Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Crown Castle Stock-Based Comp remained flat by 0.0% to $18.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric was flat by 0.0%, from $18.00M to $18.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows a downward trend with a -17.3% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionOperating
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
An increase may signal a strategy to preserve cash or align employee interests with shareholders, but it also results in share dilution.
Detailed definition
Stock-based compensation is a non-cash expense where employees and executives are rewarded with equity or stock options...
Peer comparison
High-growth technology firms often have higher stock-based compensation as a percentage of revenue compared to mature industrial firms.
Metric ID:
stock_based_compensationHistorical Data
19 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $34.00M | $33.00M | $29.00M | $38.00M | $45.00M | $37.00M | $36.00M | $41.00M | $50.00M | $35.00M | $24.00M | $26.00M | $19.00M | $15.00M | $18.00M | $18.00M | $19.00M | $18.00M | $18.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -2.9% | -12.1% | +31.0% | +18.4% | -17.8% | -2.7% | +13.9% | +22.0% | -30.0% | -31.4% | +8.3% | -26.9% | -21.1% | +20.0% | +0.0% | +5.6% | -5.3% | +0.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +32.4% | +12.1% | +24.1% | +7.9% | +11.1% | -5.4% | -41.5% | -48.0% | -45.7% | — | -25.0% | -30.8% | +0.0% | +20.0% | +0.0% |
Range$15.00M – $50.00M
CAGR-13.2%
Avg YoY Growth-6.3%
Median YoY Growth+0.0%
Business Segments
| Segment | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate Segment and Other Operating Segment | $41.00M | $50.00M | $36.00M | $30.00M | $38.00M | $40.00M | $30.00M | $23.00M |
| Segment G&A share-based compensation | $33.00M | $41.00M | $29.00M | $25.00M | $31.00M | $33.00M | $24.00M | $18.00M |
| Segment cost of operations share-based compensation | $8.00M | $9.00M | $7.00M | $5.00M | $7.00M | $7.00M | $6.00M | $5.00M |
| Total | $41.00M | $50.00M | $35.00M | — | $24.00M | $26.00M | $19.00M | $15.00M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Crown Castle's stock-based comp?
- Crown Castle (CCI) reported stock-based comp of $18.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Crown Castle's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Crown Castle's stock-based comp decreased by 0.0% year-over-year, from $18.00M to $18.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Crown Castle's stock-based comp?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Crown Castle's stock-based comp has grown at a -17.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $129.00M to $73.00M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.