Crown Castle Q3 Adjusted AFFO Rises, Revenue Falls; Raises 2026 AFFO Outlook

04:45 PM EDT, 10/21/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Crown Castle (CCI) reported Q3 adjusted funds from operations late Wednesday of $1.24 per diluted share, up from $1.12 a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $1.21. Revenue for the three months ended Sept. 30 was $995 million, down from $1.07 billion a year earlier. Analysts expected $1.01 billion. The company increased its full-year 2026 AFFO to $4.54 to $4.66 on revenue of $3.85 billion to $3.90 billion. It previously expected AFFO of $4.53 to $4.65 on revenue of $3.83 billion to $3.88 billion. Analysts expect AFFO of $4.59 on revenue of $4.04 billion.