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Lamar Advertising Company LAMR
$143.93 -0.13% Close, Oct 5, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $14.62B
High qualityStrong trend
Next earnings report: Nov 5, 2026
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Three things to know
- Net debt is 4.8× EBITDA, a high level of leverage.
- The stock is in an uptrend: above its 200-day average for 128 trading days, with the 50-day average above the 200-day.
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $5.48, up 27.5% year over year.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Real Estate sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Growth59Neutral
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 43%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 36%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 40%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 41%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 37%
Quality84Strong
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 20%
- Gross marginBottom 42%
- Operating marginTop 45%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 46%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 29%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 33%
- Interest coverTop 10%
Value37Weak
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 41%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 47%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 34%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 44%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Bottom 31%
Momentum90Exceptional
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 16%
- 6-month returnTop 16%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 14%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 18%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 17%
Revisions19Very weak
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 50%
- Consecutive EPS beatsBottom 18%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 45%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 13%
Stability69Positive
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 15%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 21%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 24%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 33%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 3.4% | 4.4% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 31.6% | 27.5% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 67.0% | 40.7% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | 27.5% | 28.0% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 32.4% | 32.4% | ↓ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 4.4% | 3.4% | ↑ | Bottom 43% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 27.5% | 31.6% | ↓ | Top 36% |
| Gross margin | 40.7% | 67.0% | ↓ | Bottom 42% |
| Operating margin | 28.0% | 27.5% | ↑ | Top 45% |
| Net margin | 23.9% | 19.7% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 32.4% | 32.4% | ↓ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 9.6% | — | Top 20% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 3.7% | — | Bottom 41% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 1.63×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -5.0%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 1.8%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +2.6 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 4.75×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 4.0×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 4.55%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- -0.11%
- Shareholder yield
- 4.44%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -0.1%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -0.2%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 0
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 3 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +1.8%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -1.5%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 4 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $160.50
- Target vs current price
- +11.5%
- Analysts with a rating
- 20
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 50%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | +0.0% | +1.2% | -2.6% | -4.2% | — |
| May 7, 2026 | +21.4% | +7.1% | +3.9% | +6.9% | +11.7% |
| Feb 20, 2026 | -4.4% | +0.9% | +2.2% | -4.1% | +9.6% |
| Nov 6, 2025 | -9.7% | +1.2% | +8.1% | +11.8% | +6.4% |
| Aug 8, 2025 | +5.6% | -7.4% | -2.8% | +2.6% | -4.9% |
| May 8, 2025 | -0.7% | -2.7% | -2.3% | +1.4% | +4.5% |
| Feb 20, 2025 | -100.7% | -7.3% | -7.1% | -13.1% | -11.5% |
| Nov 8, 2024 | +2.1% | -4.7% | -5.8% | -2.8% | -6.3% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | $1.58 | $1.58 | +0.0% | $616.7M |
| May 7, 2026 | $1.00 | $0.82 | +21.4% | $528.0M |
| Feb 20, 2026 | $1.51 | $1.58 | -4.4% | $595.9M |
| Nov 6, 2025 | $1.40 | $1.55 | -9.7% | $585.5M |
| Aug 8, 2025 | $1.52 | $1.44 | +5.6% | $579.3M |
| May 8, 2025 | $1.35 | $1.36 | -0.7% | $505.4M |
| Feb 20, 2025 | -$0.01 | $1.47 | -100.7% | $579.6M |
| Nov 8, 2024 | $1.44 | $1.41 | +2.1% | $564.1M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 26.3× | 24.6× | 57th | Top 41% |
| P/E (forward) | 24.3× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 18.9× | — | — | Bottom 34% |
| EV / Sales | 8.40× | — | — | Top 44% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 5.16% | — | — | Bottom 47% |
| Earnings yield | 3.81% | — | — | Top 41% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 18.2× – 34.7× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +17.9%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +27.5%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +8.6%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✓ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 128
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -3.2%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +1.1%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -5.0%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +1.0%
- RSI (14)
- 36.1
- Relative volume
- 1.69×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 16.6%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 1th percentile · Low for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.79
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.48
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -12.4%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -25.9%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2021 | Oct 5, 2023 | -35.8% | 443 days | 223 days (Aug 26, 2024) |
| Oct 15, 2024 | Apr 8, 2025 | -25.9% | 119 days | 224 days (Mar 2, 2026) |
| Oct 5, 2020 | Oct 28, 2020 | -15.7% | 17 days | 6 days (Nov 5, 2020) |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Oct 1, 2026 | -12.8% | 45 days | Not yet recovered |
| Nov 9, 2021 | Dec 1, 2021 | -12.6% | 15 days | 20 days (Dec 30, 2021) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $14.62B
- P/E (TTM)
- 26.3
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $5.48
- Revenue (TTM)
- $2.33B
- Dividend yield
- 4.62%
- 52-week range
- $114.45 – $166.33
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.79B | $2.03B | $2.11B | $2.21B | $2.27B |
| Gross profit | $1.21B | $1.36B | $1.41B | $1.48B | $866.5M |
| Operating income | $521.2M | $578.0M | $675.4M | $532.0M | $698.1M |
| Net income | $388.1M | $438.6M | $495.8M | $361.9M | $587.2M |
| EPS (diluted) | $3.83 | $4.31 | $4.85 | $3.52 | $5.77 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $564.1M | $579.6M | $505.4M | $579.3M | $585.5M | $595.9M | $528.0M | $616.7M |
| Net income | $147.5M | -$1.2M | $138.8M | $154.4M | $141.8M | $152.3M | $101.3M | $160.7M |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.44 | -$0.01 | $1.35 | $1.52 | $1.40 | $1.50 | $1.00 | $1.58 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $734.4M | $781.6M | $783.6M | $873.6M | $864.0M |
| Capital expenditure | -$126.1M | -$167.1M | -$134.1M | -$125.3M | -$128.0M |
| Free cash flow | $608.3M | $614.5M | $649.5M | $748.3M | $736.0M |
| Dividends paid | -$404.8M | -$508.2M | -$510.3M | -$578.8M | -$655.9M |
| Net share buybacks | $13.0M | $8.4M | $9.7M | $15.6M | -$140.2M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $68.0M
- Total assets
- $7.00B
- Total liabilities
- $6.00B
- Total debt
- $4.98B
- Net debt
- $4.91B
- Shareholders’ equity
- $995.5M
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | $1.65 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Jun 16, 2026 | $1.60 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | $1.60 | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Dec 22, 2025 | $1.80 | Dec 31, 2025 |
| Sep 19, 2025 | $1.55 | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | $1.55 | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Mar 14, 2025 | $1.55 | Mar 28, 2025 |
| Dec 18, 2024 | $1.65 | Dec 30, 2024 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 3,132,364
- Days to cover
- 7.82
- Change vs previous report
- +2.3%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Mar 2, 1998
- 3-for-2