Crown Castle
Statements
Ratios
Valuation ratios (P/E, P/S, EV/EBITDA and the other multiples) are based on the closing price at the end of each period, not on the current price. Margins and returns are shown in percent, multiples without a unit, per-share figures in the reporting currency, net debt in millions.
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| Line item | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Valuation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15.7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 74.9 | 111.5 | 489.8 | 89.2 | 60.5 | 82.9 | 116.2 | 72.5 | 69.1 | 64.1 | 82.6 | 35.1 | 33.3 | – | 87.5 | |
| – | 8.6 | 11.9 | 7.2 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 6.1 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 3.3 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 10.0 | 8.4 | 10.3 | 11.6 | 14.3 | 8.4 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 9.1 | |
| – | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 8.9 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 7.2 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 7.2 | 11.0 | 7.9 | 7.8 | – | – | |
| – | – | – | 10.5 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 9.4 | 8.2 | 11.9 | 12.2 | 12.7 | 7.1 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 9.7 | 13.2 | 11.6 | 10.7 | 11.2 | 10.5 | 13.7 | 11.4 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 17.5 | 11.6 | 10.5 | 9.7 | 14.8 | |
| – | – | – | 21.0 | 12.8 | 14.0 | 18.1 | 18.3 | 25.6 | 22.6 | 25.6 | 15.0 | 21.6 | 30.8 | 17.0 | 26.0 | 22.4 | 21.0 | 20.5 | 20.8 | 26.5 | 22.0 | 24.9 | 26.0 | 32.2 | 19.8 | 17.8 | – | 22.8 | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | 16.9 | 53.5 | 40.7 | – | 231.3 | 79.7 | 28.1 | 33.5 | 43.3 | 63.5 | 32.8 | 29.6 | 32.5 | 32.6 | 52.1 | 59.2 | 92.7 | 47.3 | 60.5 | 37.5 | 29.4 | 22.9 | 13.5 | |
| – | -10.7% | -34.4% | -10.1% | -24.7% | -8.2% | 5.9% | 1.9% | 2.5% | -2.2% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 3.6% | 3.0% | 2.3% | 1.6% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 1.9% | 1.7% | 1.1% | 2.1% | 1.7% | 2.7% | 3.4% | 4.4% | 7.4% | |
| Margins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 58.3% | 73.6% | 69.1% | 64.0% | 48.0% | 50.7% | 59.4% | 61.8% | 62.8% | 65.4% | 63.3% | 64.7% | 67.4% | 69.1% | 71.1% | 70.0% | 65.4% | 63.1% | 63.9% | 63.2% | 63.7% | 65.7% | 65.5% | 66.3% | 68.6% | 70.4% | 71.6% | 71.9% | 66.1% | |
| -10.8% | -0.1% | 2.8% | 0.8% | -6.9% | -21.1% | -11.9% | -4.5% | 3.6% | 15.4% | 7.2% | 19.2% | 25.7% | 30.6% | 34.1% | 34.3% | 30.7% | 26.6% | 25.8% | 24.2% | 22.7% | 25.8% | 27.1% | 31.9% | 31.6% | 34.7% | 33.9% | -44.7% | 48.7% | |
| -37.9% | -33.4% | -28.0% | -31.5% | -40.7% | -45.0% | -71.5% | 38.9% | -59.3% | -5.3% | -16.1% | -3.2% | -6.8% | -16.6% | 8.4% | 7.8% | 1.6% | 8.3% | 13.0% | 9.1% | 8.6% | 11.6% | 14.9% | 18.1% | 17.3% | 24.0% | 21.5% | -59.4% | 10.4% | |
| -167.5% | -92.1% | -407.7% | -72.6% | -61.3% | -11.3% | 25.3% | 11.4% | 21.3% | -18.7% | 3.6% | 4.1% | 23.6% | 20.0% | 14.5% | 13.6% | 23.4% | 25.0% | 24.2% | 23.2% | 19.2% | 14.2% | 11.1% | 24.5% | 23.6% | 22.4% | 24.4% | 26.2% | 67.4% | |
| Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| -5.9% | -4.0% | -4.7% | -8.5% | -15.5% | -12.3% | -22.2% | 12.7% | -34.1% | -5.5% | -7.0% | -1.8% | -3.9% | -12.7% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 0.6% | 4.4% | 6.7% | 4.7% | 3.0% | 5.4% | 8.2% | 11.2% | 13.3% | 22.5% | 23.5% | – | – | |
| -3.2% | -2.5% | -2.5% | -3.2% | -5.0% | -4.0% | -5.9% | 5.1% | -9.7% | -0.8% | -2.1% | -0.5% | -1.0% | -3.0% | 1.6% | 1.2% | 0.2% | 1.4% | 2.2% | 1.6% | 1.1% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 4.3% | 3.9% | -11.9% | 1.4% | |
| Balance Sheet & Debt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | – | – | 2,149 | 2,618 | 2,711 | 2,832 | 1,283 | 2,205 | 2,921 | 5,994 | 5,942 | 5,813 | 6,666 | 6,806 | 11,170 | 11,371 | 11,770 | 12,070 | 11,604 | 15,845 | 16,405 | 18,224 | 19,377 | 20,686 | 21,923 | 23,148 | 24,258 | 24,336 | |
| – | – | – | 6.6 | 6.9 | 10.7 | 9.8 | 4.7 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 10.7 | 5.9 | 9.0 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 5.6 | – | 8.8 | |
| 54.5% | 61.6% | 53.2% | 37.6% | 32.1% | 32.0% | 26.6% | 40.5% | 28.5% | 15.1% | 30.2% | 26.2% | 26.8% | 23.4% | 25.5% | 18.3% | 33.6% | 31.8% | 32.3% | 33.3% | 38.3% | 35.3% | 27.3% | 24.4% | 21.2% | 19.1% | 16.6% | -0.4% | -5.2% | |
| – | – | – | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.6 | – | – | |
| Per Share | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| -1.92 | -0.89 | -0.74 | -1.15 | -1.71 | -1.25 | -1.84 | 1.06 | -1.84 | -0.20 | -0.80 | -0.17 | -0.40 | -1.08 | 0.60 | 0.65 | 0.15 | 0.88 | 1.43 | 1.05 | 0.96 | 1.50 | 2.06 | 2.48 | 2.53 | 3.86 | 3.46 | -8.99 | 1.02 | |
| 5.06 | 2.66 | 2.63 | 3.63 | 4.20 | 2.78 | 2.57 | 2.73 | 3.11 | 3.80 | 4.95 | 5.41 | 5.88 | 6.55 | 7.11 | 8.35 | 9.58 | 10.62 | 10.97 | 11.50 | 11.10 | 12.94 | 13.79 | 13.74 | 14.61 | 16.10 | 16.09 | 15.13 | 9.76 | |
| 32.60 | 22.08 | 15.52 | 13.56 | 11.04 | 10.13 | 8.27 | 8.34 | 5.41 | 3.65 | 11.31 | 9.63 | 10.24 | 8.53 | 9.41 | 10.09 | 23.14 | 20.15 | 21.22 | 22.17 | 32.20 | 27.88 | 25.09 | 22.26 | 19.03 | 17.16 | 14.70 | -0.31 | -3.74 | |
| -8.47 | -2.45 | -10.72 | -2.64 | -2.57 | -0.31 | 0.65 | 0.31 | 0.66 | -0.71 | 0.18 | 0.22 | 1.39 | 1.31 | 1.03 | 1.14 | 2.24 | 2.66 | 2.66 | 2.66 | 2.13 | 1.83 | 1.53 | 3.37 | 3.45 | 3.61 | 3.92 | 3.97 | 6.58 | |
Data as of: September 30, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.