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Crown Castle (Crown Castle) Gross Margin %

: 72.94% (As of Dec. 2023)
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Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Crown Castle's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,221 Mil. Crown Castle's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,674 Mil. Therefore, Crown Castle's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 72.94%.


The historical rank and industry rank for Crown Castle's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

CCI' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 63.08   Med: 65.6   Max: 71.64
Current: 71.64


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Crown Castle was 71.64%. The lowest was 63.08%. And the median was 65.60%.

CCI's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
55.22% of 632 companies
in the REITs industry
Industry Median: 68.81 vs CCI: 71.64

Crown Castle had a gross margin of 72.94% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Crown Castle was 2.00% per year.


Crown Castle Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Crown Castle's Gross Margin % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Crown Castle Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Margin %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 65.54 66.28 68.56 70.40 71.64

Crown Castle Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Gross Margin % Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 70.52 70.73 72.04 70.85 72.94

Competitive Comparison

For the REIT - Specialty subindustry, Crown Castle's Gross Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Margin % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Crown Castle Gross Margin % Distribution

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Crown Castle's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Crown Castle's Gross Margin % falls into.



Crown Castle Gross Margin % Calculation

Gross Margin is the percentage of Gross Profit out of sales or Revenue.

Crown Castle's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Dec. 2023 )=Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )
=5001 / 6981
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(6981 - 1980) / 6981
=71.64 %

Crown Castle's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=1221 / 1674
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(1674 - 453) / 1674
=72.94 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

A positive Gross Profit is only the first step for a company to make a net profit. The gross profit needs to be big enough to also cover related labor, equipment, rental, marketing/advertising, research and development and a lot of other costs in selling the products.


Crown Castle  (NYSE:CCI) Gross Margin % Explanation

Warren Buffett believes that firms with excellent long term economics tend to have consistently higher margins.

Durable competitive advantage creates a high Gross Margin % because of the freedom to price in excess of cost. Companies can be categorized by their Gross Margin %

1. Greater than 40% = Durable competitive advantage
2. Less than 40% = Competition eroding margins
3. Less than 20% = no sustainable competitive advantage
Consistency of Gross Margin is key

Crown Castle had a gross margin of 72.94% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage


Be Aware

If a company loses its competitive advantages, usually its gross margin declines well before its sales declines. Watching Gross Margin % and Operating Margin % closely helps avoid value trap situations.


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Crown Castle (Crown Castle) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
8020 Katy Freeway, Houston, TX, USA, 77024-1908
Crown Castle International owns and leases roughly 40,000 cell towers in the United States. It also owns more than 85,000 route miles of fiber. It leases space on its towers to wireless service providers, which install equipment on the towers to support their wireless networks. The company's fiber is primarily leased by wireless service providers to set up small-cell network infrastructure and by enterprises for their internal connection needs. Crown Castle's towers and fiber are predominantly located in the largest U.S. cities. The company has a very concentrated customer base, with more than 70% of its revenue coming from the big three U.S. mobile carriers. Crown Castle operates as a real estate investment trust.
Executives
Robert Sean Collins officer: Vice President and Controller 8020 KATY FREEWAY, HOUSTON TX 77024
Maria M Pope director C/O PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO., 121 SW SALMON ST, PORTLAND OR 97204
Kevin T Kabat director UNUM GROUP, 1 FOUNTAIN SQUARE, CHATTANOOGA TN 37402
Kevin A Stephens director 1220 AUGUSTA DRIVE, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77057
Laura B Nichol officer: EVP - Business Support 8020 KATY FREEWAY, HOUSTON TX 77024
Christopher Levendos officer: EVP & COO - Fiber 8020 KATY FREEWAY, HOUSTON TX 77024
Adams Edward B Jr officer: EVP and General Counsel 8020 KATY FREEWAY, HOUSTON TX 77024
Matthew Iii Thornton director 3610 HACKS CROSS ROAD, MEMPHIS TN 38125
Michael Joseph Kavanagh officer: SVP & Chief Commercial Officer 8020 KATY FREEWAY, HOUSTON TX 77024
Catherine Piche officer: EVP & COO-Towers 8020 KATY FREEWAY, HOUSTON TX 77024
Daniel K Schlanger officer: SVP & Chief Financial Officer 8020 KATY FREEWAY, HOUSTON TX 77024
J Landis Martin director TIMET CORP, 1999 BROADWAY SUITE 4300, DENVER CO 80202
Kenneth Jay Simon officer: SVP and General Counsel 8020 KATY FREEWAY, HOUSTON TX 77024
James D Young officer: SVP & Chief Operating Officer 510 BERING DRIVE, SUITE 500, HOUSTON TX 77057
Tammy Jones director MONOGRAM RESIDENTIAL TRUST,INC., 5800 GRANITE PARKWAY, SUITE 1000, PLANO TX 75024