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Lee Enterprises, Incorporated LEE

Communication Services · Publishing · United States
https://www.lee.net
Company Profile ↓
$7.68
+65.52% 1Y
Mkt Cap$171.20M
P/E-6.10
P/B-73.30
52W High$11.76
52W Low$3.40
Book Value$-0.10
EPS (TTM)$-1.26

Company Overview

Lee Enterprises, Incorporated, a digital-first subscription and marketing services company, provides local news and information, and advertising services in the United States. The company offers digital subscription platforms; daily and weekly newspapers; and niche products for national and international news are accessible across digital and print formats through websites and mobile applications. It also provides subscription services through digital and print subscriptions; and omni-channel marketing solutions, including digital, print, programmatic, video, and social media campaigns. In addition, the company offers commercial printing, distribution, and other digital services through SaaS content management solution. Lee Enterprises, Incorporated was founded in 1890 and is based in Davenport, Iowa.

Why Investors Should Care

Strong Return on Equity

Generates a return on equity of 86.8%, reflecting efficient use of shareholder capital.

Positive Free Cash Flow

Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.

Recent Developments

  • Sep 2025 Revenue of $562.34M (-8.0% YoY); net profit $-37.59M.
  • Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue -10.8%.
  • 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR -2.5%.

Growth & Price Performance

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:-2.49%
1 Year:-10.80%

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:+65.52%
6 Months:-10.80%
3 Months:-28.09%
1 Month:-6.23%

Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.

Technical Snapshot Mixed
52-Week Range 51% of range
$3.40 $11.76
Trend Signals
  • Price vs 50-DMABelow
  • Price vs 200-DMAAbove
  • RSI (14)41.04 · Neutral
Price Performance
1M-6.23%
3M-28.09%
6M-10.80%
1Y+65.52%

Auto-generated from price history and fundamentals; not investment advice.

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Price Chart

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Fundamental Growth Charts

Interactive charts for Revenue, Net Income, EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, EPS, ROE, ROCE, Gross/Net/Operating Margin and more — switch metric and period using the dropdowns above. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised). Visual growth charts make it easy to spot multi-year compounding trends at a glance — far faster than reading raw numbers in a table.

PROS

  • Strong return on equity of 86.8%.
  • Generates positive free cash flow.
  • In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).

CONS

  • Revenue declined at -2.5% CAGR over 5 years.
  • Trading 34.7% below its 52-week high.

* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.

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Valuation

Stock P/E
-6.10
Industry PE
16.99
Forward P/E
13.47
PEG Ratio
99.04
Book Value
$-0.10
Price to Book
-73.30
P/S
0.32
EV/EBITDA
10.94
Dividend Yield
0.00%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
-2.49%
Profit 5Y
-
Revenue (YoY)
-10.80%
Earnings (YoY)
-

Profitability & Returns

ROCE
-0.95%
ROE
86.81%
ROA
3.89%
Profit Margin
-1.84%
Op Margin
11.06%
Gross Margin
60.72%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
$-0.16
EPS (TTM)
$-1.26

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity
-
Quick Ratio
1.00
Current Ratio
1.17
Debt
$475.30M
Total Assets
$618.64M
Current Assets
-
Working Capital
-

Ownership

Promoter Holding
72.89%
Chg in Prom Hold
0.11%
FII / Inst Holding
20.48%
Chg in FII Hold
0.00%

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value
$171.20M
Total Revenue (TTM)
$517.10M
EBITDA
$53.09M
Free Cash Flow
$26.45M
Operating Cash Flow
$-167.00K
Shares Outstanding
22.29M
Gross Margin
60.72%
Payout Ratio
0.00%

Peer comparison

Peer companies in the same sector (Communication Services).

#NameCMP $P/E Mkt CapDiv Yld % ROCE %ROE % Rev CAGR 5Y %Profit CAGR 5Y %
1 LEE Lee Enterprises, Incorporated 7.68 -6.10 $171.20M 0.00% -0.95% 86.81% -2.49% -
2 GOOGL Alphabet Inc. NDXSPXR3KAITECH 338.36 16.97 $1.99T 0.25% 26.20% 48.68% 17.96% 21.53%
3 META Meta Platforms, Inc. NDXSPXR3KAITECH 613.48 23.12 $1.35T 0.31% 25.69% 29.85% 19.89% 37.61%
4 NFLX Netflix, Inc. NDXSPXR3KAI 76.77 24.14 $319.67B 0.00% 29.87% 49.54% 22.30% 32.79%
5 VZ Verizon Communications Inc. SPXR3K 50.41 13.13 $209.44B 5.86% 8.56% 15.84% 2.33% 6.90%
6 TMUS T-Mobile US, Inc. NDXSPXR3K 181.69 19.03 $194.89B 2.45% 9.39% 17.99% 22.63% 28.77%
7 DIS The Walt Disney Company SPXR3K 105.06 21.66 $181.41B 1.43% 10.74% 8.01% 6.96% 4.12%
8 T AT&T Inc. SPXR3K 25.60 8.45 $175.42B 4.37% 6.59% 18.34% 0.31% 3.44%
9 SPOT Spotify Technology S.A. R3KAITECH 528.64 28.81 $108.70B 0.00% 24.61% 44.48% 13.59% -
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios

Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric Mar 2015Jun 2015Sep 2015Dec 2015Mar 2016Jun 2016Sep 2016Dec 2016Mar 2017Jun 2017Sep 2017Dec 2017Mar 2018Jun 2018Sep 2018Dec 2018Mar 2019Jun 2019Sep 2019Dec 2019Mar 2020Jun 2020Sep 2020Dec 2020Mar 2021Jun 2021Dec 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
Revenue 156.56M158.68M156.10M168.41M146.84M150.95M148.18M153.99M133.39M139.35M140.21M143.79M127.81M132.62M139.75M136.20M122.70M-----------------------
Operating Income 20.23M24.84M-36.41M18.74M24.66M-31.44M18.81M20.56M-29.83M16.56M20.16M-27.72M12.57M20.03M-18.31M13.79M11.75M-20.81M8.42M13.78M25.11M-3.23M6.44M11.18M2.86M12.21M7.83M-4.55M4.92M-3.35M-4.50M4.66M5.21M8.54M
Net Income 1.80M1.88M9.88M11.24M19.23M4.09M404.00K12.17M6.13M6.00M3.19M35.00M2.24M4.46M4.07M10.36M-2.68M5.77M819.00K5.32M-5.37M-1.27M-1.78M15.90M-1.13M3.23M12.66M-7.28M-269.00K1.10M-5.88M1.50M688.00K-12.18M-4.27M-16.75M-12.51M-1.92M-5.61M-2.15M
Diluted EPS 0.030.030.180.210.360.080.010.220.110.110.060.630.040.080.070.18-0.050.100.010.09-0.94-0.23-0.032.77-0.200.552.17-1.26-0.050.19-1.010.250.12-2.06-0.73-2.80-2.07-0.31-0.92-0.16

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Sep 2009Sep 2010Sep 2011Sep 2012Sep 2013Sep 2014Sep 2015Sep 2016Sep 2017Sep 2018Sep 2019Sep 2020Sep 2021Sep 2022Sep 2023Sep 2024Sep 2025
Revenue 842.03M748.44M723.22M706.92M677.77M660.88M648.54M614.36M566.94M543.96M509.85M618.00M794.65M780.97M691.14M611.38M562.34M
Operating Income -173.39M149.00M-100.91M103.42M-57.32M113.20M109.37M104.00M89.13M85.69M74.73M50.28M56.56M24.85M37.17M4.55M-4.65M
Net Income -123.19M46.10M-146.87M-16.70M-78.32M6.79M23.32M34.96M27.48M45.77M14.27M-1.98M22.75M-2.02M-5.27M-25.84M-37.59M
Diluted EPS -2.771.03-3.27-0.34-1.510.130.430.640.500.822.51-0.353.90-0.35-0.90-4.35-6.20

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Sep 2008Sep 2009Sep 2010Sep 2011Sep 2012Sep 2013Mar 2014Sep 2014Dec 2014Sep 2015Sep 2016Sep 2017Sep 2018Sep 2019Sep 2020Sep 2021Dec 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Sep 2023Sep 2024Sep 2025
Total Assets --1.44B1.16B1.06B827.71M-811.27M-747.83M662.86M620.85M575.41M555.20M864.06M843.55M---744.04M711.62M649.17M601.73M
Total Equity -23.60M56.82M-100.89M-114.06M-170.35M--178.25M--128.49M-128.49M-92.23M-37.35M-38.48M-44.99M41.10M47.44M39.48M41.15M15.01M21.24M-9.89M-43.31M
Cash & Equivalents 23.46M7.91M19.42M23.55M17.56M17.56M16.70M16.70M11.13M11.13M16.98M10.62M5.38M8.64M33.73M26.11M---16.18M14.55M9.60M9.99M
Long Term Debt --1.00B0914.24M820.19M-773.35M-700.87M565.83M496.38M460.78M429.39M524.56M476.50M---462.55M455.74M445.94M455.47M
Total Liabilities --1.38B1.26B1.18B997.39M-988.82M-906.41M790.40M712.06M611.67M592.03M907.12M800.32M782.21M753.50M753.69M726.80M687.91M656.50M642.69M
Current Liabilities --187.85M1.09B110.31M106.99M-118.71M-105.28M99.02M98.21M65.34M61.04M144.02M141.62M---131.14M114.34M115.35M113.36M

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Sep 2009Sep 2010Sep 2011Sep 2012Sep 2013Sep 2014Sep 2015Sep 2016Sep 2017Sep 2018Sep 2019Sep 2020Sep 2021Sep 2022Sep 2023Sep 2024Sep 2025
Operating Cash Flow --------72.28M59.30M57.68M49.87M50.08M2.85M-3.18M1.12M-5.54M
Investing Cash Flow ---------9.46M-72.00K-10.93M-118.18M-2.28M6.91M8.64M3.73M7.71M
Financing Cash Flow ---------69.19M-64.47M-43.48M93.39M-55.42M-19.69M-7.09M-9.80M-1.78M
Capital Expenditure -11.55M-8.84M-7.43M-7.84M-9.74M-13.66M-9.71M-7.09M-4.08M-6.03M-5.90M-8.10M-7.48M-7.54M-5.11M-9.21M-1.54M
Free Cash Flow --------68.20M53.27M51.77M41.77M42.60M-4.68M-8.29M-8.09M-7.08M
Dividends Paid 8.54M00--------------

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric Sep 2009Sep 2010Sep 2011Sep 2012Sep 2013Sep 2014Sep 2015Sep 2016Sep 2017Sep 2018Sep 2019Sep 2020Sep 2021Sep 2022Sep 2023Sep 2024Sep 2025
Gross Margin % -----------------
Operating Margin % -20.6%19.9%-14.0%14.6%-8.5%17.1%16.9%16.9%15.7%15.8%14.7%8.1%7.1%3.2%5.4%0.7%-0.8%
Net Margin % -14.6%6.2%-20.3%-2.4%-11.6%1.0%3.6%5.7%4.8%8.4%2.8%-0.3%2.9%-0.3%-0.8%-4.2%-6.7%
ROE % -522.0%81.1%145.6%14.6%46.0%-3.8%-18.1%-27.2%-29.8%-122.5%-37.1%4.4%55.3%-13.4%-24.8%261.4%86.8%
ROCE % -11.9%-157.6%10.9%-8.0%16.3%17.0%18.4%17.1%16.8%15.1%7.0%8.1%4.1%6.2%0.9%-1.0%

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders
72.89%
Institutions
20.48%
Public Float
75.56%

Top Institutional Holders

#Holder% HeldSharesValue
1 Solas Capital Management, LLC 2.64% 1.55M $11.36M
2 Gamco Investors, Inc ET AL 1.00% 585.18K $4.29M
3 Blackrock Inc. 0.62% 363.70K $2.67M
4 Cannell Capital LLC 0.59% 344.35K $2.52M
5 Private Advisor Group, LLC 0.58% 338.00K $2.48M
6 Vanguard Capital Management LLC 0.47% 277.11K $2.03M
7 Truist Financial Corp 0.37% 219.97K $1.61M
8 Gabelli Funds, LLC 0.37% 219.20K $1.61M
9 Geode Capital Management, LLC 0.32% 187.54K $1.37M
10 State Street Corporation 0.09% 54.55K $399.85K

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LEE — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current share price of Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (LEE)?

As of 2026-09-19 21:16 PDT, Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (LEE) trades at $7.68 on NasdaqGS. Its 52-week range is $3.40 to $11.76.

What is the market capitalisation of LEE?

Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (LEE) has a market capitalisation of $171.20M on NasdaqGS.

What is the P/E ratio of LEE?

LEE trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of -6.10. The industry average P/E is 16.99. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is -73.30.

What is the return on equity (ROE) of LEE?

LEE has a return on equity (ROE) of 86.81%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is -0.95%.

Is LEE a good stock to buy?

This page provides a data-driven analysis of Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (LEE), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.

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