Growth Metrics

Lamar Advertising (LAMR) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Lamar Advertising (LAMR) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 16 consecutive years, with 0.13% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 4.0% to 0.13% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.13% through Dec 2025, up 4.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.13% for FY2025, 4.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 was 0.13% at Lamar Advertising, up from 0.1% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 0.13% in Q4 2025, with the low at 0.08% in Q1 2021.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.1%, with a median of 0.1% recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed fell -2bps in 2021, then increased 4bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.1% in 2021, then rose by 3bps to 0.1% in 2022, then rose by 13bps to 0.12% in 2023, then decreased by -20bps to 0.09% in 2024, then soared by 38bps to 0.13% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.13%, 0.1%, and 0.11% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.