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  "id": 15956551,
  "title": "Earnings call transcript: Crown Castle misses Q3 2026 estimates as stock slips",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/earnings-call-transcript-crown-castle-misses-q3-2026-estimates-as",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-21T21:47:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/transcripts/earnings-call-transcript-crown-castle-misses-q3-2026-estimates-as-stock-slips-93CH-4964276"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Crown Castle International Corp. missed earnings and revenue estimates for the third quarter of 2026, but raised its full-year guidance and highlighted improving long-term demand. Adjusted earnings per share came in at $0.67, falling short of the $0.68 consensus estimate by $0.01. Revenue was $995 million, below the $1.01 billion forecast by $15 million. Despite the miss, the company pointed to strong mobile data growth, spectrum deployment, and emerging edge infrastructure as key drivers. Full-year guidance was raised by $20 million for site rental revenue, $25 million for Adjusted EBITDA, and $5 million for Adjusted Funds From Operations (AFFO). The stock closed at $78.65, down 3.04% from the previous close, and slipped an additional 0.83% after hours to $78.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Earnings call transcript: Pathward beats Q4 2026 estimates, stock stays flat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/earnings-call-transcript-pathward-beats-q4-2026-estimates-stock-stays",
        "published": "2026-10-21T21:47:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Financial Post",
        "title": "ATS to Host Second Quarter Earnings Call Wednesday November 4, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/ats-to-host-second-quarter-earnings-call-wednesday-november-4-2026-at",
        "published": "2026-10-21T22:05:32.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}