Crown Castle (CCI Quick QuoteCCI - Free Report) reported $1.07 billion in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 35%. EPS of $1.12 for the same period compares to -$10.97 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +2.17% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.05 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.07, the EPS surprise was +5.16%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Crown Castle performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Revenues- Services and other: $53 million versus $50.4 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +1.9% change.
• Revenues- Site rental: $1.02 billion compared to the $1.01 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of -36.2% year over year.
• Net Earnings Per Share (Diluted): $0.67 versus $0.55 estimated by five analysts on average.
• Services and other- Gross margin: $24 million versus $21.43 million estimated by three analysts on average.
• Site rental- Gross margin: $767 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $759.78 million.

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Shares of Crown Castle have returned -3.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.9% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.