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Outfront Media Inc

NYSE: OUT Reit - Specialty
$29.60
▼ $0.47 (−1.56%) today
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Q2 2025 Earnings

Reported Aug 5, 2025, 4:18pm ET · SEC source
$0.10
Miss −58.68%
EPS · est. $0.24
$460.2M
Miss −0.17%
Revenue · est. $461.0M
+4.8%
Beating market
OUT vs S&P since report
4 quarters
Consecutive EPS beats

Market Reaction

% change · around the report
−4%−2%0Aug 5Aug 6report 4:18pm ETearnings+0.7%−3.4%
−4%−2%0Aug 5Aug 6earnings+0.7%−3.4%
OUT −3.4%S&P 500 +0.7%
−4%−2%0Aug 5Aug 6report 4:18pm ETearnings+1.2%−3.4%
−4%−2%0Aug 5Aug 6earnings+1.2%−3.4%
OUT −3.4%NASDAQ +1.2%
−8%−4%0+4%Aug 4Aug 13report 4:18pm ETearnings+2.6%+4.3%
−8%−4%0+4%Aug 4Aug 13earnings+2.6%+4.3%
OUT +4.3%S&P 500 +2.6%
−8%−4%0+4%Aug 4Aug 13report 4:18pm ETearnings+3.7%+4.3%
−8%−4%0+4%Aug 4Aug 13earnings+3.7%+4.3%
OUT +4.3%NASDAQ +3.7%
−3.39%
Day of report
+0.34%
Next session
+6.28%
One week
+7.30%
30 days

S&P 500 over the same 30 days: +2.54%.

Did OUT Beat Earnings? Q2 2025 Results

Outfront Media delivered a disappointing second quarter, missing on both the top and bottom lines as a $19.80 million restructuring charge weighed heavily on results. The outdoor advertising company posted earnings of $0.10 per diluted share, falling 58.68% short of the $0.24 consensus estimate, while revenue of $460.20 million came in just below the $461.00 million analysts had expected, declining 3.6% year-over-year. The earnings shortfall was driven largely by costs tied to a broad sales organization overhaul that interim CEO Nick Brien framed as necessary to better compete for out-of-home advertising budgets. Stripping out the June 2024 sale of its Canadian business, organic revenue slipped only 0.2%, and the Transit segment offered a bright spot, growing 5.6% to $106.30 million with Adjusted OIBDA surging 60% to $7.20 million. Management signaled that the restructuring pain should ease ahead, projecting SG&A expenses to decline for the remainder of 2025 and into the first half of 2026 compared to prior-year periods.

Key Takeaways
  • Higher average revenue per display (yield) in both Billboard and Transit segments
  • Programmatic platform growth driving digital billboard revenues
  • Lower interest expense from reduced debt balance and lower interest rates
  • SG&A reduction of 7.1% driven by Canadian divestiture and lower compensation costs
  • Transit segment Adjusted OIBDA grew 60% year-over-year
  • Lost billboards negatively impacted Billboard segment revenue
  • Canadian business divestiture reduced reported revenues by $16.3 million year-over-year

“We undertook a number of internal actions during the second quarter, restructuring our sales function and placing key leaders in positions to accelerate and drive future growth.”

Outfront Media CEO, on the earnings call

Forward Guidance & Outlook

Management expects SG&A expenses to decline for the remainder of 2025 and the first half of 2026 compared to prior-year periods, and will continue to evaluate methods to lower SG&A expense growth. The company is positioned to benefit from its completed sales reorganization and programmatic digital billboard platform expansion.

OUT YoY Financials

Q2 2025 vs Q2 2024 · SEC filings Q2 2024 Q2 2025
$0$200.0M$400.0M$477.3M$460.2MRevenue$229.1M$56.2MOperating Income$176.8M$19.5MNet Income
$0$200.0M$400.0MRevenueOperating IncomeNet Income

OUT Revenue by Segment

Billboard$351.3M−2.5%
Transit$106.3M+5.6%
Other

Figures from SEC filings and company reports. Not investment advice.