For the quarter ended March 2025, Crown Castle (CCI) reported revenue of $1.06 billion, down 35.3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.10, compared to $0.71 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.96% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.04 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.02, the EPS surprise was +7.84%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Crown Castle performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Ending Towers - Total: 40,000 versus the four-analyst average estimate of 40,056.
- Revenues- Site rental: $1.01 billion compared to the $1.09 billion average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of -36.3% year over year.
- Revenues- Services and other: $50 million versus $46.85 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -5.7% change.
- Net Earnings Per Share (Diluted): -$1.07 versus -$0.58 estimated by six analysts on average.
- Site rental- Gross margin: $771 million compared to the $893.90 million average estimate based on four analysts.
- Services and other- Gross margin: $22 million compared to the $20.96 million average estimate based on four analysts.
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Shares of Crown Castle have returned -0.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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