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Lamar Advertising LAMR Debt-to-equity

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$528.0M+4.5%
Gross profit$344.7M+5.9%
Operating income$146.1M-23.6%
Net income$101.3M-27.0%
EPS (diluted)$1.00-25.9%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$39.3M+8.7%
Total debt$5.0B+8.9%
Total equity$981.7M-4.8%
Total assets$6.9B+5.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$147.4M+15.4%
CapEx$33.1M+10.9%
Free cash flow$114.3M+16.8%

Valuation

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Market cap$15.19B+10.2%
Enterprise value$20.1B+9.8%
P/E27.6×-4.9×
P/S6.6×+0.4×

Profitability

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Gross margin67.2%+0.3pp
Operating margin31.8%+4.8pp
Net margin24%+4.9pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity54.6%+16.4pp
Current ratio0.6×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Lamar Advertising’s reported figures.

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: Lamar Advertising’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Lamar Advertising's debt-to-equity?
Lamar Advertising (LAMR) reported debt-to-equity of 5× in Q1 2026.
How has Lamar Advertising's debt-to-equity changed year-over-year?
Lamar Advertising's debt-to-equity increased by 14.4% year-over-year, from 4.4× to 5×.
What is the long-term trend for Lamar Advertising's debt-to-equity?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Lamar Advertising's debt-to-equity has grown at a 7.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 3.4× to 4.8×.
What does debt-to-equity mean?
How much debt the company carries for every dollar of shareholder equity.
How do you interpret debt-to-equity?
Lower is generally safer, but moderate leverage can boost returns. Read in the context of cash-flow stability — a utility tolerates more debt than a cyclical. Negative equity makes the ratio meaningless and it is suppressed there.
How does debt-to-equity compare across companies?
Comparable within an industry; capital structures differ sharply across sectors. Not meaningful for banks.