CCI Crown Castle Inc. — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates
Crown Castle Inc. specializes in critical digital infrastructure across the United States. The company actively manages, operates, and leases an expansive network, featuring over 40,000 cellular communication towers and approximately 80,000 miles of fiber optic cable. This comprehensive infrastructure underpins both small cell deployments and various advanced fiber solutions, spanning every significant U.S. metropolitan area. Through these vital connections, Crown Castle links communities and urban centers to essential data, cutting-edge technology, and indispensable wireless services, thereby delivering crucial information, innovative concepts, and communication capabilities to individuals and enterprises alike. More information can be found at www.crowncastle.com.
Dividend Snapshot
Key Metrics
Current Yield
5.62%
At the Sep 14, 2026 price
The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.Annualized Dividend
$4.2500
The most recent payment scaled to a full year by how often it's paid. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00.Frequency
Q Quarterly
How often the dividend is paid: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.Rank Score
61.3
As of Sep 14, 2026
Our 0-100 house score blending yield quality, payout sustainability (the trailing-twelve-month payout ratio), profitability (TTM return on equity), valuation (TTM price-to-book) and payment reliability, recomputed daily. Higher means a stronger profile on those factors in our model — a research score, not advice or a recommendation to buy.RSI (14)
49
As of Sep 14, 2026
Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.52-Week Range
$73.61 – $98.87
Closes through Sep 11, 2026
The lowest and highest price over the past year — shows where today's price sits in its recent range.Payout Ratio (TTM)
172.93% (EPS-based)
12 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 FY2026)
The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the trailing twelve months (TTM): dividends paid divided by net income across the company's four most recent reported quarters, dated by the latest quarter end. A fiscal-year tag such as FY2025 means only annual figures were available. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earned. It shows n/a for funds and when net income over the period was negative; for REITs and BDCs it is marked EPS-based, since they are judged on FFO/AFFO or net investment income instead.Years Paying
12
How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.Price / Book (TTM)
-10.01
Price as of Sep 14, 2026; latest reported book value
Price-to-book ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by the latest reported book value per share. A rough valuation gauge, most useful for asset-heavy sectors like REITs, banks and insurers.S.A.F.E. Dividend Read
Quote & Key Data
Dividend Growth
Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)
CCI's dividend yield rose from 4.82% to 5.62% over the past ~90 days (+0.80 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and +0.80 pp from the share price ($88.13 on Jun 16, 2026 → $75.62 on Sep 14, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.
Yield vs Its Own History
Across 333 daily observations over the past 16 months (through Sep 11, 2026), CCI's current yield is higher than approximately 88% of them. Our stored price history for CCI covers the past 16 months; 3- and 5-year averages are not yet computable from it and are deliberately not shown.
Adjusted Price History
Dividend History
Dividend Payment History
Ex-dividend calendar →| Amount | Type | Declared | Ex-Date | Record | Pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1.0625 Q | Regular | Aug 05, 2026 | Sep 15, 2026 | Sep 15, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| $1.0625 Q | Regular | May 20, 2026 | Jun 15, 2026 | Jun 15, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| $1.0625 Q | Regular | Feb 25, 2026 | Mar 13, 2026 | Mar 13, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 |
| $1.0625 Q | Regular | Nov 05, 2025 | Dec 15, 2025 | Dec 15, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 |
| $1.0625 Q | Regular | Aug 06, 2025 | Sep 15, 2025 | Sep 15, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 |
| $1.0625 Q | Regular | May 21, 2025 | Jun 13, 2025 | Jun 13, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 |
| $1.5650 Q | Regular | Feb 26, 2025 | Mar 14, 2025 | Mar 14, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 |
| $1.5650 Q | Regular | Nov 06, 2024 | Dec 13, 2024 | Dec 13, 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 |
| $1.5650 Q | Regular | Aug 07, 2024 | Sep 13, 2024 | Sep 13, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 |
| $1.5650 Q | Regular | May 22, 2024 | Jun 14, 2024 | Jun 14, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 |
| $1.5650 Q | Regular | Feb 21, 2024 | Mar 14, 2024 | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 28, 2024 |
| $1.5650 Q | Regular | Oct 18, 2023 | Dec 14, 2023 | Dec 15, 2023 | Dec 29, 2023 |
| $1.5650 Q | Regular | Jul 21, 2023 | Sep 14, 2023 | Sep 15, 2023 | Sep 29, 2023 |
| $1.5650 Q | Regular | May 01, 2023 | Jun 14, 2023 | Jun 15, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 |
| $1.5650 Q | Regular | Feb 07, 2023 | Mar 14, 2023 | Mar 15, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 |
| $1.5650 Q | Regular | Oct 19, 2022 | Dec 14, 2022 | Dec 15, 2022 | Dec 30, 2022 |
| $1.4700 Q | Regular | Jul 25, 2022 | Sep 14, 2022 | Sep 15, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 |
| $1.4700 Q | Regular | May 10, 2022 | Jun 14, 2022 | Jun 15, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 |
| $1.4700 Q | Regular | Feb 08, 2022 | Mar 14, 2022 | Mar 15, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 |
| $1.4700 Q | Regular | Oct 20, 2021 | Dec 14, 2021 | Dec 15, 2021 | Dec 31, 2021 |
| $1.3300 Q | Regular | Aug 05, 2021 | Sep 14, 2021 | Sep 15, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 |
| $1.3300 Q | Regular | May 21, 2021 | Jun 11, 2021 | Jun 14, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 |
| $1.3300 Q | Regular | Feb 18, 2021 | Mar 12, 2021 | Mar 15, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 |
| $1.3300 Q | Regular | Oct 21, 2020 | Dec 14, 2020 | Dec 15, 2020 | Dec 31, 2020 |
| $1.2000 Q | Regular | Aug 06, 2020 | Sep 14, 2020 | Sep 15, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 |
| $1.2000 Q | Regular | May 14, 2020 | Jun 11, 2020 | Jun 12, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 |
| $1.2000 Q | Regular | Feb 20, 2020 | Mar 12, 2020 | Mar 13, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 |
| $1.2000 Q | Regular | Oct 16, 2019 | Dec 12, 2019 | Dec 13, 2019 | Dec 31, 2019 |
| $1.1250 Q | Regular | Aug 08, 2019 | Sep 12, 2019 | Sep 13, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 |
| $1.1250 Q | Regular | May 16, 2019 | Jun 13, 2019 | Jun 14, 2019 | Jun 28, 2019 |
| $1.1250 Q | Regular | Feb 21, 2019 | Mar 14, 2019 | Mar 15, 2019 | Mar 29, 2019 |
| $1.1250 Q | Regular | Oct 17, 2018 | Dec 13, 2018 | Dec 14, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 |
| $1.0500 Q | Regular | Aug 02, 2018 | Sep 13, 2018 | Sep 14, 2018 | Sep 28, 2018 |
| $1.0500 Q | Regular | May 17, 2018 | Jun 14, 2018 | Jun 15, 2018 | Jun 29, 2018 |
| $1.0500 Q | Regular | Feb 21, 2018 | Mar 15, 2018 | Mar 16, 2018 | Mar 30, 2018 |
| $1.0500 Q | Regular | Oct 15, 2017 | Dec 14, 2017 | Dec 15, 2017 | Dec 29, 2017 |
| $0.9500 Q | Regular | Aug 04, 2017 | Sep 14, 2017 | Sep 15, 2017 | Sep 29, 2017 |
| $0.9500 Q | Regular | May 19, 2017 | Jun 14, 2017 | Jun 16, 2017 | Jun 30, 2017 |
| $0.9500 Q | Regular | Feb 21, 2017 | Mar 15, 2017 | Mar 17, 2017 | Mar 31, 2017 |
| $0.9500 Q | Regular | Oct 20, 2016 | Dec 14, 2016 | Dec 16, 2016 | Dec 30, 2016 |
| $0.8850 Q | Regular | Aug 02, 2016 | Sep 14, 2016 | Sep 16, 2016 | Sep 30, 2016 |
| $0.8850 Q | Regular | May 20, 2016 | Jun 15, 2016 | Jun 17, 2016 | Jun 30, 2016 |
| $0.8850 Q | Regular | Feb 19, 2016 | Mar 16, 2016 | Mar 18, 2016 | Mar 31, 2016 |
| $0.8850 Q | Regular | Oct 23, 2015 | Dec 16, 2015 | Dec 18, 2015 | Dec 31, 2015 |
| $0.8200 Q | Regular | Aug 04, 2015 | Sep 16, 2015 | Sep 18, 2015 | Sep 30, 2015 |
| $0.8200 Q | Regular | May 29, 2015 | Jun 17, 2015 | Jun 19, 2015 | Jun 30, 2015 |
| $0.8200 Q | Regular | Feb 20, 2015 | Mar 18, 2015 | Mar 20, 2015 | Mar 31, 2015 |
| $0.8200 Q | Regular | Nov 03, 2014 | Dec 17, 2014 | Dec 19, 2014 | Dec 31, 2014 |
| $0.3500 Q | Regular | Aug 11, 2014 | Sep 17, 2014 | Sep 19, 2014 | Sep 30, 2014 |
| $0.3500 Q | Regular | Jun 03, 2014 | Jun 18, 2014 | Jun 20, 2014 | Jun 30, 2014 |
| $0.3500 Q | Regular | Feb 20, 2014 | Mar 18, 2014 | Mar 20, 2014 | Mar 31, 2014 |
Peer Comparison
Selected REIT - Specialty dividend payers we cover, strongest DividendRank first — for context, not a recommendation.
| Ticker | Name | Yield | 5-Yr Growth | Streak | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBAC | SBA Communications Corporation | 2.70% | 19.0% | 6 yrs | 62 |
| AMT | American Tower Corporation | 4.03% | 8.5% | 14 yrs | 57 |
| FPI | Farmland Partners Inc. | 3.36% | 17.1% | 0 yrs | 53 |
| VICI | VICI Properties Inc. | 7.41% | 7.1% | 7 yrs | 52 |
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CCI dividend — frequently asked questions
Does Crown Castle Inc. pay a dividend?
Yes. Crown Castle Inc. (CCI) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $4.25 per share, a yield of approximately 5.62%.
What is Crown Castle Inc.'s dividend yield?
Crown Castle Inc.'s dividend yield is approximately 5.62%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.
How often does Crown Castle Inc. pay dividends?
Crown Castle Inc. pays dividends quarterly — 4 times per year.
When is Crown Castle Inc.'s next ex-dividend date?
The next ex-dividend date on record for Crown Castle Inc. is September 15, 2026. The associated payment is $1.0625 per share; you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive it.
How long has Crown Castle Inc. paid dividends?
Crown Castle Inc. has 12 years of dividend payments on record.
Data updated Sep 14, 2026. This research page is generated from Dividendly's structured market and dividend dataset using the approach described on our methodology and data sources pages. Data is automatically validated using defined rules and may also be periodically reviewed. Research only, not investment advice. Spotted a data error? Report it.