Lamar Advertising (LAMR) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026)
Lamar Advertising (LAMR) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 8.13% for Q2 2026, up 1.46 percentage points from 6.67% a year earlier and up 0.10 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Lamar Advertising (LAMR) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Lamar Advertising posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 8.77%, up 3.25 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of +4.63 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 5.52% in FY2024 (-2.10 pp), 7.62% in FY2023 (+0.62 pp), 7.01% in FY2022 (+0.45 pp) and 6.56% in FY2021 (+2.41 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] spans a low of 5.54% in Q4 2024 and a high of 8.62% in Q4 2025.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.25 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q4 2025 (a gain of 3.08 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2024 (a drop of 2.03 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 8.03% (Q1 2026), 8.62% (Q4 2025) and 6.48% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Tower | 76.26 Bn | 75.99 Bn | 2.72 Bn | 5.56% |
| 2 | Digital Realty Trust | 64.98 Bn | 55.50 Bn | - | 1.58% |
| 3 | Crown Castle | 28.39 Bn | 27.14 Bn | 989.00 Mn | 7.49% |
| 4 | Sba Communications | 16.99 Bn | 17.07 Bn | 539.27 Mn | 8.46% |
| 5 | Lamar Advertising | 12.56 Bn | 12.38 Bn | 422.53 Mn | 8.13% |
| 6 | OUTFRONT Media | 4.89 Bn | 4.65 Bn | 276.40 Mn | 4.67% |
| 7 | Array Digital Infrastructure | 2.92 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 30.57 Mn | 15.21% |
| 8 | IHS Holding | 2.80 Bn | -57.74 Mn | 207.10 Mn | 2.96% |
| 9 | Fermi | 2.69 Bn | 1.82 Bn | - | -20.19% |
| 10 | Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings | 1.20 Bn | 488.27 Mn | 241.86 Mn | -2.73% |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.13% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.03% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.62% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.48% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.67% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.45% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.54% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.83% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.72% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.63% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.56% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.32% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.47% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.54% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.88% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.90% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.38% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.28% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.54% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.48% |
API Access
Lamar Advertising Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=LAMR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "LAMR", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=LAMR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();