Buyback yield (TTM)
0.08%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
5.33%
5Y share count change
2.8%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$27.00M
Cumulative buybacks
$3.40B
Key takeaways
- Crown Castle (CCI) repurchased about $27.00M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is up 2.8% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 0.49× — repurchases only partially offset SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at -21.3% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 3% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Crown Castle (CCI)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Crown Castle (CCI)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Crown Castle (CCI)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Crown Castle (CCI)
Latest: $23.00M
Overview
2025's annual buyback spend for Crown Castle (CCI) came in at $23.00M – plunged 30.3% year-over-year.
Crown Castle buyback spend has contracted on net over the period, with a -21.3% compound annual growth rate over 2020–2025 (5 years).
Crown Castle buyback spend plunged from $729.81M in 2007 to $23.00M in 2025, a 96.8% drawdown.
The record annual buyback spend stands at $729.81M, reached in 2007; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 1999.
Crown Castle Buyback Spend 2025: $23.00M
Crown Castle posted buyback spend of $23.00M in 2025, plunged 30.3% below 2024.
Crown Castle Buyback Spend 2024: $33.00M
In 2024, Crown Castle reported buyback spend of $33.00M, grew 10.0% from 2023.
Crown Castle Buyback Spend 2023: $30.00M
Crown Castle buyback spend in 2023 was $30.00M, plunged 53.8% below 2022.
Crown Castle Buyback Spend 2022: $65.00M
2022's buyback spend for Crown Castle came in at $65.00M, declined 7.1% below 2021.
Crown Castle Buyback Spend 2021: $70.00M
Crown Castle buyback spend in 2021 was $70.00M.
See more financial history for Crown Castle (CCI).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $23.00M | $73.00M | −$50.00M | 0.06% | 0.44B | +0.7% | |
| 2024 | $33.00M | $131.00M | −$98.00M | 0.08% | 0.43B | 0.0% | |
| 2023 | $30.00M | $157.00M | −$127.00M | 0.06% | 0.43B | 0.0% | |
| 2022 | $65.00M | $156.00M | −$91.00M | 0.11% | 0.43B | 0.0% | |
| 2021 | $70.00M | $129.00M | −$59.00M | 0.08% | 0.43B | +2.1% | |
| 2020 | $76.00M | $138.00M | −$62.00M | 0.11% | 0.42B | +1.7% | |
| 2019 | $44.00M | $117.00M | −$73.00M | 0.07% | 0.42B | +0.7% | |
| 2018 | $34.00M | $103.00M | −$69.00M | 0.08% | 0.41B | +8.3% | |
| 2017 | $23.31M | $91.65M | −$68.34M | 0.05% | 0.38B | +12.4% | |
| 2016 | $24.94M | $79.34M | −$54.40M | 0.08% | 0.34B | +2.0% | |
| 2015 | $29.66M | $60.77M | −$31.12M | 0.10% | 0.33B | +0.2% | |
| 2014 | $21.87M | $51.50M | −$29.63M | 0.08% | 0.33B | +11.4% | |
| 2013 | $99.46M | $39.03M | $60.43M | 0.44% | 0.30B | +2.8% | |
| 2012 | $36.04M | $41.94M | −$5.90M | 0.17% | 0.29B | +1.9% | |
| 2011 | $318.42M | $32.61M | $285.81M | 2.53% | 0.29B | -0.3% | |
| 2010 | $159.64M | $36.54M | $123.10M | 1.27% | 0.29B | +0.0% | |
| 2009 | $3.00M | $29.23M | −$26.22M | 0.03% | 0.29B | +1.6% | |
| 2008 | $44.69M | $25.90M | $18.79M | 0.89% | 0.28B | +0.7% | |
| 2007 | $729.81M | $0.00 | $729.81M | 6.28% | 0.28B | +35.1% | |
| 2006 | $518.03M | $16.72M | $501.31M | 5.86% | 0.21B | -4.8% | |
| 2005 | $514.89M | $26.37M | $488.52M | 8.96% | 0.22B | -1.8% | |
| 2004 | $59.36M | $15.95M | $43.42M | 1.60% | 0.22B | +2.2% | |
| 2003 | $343.73M | $20.65M | $323.08M | 14.28% | 0.22B | -0.5% | |
| 2002 | $94.47M | $0.00 | $94.47M | 11.71% | 0.22B | +1.8% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.21B | +20.0% | |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.18B | +35.8% | |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.13B | +209.2% | |
| 1998 | $900.00K | $0.00 | $900.00K | — | 0.04B | +584.5% | |
| 1997 | $2.10M | $0.00 | $2.10M | — | 0.01B | — |
- 2025$23.00M
- 2024$33.00M
- 2023$30.00M
- 2022$65.00M
- 2021$70.00M
- 2020$76.00M
- 2019$44.00M
- 2018$34.00M
- 2017$23.31M
- 2016$24.94M
- 2015$29.66M
- 2014$21.87M
- 2013$99.46M
- 2012$36.04M
- 2011$318.42M
- 2010$159.64M
- 2009$3.00M
- 2008$44.69M
- 2007$729.81M
- 2006$518.03M
- 2005$514.89M
- 2004$59.36M
- 2003$343.73M
- 2002$94.47M
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$900.00K
- 1997$2.10M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Crown Castle (CCI)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 0.49×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Crown Castle (CCI)
How Crown Castle splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $863.00M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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