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Data last updated: Sep 06, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 06, 2026): Crown Castle Inc. (CCI) pays a $4.25 annual dividend ($1.06 quarterly), yielding 5.60% at $75.83/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-09-15. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 5.60%
Annual Dividend: $4.25 per share
Payout Ratio: 172.9% (based on depressed trailing earnings — see safety analysis below)
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-09-15
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Real Estate
Years of Dividend History: 13
Crown Castle Inc. dividend income comes from one of the largest U.S. digital infrastructure operators, managing over 40,000 cell towers and roughly 80,000 miles of fiber optic cable. CCI currently yields 5.6%, placing it firmly in high-yield territory. The trailing annual dividend rate is $4.25 per share, paid quarterly, with the next ex-dividend date on September 15, 2026. With a beta of 0.969, CCI stock moves nearly in line with the broader market, making it a candidate for income investors who want meaningful yield without extreme price swings.
Crown Castle Inc. pays out 172.9% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as high (above 75%). That figure sits well above 100%, meaning the dividend is not covered by reported earnings alone. Crown Castle Inc. dividend safety rests on the company's infrastructure business model, where over 40,000 towers and 80,000 miles of fiber generate recurring lease and service revenue across every major U.S. metropolitan area. The most significant pressure point is that payout ratio: at 172.9%, any sustained earnings weakness leaves little room before the dividend comes under strain.
Crown Castle Inc. dividend history shows a CAGR of 12.8% per year from 2014 to 2024. The per-share annual dividend grew from $1.87 in 2014 to $6.26 in 2024 (2025 and 2026 figures are partial years and excluded from the growth calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 78.9% in 2015. Consecutive years of dividend increases currently stand at zero, meaning the growth run has stalled at the most recent complete data point.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | -7.3% | $5.97 (2022) | $4.75 (2025) |
| 5-Year | -0.7% | $4.93 (2020) | $4.75 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +3.6% | $3.35 (2015) | $4.75 (2025) |
CCI stock fits dividend investors who prioritize a high current yield from a large-scale infrastructure business. The yield of 5.6% is classified as high (above 4%), though it sits below the 5-year average yield of 7.57%, which reflects a period when the stock traded at lower prices. The 12.8% annual growth rate over the prior decade is impressive on paper, but consecutive increases have dropped to zero, and the 172.9% payout ratio signals that growth is not the story right now. What an investor gets is a meaningful income stream backed by a nationwide tower and fiber network. What they accept is a payout that earnings alone do not fully cover.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | $1.0625 |
| 2026-06-15 | $1.0625 |
| 2026-03-13 | $1.0625 |
| 2025-12-15 | $1.0625 |
| 2025-09-15 | $1.0625 |
| 2025-06-13 | $1.0625 |
| 2025-03-14 | $1.5650 |
| 2024-12-13 | $1.5650 |
| 2024-09-13 | $1.5650 |
| 2024-06-14 | $1.5650 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $3.1875 |
| 2025 | $4.7525 |
| 2024 | $6.2600 |
| 2023 | $6.2600 |
| 2022 | $5.9750 |
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