Form 8-K · Current report
Crown Castle 8-K, filed Oct 21, 2026
- Filed
- CIK
- 0001051470
- Accession no.
- 0001051470-26-000085
Summary
Crown Castle reported third-quarter 2026 results, with site rental revenues of $966 million (down 5% year over year) and net income of $283 million, and raised its full-year 2026 outlook midpoint for Adjusted EBITDA by $25 million and AFFO by $5 million. CEO Chris Hillabrant said the quarter included completing an agreement with a key customer, and CFO Sunit Patel attributed the guidance increase to higher ground lease buyout activity, operational efficiencies, and the customer agreement.
Key points
- Third-quarter 2026 site rental revenues fell 5% to $966 million and net income fell 12% to $283 million, or $0.67 per diluted share, versus $323 million a year earlier.
- Third-quarter 2026 AFFO rose 8% to $530 million, or $1.24 per share, up 11% per share year over year.
- Crown Castle paid roughly $452 million in common stock dividends during the quarter, or $1.0625 per share, unchanged per share from a year earlier.
- The updated full-year 2026 outlook includes a $20 million increase to site rental revenues from contractual term extensions and a $40 million increase in discretionary capital expenditures from higher ground lease buyout activity.
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Items reported
- 2.02Results of Operations and Financial Condition
- 7.01Regulation FD Disclosure
- 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits
From the filing
ITEM 2.02 — RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION On October 21, 2026, Crown Castle Inc. ("Company") issued a press release disclosing its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1. ITEM 7.01 — REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE The press release referenced in Item 2.02 above refers to certain supplemental information that was posted as a supplemental information package on the Company's website on October 21, 2026. The supplemental information package is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.2. ITEM 9.01 — FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS (d) Exhibits Exhibit Index Exhibit No. …
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