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Lee Enterprises, Incorporated

$7.54 +$2.95 (+64.27%)
NASDAQ · 14 Sep 2026 20:00 UTC
Previous Close
$7.69
Day Range
$7.44$7.64
Year Range
$3.34$11.88
Market Cap
167.61M
AVG Volume
65.81K
Trailing/Forward PE
-4.86/-
PEG ratio
0.09
Dividend Yield
-
Next Earnings Date
2026-12-03
Primary Exchange
NASDAQUS
Revenue (USD)
0200M400M600M800M2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
LEE Revenue (USD) by year
PeriodRevenue (USD)
2025562.34M
2024611.38M
2023691.14M
2022780.97M
2021794.65M
2020618M
2019509.85M
2018543.96M
2017566.94M
2016614.36M
Net Income (USD)
-50M-25M025M50M2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
LEE Net Income (USD) by year
PeriodNet Income (USD)
2025-37.59M
2024-25.84M
2023-5.27M
2022-640K
202122.79M
2020-3.11M
201914.27M
201845.77M
201727.48M
201634.96M
Operating Income (USD)
050M100M150M2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
LEE Operating Income (USD) by year
PeriodOperating Income (USD)
202519.88M
20244.55M
202337.17M
202261.67M
202156.56M
202050.28M
201974.73M
201888.52M
201792.55M
2016104M
EBITDA (USD)
050M100M150M200M2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
LEE EBITDA (USD) by year
PeriodEBITDA (USD)
202516.7M
202439.04M
202370.14M
202293.67M
2021104.31M
202089.23M
2019100.66M
2018118.84M
2017139.08M
2016165.87M
Cash Flows (USD)
-25M025M50M75M2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
LEE Cash Flows (USD) by year
PeriodCash Flows (USD)
2025-7.08M
2024-8.09M
2023-7.26M
2022-4.11M
202142.6M
202041.77M
201951.77M
201853.27M
201768.2M
201672.1M
EPS (USD)
-10-505102016201720182019202020212022202320242025
LEE EPS (USD) by year
PeriodEPS (USD)
2025-6.24
20240.02
2023-0.9
2022-0.1
20213.87
2020-0.57
20192.42
20188.2
20175
20166.6
Expenses (USD)
0100M200M300M400MSG&ACapex2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
LEE Expenses (USD) by year
PeriodExpenses (USD)
2025217.56M
2024258.69M
2023272.01M
2022340.11M
2021338.38M
2020251.12M
2019188.77M
2018202.36M
2017213.77M
2016236.84M
Cash & Debt (USD)
0200M400M600M800MCashLong Term DebtShort Term Debt2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
LEE Cash & Debt (USD) by year
PeriodCash & Debt (USD)
20259.99M
20249.6M
202314.55M
202216.18M
202126.11M
202033.73M
20198.64M
20185.38M
201710.62M
201616.98M
Debt ratios
012320182019202020212022202320242025
LEE Debt ratios by year
PeriodDebt ratios
20252.15
20241.54
20231.36
20221.29
20211.27
20201.29
20190.81
20180.8
Margins
0%25%50%75%100%2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
LEE Margins by year
PeriodMargins
202597.7%
202497.25%
202396.33%
202285.83%
202196.25%
202096.08%
201995.64%
201895.41%
201795.61%
201695.75%
Return on Capital
-200%0%200%400%2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
LEE Return on Capital by year
PeriodReturn on Capital
202591.78%
2024352.4%
2023-22.22%
2022-3.71%
202140.19%
202010.48%
2019-38.74%
2018-126.22%
2017-30.13%
2016-27.41%
Shares Outstanding
02M4M6M8M2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
LEE Shares Outstanding by year
PeriodShares Outstanding
20256.11M
20245.87M
20236.06M
20225.98M
20215.77M
20205.81M
20195.76M
20185.5M
20175.42M
20165.33M
Dividends (USD)
024681999200020012002200320042005200620072008
LEE Dividends (USD) by year
PeriodDividends (USD)
20085.7
20077.3
20067.2
20057.2
20047.2
20036.9
20026.8
20016.8
20006.5
19996
Employee Count
02K4K6K2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
LEE Employee Count by year
PeriodEmployee Count
20252.5K
20243.05K
20233.34K
20224.37K
20215.13K
20205.61K
20192.95K
20183.06K
20173.56K
20163.98K
Book Value Per Share (USD)
-30-20-100102016201720182019202020212022202320242025
LEE Book Value Per Share (USD) by year
PeriodBook Value Per Share (USD)
2025-6.7
2024-1.25
20233.91
20222.88
20219.82
2020-5.1
2019-6.39
2018-6.59
2017-16.82
2016-23.95
Total Assets (USD)
0250M500M750M1B2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
LEE Total Assets (USD) by year
PeriodTotal Assets (USD)
2025601.73M
2024649.17M
2023711.62M
2022744.04M
2021843.55M
2020864.06M
2019555.2M
2018575.41M
2017620.85M
2016689.13M
PE Ratio
510152025med 9.78Jun 21Sep 21Dec 21Apr 22Jul 22Nov 22Feb 23
LEE PE Ratio by year
PeriodPE Ratio
Feb 2310.39
Feb 2310.5
Feb 2310.28
Feb 2311.58
Jan 2311.55
Jan 2310.5
Jan 2310.2
Jan 2310.34
Dec 2210.26
Dec 229.68
Dec 228.9
Dec 229.87
Dec 229.8
Nov 2210
Nov 229.76
Nov 229.99
Nov 2210
Oct 2210.42
Oct 2210.53
Oct 2210.5
Oct 2210.54
Sep 229.73
Sep 229.4
Sep 2210.15
Sep 2210.44
Sep 2210.78
Aug 2210.57
Aug 2211.16
Aug 2210.71
Aug 2211.15
Jul 227.67
Jul 227.22
Jul 227.41
Jul 227.54
Jul 227.71
Jun 227.79
Jun 227.52
Jun 228.19
Jun 228.67
May 228.94
May 228.47
May 228.73
May 228.66
Apr 227.06
Apr 227.24
Apr 227.47
Apr 227.59
Apr 227.95
Mar 227.78
Mar 228.34
Mar 228.5
Mar 228.44
Feb 229.92
Feb 2210.23
Feb 2210.23
Feb 229.96
Jan 228.95
Jan 229.07
Jan 2210.23
Jan 229.96
Dec 218.75
Dec 219.88
Dec 218.99
Dec 217.6
Dec 218.93
Nov 218.6
Nov 216.52
Nov 217.31
Nov 217.28
Oct 217.4
Oct 217.55
Oct 217.63
Oct 217.58
Oct 218.12
Sep 218.38
Sep 218.79
Sep 218.65
Sep 217.97
Aug 218.42
Aug 218.23
Aug 218.61
Aug 219.36
Jul 2113.99
Jul 2112.96
Jul 2112.69
Jul 2113.48
Jul 2113.09
Jun 2114.41
Jun 2113.5
Jun 2114.58
Jun 2114.31
May 2114.1
May 2113.66
May 2114.19
May 2115.09
Apr 2122.76
Apr 2124.33
Apr 2121.69
Apr 2121.68
Apr 2119.8
Free Cash Flow Yield
-75%-50%-25%0%25%med -18.96%Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
LEE Free Cash Flow Yield by year
PeriodFree Cash Flow Yield
Sep 26-1.26%
Sep 26-1.23%
Sep 26-1.17%
Aug 26-1.13%
Aug 26-1.16%
Aug 26-1.11%
Aug 26-1.16%
Jul 261.81%
Jul 261.88%
Jul 261.78%
Jul 261.73%
Jul 261.61%
Jun 261.56%
Jun 261.51%
Jun 261.42%
Jun 261.35%
May 261.28%
May 261.49%
May 261.61%
May 261.76%
May 2610.88%
Apr 2611.12%
Apr 2610.9%
Apr 2610.71%
Apr 2611%
Mar 2610.65%
Mar 2611.38%
Mar 269.61%
Mar 269.35%
Feb 2610.41%
Feb 2610.5%
Feb 2613.11%
Feb 26-21.95%
Jan 26-21.99%
Jan 26-21.11%
Jan 26-22.77%
Jan 26-23.18%
Jan 26-25.25%
Dec 25-30.99%
Dec 25-31.93%
Dec 25-28.55%
Dec 25-29.34%
Nov 25-29.34%
Nov 25-20.42%
Nov 25-22.22%
Nov 25-23.57%
Oct 25-22.01%
Oct 25-20.51%
Oct 25-23.57%
Oct 25-21.5%
Oct 25-17.5%
Sep 25-16.45%
Sep 25-17.24%
Sep 25-21.86%
Sep 25-22.77%
Aug 25-21.45%
Aug 25-22.82%
Aug 25-21.31%
Aug 25-21.36%
Aug 25-69.98%
Jul 25-65.86%
Jul 25-46.65%
Jul 25-47.75%
Jul 25-50.89%
Jun 25-51.7%
Jun 25-52.71%
Jun 25-49.95%
Jun 25-48.83%
May 25-52.8%
May 25-46.45%
May 25-43.64%
May 25-44.06%
May 25-32.53%
Apr 25-30.7%
Apr 25-31.5%
Apr 25-29.91%
Apr 25-28.09%
Mar 25-25.99%
Mar 25-25.87%
Mar 25-31.87%
Mar 25-30.22%
Feb 25-27.6%
Feb 25-25.64%
Feb 25-23.36%
Feb 25-21.91%
Jan 25-10.62%
Jan 25-10.11%
Jan 25-11.35%
Jan 25-9.83%
Jan 25-9.86%
Dec 24-9.42%
Dec 24-9.11%
Dec 24-8.54%
Dec 24-7.99%
Nov 24-7.87%
Nov 24-7.66%
Nov 24-7.88%
Nov 24-7.17%
Nov 24-7.11%
Oct 24-7.78%
Price to Sales
00.050.10.150.2med 0.09Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
LEE Price to Sales by year
PeriodPrice to Sales
Sep 260.09
Sep 260.09
Sep 260.1
Aug 260.1
Aug 260.1
Aug 260.1
Aug 260.1
Jul 260.09
Jul 260.09
Jul 260.09
Jul 260.09
Jul 260.1
Jun 260.1
Jun 260.11
Jun 260.11
Jun 260.12
May 260.12
May 260.11
May 260.1
May 260.09
May 260.09
Apr 260.09
Apr 260.09
Apr 260.09
Apr 260.09
Mar 260.09
Mar 260.09
Mar 260.1
Mar 260.11
Feb 260.1
Feb 260.1
Feb 260.08
Feb 260.06
Jan 260.06
Jan 260.06
Jan 260.06
Jan 260.05
Jan 260.05
Dec 250.04
Dec 250.04
Dec 250.04
Dec 250.04
Nov 250.04
Nov 250.05
Nov 250.04
Nov 250.04
Oct 250.04
Oct 250.05
Oct 250.04
Oct 250.05
Oct 250.06
Sep 250.06
Sep 250.06
Sep 250.04
Sep 250.04
Aug 250.05
Aug 250.04
Aug 250.05
Aug 250.05
Aug 250.05
Jul 250.05
Jul 250.07
Jul 250.07
Jul 250.06
Jun 250.06
Jun 250.06
Jun 250.07
Jun 250.07
May 250.06
May 250.07
May 250.08
May 250.07
May 250.08
Apr 250.09
Apr 250.08
Apr 250.09
Apr 250.1
Mar 250.1
Mar 250.1
Mar 250.08
Mar 250.09
Feb 250.1
Feb 250.1
Feb 250.11
Feb 250.12
Jan 250.12
Jan 250.13
Jan 250.12
Jan 250.13
Jan 250.13
Dec 240.14
Dec 240.15
Dec 240.16
Dec 240.15
Nov 240.16
Nov 240.16
Nov 240.15
Nov 240.17
Nov 240.17
Oct 240.16
EV/EBITDA
101520253035med 23.65Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
LEE EV/EBITDA by year
PeriodEV/EBITDA
Sep 2611.41
Sep 2611.43
Sep 2611.5
Aug 2611.53
Aug 2611.5
Aug 2611.56
Aug 2611.51
Jul 2613.73
Jul 2613.69
Jul 2613.76
Jul 2613.8
Jul 2613.91
Jun 2613.96
Jun 2614.01
Jun 2614.12
Jun 2614.2
May 2614.3
May 2614.03
May 2613.91
May 2613.78
May 2623.51
Apr 2623.46
Apr 2623.5
Apr 2623.54
Apr 2623.48
Mar 2623.55
Mar 2623.41
Mar 2623.8
Mar 2623.87
Feb 2623.6
Feb 2623.59
Feb 2623.12
Feb 2630.17
Jan 2630.17
Jan 2630.25
Jan 2630.1
Jan 2630.07
Jan 2629.92
Dec 2529.61
Dec 2529.57
Dec 2529.73
Dec 2529.69
Nov 2529.69
Nov 2528.18
Nov 2528.06
Nov 2527.97
Oct 2528.07
Oct 2528.18
Oct 2527.97
Oct 2528.1
Oct 2528.45
Sep 2528.56
Sep 2528.47
Sep 2528.08
Sep 2528.02
Aug 2528.11
Aug 2528.02
Aug 2528.12
Aug 2528.11
Aug 2524.69
Jul 2524.77
Jul 2525.36
Jul 2525.31
Jul 2525.19
Jun 2525.16
Jun 2525.13
Jun 2525.23
Jun 2525.27
May 2525.12
May 2525.37
May 2525.5
May 2525.48
May 2523.47
Apr 2523.6
Apr 2523.54
Apr 2523.66
Apr 2523.82
Mar 2524.02
Mar 2524.04
Mar 2523.51
Mar 2523.64
Feb 2523.86
Feb 2524.06
Feb 2524.33
Feb 2524.54
Jan 2514.1
Jan 2514.2
Jan 2513.97
Jan 2514.26
Jan 2514.25
Dec 2414.35
Dec 2414.42
Dec 2414.58
Dec 2410.79
Nov 2410.81
Nov 2410.86
Nov 2410.81
Nov 2410.99
Nov 2411.01
Oct 2410.84
Price/Operating Cashflow
0200400600800med 75.66Feb 24Jun 24Sep 24Jan 25Oct 25Apr 26Jul 26
LEE Price/Operating Cashflow by year
PeriodPrice/Operating Cashflow
Jul 2658.2
Jul 2656.25
Jul 2659.18
Jul 2661.06
Jul 2665.73
Jun 2667.84
Jun 2669.87
Jun 2674.39
Jun 2678.01
May 2682.15
May 2670.78
May 2665.58
May 2660.09
May 268.1
Apr 267.92
Apr 268.08
Apr 268.22
Apr 268.01
Mar 268.27
Mar 267.74
Mar 269.17
Mar 269.42
Feb 268.46
Feb 268.39
Feb 266.71
Nov 2555.3
Nov 2550.81
Nov 2547.9
Oct 2551.3
Oct 2555.06
Oct 2547.9
Oct 2552.51
Oct 2564.52
Sep 2568.64
Sep 2565.49
Sep 2551.66
Sep 2549.6
Aug 2552.63
Aug 2549.48
Aug 2552.99
Aug 2552.87
Jan 2568.21
Jan 2571.62
Jan 2563.8
Jan 2573.67
Jan 2573.46
Dec 2476.92
Dec 2479.55
Dec 2484.85
Dec 24278.85
Nov 24283.19
Nov 24290.65
Nov 24282.84
Nov 24310.6
Nov 24313.2
Oct 24286.48
Oct 24248.83
Oct 24279.54
Oct 24153.22
Sep 24152.52
Sep 24151.31
Sep 24142.46
Sep 24133.26
Aug 24157.04
Aug 24152.7
Aug 24154.09
Aug 24151.83
Aug 24166.06
Jul 24544.91
Jul 24539.49
Jul 24569.31
Jul 24613.77
Jun 24602.39
Jun 24663.66
Jun 24678.29
Jun 24668.53
May 24688.6
May 24717.33
May 24664.2
May 24660.4
May 24664.2
Apr 24522.87
Apr 24528.21
Apr 24518.77
Apr 24503.99
Mar 24547.09
Mar 24578.69
Mar 24465.82
Mar 24451.87
Mar 24392.36
Feb 24409.19
Feb 24406.31
Feb 24414.11
Feb 24409.6
Dec 2341.8
Nov 2337.44
Nov 2335.79
Nov 2332.32
Nov 2334.98
Oct 2332.86
Price to Book
050010001500med 5.44May 23Aug 23Dec 23Mar 24Jun 24Oct 24Sep 26
LEE Price to Book by year
PeriodPrice to Book
Sep 261179.12
Sep 261202.58
Sep 261271.39
Aug 261308.92
Aug 261279.21
Aug 261333.94
Aug 261280.77
Dec 2414.52
Nov 2414.74
Nov 2415.13
Nov 2414.73
Nov 2416.17
Nov 2416.31
Oct 2414.92
Oct 2412.96
Oct 2414.55
Oct 247.98
Sep 247.94
Sep 247.88
Sep 247.42
Sep 246.94
Aug 248.18
Aug 247.95
Aug 248.02
Aug 247.9
Aug 248.65
Jul 245.7
Jul 245.64
Jul 245.95
Jul 246.42
Jun 246.3
Jun 246.94
Jun 247.09
Jun 246.99
May 247.2
May 247.5
May 246.95
May 246.91
May 246.95
Apr 243.39
Apr 243.43
Apr 243.37
Apr 243.27
Mar 243.55
Mar 243.76
Mar 243.02
Mar 242.93
Mar 242.55
Feb 242.66
Feb 242.64
Feb 242.69
Feb 242.66
Jan 242.78
Jan 242.59
Jan 242.17
Jan 242.05
Dec 232.01
Dec 232.13
Dec 232.3
Dec 232.46
Dec 234.59
Nov 234.11
Nov 233.93
Nov 233.55
Nov 233.84
Oct 233.61
Oct 233.93
Oct 234.27
Oct 234.23
Sep 234.31
Sep 234.42
Sep 234.35
Sep 234.35
Sep 234.65
Aug 234.47
Aug 234.51
Aug 234.68
Aug 235.15
Jul 236.3
Jul 236.29
Jul 236
Jul 235.67
Jun 236
Jun 236.06
Jun 236.14
Jun 236.08
Jun 236.45
May 235.96
May 235.35
May 235.53
May 234.88
Apr 233.58
Apr 233.8
Apr 233.89
Apr 233.95
Mar 233.94
Mar 233.96
Mar 234.19
Mar 234.81
Mar 235.34
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LEE Investors Have Opportunity to Join Lee Enterprises, Incorporated Fraud Investigation with SBS Law

globenewswire.com · 9 Sep 2026

LEE Investors Have Opportunity to Join Lee Enterprises, Incorporated Fraud Investigation with SBS Law

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Schall, Brown & Schwartz LLP (“SBS”), a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announces that it is investigating claims on behalf of investors in Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (“Lee” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ: LEE) for potential breaches of fiduciary duty on the part of its directors and management.

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Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (LEE) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

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Lee Enterprises Reports Strong Third Quarter Results and Increases 2026 Fiscal Year Outlook

globenewswire.com · 6 Aug 2026

Lee Enterprises Reports Strong Third Quarter Results and Increases 2026 Fiscal Year Outlook

Delivered Net Income of $5 million23% YOY Adjusted EBITDA(1) growth in Q3Digital revenue(2) represents 57% of total revenue in Q3Ended Q3 with $59 million in cashIncreased fiscal 2026 Adjusted EBITDA(1) outlook DAVENPORT, Iowa, Aug. 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NASDAQ: LEE), a digital-first subscription platform providing high quality, trusted, local news, information and a major platform for advertising in 114 markets, today reported preliminary third quarter fiscal 2026 financial results(3) for the period ended June 28, 2026. "Our third quarter results demonstrate the continued execution of our digital-first strategy and the meaningful progress we are making across the business," said Nathan Bekke, Lee's President and Chief Executive Officer.

Lee Enterprises plans quarterly call and webcast August 6, 2026

globenewswire.com · 24 Jul 2026

Lee Enterprises plans quarterly call and webcast August 6, 2026

DAVENPORT, Iowa, July 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NASDAQ: LEE), a major subscription and advertising platform and a leading provider of high quality, trusted, local news and information in 114 markets, has scheduled an audio webcast and conference call for Thursday, August 6, 2026, at 9 a.m. Central Time.

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