Crown Castle Inc.
$55.67B- Market cap
- $31.43B
- Debt
- +$24.34B
- Cash
- −$99.00M
Capital structure 56% equity / 44% debt · EV / Revenue 13.05x · EV proxy / EBITDA proxy 20.32x
Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: CCI stock price at premium vs AVB $73.87 current versus $25.12 implied using P/E multiple.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at AVB's multiple
Implied fair value · at CCI's multiple
Snapshot Aug 13, 2026, 8:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth lag
Reported gross margin
Operating income + D&A
Multiple premium
Higher P/E
Lower leverage
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Trendline
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Price framework
USD market cap plus reported borrowing debt, less cash and equivalents. This EV proxy excludes investments, preferred stock and noncontrolling-interest adjustments.
Capital structure 56% equity / 44% debt · EV / Revenue 13.05x · EV proxy / EBITDA proxy 20.32x
Capital structure 72% equity / 28% debt · EV / Revenue 11.89x
CCI carries the larger enterprise value at $55.67B against $36.16B; AVB trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (11.89x vs 13.05x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
CROWN CASTLE INC. · implied price per share
Bear
$24.14
Base
$35.47
Bull
$55.63
AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC. · implied price per share
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Balance sheet health
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Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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If you believe CCI can stabilize revenue, improve leverage, and re-rate toward AVB-like earnings multiples, then avoid adding exposure at current levels because the existing data shows a large valuation premium versus weaker growth, margins, and balance-sheet quality.
CCI trades at a much richer earnings multiple than AVB, yet the valuation model implies a price of $25.46 versus the current $74.92, or -66.0% downside. The gap is difficult to justify on fundamentals because CCI also lags AVB on growth, margins, and leverage.
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