Company data
Crown Castle Inc. employees and revenue per employee
CCI · REIT - Specialty · $29.0B market cap
Crown Castle Inc. had 4,000 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, up 2.6% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $4.26B, down 35.1% from a year earlier, or $1.07M per employee. Revenue fell while headcount grew.
Employees
4,000
+2.6% YoY
Revenue
$4.26B
-35.1% YoY
Revenue / employee
$1.07M
Peer median $896K
Rank in industry
5 of 10
REIT - Specialty
Headcount against revenue
Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.
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| Year ending | Employees | Revenue | Per employee | Staff YoY | Revenue YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 4,000 | $4.26B | $1.07M | +2.6% | -35.1% |
| Dec 2024 | 3,900 | $6.57B | $1.68M | -17.0% | -5.9% |
| Dec 2023 | 4,700 | $6.98B | $1.49M | -6.0% | -0.1% |
| Dec 2022 | 5,000 | $6.99B | $1.40M | +0.0% | +10.2% |
| Dec 2021 | 5,000 | $6.34B | $1.27M | +2.0% | +8.6% |
| Dec 2020 | 4,900 | $5.84B | $1.19M | -3.9% | +1.3% |
| Dec 2019 | 5,100 | $5.76B | $1.13M | +2.0% | +7.3% |
| Dec 2018 | 5,000 | $5.37B | $1.07M | +11.1% | +26.2% |
| Dec 2017 | 4,500 | $4.25B | $946K | +40.6% | +8.5% |
| Dec 2016 | 3,200 | $3.92B | $1.23M | — | — |
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Crown Castle Inc. against similar companies
The closest industry peers by revenue, from REIT - Specialty.
| Company | Employees | Revenue | Revenue / employee | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMT American Tower Corporation | 4,866 | $10.6B | $2.19M | Efficient growth |
| SBAC SBA Communications Corporation | 1,844 | $2.82B | $1.53M | Hiring ahead |
| DLR Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | 4,282 | $6.11B | $1.43M | Efficient growth |
| CCI Crown Castle Inc. | 4,000 | $4.26B | $1.07M | Hiring into decline |
| WY Weyerhaeuser Company | 9,517 | $6.91B | $726K | Hiring into decline |
| EQIX Equinix, Inc. | 13,716 | $9.26B | $675K | Efficient growth |
| LAMR Lamar Advertising Company | 3,500 | $2.27B | $647K | Leaner |
| UNIT Uniti Group Inc. | 8,632 | $2.23B | $259K | — |
| IRM Iron Mountain Incorporated | 29,400 | $6.90B | $235K | Efficient growth |
Questions about Crown Castle Inc.
- How many employees does Crown Castle Inc. have?
- Crown Castle Inc. reported 4,000 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 23, 2026. That is up 2.6% from a year earlier.
- What is Crown Castle Inc.'s revenue per employee?
- Crown Castle Inc. brought in $4.26B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $1.07M per employee. That ranks 5 of 10 companies we track in REIT - Specialty, where the median is $896K.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.
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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Crown Castle Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 23, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell CCI.