Crown Castle Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 5/6

Crown Castle is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 6.74% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 31st December, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of 13th December, 2024.

Key information

6.7%

Dividend yield

0.08%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield6.8%
Future Dividend Yield6.9%
Dividend Growth4.6%
Next dividend pay date31 Dec 24
Ex dividend date13 Dec 24
Dividend per shareUS$6.260
Payout ratio93%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Recent updates

Crown Castle: Analyzing Historical And Future Fair Value

Dec 01

Crown Castle: Buy The Dip Hand Over Fist

Nov 14

Crown Castle: Between Significant Undervaluation And Dividend Cut Risks

Oct 17

Crown Castle: Lower Rates Offer Tailwind, But Competitive And Refinancing Risks Mount (Rating Upgrade)

Sep 08

Crown Castle: Reset For Recovery With REITs Rebounding

Aug 22

Why 6%-Yielding Crown Castle Is A Top REIT Pick

Aug 07

Crown Castle: Unlikely To Disappoint With Q2 Earnings Release

Jul 13

Crown Castle: Mr. Market Is Wrong About This One

Jul 01

Crown Castle: There Are Many Positives Beyond The Sprint Churn

Jun 19

Crown Castle: Cash Flow Pressures And Debt Financing Limit Upside

May 18

Crown Castle Q1 Earnings Preview: Patience Is The Key

Apr 15

Crown Castle Presents A Buying Opportunity With A 6.18% Dividend Yield

Apr 08

Crown Castle: Shares Should Comfortably Outperform Moving Forward

Mar 22

Crown Castle Is A Buy As Activist's Campaign 'Restores' Confidence

Feb 16

Crown Castle: Price Drop Presents Buying Opportunity Before Earnings

Jan 22

Crown Castle: Is This 5.5%-Yielding REIT A Buy Now?

Jan 12

Crown Castle: Buy The Market Bottom

Dec 12

Crown Castle: An Activist Steps In To Reveal Significant Value

Nov 28

Crown Castle's Slowing Growth And Rising Debt Are Problematic (Ratings Downgrade)

Nov 10

Crown Castle: I'm Stocking Up At These Prices

Oct 24

Why You Should Look At Crown Castle Stock

Oct 05

Crown Castle: Short-Term Headwinds Create A Long-Term Opportunity

Sep 21

Crown Castle: 6.3% Dividend Yield And Undervalued

Sep 05

Crown Castle: Buy The Dip And Start The DRIP

Aug 11

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: CCI's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: CCI's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.


Dividend Yield vs Market

Crown Castle Dividend Yield vs Market
How does CCI dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (CCI)6.7%
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.4%
Market Top 25% (US)4.5%
Industry Average (Specialized REITs)3.9%
Analyst forecast (CCI) (up to 3 years)6.9%

Notable Dividend: CCI's dividend (6.74%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.45%).

High Dividend: CCI's dividend (6.74%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.53%)


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: At its current payout ratio (92.8%), CCI's payments are covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its high cash payout ratio (166.8%), CCI's dividend payments are not well covered by cash flows.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/18 05:17
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/18 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Crown Castle Inc. is covered by 47 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Christopher WattsAtlantic Equities LLP
Amir RozwadowskiBarclays
Brendan LynchBarclays