Crown Castle (CCI) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of December 2025: 6.89x

Crown Castle (CCI) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 6.89x as of December 2025. Operating cash flow of $3.06 Billion exceeds net income of $444.00 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore Crown Castle cash conversion from operations to assess how effectively this company generates cash.

Cash Flow Quality Index

6.89x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$3.06 Billion
USD

Net Income

$444.00 Million
USD

Data as of

Dec 2025
Most recent filing

Crown Castle Cash Flow Quality Index (2004–2025)

Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Crown Castle across 15 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Check total reinvestment intensity of Crown Castle to assess the company's total reinvestment commitment from operating cash flow.

Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Crown Castle (2004–2025)

Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Crown Castle. For live market cap and the full company financial profile, see CCI company net worth.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2025 6.89x $3.06 Billion $444.00 Million ▲ +230.8%
2023 2.08x $3.13 Billion $1.50 Billion ▲ +21.1%
2022 1.72x $2.88 Billion $1.68 Billion ▼ -27.0%
2021 2.35x $2.73 Billion $1.16 Billion ▼ -18.6%
2020 2.89x $3.06 Billion $1.06 Billion ▼ -7.5%
2019 3.13x $2.70 Billion $863.00 Million ▼ -16.1%
2018 3.73x $2.50 Billion $671.00 Million ▼ -18.9%
2017 4.60x $2.04 Billion $444.55 Million ▼ -7.9%
2016 4.99x $1.78 Billion $356.97 Million ▲ +46.0%
2015 3.42x $1.80 Billion $525.29 Million ▼ -18.1%
2014 4.18x $1.67 Billion $398.77 Million ▼ -68.3%
2013 13.18x $1.24 Billion $93.90 Million ▲ +242.7%
2012 3.85x $772.56 Million $200.89 Million ▲ +2.5%
2011 3.75x $643.45 Million $171.46 Million ▲ +687.2%
2004 0.48x $112.08 Million $235.11 Million
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.