Lamar Advertising (LAMR) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2025)
Lamar Advertising (LAMR) reported Operating Expenses of $399.9 million for Q4 2025, down 26.35% year-over-year from $542.9 million in Q4 2024, and up 0.86% quarter-over-quarter from $396.5 million in Q3 2025.
Lamar Advertising (LAMR) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Lamar Advertising (LAMR) has 17 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $399.9 million in Q4 2025.
- Operating Expenses for Q4 2025 came in at $399.9 million, down 26.35% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $1.5 billion (down 10.92% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.5 billion, down 10.92% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses grew to $399.9 million in Q4 2025 per LAMR's latest filing, from $396.5 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $542.9 million in Q4 2024 and troughed at $282.0 million in Q1 2021.
- A 5-year average of $366.2 million and a median of $359.3 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Operating Expenses jumped 49.07% in 2024, then dropped 26.35% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $344.6 million in 2021, then grew by 23.45% to $425.5 million in 2022, then slipped by 14.4% to $364.2 million in 2023, then jumped by 49.07% to $542.9 million in 2024, then slipped by 26.35% to $399.9 million in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows LAMR's Operating Expenses at $399.9 million in Q4 2025, $396.5 million in Q3 2025, and $381.6 million in Q2 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Equinix | 104.53 Bn | 101.50 Bn | 2.20 Bn | 1.87 Bn |
| 2 | American Tower | 86.20 Bn | 92.70 Bn | 2.70 Bn | 1.50 Bn |
| 3 | Digital Realty Trust | 63.76 Bn | 62.92 Bn | - | 1.37 Bn |
| 4 | Crown Castle | 38.57 Bn | 38.52 Bn | 984.00 Mn | 545.00 Mn |
| 5 | Iron Mountain | 37.41 Bn | 37.43 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 1.54 Bn |
| 6 | Sba Communications | 20.70 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 532.10 Mn | 128.53 Mn |
| 7 | Weyerhaeuser | 17.74 Bn | 17.44 Bn | 318.00 Mn | 120.00 Mn |
| 8 | Lamar Advertising | 15.68 Bn | 15.63 Bn | 403.56 Mn | 399.87 Mn |
| 9 | Gaming & Leisure Properties | 13.22 Bn | 13.62 Bn | - | 86.64 Mn |
| 10 | OUTFRONT Media | 5.51 Bn | 5.47 Bn | 202.10 Mn | 373.70 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 399.87 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 396.46 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 381.63 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 314.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 542.91 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 377.58 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 381.02 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 373.55 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 364.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 354.48 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 364.35 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 352.53 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 425.46 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 346.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 351.35 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 330.93 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 344.63 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 343.56 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 296.07 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 281.96 Mn |