profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Lamar Advertising
$162.62-0.48% today
+27.6% in 1 year
1-year low $123.711-year high $164.33
Trading close to its highest price of the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2020 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $28.13 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Lamar Advertising sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $2.03 billion in 2022 to $2.27 billion in 2025, with $587 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Lamar Advertising handed back more cash to shareholders than it generated last year.
$656M
Free cash flow 2025$683M
Bought back its own shares$158M
Paid as dividends$656M
Cash vs. debt$65M vs. $4.9B
Lamar Advertising vs. similar companies
Lamar Advertising grows in the middle of these 5 and is the cheapest for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Advertising | 28.1× · Fair price | ||
 Equinix | 78.3× · Very expensive | ||
 American Tower | 34.9× · Expensive | ||
 Digital Realty | 53.3× · Expensive | ||
 Crown Castle | 85.3× · Very expensive |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Lamar Advertising's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,569 | 1,787 | 2,032 | 2,111 | 2,207 | 2,266 | |
| 1,011 | 1,211 | 1,365 | 1,414 | 1,479 | 1,519 | |
| – | – | 562 | 670 | 526 | 698 | |
| 637 | 775 | 933 | 975 | 1,002 | 1,101 | |
| 243 | 388 | 439 | 496 | 362 | 587 | |
| 2.41 | 3.83 | 4.31 | 4.85 | 3.52 | 5.77 | |
| 64.5% | 67.7% | 67.2% | 67.0% | 67.0% | 67.0% | |
| – | – | 27.7% | 31.7% | 23.8% | 30.8% | |
| 15.5% | 21.7% | 21.6% | 23.5% | 16.4% | 25.9% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 5,791 | 6,047 | 6,475 | 6,564 | 6,587 | 6,932 |
| Cash | 122 | 100 | 53 | 45 | 49 | 65 |
| Total debt | 4,076 | 4,207 | 4,572 | 4,643 | 4,558 | 4,919 |
| Total liabilities | 4,589 | 4,830 | 5,280 | 5,347 | 5,539 | 5,907 |
| 1,203 | 1,217 | 1,195 | 1,216 | 1,047 | 1,012 | |
| 101 | 101 | 102 | 102 | 103 | 102 | |
| 5.8% | 7.3% | 8.0% | 9.2% | 7.6% | 10.3% | |
| 20.2% | 31.9% | 36.7% | 40.8% | 34.6% | 58.0% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 570 | 734 | 782 | 784 | 874 | 864 | |
| 62 | 126 | 167 | 178 | 125 | 181 | |
| 508 | 608 | 615 | 605 | 748 | 683 | |
| Dividends paid | – | – | 509 | 511 | 579 | 656 |
| 10 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 158 | |
| 19 | 37 | 23 | 23 | 45 | 34 |
Valuation
- 28.1×
- 28.6×
- 1.47
- 15.9×
- 7.3×
- 24.2×
- 19.4×
- 4.1%
- 3.6%
- 4.3%
Profitability
- 67.0%
- 30.8%
- 25.9%
- 44.4%
- 9.1%
- 7.6%
- 56.1%
- 8.0%
- 9.9%
- –
Growth
- +7.6%
- +19.1%
- −1.6%
- +20.9%
- +0.1%
Financial health
- 5.1×
- 5.35
- 75.0%
- 5.3×
- 0.82
- 0.82
- 0.33
How it ranks in Real Estate
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 15%of 746
Bottom 42%of 752
Bottom 25%of 666
Top 48%of 762
Bottom 39%of 763
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $145.00
- Range
- $140.00 – $150.00
- 1 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2026 | 1.72 | 0.84 | +105.3% |
| Feb 20, 2026 | 2.24 | 1.58 | +41.8% |
| Nov 6, 2025 | 2.20 | 2.14 | +2.8% |
| Aug 8, 2025 | 2.22 | 2.15 | +3.3% |
| May 8, 2025 | 1.60 | 1.54 | +3.9% |
| Feb 20, 2025 | 2.21 | 1.47 | +50.3% |
| Nov 8, 2024 | 2.15 | 2.21 | −2.7% |
| Aug 8, 2024 | 2.08 | 2.07 | +0.5% |
4.3%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$43a year at today's yield, before tax
+20.9%2020 to 2025
Raised2 yearsin a row, in our data
Paid per share, each year
$2.75 in 2015 → $6.45 in 2025
How safe it looks
111.8% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 96.0%
News
No recent news on file.
Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
2/7Passes 2 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
56No pass
Benjamin Graham
74Pass
Philip Fisher
52No pass
Peter Lynch
64Pass
Joel Greenblatt
48No pass
Charlie Munger
56No pass
Terry Smith
53No pass
Questions about Lamar Advertising
Is Lamar Advertising a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers at a fair price. 2 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Lamar Advertising AI analysis
What does Lamar Advertising do?
Founded in 1902, Lamar Advertising (Nasdaq: LAMR) is one of the largest outdoor advertising companies in North America, with over 352,000 displays across the United States and Canada. It is in REIT - Specialty, based in Baton Rouge, LA, United States, with 3,500 employees.
Does Lamar Advertising pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 4.3% a year, about 112% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $656 million in dividends.
Is Lamar Advertising stock halal?
Yes. Lamar Advertising passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 30% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has Lamar Advertising stock done over the past year?
Up 27.6% over the past twelve months, to $162.62. It traded between $123.71 and $164.33, close to its high.
Who are Lamar Advertising's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Equinix, American Tower, Digital Realty and Crown Castle. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Lamar Advertising's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 11, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.