CCI vs LAMR

Crown Castle and Lamar Advertising Company, both Real Estate

Crown Castle is the larger company at $36B against $15B. On trailing earnings LAMR is the cheaper of the two at a P/E of 28.1 against 38.4, a gap that is only a bargain if the two are growing at similar rates. Over the past year LAMR returned +28% against -25% for CCI. Ryufin's sector-relative Smart Score puts LAMR ahead, 6/10 against 3/10.

Crown Castle and Lamar Advertising Companycompared on valuation, return and Ryufin’s Smart Score
FigureCCILAMR
Last close$75.55$152
Market cap$36B$15B
Trailing P/Elower is cheaper for the same earnings, not automatically better38.428.1
Dividend yield6.3%4.2%
1-year return-25%+28%
5-year return-50%+82%
Ryufin Smart Scoresector-relative, 1–103/106/10

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.

Lamar Advertising Company

Revenue of $528M in Q1 2026, net income $101M. Its largest reported line is Billboard Advertising, 89% of the disclosed total.

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