Lamar Advertising Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization increased by 1.3% to $2.96B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 5.1%, from $2.81B to $2.96B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization shows an upward trend with a 5.2% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
A rising balance relative to gross assets indicates an aging portfolio of intangible assets nearing the end of their useful lives.
The cumulative amount of amortization expense recognized against finite-lived intangible assets since their acquisition...
Standard accounting metric; peers with older acquisition cycles will show higher accumulated amortization relative to gross assets.
other_finite_lived_intangible_assets_accumulated_amortization| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | 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 | |
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| Value | $2.32B | $2.34B | $2.37B | $2.40B | $2.44B | $2.47B | $2.50B | $2.54B | $2.57B | $2.60B | $2.64B | $2.67B | $2.71B | $2.74B | $2.78B | $2.81B | $2.85B | $2.88B | $2.92B | $2.96B |
| QoQ Change | — | +1.2% | +1.3% | +1.3% | +1.3% | +1.3% | +1.4% | +1.4% | +1.4% | +1.3% | +1.3% | +1.3% | +1.3% | +1.3% | +1.2% | +1.2% | +1.3% | +1.3% | +1.2% | +1.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +5.2% | +5.4% | +5.5% | +5.5% | +5.6% | +5.5% | +5.5% | +5.4% | +5.3% | +5.3% | +5.2% | +5.1% | +5.1% | +5.1% | +5.1% | +5.1% |