Crown Castle said it signed a definitive agreement on March 13, 2025 to sell its small cells and fiber solutions business, with total cash proceeds of $8.5 billion, subject to certain closing adjustments, and expects the transaction to close in the first half of 2026. The company recognized a loss from disposal of discontinued operations of $231 million for the 3 months and $1.3 billion for the 9 months.

1. 01

   Crown Castle said it signed a definitive agreement on March 13, 2025 to sell its small cells and fiber solutions business, with total cash proceeds of $8.5 billion, subject to certain closing adjustments, and expects the transaction to close in the first half of 2026. The company recognized a loss from disposal of discontinued operations of $231 million for the 3 months and $1.3 billion for the 9 months.

2. 02

   Crown Castle said site rental revenues for Q3 2025 decreased $54 million (5%) compared to the prior-year period, and site rental revenues and Adjusted Site Rental Gross Margin for Q3 were $1.0 billion and $767 million, respectively. The company cited higher towers non-renewals resulting from Sprint Cancellations and a decrease in prepaid rent amortization as the primary factors.

3. 03

   Crown Castle said income from continuing operations for Q3 2025 was $277 million, a decrease of $17 million (6%) from $294 million in the prior-year period, and net income was $323 million, an increase from $303 million in the prior-year period. The company cited income from discontinued operations as a factor in the net income increase.

4. 04

   The company cited debt repayment of $4.7 billion as a liquidity use over the next 12 months, consisting of Commercial Paper Notes and three types of senior notes. As of November 4, 2025, the company said Commercial Paper Notes of $1.9 billion were outstanding.

Key figures

Quarter ended September 30, 2025

Revenue

$1.1B

Operating income

$525M

Net income

$323M

EPS

$0.74

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