CCI vs IRM

Crown Castle and Iron Mountain, both Real Estate

Iron Mountain is the larger company at $38B against $36B. On trailing earnings CCI is the cheaper of the two at a P/E of 38.4 against 86.7, a gap that is only a bargain if the two are growing at similar rates. Over the past year IRM returned +39% against -25% for CCI. Ryufin's sector-relative Smart Score puts IRM ahead, 4/10 against 3/10.

Crown Castle and Iron Mountaincompared on valuation, return and Ryufin’s Smart Score
FigureCCIIRM
Last close$75.55$121
Market cap$36B$38B
Trailing P/Elower is cheaper for the same earnings, not automatically better38.486.7
Dividend yield6.3%2.7%
1-year return-25%+39%
5-year return-50%+237%
Ryufin Smart Scoresector-relative, 1–103/104/10

Figures from SEC filings and end-of-day closes. Highlighting marks the higher or lower number, which is not the same as the better investment, a low P/E can be a warning and a high one can be deserved.

Crown Castle

Revenue of $1.0B in Q2 2026, net income $94M. Its largest reported line is Towers, 92% of the disclosed total.

Iron Mountain

Revenue of $2.0B in Q2 2026, net income $106M. Its largest reported line is Storage Rental, 49% of the disclosed total.

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