Growth Metrics

Lamar Advertising (LAMR) Operating Margin (2016 - 2025)

Lamar Advertising (LAMR) has disclosed Operating Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 32.9% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Operating Margin rose 2658.0% to 32.9% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 34.16% through Dec 2025, up 1005.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 34.16% for FY2025, 1005.0% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q4 2025 was 32.9% at Lamar Advertising, up from 32.29% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 37.84% in Q1 2025, with the low at 6.32% in Q4 2024.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 29.53%, with a median of 32.44% recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest move saw Operating Margin tumbled -2816bps in 2024, then skyrocketed 2658bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 30.32% in 2021, then plummeted by -32bps to 20.55% in 2022, then soared by 68bps to 34.49% in 2023, then plummeted by -82bps to 6.32% in 2024, then surged by 420bps to 32.9% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods came in at 32.9%, 32.29%, and 34.12% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.