 ⚔️ IRM vs CCI Full Matrix →

1. Head-to-Head Financials Peer Comparison (CCI vs. IRM, EXR, VTR, VMRK)

Industry: Real Estate Investment Trusts (172 Tracked Issuers)

Across 1097 tracked Financials securities in the Roarable RQD universe, Crown Castle Inc. (CCI) ranks #94 by composite RQD confidence (70/100, grade B-) and #78 by equity capitalization ($37.73B). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, EXR leads on earnings valuation at 32.5x trailing P/E, while CCI leads on capital efficiency and profitability with 11.9% ROIC and — gross margin. CCI currently leads its immediate peer cohort in composite quantitative strength at 70/100 (B-).

Ticker / Company	Roarable Grade	RQD Score	Trailing P/E	Gross Margin	ROIC	1D Change	Market Cap	Head-to-Head
CCI ACTIVE Crown Castle Inc.	B-	70/100	85.1x	—	11.9%	-0.16%	$37.73B	Benchmark Subject
IRM Iron Mountain Incorporated (Delaware)	D	44/100	38.8x	—	6.1%	-1.55%	$34.70B	/irm-vs-cci →
EXR Extra Space Storage Inc	B-	70/100	32.5x	—	5.7%	+0.95%	$31.97B	/exr-vs-cci →
VTR Ventas Inc.	C-	59/100	69.8x	—	3.6%	+1.30%	$44.84B	/vtr-vs-cci →
VMRK Vivmark Residential Common	D+	54/100	43.4x	—	7.2%	+0.24%	$48.75B	/vmrk-vs-cci →

2. Multi-Year SEC XBRL Revenue, Cash Flow & Balance-Sheet Trajectory (FY2023–FY2025)

SEC EDGAR 10-K • FILED 2025-12-31 • CIK 0001051470 ↗

In its most recent audited fiscal period (FY2025, filed 2025-12-31), Crown Castle Inc. (CCI) reported GAAP revenue of $215.0M (+12.0% vs. FY2024 revenue of $192.0M , and -48.9% cumulative change since FY2023) , GAAP net income of $444.0M, operating cash flow of $3.06B, and free cash flow of $3.05B (+3.8% YoY). On the balance sheet, CCI closed FY2025 with $31.52B in total assets against $14.92B in total debt (Altman Z-Score: N/A, Piotroski F-Score: 7/9).

Fiscal Period	Filing Date	Revenue	Net Income	Operating Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow	Total Assets	Total Debt
FY2025 (FY)	2025-12-31	$215.0M	$444.0M	$3.06B	$3.05B	$31.52B	$14.92B
FY2024 (FY)	2024-12-31	$192.0M	-$3.90B	$2.94B	$2.93B	$32.74B	$14.79B
FY2023 (FY)	2023-12-31	$421.0M	$1.50B	$3.13B	$3.11B	$20.79B	$4.86B

3. CCI Data-Verified Investor FAQ (RQD Rating, Sector Peers, SEC Forensics & Technicals)

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Is CCI stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?

How does CCI compare to IRM and EXR in the Financials sector?

What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for CCI?

Where is CCI trading relative to its 50-day, 200-day, and 52-week technical levels?

CCI last traded at $88.69 (-0.16% on volume of 4,106,254 shares), positioning the stock +15.84% above its 50-day simple moving average ($76.56) and +7.80% above its 200-day simple moving average ($82.27). Across its 52-week range of $65.32 to $95.07, CCI sits at the 78.6% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 74.0 (OVERBOUGHT (>70)) and an implied next-earnings move of ±7.5% ($82.04 to $95.34).

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CCI — Crown Castle Inc.: What the Facts Mean to a Prospective Investor

Methodology: RQD v6.2 Deterministic 5-Pillar & SEC XBRL Audit

Updated: 2025-12-31

1. Roarable Rating Brief: What This Means to a Prospective Investor

Crown Castle Inc. (CCI) earns a live Roarable RQD composite score of 70/100, corresponding to a B- letter grade (Roarable Buy) at a spot price of $88.69 (-0.16% 1D, market capitalization $37.73B).

Fundamental Cash Engine (13/20): Anchored by return on invested capital (ROIC) of 11.9%, gross margin of —, operating margin of 75.0%, and free cash flow yield of 8.06%.
Whale 13F & Options Flow (15/20) + Insider Conviction (12/20): Tracks institutional 13F accumulation, CBOE options call/put positioning, and SEC Form 4 / Congressional PTR filings.
Macro Regime Fit (15/20) + Forensic Balance Sheet (15/20): Incorporates a 1.03x equity beta, Altman Z-Score of N/A, Piotroski F-Score of 7/9, and Debt/Equity of N/A.

2. Business Model, Unit Margins & SEC Financial Trajectory

Crown Castle Inc. Is a NYSE-listed issuer classified in the Financials sector, within the Real Estate Investment Trusts industry. The profile identifies a market capitalization of $37.8B.

In its latest audited SEC EDGAR 10-K filing for FY2025 (filed 2025-12-31), Crown Castle Inc. (CCI) reported $215.0M in annual revenue (up from $192.0M in FY2024, +12.0% YoY) and $444.0M in GAAP net income. Over the multi-year SEC filing window from FY2023 ($421.0M revenue, $1.50B net income) through FY2025, CCI scaled operating cash flow to $3.06B and free cash flow to $3.05B, backed by $31.52B in total assets against $14.92B in total debt.

3. Institutional Bull vs. Bear Thesis & Valuation Tradeoff

🐂 Primary Bull Case (B- • RQD 70/100): Big institutional funds and options desks are actively positioning on the bullish side. Clean SEC annual filing review with no major hidden accounting time-bombs. With Fundamental Cash Engine at 13/20 and Institutional Whale Flow at 15/20, sustained execution supports upside toward the upper end of the $65.32 – $95.07 52-week range.
🐻 Primary Bear Case & Valuation Risk: Priced at 85x earnings—high expectations leave less room for a lukewarm quarter. Investors must weigh 85.1x trailing P/E and 24.8x EV/EBITDA against 75.0% operating margins and a 1.03x macro beta.

4. 2nd-Order Butterfly Ripples & Key Questions to Watch

No upstream or downstream links are recorded and no proprietary signals exist. — The source data therefore does not establish specific supplier, customer, or sector-correlation dependencies, nor any second-order bottlenecks. An investor would need external sector research to assess these.

Key Question #1: Can CCI sustain or expand its 75.0% operating margin and 11.9% ROIC against Real Estate Investment Trusts peers over the next 4 quarters?
Key Question #2: Following FY2025 revenue of $215.0M and free cash flow of $3.05B, how will capital allocation balance growth reinvestment against $14.92B in total debt?
Key Question #3: How sensitive is CCI's 79.1x forward P/E multiple to Financials capital spending cycles and macro interest-rate shifts (Beta 1.03x)?

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Strong ROIC of 11.9% and FCF yield of 8.06% alongside institutional accumulation support a Roarable Buy rating of 70.

Here is why I am bullish on CCI here at $88.69: Strong ROIC of 11.9% and FCF yield of 8.06% alongside institutional accumulation support a Roarable Buy rating of 70.. Compare CCI's 75.0% operating margin and 11.9% ROIC against the rest of Real Estate Investment Trusts. As long as cash conversion holds up, dips toward $84.26 are getting bought.

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@MultipleCompression Shorting a 15/20 institutional whale-flow stock at $88.69 is dangerous when funds are rotating into Financials.

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Spot @ $88.69

A trailing P/E of 85.1 combined with a net loss of -$3.90B in FY 2024 and debt rising to $14.92B leaves limited valuation cushion.

Sitting on the sidelines or leaning short CCI above $88.69. A trailing P/E of 85.1 combined with a net loss of -$3.90B in FY 2024 and debt rising to $14.92B leaves limited valuation cushion.. Until Fundamental Cash Engine (13/20) and FCF yield (8.06%) inflect higher, upside is capped near $95.07.