Crown Castle

CCI

Market cap $39.9B

Crown Castle presents an attractive long-term value opportunity amid signs of an earnings turnaround and a potential recovery in AFFO. Writing long-dated puts on CCI offers a 10.52% annualized return with a $77.75 breakeven, allowing investors to collect premium while monitoring the turnaround. Management plans to maintain the dividend at a high 94.7% AFFO payout, confident in AFFO growth and targeting a 75–80% payout ratio over the next few years.

HOUSTON, May 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE: CCI) ("Crown Castle") announced today that Kris Hinson has been named to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), and Mark Lennon has been named to the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer. Mr. Hinson will manage customer commercial relationships and commercial strategy. Mr. Lennon will lead Crown Castle's data, digital and information security strategies and teams. Cathy Piche will continue in her role as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO), focused on robust asset management and delivering the best possible customer experience on Crown Castle towers. Hamilton West is now Vice President – Corporate Finance and Treasurer, replacing Mr. Hinson in that role.

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HOUSTON, May 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE: CCI) ("Crown Castle") announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.0625 per common share. The quarterly dividend is payable on June 30, 2026, to common stockholders of record at the close of business on June 15, 2026. Future dividends are subject to the approval of Crown Castle's Board of Directors.

HOUSTON, May 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE: CCI) ("Crown Castle") announced today that Chris Hillabrant, Crown Castle's President and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present on Tuesday, June 2, 2026 at 8:45 a.m. Eastern Time at Nareit's REITweek: 2026 Investor Conference. The presentation will be broadcast live over the Internet and is expected to last approximately 30 minutes. The live audio webcast link and presentation for the conference will be available on Crown Castle's website at www.crowncastle.com, where it will also be archived for replay for 60 days.

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CCI closes the $8.5B sale of small cells and fiber units, boosting the 2026 AFFO outlook and sharpening its focus as a pure-play U.S. tower company.

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zayo (“the Company”), a leading digital infrastructure provider, today announced the successful closing of its acquisition of Crown Castle's Fiber Solutions business, significantly expanding its metro fiber footprint and enterprise reach across key U.S. markets. As demand for AI and cloud infrastructure accelerates, this transaction further scales one of the industry's most extensive fiber networks, strengthening the digital infrastructure backbone for the next wave of.

CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arium Networks (the “Company”) today announced its official launch as a standalone company following the completion of EQT Active Core Infrastructure‘s (“EQT”) acquisition of Crown Castle's Small Cell & Venue business.