Growth Metrics

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

Lamar Advertising (LAMR) has disclosed Return on Invested Capital for 16 consecutive years, with 0.6% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital rose 22.0% to 0.6% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.6% through Dec 2025, up 22.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.58% for FY2025, 20.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q4 2025 was 0.6% at Lamar Advertising, up from 0.49% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 0.6% in Q4 2025, with the low at 0.3% in Q1 2021.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 0.41%, with a median of 0.4% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Invested Capital decreased -13bps in 2021, then rose 22bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.36% in 2021, then rose by 5bps to 0.38% in 2022, then increased by 20bps to 0.46% in 2023, then fell by -17bps to 0.38% in 2024, then surged by 57bps to 0.6% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods came in at 0.6%, 0.49%, and 0.49% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.