LEE Lee Enterprises, Incorporated - Common Stock

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$8.97
Price · May 20, 2026
Fundamentals as of May 8, 2026

LEE Stock Snapshot Price, market cap, P/E, EPS, ROE, debt/equity, 52-week range

Price
$8.97
Market Cap
$35M
P/E (TTM)
-0.9
EPS (TTM)
$-6.20
Revenue (TTM)
$562M
Div Yield
ROE
141.3%
Debt/Equity
-10.5
52W Range
$3 – $10

LEE Stock Price Chart Daily OHLCV with technical indicators — pan, zoom, and customize your view

10-Year Performance Revenue, net income, margins and EPS trends

Revenue & Net Income $562M
10-point trend, -8.5%
2016-09-25 2025-09-28
EPS $-6.20
10-point trend, -1068.8%
2016-09-25 2025-09-28
Free Cash Flow $-7M
10-point trend, -109.8%
2016-09-25 2025-09-28
Margins -6.7%

Valuation P/E, P/S, P/B, EV/EBITDA ratios — is the stock expensive or cheap?

Metric
5Y trend
LEE
Peer Median
P/E (TTM)
5-point trend, -115.0%
-0.9
23.3
P/S (TTM)
4-point trend, -98.2%
0.1
0.9
P/B
4-point trend, +95.0%
-0.8
3.1
EV / EBITDA
4-point trend, +86.6%
33.9
Price / FCF
4-point trend, -117.2%
-4.9

Profitability Gross, operating and net margins; ROE, ROA, ROIC

Metric
5Y trend
LEE
Peer Median
Operating Margin
5-point trend, -111.7%
-0.83%
Net Profit Margin
5-point trend, -333.1%
-6.7%
4.7%
ROA
5-point trend, -325.1%
-6.0%
3.1%
ROE
5-point trend, +36.4%
141.3%
7.4%
ROIC
5-point trend, -111.6%
-0.95%

Financial Health Debt, liquidity, solvency — balance sheet strength

Metric
5Y trend
LEE
Peer Median
Debt / Equity
5-point trend, -218.9%
-10.5
39.4
Current Ratio
5-point trend, +2.7%
0.8
1.0
Quick Ratio
5-point trend, -11.5%
0.6

Growth Revenue, EPS and net income growth: YoY, 3Y CAGR, 5Y CAGR

Metric
5Y trend
LEE
Peer Median
Revenue YoY
5-point trend, -29.2%
-8.0%
Revenue CAGR 3Y
5-point trend, -29.2%
-10.4%
Revenue CAGR 5Y
5-point trend, -29.2%
-1.9%

Per Share Metrics EPS, book value per share, cash flow per share, dividend per share

Metric
5Y trend
LEE
Peer Median
EPS (Diluted)
5-point trend, -259.0%
$-6.20

Capital Efficiency Asset turnover, inventory turnover, receivables turnover

Metric
5Y trend
LEE
Peer Median

Dividends Yield, payout ratio, dividend history, 5Y CAGR

Dividend Yield
Payout Ratio
5Y Div CAGR
Ex-dateAmount
Aug. 28, 2008$1.9000
May 29, 2008$1.9000
Feb. 28, 2008$1.9000
Nov. 29, 2007$1.9000
Aug. 29, 2007$1.8000
May 30, 2007$1.8000
Feb. 27, 2007$1.8000
Nov. 29, 2006$1.8000
Aug. 30, 2006$1.8000
May 30, 2006$1.8000
Feb. 27, 2006$1.8000
Nov. 29, 2005$1.8000
Aug. 30, 2005$1.8000
May 27, 2005$1.8000
Feb. 25, 2005$1.8000
Nov. 29, 2004$1.8000
Aug. 30, 2004$1.8000
May 27, 2004$1.8000
Feb. 26, 2004$1.8000
Nov. 26, 2003$1.8000

LEE Analyst Consensus Bullish and bearish analyst opinions, 12-month price target, upside

BUY 5 analysts
  • Strong Buy 1 20.0%
  • Buy 3 60.0%
  • Hold 1 20.0%
  • Sell 0 0.0%
  • Strong Sell 0 0.0%

Earnings History EPS actual vs estimate, surprise %, beat rate, next earnings date

Avg Surprise
-0.42%
Period EPS Actual EPS Est Surprise
March 31, 2026 $-0.16 $-0.95 0.79%
Dec. 31, 2025 $-0.92 $-0.70 -0.22%
Sept. 30, 2025 $-1.06 $-0.06 -1.00%
June 30, 2025 $-0.31 $-0.13 -0.18%
March 31, 2025 $-2.07 $-0.59 -1.5%

Peer Comparison Key metrics vs sector peers

Ticker Market Cap P/E Rev YoY Net Margin ROE Gross Margin
LEE $35M -0.9 -8.0% -6.7% 141.3%
NYT 33.2 9.2% 12.2% 17.3%
WLY 28.5 -10.4% 5.0% 11.7%
TDAY $758M 515.0 -8.2% 0.08% 1.1%
SCHL $418M -246.7 2.2% -0.12% -0.20%
NWSA

Full Fundamentals All metrics by year — income statement, balance sheet, cash flow

Income Statement 13
Annual Income Statement data for LEE
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Revenue 12-point trend, -14.9% $562M $611M $691M $781M $795M $618M $510M $544M $567M $614M $649M $661M
Operating Expenses 12-point trend, +2.8% $571M $611M $660M $762M $745M $571M $442M $468M $485M $519M $547M $556M
Operating Income 12-point trend, -104.1% $-5M $5M $37M $25M $57M $50M $75M $86M $89M $104M $109M $113M
Interest Expense 10-point trend, -48.0% · · $41M $42M $45M $48M $47M $53M $58M $64M $72M $80M
Other Non-op 12-point trend, -1354.9% $-38M $-36M $-40M $-24M $-25M $-47M $4M $3M $13M $-6M $6M $3M
Pretax Income 9-point trend, -206.0% $-43M $-31M $-3M $795.0K $32M $3M $24M $31M $40M · · ·
Income Tax 12-point trend, -209.7% $-7M $-8M $-349.0K $698.0K $7M $3M $8M $-16M $12M $22M $14M $6M
Net Income 12-point trend, -653.2% $-38M $-26M $-5M $-2M $23M $-2M $14M $46M $27M $35M $23M $7M
EPS (Basic) 12-point trend, -4869.2% $-6.20 $-4.35 $-0.90 $-0.35 $3.98 $-0.35 $2.57 $0.84 $0.51 $0.66 $0.44 $0.13
EPS (Diluted) 12-point trend, -4869.2% $-6.20 $-4.35 $-0.90 $-0.35 $3.90 $-0.35 $2.51 $0.82 $0.50 $0.64 $0.43 $0.13
Shares (Basic) 12-point trend, -88.4% 6,066,000 5,944,000 5,867,000 5,779,000 5,717,000 5,657,000 5,557,000 54,702,000 53,990,000 53,198,000 52,640,000 52,273,000
Shares (Diluted) 12-point trend, -88.7% 6,066,000 5,944,000 5,867,000 5,779,000 5,826,000 5,694,000 5,688,000 55,948,000 55,392,000 54,224,000 53,931,000 53,736,000
EBITDA 12-point trend, -91.1% $14M $32M $68M $61M $99M $86M $104M $120M $134M $147M $155M $160M
Balance Sheet 29
Annual Balance Sheet data for LEE
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Cash & Equivalents 12-point trend, -40.2% $10M $10M $15M $16M $26M $34M $9M $5M $11M $17M $11M $17M
Receivables 8-point trend, +24.9% $55M $61M $69M $70M $65M $53M $43M $44M · · · ·
Inventory 12-point trend, -29.4% $5M $6M $8M $8M $6M $8M $4M $6M $4M $4M $4M $7M
Prepaid Expense 5-point trend, +78.0% $20M $22M $15M $15M $11M · · · · · · ·
Other Current Assets 11-point trend, +154.9% · $22M $15M $15M $11M $15M $5M $5M $4M $5M $8M $9M
Current Assets 12-point trend, -7.0% $89M $98M $107M $109M $109M $109M $60M $59M $68M $77M $83M $96M
PP&E (Net) 12-point trend, -77.4% $36M $44M $61M $74M $83M $106M $82M $92M $114M $129M $144M $157M
PP&E (Gross) 12-point trend, -46.5% $268M $279M $312M $327M $355M $395M $405M $446M $472M $476M $493M $501M
Accum. Depreciation 12-point trend, -32.4% $232M $234M $250M $253M $272M $289M $323M $354M $358M $347M $349M $344M
Goodwill 12-point trend, +32.9% $324M $328M $330M $330M $330M $328M $250M $246M $246M $244M $244M $244M
Intangibles 12-point trend, -75.6% $52M $70M $95M $121M $157M $183M $107M $120M $136M $158M $186M $213M
Other Non-current Assets 12-point trend, -75.9% $9M $12M $13M $10M $14M $14M $1M $1M $2M $2M $34M $39M
Total Assets 12-point trend, -25.8% $602M $649M $712M $744M $844M $864M $555M $575M $621M $663M $748M $811M
Accounts Payable 12-point trend, +53.1% $42M $36M $36M $29M $20M $17M $17M $13M $17M $18M $20M $27M
Accrued Liabilities 12-point trend, +55.5% $38M $39M $29M $45M $45M $44M $18M $20M $23M $24M $27M $24M
Current Liabilities 12-point trend, -4.5% $113M $115M $114M $131M $142M $144M $61M $65M $98M $99M $105M $119M
Capital Leases 7-point trend, +18810000.00 $19M $30M $37M $46M $58M $62M $0 · · · · ·
Deferred Tax 12-point trend, +52.2% $22M $28M $41M $43M $54M $29M $30M $39M $53M $38M $22M $15M
Other Non-current Liabilities 12-point trend, +45.4% $24M $25M $25M $26M $28M $14M $13M $11M $10M $16M $10M $16M
Total Liabilities 12-point trend, -35.0% $643M $657M $688M $727M $800M $907M $592M $612M $712M $790M $906M $989M
Long-term Debt 11-point trend, -42.3% · $446M $456M $463M $483M $525M $429M $461M $496M $566M $701M $773M
Total Debt 12-point trend, -43.4% $455M $446M $456M $463M $483M $538M $432M $468M $527M $617M $726M $805M
Common Stock 5-point trend, +6.5% · · · · · · · $572.0K $567.0K $558.0K $547.0K $537.0K
Paid-in Capital 12-point trend, +7.5% $264M $262M $261M $260M $258M $257M $255M $254M $252M $250M $247M $245M
Retained Earnings 12-point trend, +20.4% $-330M $-292M $-266M $-261M $-259M $-282M $-265M $-280M $-329M $-356M $-391M $-414M
AOCI 12-point trend, +331.4% $23M $20M $27M $17M $42M $-20M $-29M $-12M $-16M $-23M $-16M $-10M
Stockholders' Equity 12-point trend, +75.7% $-43M $-10M $21M $15M $41M $-45M $-38M $-37M $-92M $-128M $-128M $-178M
Liabilities + Equity 12-point trend, -25.8% $602M $649M $712M $744M $844M $864M $555M $575M $621M $663M $748M $811M
Shares Outstanding 9-point trend, -88.5% 6,190,000 6,190,000 6,064,000 5,979,000 · · · 57,141,000 56,712,000 55,771,000 55,771,000 53,747,000
Cash Flow 16
Annual Cash Flow data for LEE
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
D&A 12-point trend, -61.2% $19M $28M $31M $37M $43M $36M $29M $32M $41M $43M $46M $49M
Stock-based Comp 9-point trend, -15.9% $2M $2M $2M $1M $854.0K $1M $2M $2M $2M · · ·
Deferred Tax 12-point trend, -207.6% $-7M $-11M $-5M $-4M $6M $-5M $-2M $-17M $10M $21M $13M $6M
Amort. of Intangibles 10-point trend, -59.4% $11M $17M $19M $22M $25M $21M · · $25M $26M $27M $28M
Restructuring 12-point trend, +1943.5% $26M $19M $13M $23M $7M $14M $12M $6M $8M $2M $3M $1M
Other Non-cash 12-point trend, -15.3% $18M $8M $-25M $-28M $-22M $19M $14M $-859.0K $-7M $-20M $-7M $22M
Operating Cash Flow 12-point trend, -106.8% $-6M $1M $-3M $3M $50M $50M $58M $59M $72M $79M $74M $82M
CapEx 12-point trend, -88.7% $2M $9M $5M $8M $7M $8M $6M $6M $4M $7M $10M $14M
Investing Cash Flow 9-point trend, +181.5% $8M $4M $9M $7M $-2M $-118M $-11M $-72.0K $-9M · · ·
Debt Issued 9-point trend, -100.0% · · · $0 $0 $576M $600.0K $10M $5M $5M $5M $805M
Net Debt Issued 9-point trend, +100.0% · · · $0 $0 $132M $-41M $-64M $-69M $-107M $-79M $-43M
Financing Cash Flow 9-point trend, +97.4% $-2M $-10M $-7M $-20M $-55M $93M $-43M $-64M $-69M · · ·
Net Change in Cash 12-point trend, +145.6% $391.0K $-5M $-2M $-10M $-8M $25M $3M $-5M $-6M $6M $-6M $-858.0K
Taxes Paid 12-point trend, +148.4% $3M $7M $4M $5M $8M $446.0K $8M $464.0K $1M $269.0K $485.0K $-6M
Free Cash Flow 12-point trend, -110.4% $-7M $-8M $-8M $-4M $43M $42M $52M $53M $68M $72M $65M $68M
Levered FCF 5-point trend, -321.1% · · $-44M $-9M $8M $63M $20M · · · · ·
Profitability 7
Annual Profitability data for LEE
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Operating Margin 12-point trend, -104.8% -0.83% 0.74% 5.4% 3.2% 7.1% 8.1% 14.7% 16.3% 16.3% 16.9% 16.9% 17.2%
Net Margin 12-point trend, -749.5% -6.7% -4.2% -0.76% -0.26% 2.9% -0.50% 2.8% 8.4% 4.9% 5.7% 3.6% 1.0%
Pretax Margin 7-point trend, -262.0% -7.6% -5.1% -0.45% 0.10% 4.0% 0.46% 4.7% · · · · ·
EBITDA Margin 12-point trend, -89.7% 2.5% 5.3% 9.8% 7.9% 12.5% 14.0% 20.4% 22.1% 23.6% 24.0% 23.9% 24.4%
ROA 12-point trend, -815.5% -6.0% -3.8% -0.72% -0.25% 2.7% -0.44% 2.5% 7.6% 4.3% 4.9% 3.0% 0.84%
ROE 12-point trend, +3572.7% 141.3% 2606.7% -31.5% -7.5% 103.6% 8.9% -46.4% -105.6% -24.9% -27.2% -13.8% -4.1%
ROIC 7-point trend, -107.5% -0.95% 0.79% 6.9% 0.63% 8.2% -4.4% 12.7% · · · · ·
Liquidity & Solvency 5
Annual Liquidity & Solvency data for LEE
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Current Ratio 12-point trend, -2.6% 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.8
Quick Ratio 12-point trend, +305.0% 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1
Debt / Equity 12-point trend, -132.0% -10.5 -45.1 21.5 30.8 8.8 -17.1 -11.2 -12.5 -5.7 -4.8 -4.6 -4.5
LT Debt / Equity 12-point trend, -141.5% -10.5 -45.1 21.5 30.8 8.7 -16.6 -11.2 -12.3 -5.4 -4.6 -4.4 -4.4
Interest Coverage 10-point trend, -36.9% · · 0.9 0.6 1.3 1.1 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4
Efficiency 2
Annual Efficiency data for LEE
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Asset Turnover 12-point trend, +10.1% 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8
Receivables Turnover 7-point trend, -17.5% 9.8 9.4 10.0 11.6 13.5 13.0 11.8 · · · · ·
Per Share 5
Annual Per Share data for LEE
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Book Value / Share 6-point trend, -111.8% $-7.00 · · · · · · $-0.65 $-1.63 $-2.30 $-2.92 $-3.30
Revenue / Share 12-point trend, +658.6% $92.70 $102.86 $117.80 $135.16 $136.40 $10.85 $8.96 $9.72 $10.24 $11.33 $12.03 $12.22
Cash Flow / Share 12-point trend, -159.8% $-0.91 $0.19 $-0.43 $0.59 $8.60 $0.88 $1.01 $1.06 $1.30 $1.46 $1.38 $1.53
Cash / Share 6-point trend, +419.2% $1.61 · · · · · · $0.09 $0.19 $0.30 $0.20 $0.31
EPS (TTM) 12-point trend, -4869.2% $-6.20 $-4.35 $-0.90 $-0.35 $3.90 $-0.35 $2.51 $0.82 $0.50 $0.64 $0.43 $0.13
Growth Rates 3
Annual Growth Rates data for LEE
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Revenue YoY 5-point trend, -128.1% -8.0% -11.5% -11.5% -1.7% 28.6% · · · · · · ·
Revenue CAGR 3Y 3-point trend, -372.9% -10.4% -8.4% 3.8% · · · · · · · · ·
Revenue CAGR 5Y -1.9% · · · · · · · · · · ·
Valuation (TTM) 13
Annual Valuation (TTM) data for LEE
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Revenue TTM 12-point trend, -14.9% $562M $611M $691M $781M $795M $618M $510M $544M $567M $614M $649M $661M
Net Income TTM 12-point trend, -653.2% $-38M $-26M $-5M $-2M $23M $-2M $14M $46M $27M $35M $23M $7M
Market Cap 6-point trend, -98.1% $35M · · · · · · $1.51B $1.19B $2.07B $968M $1.80B
Enterprise Value 6-point trend, -81.4% $481M · · · · · · $1.98B $1.71B $2.67B $1.68B $2.59B
P/E 12-point trend, -100.4% -0.9 -2.0 -12.2 -48.6 6.1 -23.4 8.0 32.3 42.0 58.1 41.2 257.7
P/S 6-point trend, -97.7% 0.1 · · · · · · 2.8 2.1 3.4 1.5 2.7
P/B 6-point trend, +92.0% -0.8 · · · · · · -40.5 -12.9 -16.1 -6.1 -10.1
P / Cash Flow 6-point trend, -128.8% -6.3 · · · · · · 25.5 16.5 26.2 13.0 21.9
P / FCF 6-point trend, -118.8% -4.9 · · · · · · 28.4 17.5 28.8 14.9 26.3
EV / EBITDA 6-point trend, +109.8% 33.9 · · · · · · 16.4 12.8 18.1 10.9 16.1
EV / FCF 6-point trend, -279.3% -67.8 · · · · · · 37.1 25.0 37.1 26.0 37.8
EV / Revenue 6-point trend, -78.2% 0.9 · · · · · · 3.6 3.0 4.4 2.6 3.9
Earnings Yield 12-point trend, -28187.2% -109.5% -49.5% -8.2% -2.1% 16.4% -4.3% 12.5% 3.1% 2.4% 1.7% 2.4% 0.39%

Financial Statements Income statement, balance sheet, cash flow — annual, last 5 years

Income Statement
2025-09-282024-09-292023-09-242022-09-252021-09-26
Revenue $562M$611M$691M$781M$795M
Operating Margin % -0.83%0.74%5.4%3.2%7.1%
Net Income $-38M$-26M$-5M$-2M$23M
Diluted EPS $-6.20$-4.35$-0.90$-0.35$3.90
Balance Sheet
2025-09-282024-09-292023-09-242022-09-252021-09-26
Debt / Equity -10.5-45.121.530.88.8
Current Ratio 0.80.80.90.80.8
Quick Ratio 0.60.60.70.70.6
Cash Flow
2025-09-282024-09-292023-09-242022-09-252021-09-26
Free Cash Flow $-7M$-8M$-8M$-4M$43M

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