Outfront Media

OUT

REIT - Specialty · Real Estate

Price

$29.83

+0.05 (+0.17%)

Market Cap

$5.25B

Exchange

New York Stock Exchange

Winston Score

Winston is curious

Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Mixed

Growth

Exceptional

Cash Flow

Exceptional

Stability

Weak

Valuation

Mixed

Dividends

Mixed

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Share count rising — dilution

+15.8% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 146.1M (2021) → 169.2M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Outfront Media is a company that puts up billboards and digital signs in cities and along highways across the United States and Canada. Its main products are large outdoor advertisements — both traditional printed boards and newer digital screens that can change messages quickly. Advertisers like big brands, local businesses, and government agencies pay to display their messages on these signs to reach people as they travel.

Outfront makes money by renting out space on its signs to advertisers, typically through short-term contracts. It operates as a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), meaning it must pay out most of its profits as dividends to shareholders. The company has a large portfolio of over 500,000 displays, giving it scale and long-term leases on prime locations that are hard for competitors to replicate. The main risk is that digital advertising on phones and computers continues to pull ad budgets away from traditional outdoor formats.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+13.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+340.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (1%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

3.7%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$31M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

Outfront Media is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 14%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

22.2%

Thin — 22.2% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

22.2%

Excellent — 22.2% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

11.4%

Below par — 11.4% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+7.6%

Steady sales growth (+7.6% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

+132.8%

Earnings growing fast (+132.8% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

7/8 quarters

Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

160%

Turns 160% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

15.3%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (15.3%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

3.91

Heavy debt load (3.91)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

1.34x

Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.3x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

21.0x

Growth-priced — P/E 21.0

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

-1.2

SLOWING

Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

4.00%

Moderate income — 4.00% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

-25.5%

Dividend cut (-25.5% YoY) — warning sign

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