AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Crown Castle (CCI)

Crown Castle Q3 revenue falls 5%, but company raises 2025 AFFO outlook

Mixed Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Crown Castle reported third-quarter 2025 site rental revenues of $1,012 million, down 5% from a year earlier, and Adjusted EBITDA of $718 million, down 8%. Net income rose to $323 million, or $0.74 per diluted share, and the company raised its full-year 2025 outlook for Adjusted EBITDA and AFFO, while the pending $8.5 billion sale of its Fiber Business is expected to close in the first half of 2026.

Key points

  • Q3 2025 site rental revenues were $1,012 million versus $1,066 million in Q3 2024; AFFO was $490 million, or $1.12 per share, down 7%.
  • Q3 2025 net income was $323 million ($0.74 per diluted share) versus $303 million ($0.70) a year earlier.
  • Full-year 2025 outlook midpoint for Adjusted EBITDA rose $30 million to $2,835 million, and AFFO per share midpoint rose $0.09 to $4.29.
  • The Fiber Business sale to EQT and Zayo for $8.5 billion is expected to close in the first half of 2026; Q3 common dividends were $1.0625 per share, down 32% from a year earlier.

The filing

CompanyCrown Castle (CCI)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 22, 2025, 4:17 PM ET
Accession number0001051470-25-000185

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

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