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 ratio | 2.4x |
| Cash | US$60.00m |
| Equity | -US$1.25b |
| Total liabilities | US$33.01b |
| Total assets | US$31.76b |
Recent financial health updates
Recent updates
Crown Castle Vs. American Tower: A Battle Of The Tower REITs
Apr 28Crown Castle: Back To The Mast
Apr 20Crown Castle's $8.5 Billion Sale May Be A Mistake
Mar 14Crown Castle: Dividend Cut Lining Up, Stock Still Modestly Attractive
Feb 04Crown Castle: Towers Of Disappointment For Investors
Jan 17Crown Castle: Attractive Upside Potential, Nearly 7% Dividend Yield
Jan 03Crown Castle: Analyzing Historical And Future Fair Value
Dec 01Crown Castle: Buy The Dip Hand Over Fist
Nov 14Crown Castle: Between Significant Undervaluation And Dividend Cut Risks
Oct 17Crown Castle: Lower Rates Offer Tailwind, But Competitive And Refinancing Risks Mount (Rating Upgrade)
Sep 08Crown Castle: Reset For Recovery With REITs Rebounding
Aug 22Why 6%-Yielding Crown Castle Is A Top REIT Pick
Aug 07Crown Castle: Unlikely To Disappoint With Q2 Earnings Release
Jul 13Crown Castle: Mr. Market Is Wrong About This One
Jul 01Crown Castle: There Are Many Positives Beyond The Sprint Churn
Jun 19Crown Castle: Cash Flow Pressures And Debt Financing Limit Upside
May 18Crown Castle Q1 Earnings Preview: Patience Is The Key
Apr 15Crown Castle Presents A Buying Opportunity With A 6.18% Dividend Yield
Apr 08Crown Castle: Shares Should Comfortably Outperform Moving Forward
Mar 22Crown Castle Is A Buy As Activist's Campaign 'Restores' Confidence
Feb 16Crown Castle: Price Drop Presents Buying Opportunity Before Earnings
Jan 22Crown Castle: Is This 5.5%-Yielding REIT A Buy Now?
Jan 12Financial 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
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/05/22 04:01 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/05/22 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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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.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Christopher Watts | Atlantic Equities LLP |
| Amir Rozwadowski | Barclays |
| Brendan Lynch | Barclays |