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Lamar Advertising Co dividend history

Lamar Advertising Co's dividend was $6.45 a share in fiscal 2025, up 14.2% on the year before. That was 111.8% of net income. It has raised its dividend per share every year since fiscal 2023.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q2 TTM
Buybacks (TTM)
$6.1M
Dividends (TTM)
$666M
Returned to shareholders
94%
of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years
$169M
Diluted share count
−1.1%
year over year
Total shareholder yield
4.2%
dividends 4.2% + buybacks 0.0% of market value
Dividend payout ratio
120%
of net income paid out
Days sales outstanding
59 days
receivables vs revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 2026
Dividend per share$3.02$3.32$3.65$3.84$2.50$4.00$5.00$5.00$5.65$6.45—
Dividend per share growth—+9.9%+9.9%+5.2%−34.9%+60.0%+25.0%0.0%+13.0%+14.2%—
Dividends paid294244443385252405509511579656666
Share buybacks694910611651586
Dividends ÷ net income98.4%76.9%145.2%103.5%103.7%104.4%116.0%103.0%160.1%111.8%119.7%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow71.0%61.4%99.1%78.6%49.7%66.6%82.8%84.4%77.4%96.0%92.7%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

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Figures from Lamar Advertising Co's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Lamar Advertising Co.