Crown Castle Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 0/6

Crown Castle has a total shareholder equity of $-1.3B and total debt of $24.4B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to -1944.9%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $31.8B and $33.0B respectively. Crown Castle's EBIT is $2.3B making its interest coverage ratio 2.4. It has cash and short-term investments of $60.0M.

Key information

-1,944.93%

Debt to equity ratio

US$24.37b

Debt

Interest coverage ratio2.4x
CashUS$60.00m
Equity-US$1.25b
Total liabilitiesUS$33.01b
Total assetsUS$31.76b

Recent financial health updates

Recent updates

Crown Castle Vs. American Tower: A Battle Of The Tower REITs

Apr 28

Crown Castle: Back To The Mast

Apr 20

Crown Castle's $8.5 Billion Sale May Be A Mistake

Mar 14

Crown Castle: Dividend Cut Lining Up, Stock Still Modestly Attractive

Feb 04

Crown Castle: Towers Of Disappointment For Investors

Jan 17

Crown Castle: Attractive Upside Potential, Nearly 7% Dividend Yield

Jan 03

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

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: CCI has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than short term assets not covering short term liabilities.

Long Term Liabilities: CCI has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than short term assets not covering long term liabilities.


Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: CCI has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than a high debt level.

Reducing Debt: CCI's has negative shareholder equity, so we do not need to check if its debt has reduced over time.

Debt Coverage: CCI's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (12.2%).

Interest Coverage: CCI's interest payments on its debt are not well covered by EBIT (2.4x coverage).


Balance Sheet


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/22 04:01
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/22 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Crown Castle Inc. is covered by 48 analysts. 19 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