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Lamar Advertising Company

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PositoAI's own ratios from Lamar Advertising Company's yearly results (2022–2025), compared with Real Estate companies in United States. Tap ? on any ratio for what it means.

What stands out

  • Tangible Net Worth Ratio: Goodwill and other intangibles are larger than its whole net worth, so its tangible net worth is negative. Less tangible than 96% of Real Estate companies in United States.
  • Tangible Assets Ratio: Of every $100 the company owns, $53 is in tangible assets such as plants, cash, stock and receivables; the rest is goodwill and other intangibles. Less tangible than 96% of Real Estate companies in United States.

Where $100 of sales goes

$69Operating costs$7.1Interest$26Net profit$29Paid as dividends

Latest year (Dec 2025). Taxes and other income are not shown, so the parts need not add up to 100.

Cash quality

Profit Cash Ratio

$175

Over the last 3 years, every $100 of reported profit came with $175 of operating cash.

Lower than 58% of Real Estate companies in United States.

Self-Funding Ratio

5.2×

Over the last 3 years its own operating cash covered its investment spending (capex) 5.2 times.

Higher than 65% of Real Estate companies in United States.

Cash Locked Ratio

—

Data incomplete

Growth quality

Steadiness Ratio

3/3 · 2/3

Sales grew in 3 of the last 3 years; profit grew in 2 of 3.

Steadier than 79% of Real Estate companies in United States.

Growth Efficiency Ratio

$63

Sales grew 12% in 3 years; of every extra $100 of sales, $63 became extra profit.

Higher than 77% of Real Estate companies in United States.

Asset Productivity Ratio

+12% / +7%

In 3 years sales changed by +12% while total assets changed by +7%. Both moved at about the same pace.

Balance-sheet strength

Debt Due Cover Ratio

3.5×

Debt due within a year is covered 3.5 times by its yearly operating cash.

Higher than 77% of Real Estate companies in United States.

Cash Cushion Ratio

−30%

Debt, after subtracting cash, equals 30% of its market value (net debt).

Higher than 80% of Real Estate companies in United States.

Tangible Assets Ratio

53%

Of every $100 the company owns, $53 is in tangible assets such as plants, cash, stock and receivables; the rest is goodwill and other intangibles.

Less tangible than 96% of Real Estate companies in United States.

Tangible Net Worth Ratio

Negative

Goodwill and other intangibles are larger than its whole net worth, so its tangible net worth is negative.

Less tangible than 96% of Real Estate companies in United States.

Shareholders

Shareholder Slice Ratio

0%

Share count was unchanged over the last 3 years. Dividends paid equalled 121% of profit over the same period.

Standard fundamentals

P/E, P/B, ROE, debt, growth and more (14)

Lamar Advertising Company owes $0.86 for every $1 it owns. Net profit rose 62% in the year to Dec 2025, and grew 10% a year on average over 3 years.

Compared with Real Estate companies in United States · latest annual results Dec 2025.

P/E ratio

28.7

Investors pay $28.7 for every $1 of Lamar Advertising Company's yearly profit, higher than 60% of Real Estate companies in United States.

P/B ratio

16.29

The share price is 16.29 times Lamar Advertising Company's book value per share, higher than 98% of Real Estate companies in United States.

Market cap

$16.0 B

The total market value of all of Lamar Advertising Company's shares at today's price (share price × number of shares), larger than 91% of Real Estate companies in United States. PosiCap size class: Tito Cap.

Net worth (book value)

$982 M

What Lamar Advertising Company would have left on paper if it sold everything it owns and paid everything it owes, from its latest balance sheet (30 Jun 2026).

Book value per share

$9.67

Net worth divided by the number of shares. The share price of $157.51 is 16.3 times this, which is the P/B above.

Return on equity (ROE)

59.4%

Lamar Advertising Company earned 59.4% on its shareholders' money over the last year, higher than 98% of Real Estate companies in United States.

Owes vs Owns

0.86×

Lamar Advertising Company owes $0.86 for every $1 it owns (high), higher than 87% of Real Estate companies in United States.

Dividend yield

4.25%

Lamar Advertising Company pays 4.25% of its share price as dividends a year, lower than 72% of dividend-paying Real Estate companies in United States.

Revenue growth

+3%

Revenue rose 3% in the year to Dec 2025, and grew 4% a year on average over 3 years.

Profit growth

+62%

Net profit rose 62% in the year to Dec 2025, and grew 10% a year on average over 3 years.

Profit margin

25.9%

Lamar Advertising Company keeps $26 of every $100 of revenue as net profit.

Cash quality

1.5×

Cash from Lamar Advertising Company's business was 1.5× its reported profit in the year to Dec 2025 — its profit turned into cash.

Interest cover

4.4×

Lamar Advertising Company's operating profit covered its interest costs 4.4 times in the year to Dec 2025.

Cash vs debt

Net debt

Lamar Advertising Company had $4.9 B more debt than cash (net debt) at Dec 2025.

Questions

What is Lamar Advertising Company's P/E ratio?

Investors pay $28.7 for every $1 of Lamar Advertising Company's yearly profit, higher than 60% of Real Estate companies in United States.

How is P/B calculated on PositoAI?

P/B is market cap divided by net worth from the latest balance sheet. For Lamar Advertising Company: $16.0 B ÷ $982 M (30 Jun 2026) = 16.3.

What is Lamar Advertising Company's return on equity?

Lamar Advertising Company earned 59.4% on its shareholders' money over the last year, higher than 98% of Real Estate companies in United States.

How much does Lamar Advertising Company owe compared with what it owns?

Lamar Advertising Company owes $0.86 for every $1 it owns (high), higher than 87% of Real Estate companies in United States.

Does Lamar Advertising Company pay a dividend?

Yes. Lamar Advertising Company pays 4.25% of its share price as dividends a year, lower than 72% of dividend-paying Real Estate companies in United States.

Is Lamar Advertising Company's revenue growing?

Revenue rose 3% in the year to Dec 2025, and grew 4% a year on average over 3 years.

Figures from the company's yearly results and PositoAI's own data. Full tables are on the Go Deep tab. What each figure means. PositoAI is for research and education only and is not investment advice.

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