What is Crown Castle's interest expense?

Crown Castle (CCI) reported interest expense of $208M in Q2 2026.

How has Crown Castle's interest expense changed year-over-year?

Crown Castle's interest expense decreased by 14.4% year-over-year, from $243M to $208M.

What is the long-term trend for Crown Castle's interest expense?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Crown Castle's interest expense has grown at a 10.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $658M to $972M.

What does interest expense mean?

Cost of borrowing — interest paid or accrued on bonds, bank loans, credit facilities, finance leases, and other debt obligations.

Crown Castle CCI Interest Expense

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.0B-4.9%

Gross profit$984.0M-4.7%

Operating income$470.0M-7.1%

Net income$94.0M-67.7%

EPS (diluted)$0.22-67.2%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.0B+280%

Total debt$23.4B-26.4%

Total equity-$1.9B-53.2%

Total assets$21.5B-32.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$531.0M-36.2%

CapEx-$173.0M-533%

Free cash flow$358.0M-54.8%

Valuation

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Market cap$33.1B-30.5%

Enterprise value$55.46B-29.9%

P/E38.4×—

P/S8×-3.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin97.3%-0.3pp

Operating margin47.7%-1.2pp

Net margin20.7%+11.3pp

FCF margin55.1%-10.9pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity20.5%-1.1pp

Debt / equity5.7×+1.3×

Current ratio0.5×+0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Crown Castle in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:InterestExpenseDebt.

The official record: Crown Castle’s 8-K, filed July 22, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Crown Castle's interest expense?: Crown Castle (CCI) reported interest expense of $208M in Q2 2026.
How has Crown Castle's interest expense changed year-over-year?: Crown Castle's interest expense decreased by 14.4% year-over-year, from $243M to $208M.
What is the long-term trend for Crown Castle's interest expense?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Crown Castle's interest expense has grown at a 10.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $658M to $972M.
What does interest expense mean?: Cost of borrowing — interest paid or accrued on bonds, bank loans, credit facilities, finance leases, and other debt obligations.