Investing
Investing Cash Flow
Crown Castle Investing Cash Flow increased by 11.3% to -$313.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 22.7%, from -$255.00M to -$313.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investing Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a -3.4% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026May 7, 2026
How to read this metric
Negative values are typical for growing infrastructure companies, representing heavy investment in future revenue-generating assets.
Detailed definition
This metric summarizes the total cash used for or provided by investing activities, primarily driven by capital expendit...
Peer comparison
Standard metric for all companies; consistently negative for infrastructure firms due to high asset intensity.
Metric ID:
net_cash_from_investingHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$305.00M | -$295.00M | -$421.00M | -$289.00M | -$320.00M | -$337.00M | -$406.00M | -$407.00M | -$399.00M | -$349.00M | -$364.00M | -$320.00M | -$330.00M | -$297.00M | -$273.00M | -$255.00M | -$268.00M | -$282.00M | -$353.00M | -$313.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +3.3% | -42.7% | +31.4% | -10.7% | -5.3% | -20.5% | -0.2% | +2.0% | +12.5% | -4.3% | +12.1% | -3.1% | +10.0% | +8.1% | +6.6% | -5.1% | -5.2% | -25.2% | +11.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -4.9% | -14.2% | +3.6% | -40.8% | -24.7% | -3.6% | +10.3% | +21.4% | +17.3% | +14.9% | +25.0% | +20.3% | +18.8% | +5.1% | -29.3% | -22.7% |
Range-$421.00M – -$255.00M
CAGR+0.5%
Avg YoY Growth-0.2%
Median YoY Growth+4.3%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Crown Castle's investing cash flow?
- Crown Castle (CCI) reported investing cash flow of -$313.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Crown Castle's investing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Crown Castle's investing cash flow decreased by 22.7% year-over-year, from -$255.00M to -$313.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Crown Castle's investing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Crown Castle's investing cash flow has grown at a -3.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$1.33B to -$1.16B.
- What does investing cash flow mean?
- The net total of all cash spent on or received from investing activities.