What is an income statement waterfall?

An income statement waterfall is a bar chart that walks from total revenue down to net income, with each step showing how much a cost or tax line removes (or adds). Subtotals — gross profit, operating income, pre-tax income — are anchored to zero so the cascade reconciles exactly to the bottom line.

How much of Crown Castle (CCI) revenue becomes net income?

For TTM through Q1 2026, Crown Castle turned $4.21B of revenue into $1.06B of net income — a net margin of 25.1%. The waterfall shows where the rest goes: cost of revenue, operating expenses, non-operating items, and taxes.

What are Crown Castle (CCI) gross, operating, and net margins?

For TTM through Q1 2026, Crown Castle reported a gross margin of 65.7%, an operating margin of 48%, and a net margin of 25.1%. Each subtotal in the waterfall corresponds to one of these margins.

Why does Crown Castle (CCI) have such a high (or low) gross margin?

Gross margin (gross profit ÷ revenue) reflects how much of each revenue dollar remains after direct production costs. Capital-light software and platform businesses often show gross margins above 60–80% because their cost of revenue is mainly hosting and support. Hardware, retail, and commodity businesses show lower gross margins because raw materials and manufacturing costs are significant. The waterfall makes this visible at a glance — the size of the "Cost of Revenue" bar relative to Revenue is the gross margin complement.

What is the difference between gross, operating, and net margin?

Gross margin = (Revenue − Cost of Revenue) ÷ Revenue. It measures production efficiency. Operating margin = Operating Income ÷ Revenue. It adds operating expenses (R&D, S&M, G&A) and measures the profitability of core operations. Net margin = Net Income ÷ Revenue. It also includes interest, other income/expense, and taxes, and represents the shareholder take after everything.

Crown Castle (CCI) Income Statement Waterfall

Revenue

$4.21B

Gross Margin

+65.7%

Operating Margin

+48.0%

Net Margin

+25.1%

Income statement waterfall for Crown Castle (CCI) — TTM through Q1 2026

Net income: $1.06B

Margin breakdown for Crown Castle (CCI) — TTM through Q1 2026

Line item	Amount	Running total
Revenue	$4.21B	$4.21B
Cost of Revenue	−$1.45B	$2.77B
Gross Profit	$2.77B	$2.77B
Operating Expenses	−$746.00M	$2.02B
Operating Income	$2.02B	$2.02B
Other Income / Expense	−$968.00M	$1.05B
Pre-tax Income	$1.05B	$1.05B
Income Tax	−$16.00M	$1.04B
Other Items	$20.00M	$1.06B
Net Income	$1.06B	$1.06B

Revenue$4.21B
Cost of Revenue−$1.45B
Gross Profit$2.77B
Operating Expenses−$746.00M
Operating Income$2.02B
Other Income / Expense−$968.00M
Pre-tax Income$1.05B
Income Tax−$16.00M
Other Items$20.00M
Net Income$1.06B

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