Lamar Advertising Company
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ITEM 1. BUSINESS
GENERAL
Lamar Advertising Company is one of the largest outdoor advertising companies in the United States based on number of displays and has operated under the Lamar name since 1902. We manage our business through three operating segments –billboard, logo and transit advertising. We rent space for advertising on billboards, buses, shelters, benches, logo plates and in airport terminals. We offer our customers a fully integrated service, satisfying all aspects of their display requirements from ad copy production to placement and maintenance.
We operate three types of outdoor advertising displays: billboards, logo signs and transit advertising displays.
Billboards. As of December 31, 2025, we owned and operated approximately 159,300 billboard advertising displays in 45 states and Canada. We rent most of our advertising space on two types of billboards: bulletins and posters.
•Bulletins are generally large, illuminated advertising structures that are located on major highways and target vehicular traffic.
•Posters are generally smaller advertising structures that are located on major traffic arteries and city streets and target vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
In addition to traditional billboards, we also rent space on digital billboards, which are generally located on major traffic arteries and city streets. As of December 31, 2025, we owned and operated approximately 5,500 digital billboard advertising displays in 43 states and Canada.
Logo signs. We rent advertising space on logo signs located near highway exits.
•Logo signs generally advertise nearby gas, food, camping, lodging and other attractions.
We are the largest provider of logo signs in the United States, operating 24 of the 28 privatized state logo sign contracts. As of December 31, 2025, we operated over 144,400 logo sign advertising displays in 24 states and the province of Ontario, Canada.
Transit advertising displays. We also rent advertising space on the exterior and interior of public transportation vehicles, in airport terminals, and on transit shelters and benches in over 80 markets. As of December 31, 2025, we operated approximately 40,600 transit advertising displays in 23 states and Canada.
CORPORATE HISTORY
We have operated under the Lamar name since our founding in 1902 and have been publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol “LAMR” since 1996.
During 2014, we completed a reorganization in order to qualify as a real estate investment trust (a “REIT”) for federal income tax purposes. During 2022, the Company completed a tax reorganization to a specific type of REIT known as an Umbrella Partnership Real Estate Investment Trust ("UPREIT"). The UPREIT structure allows property owners of appreciated properties to contribute property to the operating partnership of the REIT, on a tax-deferred basis, in exchange for a partnership interest in the form of operating partnership units.
In this Annual Report, unless the context otherwise requires, we refer to Lamar Advertising Company and its consolidated subsidiaries (and its predecessor and its consolidated subsidiaries), as applicable, as the “Company”, “Lamar Advertising” or “we”, and we refer to Lamar Advertising’s wholly owned subsidiary Lamar Media Corp. as “Lamar Media.”
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OPERATING STRATEGIES
We strive to be a leading provider of outdoor advertising services in each of the markets that we serve, and our operating strategies for achieving that goal include:
Continuing to provide high quality local sales and service. We seek to identify and closely monitor the needs of our tenants and to provide them with a full complement of high quality advertising services. Local advertising constituted approximately 79% of our outdoor net revenues for the year ended December 31, 2025, which management believes is higher than the industry average. We believe that the experience of our regional, territory and local managers has contributed greatly to our success. For example, our regional managers have been with us for an average of 34 years. In an effort to provide high quality sales and service at the local level, we employed approximately 1,000 local account executives as of December 31, 2025. Local account executives are typically supported by additional local staff and have the ability to draw upon the resources of our central office, as well as our offices in other markets, in the event business opportunities or customers’ needs support such an allocation of resources.
Continuing a centralized control and decentralized management structure. Our management believes that, for our particular business, centralized control and a decentralized organization provide for greater economies of scale and are more responsive to local market demands. Therefore, we maintain centralized accounting and financial control over our local operations, but our local managers are responsible for the day-to-day operations in each local market and are compensated according to that market’s financial performance.
Continuing to focus on internal growth. Within our existing markets we seek to increase our revenue and improve cash flow by employing highly-targeted local marketing efforts to improve our display occupancy rates and by increasing advertising rates where and when demand can absorb rate increases. Our local offices spearhead this effort and respond to local customer demands quickly.
In addition, we routinely invest in upgrading our existing displays and constructing new displays. Since January 1, 2016, we have invested approximately $1.32 billion in capitalized expenditures, which include improvements to our existing real estate portfolio, improvements to recently acquired locations and the construction of new locations. Our regular improvement and expansion of our advertising display inventory allows us to provide high quality service to our current tenants and to attract new tenants.
Continuing to pursue other outdoor advertising opportunities. We plan to renew existing logo sign contracts and pursue additional logo sign contracts. Logo sign opportunities arise periodically, both from states initiating new logo sign programs and states converting from government-owned and operated programs to privately-owned and operated programs. Furthermore, we plan to pursue additional tourist oriented directional sign programs in both the United States and Canada and also other motorist information signing programs as opportunities present themselves. In addition, in an effort to maintain market share, we continue to pursue attractive transit and airport advertising opportunities as they become available.
Reinvesting in capital expenditures including digital technology. We have a history of investing in capital expenditures, particularly in our digital platform. We spent $180.8 million in total capital expenditures in fiscal year 2025, of which $90.9 million was spent on digital technology. We expect our 2026 capitalized expenditures to be approximately $186 million.
Growing our out-of-home programmatic channel. We offer a portion of our unsold digital display inventory to advertisers via our programmatic partners. Through these programmatic partners, advertisers can buy advertising space across multiple channels, allowing them to complement their existing campaigns by leasing our digital out-of-home offerings. While the programmatic out-of-home channel is 2% of our existing outdoor business and relatively new, we believe it represents a growth area for our industry and our business.
CAPITAL ALLOCATION STRATEGY
The objective of our capital allocation strategy is to simultaneously increase adjusted funds from operations and our return on invested capital. To maintain our REIT status, we are required to distribute to our stockholders annually an amount equal to at least 90% of our REIT taxable income, excluding net capital gains. After complying with our REIT distribution requirements, we plan to continue to allocate our available capital among investment alternatives that meet our return on investment criteria. During 2025, we generated $864.0 million of cash from operating activities, which was used to fund capital expenditures, acquisitions, and dividends to our stockholders.
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•Capital expenditures program. We will continue to reinvest in our existing assets and expand our outdoor advertising display portfolio through new construction. This includes growth, maintenance and other non-recurring capital expenditures associated with the construction of new and existing billboard displays, the entrance into and renewal of logo sign and transit contracts, technology-related investments and the purchase of real estate and operating equipment.
•Acquisitions. We will seek to pursue strategic acquisitions of outdoor advertising businesses and assets. This includes acquisitions in our existing markets and in new markets where we can meet our return on investment criteria. When evaluating investments in new markets, our return on investment criteria reflects the additional risks inherent to the particular geographic area.
COMPANY OPERATIONS
Billboard Advertising
We rent most of our advertising space on two types of billboard advertising displays: bulletins and posters. As of December 31, 2025, we owned and operated approximately 159,300 billboard advertising displays in 45 states and Canada. In 2025, we derived approximately 77% of our billboard advertising net revenues from bulletin rentals and 23% from poster rentals.
Bulletins are large advertising structures consisting of panels (the most common size is 14 feet high by 48 feet wide, or 672 square feet) on which advertising copy is displayed. We wrap advertising copy printed with computer-generated graphics on a single sheet of vinyl around the structure. To attract more attention, some of the panels may extend beyond the linear edges of the display face and may include three-dimensional embellishments. Because of their greater impact and higher cost, bulletins are usually located on major highways and target vehicular traffic. At December 31, 2025, we operated approximately 79,600 bulletin displays.
We generally rent individually-selected bulletin space to advertisers for the duration of the contract (ranging from 4 to 52 weeks). We also rent bulletins as part of a rotary plan under which we rotate the advertising copy from one bulletin location to another within a particular market at stated intervals (usually every sixty to ninety days) to achieve greater reach within that market.
Posters are smaller advertising structures (the most common panel size is 11 feet high by 23 feet wide, or 253 square feet; we also operate junior posters, which are 5 feet high by 11 feet wide, or 55 square feet). Poster panels utilize a single flexible sheet of polyethylene material that inserts onto the face of the panel. Posters are concentrated on major traffic arteries and target vehicular traffic, and junior posters are concentrated on city streets and target hard-to-reach pedestrian traffic and nearby residents. At December 31, 2025, we operated approximately 79,700 poster displays.
We generally rent poster space for 4 to 26 weeks, determined by the advertiser’s campaign needs. Posters are sold in packages of Target Rating Point (“TRP”) levels, which determine the percentage of a target audience an advertiser needs to reach. A package may include a combination of poster locations in order to meet reach and frequency campaign goals.
In addition to the traditional static displays, we also rent digital billboards. Digital billboards are large electronic light emitting diode (“LED”) displays (the most common sizes are 14 feet high by 48 feet wide, or 672 square feet; 10.5 feet high by 36 feet wide, or 378 square feet; and 10 feet high by 21 feet wide, or 210 square feet) that are generally located on major traffic arteries and city streets. Digital billboards are capable of generating over one billion colors and vary in brightness based on ambient conditions. They display completely digital advertising copy from various advertisers in a slide show fashion, rotating each advertisement approximately every 6 to 8 seconds. At December 31, 2025, our inventory included approximately 5,500 digital display billboards in various markets. These 5,500 digital billboards generated approximately 33% of billboard advertising net revenues.
We own the physical structures on which the advertising copy is displayed. We build the structures on locations we either own or lease. In each local office, one employee typically performs site leasing activities for the markets served by that office. See Item 2. — “Properties.”
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In the majority of our markets, our local production staffs perform the full range of activities required to create and install billboard advertising displays. Production work includes creating the advertising copy design and layout, coordinating its printing and installing the designs on the displays. Our talented design staff uses state-of-the-art technology to prepare creative, eye-catching displays for our tenants. We can also help with the strategic placement of advertisements throughout an advertiser’s market by using software that allows us to analyze the target audience and its demographics. Our artists also assist in developing marketing presentations, demonstrations and strategies to attract new tenant advertisers.
In marketing billboard displays to advertisers, we compete with other forms of out-of-home advertising and other media. When selecting the media and provider through which to advertise, advertisers consider a number of factors and advertising providers, which are described in the section titled — “Competition” below.
Logo Sign Advertising
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Financial statements
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
This report contains forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements due to risks and uncertainties described in the section of this combined report on Form 10-Q entitled “Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and in Item 1A to the 2025 Combined Form 10-K filed on February 20, 2026, and such risk factors as further updated or supplemented, from time to time, in our combined Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. You should carefully consider each of these risks and uncertainties in evaluating the Company’s and Lamar Media’s financial condition and results of operations. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this document. These statements speak only as of the date of this document, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise the statements, except as may be required by law.
LAMAR ADVERTISING COMPANY
The following is a discussion of the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company and the related notes thereto.
Overview
The Company’s net revenues are derived primarily from the rental of advertising space on outdoor advertising displays owned and operated by the Company. We manage our business through three operating segments – billboard, logo and transit advertising. Revenue growth is based on many factors that include the Company’s ability to increase occupancy of its existing advertising displays; raise advertising rates; and acquire new advertising displays and its operating results are therefore affected by general economic conditions, as well as trends in the advertising industry. Advertising spending is particularly sensitive to changes in general economic conditions, which affect the rates the Company is able to charge for advertising on its displays and its ability to maximize advertising sales or occupancy on its displays.
Acquisitions and capital expenditures
Historically, the Company has made strategic acquisitions of outdoor advertising assets to increase the number of outdoor advertising displays it operates in existing and new markets. The Company continues to evaluate and pursue strategic acquisition opportunities as they arise. The Company has financed its historical acquisitions and intends to finance any future acquisition activity from available cash, borrowings under the senior credit facility and the Accounts Receivable Securitization Program or through the issuance of debt or equity securities. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources- Sources of Cash,” for more information.
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company completed multiple acquisitions for a total cash purchase price of approximately $58.6 million. See Uses of Cash – Acquisitions for more information. The Company’s business requires expenditures for maintenance and capitalized costs associated with the construction of new billboard displays, the entrance into and renewal of logo sign and transit contracts, and the purchase of real estate and operating equipment. The following table presents a breakdown of capitalized expenditures for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025:
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| Total capital expenditures: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Billboard — traditional | $ | 5,928 | $ | 6,046 | ||||||||||||||||
| Billboard — digital | 13,131 | 16,076 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Logos | 4,441 | 2,606 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Transit | 502 | 588 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Land and buildings | 1,126 | 310 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operating equipment | 8,012 | 4,261 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total capital expenditures | $ | 33,140 | $ | 29,887 | ||||||||||||||||
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Our management reviews our performance by focusing on several key performance indicators not prepared in conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States (“GAAP”). We believe these non-GAAP performance indicators are meaningful supplemental measures of our operating performance and should not be considered in isolation of, or as a substitute for, their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.
Included in our analysis of our results of operations are discussions regarding earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“adjusted EBITDA”), Funds From Operations (“FFO”), as defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Adjusted Funds From Operations (“AFFO”) and acquisition-adjusted net revenues.
We define adjusted EBITDA as net income before income tax expense (benefit), interest expense (income), equity in (earnings) loss of investee, loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt and investments, stock-based compensation, depreciation and amortization, loss (gain) on disposition of assets and investments, transaction expenses and capitalized contract fulfillment costs, net. Our management uses this measure internally to evaluate the performance of our business as a whole and our individual business segments.
FFO is defined as net income before (gain) loss from the sale or disposal of real estate assets and investments, net of tax, and real estate related depreciation and amortization and including adjustments to eliminate unconsolidated affiliates and non-controlling interest.
We define AFFO as FFO before (i) straight-line income and expense; (ii) capitalized contract fulfillment costs, net; (iii) stock-based compensation expense; (iv) non-cash portion of tax expense (benefit); (v) non-real estate related depreciation and amortization; (vi) amortization of deferred financing costs; (vii) loss on extinguishment of debt; (viii) transaction expenses; (ix) non-recurring infrequent or unusual losses (gains); (x) less maintenance capital expenditures; and (xi) an adjustment for unconsolidated affiliates and non-controlling interest.
Acquisition-adjusted net revenues adjusts our net revenues for the prior period by adding to it the net revenues generated by the acquired assets before our acquisition of these assets for the same time frame that those assets were owned in the current period. In calculating acquisition-adjusted revenue, therefore, we include revenue generated by assets that we did not own in the period but acquired in the current period. We refer to the amount of pre-acquisition revenue generated by the acquired assets during the prior period that corresponds with the current period in which we owned the assets (to the extent within the period to which this report relates) as “acquisition net revenues”. In addition, we adjust the prior period to subtract revenue generated by the assets that have been divested since the prior period and, therefore, no revenue derived from those assets is reflected in the current period.
Adjusted EBITDA, FFO, AFFO and acquisition-adjusted net revenues are not intended to replace net income or any other performance measures determined in accordance with GAAP. Neither FFO nor AFFO represents cash flows from operating activities in accordance with GAAP and, therefore, these measures should not be considered indicative of cash flows from operating activities as a measure of liquidity or of funds available to fund our cash needs, including our ability to make cash distributions. Rather, adjusted EBITDA, FFO, AFFO and acquisition-adjusted net revenues are presented as we believe each is a useful indicator of our current operating performance. We believe that these metrics are useful to an investor in evaluating our operating performance because (1) each is a key measure used by our management team for purposes of decision-making and for evaluating our core operating results; (2) adjusted EBITDA is widely used in the industry to measure operating performance as depreciation and amortization may vary significantly among companies depending upon accounting methods and useful lives, particularly where acquisitions and non-operating factors are involved; (3) acquisition-adjusted net revenues is a supplement to net revenues to enable investors to compare period-over-period results on a more consistent basis without the effects of acquisitions and divestitures, which reflects our core performance and organic growth (if any) during the period in which the assets were owned and managed by us; (4) adjusted EBITDA, FFO and AFFO each provide investors with a meaningful measure for evaluating our period-to-period operating performance by eliminating items that are not operational in nature; and (5) each provides investors with a measure for comparing our results of operations to those of other companies.
Our measurement of adjusted EBITDA, FFO, AFFO and acquisition-adjusted net revenues may not, however, be fully comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. Reconciliations of adjusted EBITDA, FFO, AFFO and acquisition-adjusted net revenues to net income, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, have been included herein.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to three months ended March 31, 2025
Net revenues increased $22.6 million, or 4.5%, to $528.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 from $505.4 million for the same period in 2025. This increase was primarily attributable to an increase in billboard net revenues of $23.7 million and an increase in logo net revenues of $1.4 million, offset by a decrease in transit net revenues of $2.5 million over the same period in 2025.
For the three months ended March 31, 2026, there was a $19.8 million increase in net revenues as compared to acquisition-adjusted net revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2025, which represents an increase of 3.9%. See "Reconciliations" below. The $19.8 million increase in revenue is primarily due to an increase of $15.2 million in billboard net revenues, an increase of $1.4 million in logo net revenues, and an increase in transit net revenues of $3.2 million over the same period in 2025.
Total operating expenses, exclusive of depreciation and amortization and gain on disposition of assets and investments, increased $6.4 million, or 2.1%, to $312.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 from $306.2 million for the same period in 2025. The $6.4 million increase over the prior year is comprised of a $5.8 million increase in total direct, general and administrative and corporate expenses (excluding stock-based compensation) primarily related to the operations of our outdoor advertising assets, as well as a $0.6 million increase in stock-based compensation.
Depreciation and amortization expense increased $4.1 million to $81.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 as compared to $77.8 million for the same period in 2025, primarily related to acquisitions and capital expenditures completed in the last twelve months.
For the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company recognized a gain on disposition of assets and investments of $12.6 million as compared to $69.8 million for the same period in 2025. The $57.2 million decrease is primarily related to the gain associated with the sale of Lamar's equity interest in Vistar Media, Inc. during the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Due to the above factors, operating income decreased by $45.2 million to $146.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 as compared to $191.2 million for the same period in 2025.
Interest expense increased $2.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 to $40.5 million as compared to $38.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase was primarily due to the institutional private placement of the 5 3/8% Senior Notes in September 2025, offset by a decrease in interest rates on the senior credit facility and Accounts Receivable Securitization Program.
The decrease in operating income, as well as the increase in interest expense, resulted in a $47.9 million decrease in income before income tax expense. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was 3.8%, which differs from the federal statutory rate primarily due to our qualification for taxation as a REIT and adjustments for foreign items.
As a result of the above factors, the Company recognized net income for the three months ended March 31, 2026 of $101.8 million, as compared to net income of $139.2 million for the same period in 2025.
Reconciliations:
Because acquisitions occurring after December 31, 2024 have contributed to our net revenues results for the periods presented, we provide 2025 acquisition-adjusted net revenues, which adjusts our 2025 net revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2025 by adding to or subtracting from it the net revenues generated by the acquired or divested assets prior to our acquisition or divestiture of these assets for the same time frame that those assets were owned in the three months ended March 31, 2026.
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Reconciliations of 2025 reported net revenues to 2025 acquisition-adjusted net revenues for the three months ended March 31, as well as a comparison of 2025 acquisition-adjusted net revenues to 2026 reported net revenues for the three months ended March 31, are provided below:
Reconciliation and Comparison of Reported Net Revenues to Acquisition-Adjusted Net Revenues
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| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
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| Reported net revenues | $ | 528,004 | $ | 505,430 | |||||||
| Acquisition net revenues | — | 2,765 | |||||||||
| Adjusted totals | $ | 528,004 | $ | 508,195 | |||||||
Key Performance Indicators
Net Income/Adjusted EBITDA
Three Months Ended March 31, | Amount of Increase (Decrease) | Percent Increase (Decrease) | |||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 101,845 | $ | 139,229 | $ | (37,384) | (26.9) | % | |||||||||||||
Income tax expense | 4,050 | 14,544 | (10,494) | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net | 40,168 | 37,840 | 2,328 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Equity in earnings of investee | — | (380) | 380 | ||||||||||||||||||
Gain on disposition of assets and investments | (12,602) | (69,785) | 57,183 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 81,939 | 77,821 | 4,118 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Capitalized contract fulfillment costs, net | (275) | 375 | (650) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | 11,203 | 10,577 | 626 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 226,328 | $ | 210,221 | $ | 16,107 | 7.7 | % | |||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2026 increased 7.7% to $226.3 million. The increase in adjusted EBITDA was primarily attributable to an increase in our gross margin (net revenues less direct advertising expenses, exclusive of depreciation and amortization and capitalized contract fulfillment costs, net) of $19.9 million, offset by an increase in total general and administrative and corporate expenses of $2.5 million, excluding the impact of stock-based compensation expense.
Segmented Adjusted EBITDA
Three Months Ended March 31, | Amount of Increase (Decrease) | Percent Increase (Decrease) | |||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Billboard adjusted EBITDA | $ | 241,114 | $ | 227,966 | $ | 13,148 | |||||||||||||||
Other adjusted EBITDA(1) | 11,808 | 8,641 | 3,167 | ||||||||||||||||||
Corporate expenses(2) | (26,594) | (26,386) | (208) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 226,328 | $ | 210,221 | $ | 16,107 | 7.7 | % | |||||||||||||
(1)Logo and transit advertising do not meet the criteria to be reportable segments, and accordingly, are included in Other.
(2)Corporate operations are not an operating segment. Corporate expenses include expenses related to infrastructure and support, including information technology, human resources, legal, finance and administrative functions of the Company, as well as overall executive, administrative and support functions.
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Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2026 increased 7.7% to $226.3 million. The increase in adjusted EBITDA was primarily attributable to the increase in our billboard advertising adjusted EBITDA of $13.1 million and an increase in other adjusted EBITDA of $3.2 million, offset by an increase in corporate expenses of $0.2 million, excluding the impact of stock-based compensation expense.
Net Income/FFO/AFFO
| (In thousands) | Three Months Ended March 31, | Amount of Increase (Decrease) | Percent Increase (Decrease) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 101,845 | $ | 139,229 | $ | (37,384) | (26.9) | % | |||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization related to real estate | 77,073 | 73,636 | 3,437 | ||||||||||||||||||
Gain from sale or disposal of real estate and investments, net of tax | (10,561) | (56,597) | 46,036 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adjustments for unconsolidated affiliates and non-controlling interest | (558) | (126) | (432) | ||||||||||||||||||
| FFO | 167,799 | 156,142 | 11,657 | 7.5 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Straight-line expense | 1,164 | 1,009 | 155 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Capitalized contract fulfillment costs, net | (275) | 375 | (650) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | 11,203 | 10,577 | 626 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Non-cash portion of tax provision | (193) | (244) | 51 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Non-real estate related depreciation and amortization | 4,866 | 4,185 | 681 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of deferred financing costs | 1,693 | 1,523 | 170 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Capital expenditures - maintenance | (9,297) | (9,385) | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adjustments for unconsolidated affiliates and non-controlling interest | 558 | 126 | 432 | ||||||||||||||||||
| AFFO | $ | 177,518 | $ | 164,308 | $ | 13,210 | 8.0 | % | |||||||||||||
FFO for the three months ended March 31, 2026 increased from $156.1 million in 2025 to $167.8 million for the same period in 2026, an increase of 7.5%. AFFO for the three months ended March 31, 2026 increased 8.0% to $177.5 million as compared to $164.3 million for the same period in 2025. The increase in AFFO was primarily attributable to an increase in our gross margin (net revenues less direct advertising expenses, exclusive of depreciation and amortization and capitalized contract fulfillment costs, net) of $19.9 million, offset by an increase in interest expense of $2.2 million and an increase in total general and administrative and corporate expenses of $2.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Overview
The Company has historically satisfied its working capital requirements with cash from operations and borrowings under the senior credit facility and the Accounts Receivable Securitization Program. The Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Lamar Media Corp., is the borrower under the senior credit facility and maintains all corporate operating cash balances. Certain subsidiaries of Lamar Media are the principal borrowers under the Accounts Receivable Securitization Program. Any cash requirements of the Company, therefore, must be funded by distributions from Lamar Media.
Sources of Cash
Total Liquidity. As of March 31, 2026 we had $701.5 million of total liquidity, which is comprised of $39.3 million in cash and cash equivalents and $662.2 million of availability under the revolving portion of Lamar Media’s senior credit facility. We expect our total liquidity to be adequate for the Company to meet its operational requirements for the next twelve months. We are currently in compliance with the maintenance covenant included in the senior credit facility and we would remain in compliance after accounting for borrowing the full amount available to us under the revolving portion of the senior credit facility.
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As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company had a working capital deficit of $308.6 million and $334.3 million, respectively. The decrease in working capital deficit of $25.7 million is primarily due to a decrease in current operating lease liabilities.
Cash Generated by Operations. For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, our cash provided by operating activities was $147.4 million and $127.7 million, respectively. We expect to generate cash flows from operations during 2026 in excess of our cash needs for operations, capital expenditures and dividends, as described herein. We believe we have sufficient liquidity available under our revolving credit facility to meet our operating cash needs for the next twelve months.
Accounts Receivable Securitization Program. On June 24, 2022, Lamar Media and the Special Purpose Subsidiaries entered into the Sixth Amendment (the "Sixth Amendment") to the Receivables Financing Agreement. The Sixth Amendment increased the Accounts Receivable Securitization Program from $175.0 million to $250.0 million. Additionally, the Sixth Amendment provides for the replacement of LIBOR-based interest rate mechanics with Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("Term SOFR") based interest rate mechanics for the Accounts Receivable Securitization Program.
The Accounts Receivable Securitization Program was set to mature on July 21, 2025, but was subsequently extended to October 15, 2027 by the Seventh Amendment to the Receivables Financing Agreement dated October 15, 2024. Lamar Media may amend the facility to further extend the maturity date, enter into a new securitization facility with a different maturity date, or refinance the indebtedness outstanding under the Accounts Receivable Securitization Program using borrowings under its senior credit facility or from other financing sources.
Borrowing capacity under the Accounts Receivable Securitization Program is limited to the availability of eligible accounts receivable collateralizing the borrowings under the agreements governing the Accounts Receivable Securitization Program. In connection with the Accounts Receivable Securitization Program, Lamar Media and certain of its subsidiaries (such subsidiaries, the “Subsidiary Originators”) sell and/or contribute their existing and future accounts receivable and certain related assets to one of two special purpose subsidiaries, Lamar QRS Receivables, LLC (the “QRS SPV”) and Lamar TRS Receivables, LLC (the “TRS SPV” and together with the QRS SPV the “Special Purpose Subsidiaries”), each of which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lamar Media. Existing and future accounts receivable relating to Lamar Media and its qualified REIT subsidiaries will be sold and/or contributed to the QRS SPV and existing and future accounts receivable relating to Lamar Media’s Taxable REIT Subsidiaries ("TRSs") will be sold and/or contributed to the TRS SPV. Each of the Special Purpose Subsidiaries has granted the lenders party to the Accounts Receivable Securitization Program a security interest in all of its assets, which consist of the accounts receivable and related assets sold or contributed to them, as described above, in order to secure the obligations of the Special Purpose Subsidiaries under the agreements governing the Accounts Receivable Securitization Program. Pursuant to the Accounts Receivable Securitization Program, Lamar Media has agreed to service the accounts receivable on behalf of the two Special Purpose Subsidiaries for a fee. Lamar Media has also agreed to guarantee its performance in its capacity as servicer and originator, as well as the performance of the Subsidiary Originators, of their obligations under the agreements governing the Accounts Receivable Securitization Program. None of Lamar Media, the Subsidiary Originators or the Special Purpose Subsidiaries guarantees the collectability of the receivables under the Accounts Receivable Securitization Program. In addition, each of the Special Purpose Subsidiaries is a separate legal entity with its own separate creditors who will be entitled to access the assets of such Special Purpose Subsidiary before the assets become available to Lamar Media. Accordingly, the assets of the Special Purpose Subsidiaries are not available to pay creditors of Lamar Media or any of its subsidiaries, although collections from receivables in excess of the amounts required to repay the lenders and the other creditors of the Special Purpose Subsidiaries may be remitted to Lamar Media.
As of March 31, 2026, there was $242.1 million in outstanding aggregate borrowings under the Accounts Receivable Securitization Program. Lamar Media had no additional availability under the Accounts Receivable Securitization Program as of March 31, 2026.
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“At-the-Market” Offering Program. On July 24, 2024, the Company entered into an equity distribution agreement, or At-the-Market Offering Agreement, (the "2024 Sales Agreement"), with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Truist Securities, Inc., SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. and Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. as our sales agents (each a "Sales Agent", and collectively, the "Sales Agents"), which replaced the prior Sales Agreement with substantially similar terms. Under the terms of the 2024 Sales Agreement, the Company may, from time to time, issue and sell shares of its Class A common stock, having an aggregate offering price of up to $400.0 million through the Sales Agents as either agents or principals. Sales of the Class A common stock, if any, may be conducted in negotiated transactions or transactions that are deemed to be "at-the-market offerings" as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, including sales made directly on or through the Nasdaq Global Select Market and any other existing trading market for the Class A common stock, or sales made to or through a market maker other than on an exchange. The Company has no obligation to sell any of the Class A common stock under the 2024 Sales Agreement and may at any time suspend solicitations and offers under the 2024 Sales Agreement. The Company intends to use the net proceeds, if any, from the sale of the Class A common stock pursuant to the 2024 Sales Agreement for general corporate purposes, which may include the repayment, refinancing, redemption or repurchase of existing indebtedness, working capital, capital expenditures, acquisition of outdoor advertising assets and businesses and other related investments. The Company did not issue any shares under the 2024 Sales Agreement or the prior sales agreement during the year ended December 31, 2025 and the three months ended March 31, 2026.
Shelf Registration Statement. On July 24, 2024, the Company filed a new automatically effective shelf registration statement that allows the Company to offer and sell an indeterminate amount of additional shares of its Class A common stock, which replaces the previous shelf registration statement. As of March 31, 2026, the Company has not issued any shares under the shelf registration statement.
Credit Facilities. On February 6, 2020, Lamar Media entered into a Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”) with certain of Lamar Media’s subsidiaries as guarantors, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent and the lenders party thereto, under which the parties agreed to amend and restate Lamar Media’s existing senior credit facility. The Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement amended and restated the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 15, 2017, as amended (the “Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”).
The senior credit facility, as established by the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as amended by the Amendments, as defined below) (the “senior credit facility”), consists of (i) a $750.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility which will mature on July 31, 2028, subject to certain conditions (see description of Amendment No. 4 below) (the “revolving credit facility”), (ii) a $700.0 million senior secured Term B loan facility (the “Term B loans”) which will mature on September 23, 2032, and (iii) an incremental facility (the “Incremental Facility”) pursuant to which Lamar Media may incur additional term loan tranches or additional incremental revolving facilities or increase its existing revolving credit facility subject to a pro forma secured debt ratio calculated as described under “Restrictions under Senior Credit Facility” of 4.50 to 1.00, as well as certain other conditions including lender approval.
On July 2, 2021, Lamar Media entered into Amendment No. 1 (the "Amendment No. 1"), to the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. The Amendment No. 1 amended the definition of "Subsidiary" to exclude each of Lamar Partnering Sponsor LLC and Lamar Partnering Corporation and any of their subsidiaries (collectively, the “Lamar Partnering Entities”) such that, after giving effect to the Amendment, none of the Lamar Partnering Entities are subject to the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement covenants and reporting requirements, but any investment by Lamar Media in any of the Lamar Partnering Entities would be subject to the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement covenants. The Amendment No. 1 also amended the definition of “EBITDA” to replace the existing calculation with a net income-based calculation, which excludes the income of non-Subsidiary entities such as the Lamar Partnering Entities, except to the extent that income of such entities is received by Lamar Media in the form of dividends or distributions.
On July 29, 2022, Lamar Media entered into Amendment No. 2 ("Amendment No. 2") to the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement which established a new class of incremental Term A loans that were subsequently repaid in full on July 31, 2024.
On April 26, 2023, Lamar Media entered into Amendment No. 3 ("Amendment No. 3") to the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with certain of Lamar Media's subsidiaries as guarantors, JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. as administrative agent and the lenders party thereto. Amendment No. 3 replaced the London Interbank Offered Rates as administered by the ICE Benchmark Administration with Term SOFR as the successor rate, as set in the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. All other material terms and conditions of the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement were unchanged by Amendment No. 3.
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On July 31, 2023, Lamar Media entered into Amendment No. 4 (the “Amendment No. 4”), to the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with certain of Lamar Media’s subsidiaries as guarantors, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and the lenders party thereto. Amendment No. 4 extended the maturity date of Lamar Media’s $750.0 million revolving credit facility such that the revolving credit facility matures July 31, 2028; provided that, if on the date (the "Springing Maturity Test Date") that is 91 days prior to the February 15, 2028 maturity date of Lamar Media’s 3 3/4% Notes, the Company and its restricted subsidiaries do not have sufficient liquidity (defined as unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of the Company and its restricted subsidiaries plus unused commitments under the revolving credit facility) to repay in full the aggregate outstanding amount (including all accrued and unpaid interest, premiums and make-whole amounts (if any)) of the 3 3/4% Notes, the revolving credit facility will mature on the Springing Maturity Test Date. On the maturity date of the revolving credit facility, the entire principal amount of revolving loans outstanding under the revolving credit facility, together with all accrued and unpaid interest on such revolving loans, will be due and payable.
Amendment No. 4 also established a $75.0 million swingline as a sublimit of the revolving credit facility, which allows Lamar Media to borrow revolving loans on a same-day basis, in an aggregate outstanding principal amount of up to $75.0 million. In addition, Amendment No. 4 amended the provisions of the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement related to incremental facilities to allow Lamar Media to establish, from time to time, one or more new incremental revolving facilities on the terms, and subject to the conditions, set forth therein.
On September 23, 2025, Lamar Media entered into Amendment No. 5 (the “Amendment No. 5”, and together with the Amendment, Amendment No. 2, Amendment No. 3 and Amendment No. 4, the “Amendments”) to the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with certain of Lamar Media’s subsidiaries as guarantors, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and the lenders party thereto. Amendment No. 5 established the Term B loans as a new class of incremental term loans. Lamar Media borrowed all $700.0 million in Term B loans on September 23, 2025. Proceeds from the Term B loans were used to repay $600.0 million in Term B loans previously outstanding, with the remainder used to repay a portion of the outstanding balance on the revolving credit facility. The Term B loans will mature on September 23, 2032 (or if such day is not a Business Day, the next Business Day) and the entire principal amount of the Term B loans then outstanding, together with all accrued and unpaid interest on the Term B loans, will be due and payable on such date. The Term B loans bear interest at rates based on the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate (“Term Benchmark Term B Loans”) or the Adjusted Base Rate (“Base Rate Term B Loans”) at Lamar Media’s option. For purposes of the Term B Loans, the “Adjusted Term SOFR Rate” is a rate per annum equal to the Term SOFR Rate for the applicable interest period, plus 0.00%. Term Benchmark Term B Loans bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate plus 1.50% and Base Rate Term B Loans bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Adjusted Base Rate plus 0.50%. The covenants, events of default and other terms of the senior credit facility (all of which are unchanged by Amendment No. 5) apply to the Term B loans.
As of March 31, 2026, the aggregate balance outstanding under the senior credit facility was $780.0 million, consisting of $700.0 million in Term B loans aggregate principal balance and $80.0 million in outstanding borrowings under our revolving credit facility. Lamar Media had approximately $662.2 million of unused capacity under the revolving credit facility.
Factors Affecting Sources of Liquidity
Internally Generated Funds. The key factors affecting internally generated cash flow are general economic conditions, specific economic conditions in the markets where the Company conducts its business and overall spending on advertising by advertisers. We expect to generate cash flows from operations during 2026 in excess of our cash needs for operations, capital expenditures and dividends, as described herein, and we believe we have sufficient liquidity with cash on hand and availability under our revolving credit facility to meet our operating cash needs for the next twelve months.
Credit Facilities and Other Debt Securities. The Company and Lamar Media must comply with certain covenants and restrictions related to the senior credit facility, its outstanding debt securities and its Accounts Receivable Securitization Program.
Restrictions Under Debt Securities. The Company and Lamar Media must comply with certain covenants and restrictions related to its outstanding debt securities. Currently, Lamar Media has outstanding the $600.0 million 3 3/4% Senior Notes issued February 2020, the $550.0 million 4% Senior Notes issued February 2020 and August 2020, the $400.0 million 4 7/8% Senior Notes issued in May 2020, the $550.0 million 3 5/8% Senior Notes issued in January 2021 and the $400.0 million 5 3/8% Senior Notes issued September 2025.
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The indentures relating to Lamar Media’s outstanding notes restrict its ability to incur additional indebtedness, but permit the incurrence of indebtedness (including indebtedness under the senior credit facility), (i) if no default or event of default would result from such incurrence and (ii) if after giving effect to any such incurrence, the leverage ratio (defined as the sum of (x) total consolidated debt plus (y) the aggregate liquidation preference of any preferred stock of Lamar Media’s restricted subsidiaries (and in the case of the 5 3/8% Notes, minus (z) unrestricted cash of Lamar Media and its restricted subsidiaries) to trailing four fiscal quarter EBITDA (as defined in the indentures)) would be less than 7.0 to 1.0. Currently, Lamar Media is not in default under the indentures of any of its outstanding notes and, therefore, would be permitted to incur additional indebtedness subject to the foregoing provision.
In addition to debt incurred under the provisions described in the preceding paragraph, the indentures relating to Lamar Media’s outstanding notes permit Lamar Media to incur indebtedness pursuant to the following baskets:
•up to $2.0 billion of indebtedness under the senior credit facility;
•indebtedness outstanding on the date of the indentures or debt incurred to refinance outstanding debt;
•inter-company debt between Lamar Media and its restricted subsidiaries or between restricted subsidiaries;
•certain purchase money indebtedness and capitalized lease obligations to acquire or lease property in the ordinary course of business that cannot exceed the greater of $50.0 million or 5% of Lamar Media’s net tangible assets;
•additional debt not to exceed $75.0 million; and
•up to $500.0 million of permitted securitization financings.
Restrictions Under Senior Credit Facility. Lamar Media is required to comply with certain covenants and restrictions under the senior credit facility. If the Company or Lamar Media fails to comply with these tests, the lenders under the senior credit facility will be entitled to exercise certain remedies, including the termination of the lending commitments and the acceleration of the debt payments under the senior credit facility. As of March 31, 2026, we were, and currently we are, in compliance with all such tests under the senior credit facility.
Lamar Media must maintain a secured debt ratio, defined as total consolidated secured debt of Lamar Advertising, Lamar Media and its restricted subsidiaries (including capital lease obligations), minus the lesser of (x) $150.0 million and (y) the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of Lamar Advertising, Lamar Media and its restricted subsidiaries (other than the Special Purpose Subsidiaries (as defined above under Sources of Cash – Accounts Receivable Securitization Program)) to EBITDA, as defined below, for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters then ended, of less than or equal to 4.5 to 1.0.
Lamar Media is restricted from incurring additional indebtedness subject to exceptions, one of which is that it may incur additional indebtedness not exceeding the greater of $250.0 million or 6% of its total assets.
Lamar Media is also restricted from incurring additional unsecured senior indebtedness under certain circumstances unless, after giving effect to the incurrence of such indebtedness, Lamar Media would have a total debt ratio, defined as (x) total consolidated debt (including subordinated debt) of Lamar Advertising, Lamar Media and its restricted subsidiaries as of any date minus the lesser of (i) $150.0 million and (ii) the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of Lamar Advertising, Lamar Media and its restricted subsidiaries (other than the Special Purpose Subsidiaries) to (y) EBITDA, as defined below, for the most recent four fiscal quarters then ended, of less than 7.0 to 1.0.
Lamar Media is also restricted from incurring additional subordinated indebtedness under certain circumstances unless, after giving effect to the incurrence of such indebtedness, it is in compliance with the secured debt ratio covenant and its total debt ratio is less than 7.0 to 1.0.
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Under the senior credit facility, as amended, “EBITDA” means, for any period, net income, plus (a) to the extent deducted in determining net income for such period, the sum determined without duplication and in accordance with GAAP, of (i) taxes, (ii) interest expense, (iii) depreciation, (iv) amortization, (v) any other non-cash income or charges accrued for such period, (vi) charges and expenses in connection with the senior credit facility, any actual or proposed acquisition, disposition or investment (excluding, in each case, purchases and sales of advertising space and operating assets in the ordinary course of business) and any actual or proposed offering of securities, incurrence or repayment of indebtedness (or amendment to any agreement relating to indebtedness), including any refinancing thereof, or recapitalization, (vii) any loss or gain relating to amounts paid or earned in cash prior to the stated settlement date of any swap agreement that has been reflected in operating income for such period, and (viii) any loss on sales of receivables and related assets to a securitization entity in connection with a permitted securitization financing, plus (b) the amount of cost savings, operating expense reductions and other operating improvements or synergies projected by Lamar Media in good faith to be realized as a result of any acquisition, investment, merger, amalgamation or disposition within 18 months of any such acquisition, investment, merger, amalgamation or disposition, net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such action; provided, (A) the aggregate amount for all such cost savings, operating expense reductions and other operating improvements or synergies will not exceed an amount equal to 15% of EBITDA for the applicable four quarter period and (B) any such adjustment to EBITDA pursuant to this clause (b) may only take into account cost savings, operating expense reductions and other operating improvements or synergies that are (I) directly attributable to such acquisition, investment, merger, amalgamation or disposition, (II) expected to have a continuing impact on Lamar Media and its restricted subsidiaries and (III) factually supportable, in each case all as certified by the Chief Financial Officer of Lamar Media on behalf of Lamar Media, minus (c) to the extent included in net income for such period (determined without duplication and in accordance with GAAP) (i) any extraordinary and unusual gains or losses during such period, and (ii) the proceeds of any casualty events and dispositions. For purposes of this EBITDA definition, the effect thereon of any adjustments required under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141R shall be excluded. If during any period for which EBITDA is being determined, Lamar Media has consummated any acquisition or disposition, EBITDA will be determined on a pro forma basis as if such acquisition or disposition had been made or consummated on the first day of such period.
Under the senior credit facility, "net income" means for any period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of Lamar Advertising, Lamar Media, and its restricted subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that the following is excluded from net income: (a) the income (or deficit) of any person accrued prior to the date it becomes a restricted subsidiary or is merged into or consolidated with Lamar Advertising, Lamar Media or any of its restricted subsidiaries, and (b) the income (or deficit) of any person (other than any of our restricted subsidiaries) in which Lamar Advertising, Lamar Media or any of its subsidiaries has an ownership interest, except to the extent that any such income is received by Lamar Advertising, Lamar Media or any of its restricted subsidiaries in the form of dividends or similar distributions.
The Company believes that its current level of cash on hand, availability under the senior credit facility and future cash flows from operations are sufficient to meet its operating needs for the next twelve months. All debt obligations are reflected on the Company’s balance sheet.
Restrictions under Accounts Receivable Securitization Program. The agreements governing the Accounts Receivable Securitization Program contain customary representations and warranties, affirmative and negative covenants, and termination event provisions, including but not limited to those providing for the acceleration of amounts owed under the Accounts Receivable Securitization Program if, among other things, the Special Purpose Subsidiaries fail to make payments when due, Lamar Media, the Subsidiary Originators or the Special Purpose Subsidiaries become insolvent or subject to bankruptcy proceedings or certain judicial judgments, breach certain representations and warranties or covenants or default under other material indebtedness, a change of control occurs, or if Lamar Media fails to maintain the maximum secured debt ratio of 4.5 to 1.0 required under the senior credit facility.
Uses of Cash
Capital Expenditures. Capital expenditures, excluding acquisitions, were approximately $33.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026. We anticipate our 2026 total capital expenditures will be approximately $186.0 million.
Acquisitions. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company completed acquisitions for an aggregate cash purchase price of approximately $58.6 million, which were financed using available cash on hand and borrowings on the senior credit facility.
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Dividends. On February 26, 2026, the Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.60 per common share of the Company, paid on March 31, 2026 to its stockholders of record of its Class A common stock, Class B common stock, and holders of common/LTIP units of Lamar LP, on March 16, 2026. Subject to approval of the Company's Board of Directors, the Company expects aggregate quarterly distributions to stockholders in 2026 will be at least $6.40 per share of common stock, including the dividends paid on March 31, 2026.
As a REIT, the Company must annually distribute to its stockholders an amount equal to at least 90% of its REIT taxable income (determined before the deduction for distributed earnings and excluding any net capital gain). The amount, timing and frequency of future distributions will be at the sole discretion of the Board of Directors and will be declared based upon various factors, a number of which may be beyond the Company’s control, including financial condition and operating cash flows, the amount required to maintain REIT status and reduce any income and excise taxes that the Company otherwise would be required to pay, limitations on distributions in our existing and future debt instruments, the Company’s ability to utilize net operating losses to offset, in whole or in part, the Company’s distribution requirements, limitations on its ability to fund distributions using cash generated through its TRSs, the impact of general economic conditions on the Company’s operations and other factors that the Board of Directors may deem relevant. The foregoing factors may also impact management’s recommendations to the Board of Directors as to the timing, amount and frequency of future distributions.
Stock and Debt Repurchasing Program. Prior to May 15, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors had authorized the repurchase of up to $250.0 million of the Company’s Class A common stock. Additionally, the Board of Directors has authorized Lamar Media to repurchase up to $250.0 million in outstanding senior or senior subordinated notes and other indebtedness outstanding from time to time under its senior credit agreement. On May 15, 2025, the Company's Board of Directors approved the increase of the amount authorized under the Stock Repurchase Program by $150.0 million, bringing the total amount authorized under the Program to $400.0 million. On February 26, 2026, the Board of Directors authorized the extension of the Stock Repurchase Program through September 30, 2027. The Company’s management may opt not to make any repurchases under the program, or may make aggregate purchases less than the total amount authorized. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company repurchased 1,388,091 shares of the Company's Class A common stock outstanding for a total purchase price of $150.0 million.There were no repurchases made during the three months ended March 31, 2026.
Material Cash Requirements
Our expected material cash requirements for the twelve months following March 31, 2026 and thereafter are comprised of contractual obligations, required annual distributions and other opportunistic expenditures.
Debt and Contractual Obligations. The following table summarizes our future debt maturities, interest payment obligations, and contractual obligations including required payments under operating and financing leases as of March 31, 2026:
| (In millions) | Less than 1 year | Thereafter | ||||||||
Debt maturities(1) | $ | 0.4 | $ | 3,494.6 | ||||||
Interest obligations on long-term debt(2) | 157.1 | 559.1 | ||||||||
| Contractual obligations, including operating and financing leases | 275.8 | 1,928.5 | ||||||||
| Total payments due | $ | 433.3 | $ | 5,982.2 | ||||||
(1)Debt maturities assume there is no refinancing prior to the existing maturity date and is based on contractual maturities.
(2)Interest rates on our variable rate instruments assume rates at the March 31, 2026 levels.
Required Annual Distributions. As a REIT, the Company must annually distribute to its stockholders an amount equal to at least 90% of its REIT taxable income (determined before the deduction for distributed earnings and excluding any net capital gain). On February 26, 2026, the Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.60 per common share of the Company, paid on March 31, 2026 to its stockholders of record of its Class A common stock, Class B common stock, and holders of common/LTIP units of Lamar LP, on March 16, 2026. Subject to approval of the Company's Board of Directors, the Company expects aggregate quarterly distributions to stockholders in 2026 will be at least $6.40 per share of common stock, including the dividends paid on March 31, 2026.
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Opportunistic Expenditures. As part of our capital allocation strategy, we plan to continue to allocate our available capital among investment alternatives that meet our return on investment criteria. We will continue to reinvest in our existing assets and expand our outdoor advertising display portfolio through new construction. We will also continue to pursue strategic acquisitions of outdoor advertising businesses and assets. This includes acquisitions in our existing markets and in new markets where we can meet our return on investment criteria.
Cash Flows
The Company's cash flows provided by operating activities increased $19.6 million from $127.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 to $147.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026.
Cash flows used in investing activities for three months ended March 31, 2026 were $79.4 million as compared to cash flows provided by investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2025 of $65.4 million. This change was primarily due to increases in acquisitions and capital expenditures during 2026, offset by the net change in proceeds received from the sale of the Company's equity investment in Vistar Media, Inc. of $115.9 million during 2025 as compared to $8.0 million received during 2026.
The Company's cash flows used in financing activities were $93.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 as compared to $206.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The cash flows used in financing activities of $93.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 were primarily due to cash paid for dividends and distributions, offset by borrowings on the revolving credit facility.
Critical Accounting Estimates
Our discussion and analysis of our results of operations and liquidity and capital resources are based on our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. There have been no material changes to the critical accounting policies and estimates as previously disclosed in Item 7 of our 2025 Combined Form 10-K.
Accounting Standards and Regulatory Update
See Note 13, "New Accounting Pronouncements" to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part 1, Item 1 of this report for a discussion of our Accounting Standards and Regulatory Update.
LAMAR MEDIA CORP.
The following is a discussion of the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of Lamar Media for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of Lamar Media and the related notes thereto.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to three months ended March 31, 2025
Net revenues increased $22.6 million, or 4.5%, to $528.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 from $505.4 million for the same period in 2025. This increase was primarily attributable to an increase in billboard net revenues of $23.7 million and an increase in logo net revenues of $1.4 million, offset by a decrease in transit net revenues of $2.5 million over the same period in 2025.
For the three months ended March 31, 2026, there was a $19.8 million increase in net revenues as compared to acquisition-adjusted net revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2025, which represents an increase of 3.9%. See "Reconciliations" below. The $19.8 million increase in revenue is primarily due to an increase of $15.2 million in billboard net revenues, an increase of $1.4 million in logo net revenues, and an increase in transit net revenues of $3.2 million over the same period in 2025.
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Total operating expenses, exclusive of depreciation and amortization and gain on disposition of assets and investments, increased $6.4 million, or 2.1%, to $312.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 from $306.1 million for the same period in 2025. The $6.4 million increase over the prior year is comprised of a $5.8 million increase in total direct, general and administrative and corporate expenses (excluding stock-based compensation) primarily related to the operations of our outdoor advertising assets, as well as a $0.6 million increase in stock-based compensation.
Depreciation and amortization expense increased $4.1 million to $81.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 as compared to $77.8 million for the same period in 2025, primarily related to acquisitions and capital expenditures completed in the last twelve months.
For the three months ended March 31, 2026, Lamar Media recognized a gain on disposition of assets and investments of $12.6 million as compared to $69.8 million for the same period in 2025. The $57.2 million decrease is primarily related to the gain associated with the sale of Lamar's equity interest in Vistar Media, Inc. during the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Due to the above factors, operating income decreased by $45.2 million to $146.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 as compared to $191.3 million for the same period in 2025.
Interest expense increased $2.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 to $40.5 million as compared to $38.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase was primarily due to the institutional private placement of the 5 3/8% Senior Notes in September 2025, offset by a decrease in interest rates on the senior credit facility and Accounts Receivable Securitization Program.
The decrease in operating income, as well as the increase in interest expense, resulted in a $47.9 million decrease in income before income tax expense. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was 3.8%, which differs from the federal statutory rate primarily due to our qualification for taxation as a REIT and adjustments for foreign items.
As a result of the above factors, Lamar Media recognized net income for the three months ended March 31, 2026 of $102.0 million, as compared to net income of $139.3 million for the same period in 2025.
Reconciliations:
Because acquisitions occurring after December 31, 2024 have contributed to our net revenues results for the periods presented, we provide 2025 acquisition-adjusted net revenues, which adjusts our 2025 net revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2025 by adding to or subtracting from it the net revenues generated by the acquired or divested assets prior to our acquisition or divestiture of these assets for the same time frame that those assets were owned in the three months ended March 31, 2026.
Reconciliations of 2025 reported net revenues to 2025 acquisition-adjusted net revenues for the three months ended March 31, as well as a comparison of 2025 acquisition-adjusted net revenues to 2026 reported net revenues for the three months ended March 31, are provided below:
Reconciliation and Comparison of Reported Net Revenues to Acquisition-Adjusted Net Revenues
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| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
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| Reported net revenues | $ | 528,004 | $ | 505,430 | |||||||
| Acquisition net revenues | — | 2,765 | |||||||||
| Adjusted totals | $ | 528,004 | $ | 508,195 | |||||||
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Key Performance Indicators
Net Income/Adjusted EBITDA
| (In thousands) | Three Months Ended March 31, | Amount of Increase (Decrease) | Percent Increase (Decrease) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 101,971 | $ | 139,338 | $ | (37,367) | (26.8) | % | |||||||||||||
Income tax expense | 4,050 | 14,544 | (10,494) | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net | 40,168 | 37,840 | 2,328 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Equity in earnings of investee | — | (380) | 380 | ||||||||||||||||||
Gain on disposition of assets and investments | |||||||||||||||||||||
Recent insider activity
| Date | Insider | Role | Action | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | Johnson Jay LeCoryelle | CFO, Treasurer, EVP | Sell | -10,000 | $157.02 | -$1,570,200 |
| 2026-03-23 | Reilly Ross Lamar | EVP, President, Outdoor Div | Sell | -5,969 | $128.65 | -$767,912 |
| 2026-03-05 | Johnson Jay LeCoryelle indirect | CFO, Treasurer, EVP | Sell | -1,260 | $137.56 | -$173,326 |
Source: SEC Form 4 filings.
Next expected filings
- ~2026-08-08 10-Q expected by 2026-08-12 (in 70 days)
- ~2026-11-06 10-Q expected by 2026-11-10 (in 160 days)
- ~2027-02-19 10-K expected by 2027-02-24 (in 265 days)
- ~2027-05-07 10-Q expected by 2027-05-11 (in 342 days)
Predicted from historical filing cadence; not an SEC commitment.
Recent SEC filings
- 2026-05-19 8-K Officer/Director Change; Shareholder Vote Results; Financial Statements and Exhibits
- 2026-05-14 8-K Other Events; Financial Statements and Exhibits
- 2026-05-07 8-K Earnings Release; Financial Statements and Exhibits
- 2026-05-07 10-Q Quarterly Report
- 2026-02-26 8-K Other Events; Financial Statements and Exhibits
- 2026-02-20 10-K Annual Report
- 2026-02-20 8-K Earnings Release; Financial Statements and Exhibits
- 2025-12-11 8-K Other Events; Financial Statements and Exhibits
- 2025-11-06 10-Q Quarterly Report
- 2025-11-06 8-K Earnings Release; Financial Statements and Exhibits
- 2025-10-01 8-K Material Agreement Entered; Material Financial Obligation; Financial Statements and Exhibits
- 2025-09-24 8-K Material Agreement Entered; Material Financial Obligation; Financial Statements and Exhibits
- 2025-09-22 8-K Other Events; Financial Statements and Exhibits
- 2025-09-22 8-K Regulation FD Disclosure; Other Events; Financial Statements and Exhibits
- 2025-08-27 8-K Other Events; Financial Statements and Exhibits