Operating Cash Flow
Crown Castle Operating Cash Flow decreased by 41.5% to $509.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 20.6%, from $641.00M to $509.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows relatively stable performance with a 2.3% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistently high operating cash flow indicates a healthy, self-sustaining business capable of funding its own growth and returning capital to shareholders.
Detailed definition
Net cash from operating activities measures the total amount of cash generated by a company's core business operations....
Peer comparison
Investors often compare this to capital expenditures to calculate Free Cash Flow, a primary valuation metric for mature tech giants.
net_cash_from_operatingHistorical Data
| 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 | $787.00M | $684.00M | $734.00M | $558.00M | $779.00M | $701.00M | $840.00M | $606.00M | $1.12B | $533.00M | $868.00M | $599.00M | $768.00M | $699.00M | $877.00M | $641.00M | $832.00M | $714.00M | $870.00M | $509.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -13.1% | +7.3% | -24.0% | +39.6% | -10.0% | +19.8% | -27.9% | +84.7% | -52.4% | +62.9% | -31.0% | +28.2% | -9.0% | +25.5% | -26.9% | +29.8% | -14.2% | +21.8% | -41.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -1.0% | +2.5% | +14.4% | +8.6% | +43.6% | -24.0% | +3.3% | -1.2% | -31.4% | +31.1% | +1.0% | +7.0% | +8.3% | +2.1% | -0.8% | -20.6% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Crown Castle's operating cash flow?
- Crown Castle (CCI) reported operating cash flow of $509.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Crown Castle's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Crown Castle's operating cash flow decreased by 20.6% year-over-year, from $641.00M to $509.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Crown Castle's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Crown Castle's operating cash flow has grown at a 2.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.79B to $3.06B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.