Lamar Advertising (LAMR) Operating Margin (2009 - 2025)
Lamar Advertising (LAMR) reported Operating Margin of 34.16% for FY2025, up 41.69% year-over-year from 24.11% in FY2024.
Lamar Advertising (LAMR) has 17 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 34.16% in FY2025.
- Quarterly Operating Margin rose 2658.0% year-over-year to 32.9% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 34.16% (up 1005.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 34.16%, up 1005.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin climbed to 34.16% in FY2025 per LAMR's latest filing, from 24.11% in the prior year.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 34.16% in FY2025 and bottomed at 24.11% in FY2024.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 29.16% (2021), against an average of 29.57%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Operating Margin sank 789 bps; it then surged 1005 bps in 2025.
- Tracing LAMR's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 29.16% in 2021, then decreased by 2 bps to 28.44% in 2022, then climbed by 12 bps to 32.0% in 2023, then decreased by 25 bps to 24.11% in 2024, then soared by 42 bps to 34.16% in 2025.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest LAMR Operating Margin figures stand at 34.16% (FY2025), 24.11% (FY2024), and 32.0% (FY2023).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Equinix | 106.10 Bn | 103.07 Bn | 2.20 Bn | - |
| 2 | American Tower | 85.70 Bn | 92.20 Bn | 2.70 Bn | - |
| 3 | Digital Realty Trust | 67.00 Bn | 66.16 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Crown Castle | 40.17 Bn | 40.12 Bn | 984.00 Mn | - |
| 5 | Iron Mountain | 37.80 Bn | 37.83 Bn | 1.05 Bn | - |
| 6 | Sba Communications | 21.99 Bn | 22.08 Bn | 532.10 Mn | - |
| 7 | Weyerhaeuser | 16.98 Bn | 16.68 Bn | 318.00 Mn | - |
| 8 | Lamar Advertising | 15.51 Bn | 15.46 Bn | 403.56 Mn | 34.16% |
| 9 | Gaming & Leisure Properties | 13.46 Bn | 13.86 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | OUTFRONT Media | 5.85 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 202.10 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 34.16% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 24.11% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 32.00% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 28.44% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 29.16% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 26.14% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 29.52% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 4.08% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 7.42% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 29.26% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 7.36% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 21.65% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 17.93% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 0.48% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 0.38% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 12.77% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 9.24% |