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Crown Castle — Apr 22, 2026 release

Fiscal 2026 first-quarter results · 8-K Item 2.02 · Exhibit 99.1 · 0001051470-26-000046
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Capitalized interest
“(15) to (5)”
Period
FY2026
Measure
Company-defined measure
Source
Guidance table
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Timing of Fiber Business sale close
“the first half of 2026”
Core leasing activity (Organic Contribution … for FY2026
“$65 1.8%”
Escalators (Organic Contribution to Site Ren… for FY2026
“$100 2.7%”
Non-renewals (Organic Contribution to Site R… for FY2026
“$(30) (0.8)%”
Change in other billings (Organic Contributi… for FY2026
“$(5) (0.1)%”
Organic Contribution to Site Rental Billings… for FY2026
“$130 3.5%”
Share repurchases (following Fiber Business … for FY2026
“approximately $1 billion of shares”
Share repurchase
“approximately $1 billion of shares”
Debt repayment (following Fiber Business sal… for FY2026
“approximately $7 billion of debt”
Debt repayment
“approximately $7 billion of debt”
Annualized run-rate operating cost reduction
“$65 million”
Cost savings for FY2026
“$55 million”
Cost savings due to timing for FY2026
“$55 million”
Site rental billings for FY2026
“$3,800 to $3,830”
Straight-lined revenues for FY2026
“(75) to (45)”
Other revenues for FY2026
“15 to 15”
Site rental revenues (Outlook table) for FY2026
“3,828 to 3,873”
Site rental costs of operations for FY2026
“978 to 1,023”
Services and other gross margin for FY2026
“90 to 120”
Net income (loss) (Outlook table) for FY2026
“640 to 920”
Net income (loss) per share—diluted (Outlook… for FY2026
“1.48 to 2.12”
Adjusted EBITDA (Outlook table) for FY2026
“2,665 to 2,715”
Depreciation, amortization and accretion for FY2026
“627 to 722”
Interest expense and amortization of deferre… for FY2026
“832 to 877”
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, … for FY2026
“(360) to (80)”
FFO for FY2026
“1,640 to 1,670”
AFFO (Outlook table) for FY2026
“1,895 to 1,945”
AFFO per share (Outlook table) for FY2026
“4.38 to 4.49”
Discretionary capital expenditures (Outlook … for FY2026
“150 to 250”
Discretionary capital expenditures from disc… for FY2026
“$480 to $580”
Organic Contribution to Site Rental Billings… for FY2026
“approximately $130 million or 3.3% at the midpoint”
DISH Terminations and Sprint Cancellations i… for FY2026
“$240 million”
DISH Terminations impact for FY2026
“$220 million”
Sprint Cancellations impact for FY2026
“$20 million”
Organic Contribution to Site Rental Billings… for FY2026
“approximately $(110) million”
Straight-line site rental revenues change for FY2026
“decrease by approximately $70 million”
Prepaid rent amortization change for FY2026
“decrease by approximately $20 million”
AFFO growth from 2025 to 2026 for FY2026
“approximately $15 million at the midpoint”
Expenses change for FY2026
“decrease by approximately $25 million”
Expense savings from workforce and other cos… for FY2026
“approximately $50 million”
Services contribution change for FY2026
“increase by approximately $5 million at the midpoint”
Expense savings from workforce reduction (se… for FY2026
“$5 million”
Interest expense change for FY2026
“decrease by approximately $120 million”
Other items change for FY2026
“decrease by approximately $25 million”
Discretionary capital expenditures for FY2026
“$150 million to $250 million”
Prepaid rent additions for FY2026
“$30 million to $50 million”
Site rental revenues as a percentage of prio… for FY2026
“(4.9)%”
Core leasing activity (Components of Changes… for FY2026
“60 to 70”
Escalators (Components of Changes in Site Re… for FY2026
“95 to 105”
Non-renewals (Components of Changes in Site … for FY2026
“(35) to (25)”
Other billings (Components of Changes in Sit… for FY2026
“(5) to (5)”
Organic Contribution to Site Rental Billings… for FY2026
“115 to 145”
Non-renewals associated with Sprint Cancella… for FY2026
“(20) to (20)”
Non-renewals associated with DISH Terminatio… for FY2026
“(220) to (220)”
Organic Contribution to Site Rental Billings… for FY2026
“(125) to (95)”
Organic Contribution to Site Rental Billings… for FY2026
“3.5%”
Organic Contribution to Site Rental Billings… for FY2026
“3.5%”
Organic Contribution to Site Rental Billings… for FY2026
“3.3%”
Organic Contribution to Site Rental Billings… for FY2026
“(2.8)%”
Prepaid rent additions (capex outlook table) for FY2026
“(30) to (50)”
Discretionary capital expenditures less prep… for FY2026
“$110 to $210”
Interest expense on debt obligations for FY2026
“$815 to $855”
Capitalized interest for FY2026
“(15) to (5)”
Exhibit 99.1 · the passage around this item
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     CrownCastle.com News Release continued: Page 16 Components of Capital Expenditures: (a)(b) For the Three Months Ended (in millions) March 31, 2026 March 31, 2025 Discretionary capital expenditures: Tower improvements and other capital projects $ 18  $ 15  Purchases of land interests 32  18  Sustaining capital expenditures 7  7  Total capital expenditures $ 57   $ 40   Outlook for Discretionary Capital Expenditures Less Prepaid Rent Additions: (b)(c) (in millions) Full Year 2026 Outlook (d) Discretionary capital expenditures $150 to $250 Less: Prepaid rent additions (e) (30) to (50) Discretionary capital expenditures less prepaid rent additions $110 to $210 Components of Interest Expense: For the Three Months Ended (in millions) March 31, 2026 March 31, 2025 Interest expense on debt obligations $ 239  $ 233  Amortization of deferred financing costs and adjustments on long-term debt 7  8  Capitalized interest (4) (5) Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing costs, net $ 242   $ 236   Outlook for Components of Interest Expense: (in millions) Full Year 2026 Outlook (d) Interest expense on debt obligations $815 to $855 Amortization of deferred financing costs and adjustments on long-term debt 25 to 35 Capitalized interest (15) to (5) Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing costs, net $832 to $877 (a) See our definitions of discretionary capital expenditures and sustaining capital expenditures in this " Non-GAAP Measures and Other Information. " (b) The financial impact of the Fiber Business is excluded as these amounts are presented within discontinued operations. (c) Excludes sustaining capital expenditures. See " Non-GAAP Measures and Other Information " for our definitions of discretionary capital expenditures and sustaining capital expenditures. (d) As issued on April 22, 2026, and unchanged from previous full year 2026 Outlook issued on February 4, 2026. (e) Reflects up-front consideration from long-term tenant contracts (commonly referred to as prepaid rent) that are amortized and recognized as revenue over the associated estimated lease term in accordance with GAAP.     The pathway to possible.      CrownCastle.com News Release continued: Page 17 Debt Balances and Maturity Dates as of March 31, 2026 : (in millions) Face Value (a) Maturity Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents (b) $ 227   Senior Secured Notes, Series 2009-1, Class A-2 (c) 24  Aug. 2029 Senior
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