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Price / sales at other companies

New York Times logo
New York TimesNYT
4.7×+1.6×
Live Nation Entertainment logo
Live Nation EntertainmentLYV
1.4×+0.1×
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WabtecWAB
3.7×+0.8×

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×

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
Debt / equity+0.6×
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 price / sales?
Lamar Advertising (LAMR) reported price / sales of 5.6× in Q1 2026.
How has Lamar Advertising's price / sales changed year-over-year?
Lamar Advertising's price / sales increased by 6.6% year-over-year, from 5.3× to 5.6×.
What is the long-term trend for Lamar Advertising's price / sales?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Lamar Advertising's price / sales has grown at a 1.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 5.4× to 5.7×.
What does price / sales mean?
How many dollars investors pay for each dollar of the company's annual sales.
How do you interpret price / sales?
Useful when earnings are negative or volatile (e.g. early-stage or cyclical firms). Only comparable across companies with similar margins — a sales dollar is worth more at a high-margin business.
How does price / sales compare across companies?
Best compared within a margin cohort; a software P/S and a retailer P/S are not directly comparable.