Founded in 1902, Lamar Advertising (Nasdaq: LAMR) is one of the largest outdoor advertising companies in North America, with more than 357,500 displays in the United States and Canada.
| Revenue (TTM) | $2.37B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $1.60B |
| EBITDA | $1.07B |
| Operating Margin | 30.80% |
| Return on Equity | 59.40% |
| Return on Assets | 6.60% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $23.32 |
| Book Value | $9.67 |
| Price-to-Book | 15.47 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 6.70 |
| EV/Revenue | 8.83 |
| EV/EBITDA | 18.77 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 13.60% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 6.60% |
| Shares Outstanding | $87.13M |
| Float | $86.35M |
| % Insiders | 0.81% |
| % Institutions | 99.73% |
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Lamar Advertising remains a "Buy," supported by resilient local demand, digital billboard conversions, and robust AFFO growth. Q3 saw AFFO rise 9.5% to $2.41, EBITDA up 9%, and margins expand to 49.1%, despite a headline EPS miss from a one-time asset sale. LAMR offers a secure 4.3% dividend yield, with additional special dividends and prudent capital allocation, maintaining leverage below 3x.
Lamar Advertising NASDAQ: LAMR raised its full-year funds from operations outlook after third-quarter growth in national advertising, political spending and digital billboards carried into a record October.
Lamar Advertising (LAMR) came out with quarterly funds from operations (FFO) of $2.41 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.36 per share. This compares to FFO of $2.2 per share a year ago.
Three Month Results • Net revenues were $624.5 million• Net income was $165.0 million• Adjusted EBITDA was $306.9 million Nine Month Results • Net revenues were $1.77 billion• Net income was $431.5 million• Adjusted EBITDA was $836.5 million BATON ROUGE, La., Nov. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lamar Advertising Company (the “Company” or “Lamar”) (Nasdaq: LAMR), a leading owner and operator of outdoor advertising and logo sign displays, announces the Company's operating results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026.
BATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lamar Advertising Company (Nasdaq: LAMR) will release its third quarter ended September 30, 2026 earnings report before the market opens on Thursday, November 5, 2026. Lamar will host a conference call on Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. (Central time) to discuss the Company's results and answer questions relating to company operations.
In this article series, I summarize dividend announcements of the past week. This week, 5 stocks announced dividend increases, one announced a cut, and one announced a special. BRC and PECO are the only Investment Grade stocks among this week's dividend announcers, both trading near fair value with robust safety profiles. CPB's 35.90% dividend cut signals severe safety deterioration, while VICI and LAMR present high yields but carry notable safety and growth concerns.
Lamar (LAMR) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
BATON ROUGE, La., Sept. 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lamar Advertising Company (Nasdaq: LAMR), a leading owner and operator of outdoor advertising and logo sign displays, announces that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.65 per share payable on September 30, 2026 to stockholders of record of Lamar's Class A common stock and Class B common stock on September 21, 2026. Subject to the approval of its board of directors, Lamar expects aggregate quarterly distributions to stockholders in 2026, including the dividend payable on September 30, 2026, will total at least $6.50 per common share.
LAMR's digital growth, acquisitions and stronger AFFO guidance highlight why the outdoor advertiser is gains momentum.
Lamar Advertising demonstrates elite acquisition execution, using UPREIT structures to create value and drive consistent AFFO/share growth. LAMR leverages operational advantages and innovative deal structuring to achieve accretive transactions, evidenced by long-term performance and reduced leverage. Realty Income relies on standard spread investing, with large, often sloppy, M&A deals leading to slow AFFO/share growth and diminished premium multiples.
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