What is Crown Castle's shares (diluted)?

Crown Castle (CCI) reported shares (diluted) of 437M in Q1 2026.

How has Crown Castle's shares (diluted) changed year-over-year?

Crown Castle's shares (diluted) increased by 0.2% year-over-year, from 436M to 437M.

What does shares (diluted) mean?

The total number of shares that would exist if all 'potential' shares, like employee stock options, were converted into real stock.

Earnings Per Share

Shares (Diluted)

Crown Castle Shares (Diluted) remained flat by 0.0% to 437M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 0.2%, from 436M to 437M. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.

Analysis

StatementIncome Statement

SectionEarnings Per Share

CategoryCapital Allocation

SignalLower is better

VolatilityStable

First reportedQ4 2013

Last reportedQ4 2025

How to read this metric

An increase relative to basic shares indicates a higher reliance on equity-based compensation or convertible debt financing.

Detailed definition

Weighted-average shares outstanding (diluted) includes the total number of basic common shares plus all additional share...

Peer comparison

Commonly compared against basic shares to determine the 'dilution overhang' present in a company's capital structure.

Metric ID: weighted_shares_diluted

Historical Data

15 periods

	Q2 '21	Q3 '21	Q1 '22	Q2 '22	Q3 '22	Q1 '23	Q2 '23	Q3 '23	Q1 '24	Q2 '24	Q3 '24	Q1 '25	Q2 '25	Q3 '25	Q1 '26
Value	434M	434M	434M	434M	434M	434M	434M	434M	435M	435M	436M	436M	437M	437M	437M
QoQ Change	—	+0.0%	+0.0%	+0.0%	+0.0%	+0.0%	+0.0%	+0.0%	+0.2%	+0.0%	+0.2%	+0.0%	+0.2%	+0.0%	+0.0%
YoY Change	—	—	—	+0.0%	+0.0%	+0.0%	+0.0%	+0.0%	+0.2%	+0.2%	+0.5%	+0.2%	+0.5%	+0.2%	+0.2%

Range434M – 437M

CAGR+0.2%

Avg YoY Growth+0.2%

Median YoY Growth+0.2%

Current Streak14+ quarters growth

Shares (Diluted) at Other Companies

Verizon CommunicationsVZ View metric

AT&TT View metric

American TowerAMT View metric

T-Mobile USTMUS View metric

WEL

WelltowerWELL View metric

MTZ

MasTecMTZ View metric

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Crown Castle's shares (diluted)?: Crown Castle (CCI) reported shares (diluted) of 437M in Q1 2026.
How has Crown Castle's shares (diluted) changed year-over-year?: Crown Castle's shares (diluted) increased by 0.2% year-over-year, from 436M to 437M.
What does shares (diluted) mean?: The total number of shares that would exist if all 'potential' shares, like employee stock options, were converted into real stock.