Lamar Advertising Company
Statements
Ratios
Valuation ratios (P/E, P/S, EV/EBITDA and the other multiples) are based on the closing price at the end of each period, not on the current price. Margins and returns are shown in percent, multiples without a unit, per-share figures in the reporting currency, net debt in millions.
Tick rows to compare them in a chart (up to 4)
| Line item | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 699.4 | 454.9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 340.2 | 117.1 | 154.2 | 101.5 | 119.6 | – | – | 299.7 | 370.1 | 123.5 | 20.1 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 22.5 | 24.1 | 34.5 | 31.7 | 21.9 | 21.9 | 34.5 | 21.9 | |
| 25.5 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 9.4 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 5.7 | |
| 11.0 | 18.5 | – | 3.0 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 10.1 | 8.0 | 8.9 | 11.9 | 12.7 | |
| 25.6 | 6.3 | – | 9.4 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 7.8 | 6.1 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 8.6 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.3 | |
| 68.1 | 13.8 | – | 20.3 | 15.6 | 18.2 | 15.3 | 15.9 | 15.3 | 14.0 | 17.6 | 13.3 | 7.8 | 12.3 | 13.8 | 9.7 | 12.2 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 13.4 | 13.9 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 15.8 | 17.8 | 19.9 | 14.0 | 14.7 | 15.8 | 14.9 | |
| – | 140.0 | 110.5 | 125.4 | 35.3 | 39.6 | 21.5 | 21.1 | 18.6 | 21.6 | 47.9 | 35.0 | 7.8 | 11.2 | 13.2 | 12.1 | 13.4 | 17.1 | 14.8 | 15.7 | 15.8 | 18.4 | 15.3 | 166.5 | 16.5 | 20.2 | 15.6 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 17.5 | |
| -1.2% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 5.4% | 4.6% | 2.1% | 2.9% | 12.8% | 8.9% | 7.6% | 8.3% | 7.4% | 5.8% | 6.8% | 6.4% | 6.3% | 5.4% | 6.5% | 0.6% | 6.0% | 4.9% | 6.4% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 5.7% | |
| Margins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 55.8% | 68.7% | 67.8% | 67.8% | 68.4% | 65.5% | 100.0% | 64.0% | 65.8% | 65.4% | 65.1% | 66.2% | 63.5% | 62.3% | 63.5% | 63.7% | 64.4% | 64.9% | 64.8% | 65.0% | 65.0% | 64.9% | 65.5% | 66.4% | 64.5% | 67.7% | 67.2% | 67.0% | 67.0% | 38.2% | |
| 20.1% | 21.8% | 16.0% | 6.6% | 2.0% | -3.9% | 7.2% | 8.0% | 11.3% | 16.3% | 16.9% | 18.8% | 15.0% | 9.2% | 12.8% | 16.4% | 18.4% | 17.9% | 21.7% | 28.3% | 29.3% | 29.5% | 28.3% | 29.5% | 26.1% | 29.2% | 28.4% | 32.0% | 24.1% | 30.8% | |
| 3.6% | 1.4% | -4.1% | -10.0% | -13.7% | -14.9% | -4.7% | -5.8% | 1.5% | 4.1% | 3.9% | 3.8% | 0.8% | -5.5% | -3.7% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 3.2% | 19.7% | 19.4% | 19.9% | 20.6% | 18.8% | 21.2% | 15.5% | 21.7% | 21.6% | 23.5% | 16.4% | 25.9% | |
| -30.3% | 4.5% | 6.0% | 7.5% | 14.4% | 14.4% | 20.5% | 22.4% | 27.3% | 22.1% | 12.6% | 11.1% | 12.4% | 24.1% | 25.6% | 18.7% | 22.9% | 23.2% | 26.8% | 27.1% | 27.6% | 25.8% | 27.5% | 3.1% | 32.4% | 34.0% | 30.2% | 30.8% | 33.9% | 32.5% | |
| Returns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.6% | 4.1% | – | -3.2% | -5.6% | -6.5% | -2.1% | -2.8% | 0.8% | 2.3% | 2.9% | 5.0% | 1.1% | -7.0% | -4.9% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 4.3% | 25.8% | 25.7% | 27.9% | 28.8% | 27.0% | 31.5% | 20.2% | 31.9% | 36.7% | 40.8% | 34.6% | 58.0% | |
| 0.6% | 0.4% | – | -1.4% | -2.6% | -3.0% | -0.9% | -1.3% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.2% | -1.5% | -1.1% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 1.2% | 7.6% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.5% | 6.7% | 6.3% | 4.2% | 6.4% | 6.8% | 7.6% | 5.5% | 8.5% | |
| Balance Sheet & Debt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2.3 | -2.1 | – | -4.1 | 1,666 | 1,799 | 1,712 | 1,697 | 1,616 | 1,557 | 1,979 | 2,650 | 2,822 | 2,563 | 2,317 | 2,125 | 2,102 | 1,906 | 1,874 | 1,892 | 2,314 | 2,441 | 2,867 | 3,151 | 2,962 | 3,113 | 3,467 | 3,508 | 3,381 | 3,588 | |
| 0.2 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | |
| 36.8% | 10.5% | – | 43.4% | 46.4% | 45.6% | 44.0% | 46.5% | 47.1% | 48.6% | 39.2% | 22.9% | 21.1% | 21.1% | 22.4% | 24.5% | 24.5% | 27.4% | 29.6% | 30.1% | 27.4% | 26.2% | 24.9% | 19.9% | 20.8% | 20.1% | 18.5% | 18.5% | 15.9% | 14.6% | |
| 0.1 | 0.1 | – | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.6 | |
| Per Share | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0.02 | 0.06 | -0.23 | -0.65 | -1.04 | -1.10 | -0.36 | -0.46 | 0.13 | 0.39 | 0.42 | 0.47 | 0.11 | -0.63 | -0.43 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.42 | 2.66 | 2.72 | 3.06 | 3.23 | 3.08 | 3.71 | 2.41 | 3.83 | 4.32 | 4.86 | 3.53 | 5.78 | |
| 0.63 | 4.18 | 5.63 | 6.43 | 7.57 | 7.40 | 7.67 | 7.89 | 8.45 | 9.63 | 10.82 | 12.40 | 12.98 | 11.50 | 11.79 | 12.17 | 12.63 | 13.15 | 13.51 | 14.04 | 15.36 | 15.67 | 16.42 | 17.48 | 15.55 | 17.64 | 19.99 | 20.67 | 21.52 | 22.30 | |
| 1.48 | 1.43 | – | 20.13 | 18.60 | 16.97 | 16.91 | 16.45 | 16.60 | 17.13 | 14.87 | 9.54 | 9.43 | 9.06 | 8.83 | 9.00 | 9.20 | 9.85 | 10.30 | 10.59 | 10.95 | 11.22 | 11.42 | 11.77 | 11.92 | 12.01 | 11.76 | 11.91 | 10.21 | 9.95 | |
| -0.19 | 0.19 | 0.34 | 0.48 | 1.09 | 1.07 | 1.57 | 1.77 | 2.31 | 2.13 | 1.36 | 1.37 | 1.61 | 2.78 | 3.01 | 2.27 | 2.89 | 3.05 | 3.62 | 3.81 | 4.24 | 4.04 | 4.51 | 0.54 | 5.03 | 6.00 | 6.05 | 6.36 | 7.30 | 7.24 | |
Data as of: September 23, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.