France's JCDecaux 2025 net income rises on organic growth, raises dividend

Jcdecaux SE

12/03/2026 06:06

Overview

France outdoor advertising firm's 2025 revenue grew 0.8% to €3,967.1 mln, organic growth 1.8%

Operating margin rose to 20.9%, recurring EBIT up 18.6%, net income excl. asset sale up 22.8%

Company proposed 18.2% dividend increase and expects Q1 2026 organic revenue growth above 5%

Outlook

JCDecaux expects Q1 2026 organic revenue growth above +5%

Company sees positive impact from 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics and revenue growth in China

JCDecaux intends to gradually increase margins and cash generation going forward

Result Drivers

DIGITAL ADVERTISING - Double-digit organic growth in Digital Out-of-Home and programmatic revenues drove overall revenue gains

TRANSPORT SEGMENT - Strong revenue growth in Transport, especially in North America and Rest of the World, helped offset weakness in China

MARGIN IMPROVEMENT - Margin gains attributed to revenue growth in Rest of Europe and Rest of the World, contract extensions, and cost control

Company press release: ID:nGNE6sVynP

Key Details

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Beat/Miss
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Consensus Estimate
FY Adjusted EBIT Margin
10.90%


Analyst Coverage

The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 6 "strong buy" or "buy", 8 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

The average consensus recommendation for the advertising & marketing peer group is "buy"

Wall Street's median 12-month price target for JCDecaux SE is €18.90, about 14.4% above its March 11 closing price of €16.52

The stock recently traded at 13 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 12 three months ago

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