Lamar Advertising Billboard — Adjusted EBITDA decreased by 19.9% to $241.11M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 5.8%, from $227.97M to $241.11M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Billboard — Adjusted EBITDA shows an upward trend with a 4.3% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
An increase reflects improved operational margins and better cost management, while a decrease suggests margin compression or rising operational overhead.
This metric measures the profitability of the billboard segment by excluding non-cash items like depreciation and amorti...
Comparable to 'Segment Adjusted EBITDA' or 'Segment Operating Income' used by other REITs and media companies to evaluate core business performance.
lamr_segment_billboard_adjusted_ebitda| Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $246.18M | $246.18M | $246.18M | $246.18M | $256.23M | $256.23M | $256.23M | $256.23M | $229.48M | $283.09M | $282.70M | $290.28M | $227.97M | $290.43M | $297.26M | $301.05M | $241.11M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +4.1% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -10.4% | +23.4% | -0.1% | +2.7% | -21.5% | +27.4% | +2.4% | +1.3% | -19.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +4.1% | +4.1% | +4.1% | +4.1% | -10.4% | +10.5% | +10.3% | +13.3% | -0.7% | +2.6% | +5.2% | +3.7% | +5.8% |