Financing Cash Flow
Crown Castle Financing Cash Flow increased by 61.4% to -$179.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 55.6%, from -$403.00M to -$179.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a 9.5% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A large negative value typically indicates a company is returning capital to shareholders or paying down debt, while a positive value suggests the company is raising external capital to fund operations or acquisitions.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the net flow of cash between a company and its capital providers, including shareholders and lend...
Peer comparison
Large-cap peers like Microsoft or Alphabet similarly show large negative financing outflows due to aggressive share repurchase programs and dividend distributions.
net_cash_from_financingHistorical 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 | -$395.00M | -$309.00M | -$389.00M | -$253.00M | -$495.00M | -$461.00M | -$456.00M | -$139.00M | -$619.00M | -$383.00M | -$513.00M | -$261.00M | -$405.00M | -$362.00M | -$680.00M | -$403.00M | -$568.00M | -$451.00M | -$464.00M | -$179.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +21.8% | -25.9% | +35.0% | -95.7% | +6.9% | +1.1% | +69.5% | -345.3% | +38.1% | -33.9% | +49.1% | -55.2% | +10.6% | -87.8% | +40.7% | -40.9% | +20.6% | -2.9% | +61.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -25.3% | -49.2% | -17.2% | +45.1% | -25.1% | +16.9% | -12.5% | -87.8% | +34.6% | +5.5% | -32.6% | -54.4% | -40.2% | -24.6% | +31.8% | +55.6% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Crown Castle's financing cash flow?
- Crown Castle (CCI) reported financing cash flow of -$179.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Crown Castle's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Crown Castle's financing cash flow increased by 55.6% year-over-year, from -$403.00M to -$179.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Crown Castle's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Crown Castle's financing cash flow has grown at a 9.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$1.31B to -$1.89B.
- What does financing cash flow mean?
- The total amount of money a company spends or receives from borrowing debt and managing its own shares and dividends.