Crown Castle (CCI) — Free Cash Flow Generation Index
Crown Castle (CCI) has a Free Cash Flow Generation Index of 1.06x as of December 2025. Free cash flow of $3.24 Billion represents 1% of operating cash flow ($3.06 Billion). See Crown Castle working capital to net assets to evaluate short-term liquidity relative to the company's equity base.
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Crown Castle Free Cash Flow Generation Index (1998–2025)
Historical FCF Generation Index trend for Crown Castle across 28 annual periods. Explore CCI operating cash to total liabilities to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
Annual Free Cash Flow Generation for Crown Castle (1998–2025)
Year-by-year Free Cash Flow Generation Index for Crown Castle. For the full company profile including market capitalisation, see CCI market cap overview.
| Year | FCG Index | Free Cash Flow (USD) | Operating CF | Capital Expenditures | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.94x | $2.88 Billion | $3.06 Billion | $182.00 Million | ▲ +60.8% |
| 2024 | 0.58x | $1.72 Billion | $2.94 Billion | $1.22 Billion | ▲ +7.4% |
| 2023 | 0.54x | $1.70 Billion | $3.13 Billion | $1.42 Billion | ▼ -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.54x | $1.57 Billion | $2.88 Billion | $1.31 Billion | ▼ -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.55x | $1.50 Billion | $2.73 Billion | $1.23 Billion | ▲ +17.3% |
| 2020 | 0.47x | $1.43 Billion | $3.06 Billion | $1.62 Billion | ▲ +97.3% |
| 2019 | 0.24x | $641.00 Million | $2.70 Billion | $2.06 Billion | ▼ -21.9% |
| 2018 | 0.30x | $761.00 Million | $2.50 Billion | $1.74 Billion | ▼ -23.8% |
| 2017 | 0.40x | $816.12 Million | $2.04 Billion | $1.23 Billion | ▼ -21.7% |
| 2016 | 0.51x | $908.38 Million | $1.78 Billion | $873.88 Million | ▲ +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.49x | $887.83 Million | $1.80 Billion | $908.89 Million | ▼ -7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.53x | $886.05 Million | $1.67 Billion | $780.08 Million | ▼ -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.54x | $669.85 Million | $1.24 Billion | $567.81 Million | ▲ +26.3% |
| 2012 | 0.43x | $331.17 Million | $772.56 Million | $441.38 Million | ▼ -6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.46x | $295.51 Million | $643.45 Million | $347.94 Million | ▼ -26.2% |
| 2010 | 0.62x | $375.37 Million | $603.43 Million | $228.06 Million | ▼ -10.7% |
| 2009 | 0.70x | $397.72 Million | $571.26 Million | $173.53 Million | ▲ +473.6% |
| 2008 | 0.12x | $62.27 Million | $513.00 Million | $450.73 Million | ▼ -15.5% |
| 2007 | 0.14x | $50.35 Million | $350.36 Million | $300.00 Million | ▲ +127.5% |
| 2006 | -0.52x | $-147.01 Million | $281.42 Million | $428.43 Million | ▼ -175.7% |
| 2005 | 0.69x | $143.86 Million | $208.54 Million | $64.68 Million | ▲ +12.5% |
| 2004 | 0.61x | $68.74 Million | $112.08 Million | $43.35 Million | ▲ +13.0% |
| 2003 | 0.54x | $141.13 Million | $260.04 Million | $118.91 Million | ▲ +265.9% |
| 2002 | -0.33x | $-68.33 Million | $208.93 Million | $277.26 Million | ▲ +92.2% |
| 2001 | -4.18x | $-551.17 Million | $131.93 Million | $683.10 Million | ▼ -46.8% |
| 2000 | -2.85x | $-471.01 Million | $165.50 Million | $636.51 Million | ▲ +81.3% |
| 1999 | -15.22x | $-1.41 Billion | $92.60 Million | $1.50 Billion | ▼ -557.4% |
| 1998 | -2.32x | $-104.20 Million | $45.00 Million | $149.20 Million | — |