OUTFRONT is one of the largest and most trusted out-of-home media companies in the U.S., helping brands connect with audiences in the moments and environments that matter most. As OUTFRONT evolves, it's defining a new era of in-real-life (IRL) marketing, turning public spaces into platforms for creativity, connection, and cultural relevance. With a nationwide footprint across billboards, digital displays, transit …
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Competitive advantage assessment
Key risks
Weak NOI MarginsNOI margins lag peers (score 0.30), indicating weak pricing power.
Elevated Leverage RiskLeverage is elevated (score 0.26), raising refinancing risk.
The dashed ring is the peer median. Defense scores are percentile ranks
against peers, so 50 is roughly the typical company in this group.
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OUTFRONT Media Inc. ranks #18 of 21
scored companies in REIT - Specialty by moat score — the top 86%.
The widest moat in the group is Gaming and Leisure Properties, (GLPI)
at 85/100.
Moat scores for companies ranked near OUT in REIT - Specialty
For a REIT, pricing power is the ability to raise rents at renewal and still keep the space occupied.
AFFO Strength
Score 36
· 18% of the moat score
AFFO — adjusted funds from operations — is the cash a REIT can actually distribute after the recurring capital spending buildings need in order to stay leasable.
Balance Sheet & Cost of Capital
Score 30
· 20% of the moat score
Real estate is bought with borrowed money, so a REIT's cost of capital is its competitive advantage.
Capital Recycling & Growth
Score 44
· 16% of the moat score
REITs grow by issuing shares and debt to buy more property, which creates value only when the yield on the asset exceeds the cost of the capital raised.
Operational Efficiency
Score 30
· 14% of the moat score
Running property — leasing, maintenance, taxes, management — is the part of the business a REIT genuinely controls.
Portfolio Quality & Diversification
Score 28
· 12% of the moat score
Portfolio quality is really a question about what happens when a tenant fails.
OUTFRONT Media Inc. (OUT) scores 32 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as developing. It ranks #18 of 21 scored companies in REIT - Specialty, the top 86%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 23 companies in REIT - Specialty. Its strongest defense is Capital Recycling & Growth (44/100) and its weakest is Rent Pricing Power (24/100).
How does OUTFRONT Media Inc. compare with other REIT - Specialty companies?
OUTFRONT Media Inc. ranks #18 of 21 scored companies in REIT - Specialty by moat score. The widest moat in REIT - Specialty is Gaming and Leisure Properties, (GLPI) at 84/100. The companies ranked closest are Gladstone Land Corporation - 5. (LANDM) at 33 just above it and Weyerhaeuser Company (WY) at 25 just below it.
How is the moat score calculated?
Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — REIT Specialized in this case, chosen because the defenses that matter to a bank are not the ones that matter to a software company. Every defense combines several financial signals, and each signal is measured as a percentile against a peer group of 23 companies in REIT - Specialty. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.
Why is OUTFRONT Media Inc. scored with the REIT Specialized template?
A REIT is a portfolio of buildings financed with debt and required to distribute most of its taxable income. Reported earnings are dominated by depreciation on assets that often appreciate, so net income says very little; the real question is how much cash the properties distribute, and how securely. The REIT template scores what determines that: rent pricing, distributable cash, cost of capital, and the discipline behind growth.
Which competitive defenses are measured for OUTFRONT Media Inc.?
The REIT Specialized template measures 6 defenses, and OUT scores: Rent Pricing Power (24), AFFO Strength (36), Balance Sheet & Cost of Capital (30), Capital Recycling & Growth (44), Operational Efficiency (30), Portfolio Quality & Diversification (28). Each is scored independently as a percentile against peers, so a company can be strong on one and weak on another — the overall score reflects how those defenses are weighted for this industry.
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