Lee Enterprises, Incorporated: stock overview

LEENASDAQCommunication services · Newspapers: Publishing or Publishing & Printing

Price

$7.66

November 13, 2026Market cap $171M

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In short

Lee Enterprises had revenue of $517M over the last 12 months and a net loss of $9.5M. Revenue fell by 1.9% a year on average over the last 5 years. It has net debt of $395M. It pays no dividend.

From its SEC filings (latest fiscal year to September 28, 2025) and the price of November 13, 2026.

Its SEC filings
Market cap
$171M
22.29M shares
P/E
–
Revenue, 12 months
$517M
-1.9% a year over 5 years
Net margin
-1.8%
FY2025: -6.7%, above 17% of its industry

Worth knowing

What a holder would want to hear from the company's SEC filings of the last three years. Each with its filing, without comment.

3 fiscal years in figures

Each fiscal year's figures as the company filed them, and the share price at its end.

FY2023–FY2025 fiscal years

-9.8% a year over 2 years

  • FY2025Sep 28, 202510-K
    Revenue$562M
  • FY2024Sep 29, 202410-K
    Revenue$611M
  • FY2023Sep 24, 202310-K
    Revenue$691M

Fiscal years in figures

LEE's revenue, profit, cash flow and dividend with each year-end price, from FY2009 to FY2022, 14 more fiscal years

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Key figures

The company's current figures in five groups. Each term is explained behind its ⓘ.

Valuation

Market cap 3-year median: $54M
$171M
Enterprise value 
$566M
P/E 
–
EV / EBIT 
27.1
EV / Revenue 
1.1
P/B 
–
FCF yield 3-year median: -14.9%
–
Earnings yield 3-year median: -49.5%
–

Profitability

Operating margin 
4.1%
Net margin 3-year median: -4.2%
-1.8%
ROIC 
3.9%
ROIC, 5-year average 
3.8%
ROE 
–

Growth

Revenue, yearly change 
-8.0%
EPS, yearly change 
–
FCF, yearly change 
–
Revenue, average a year 
-1.9%

The yearly change compares FY2025 with FY2024.

Balance sheet

Cash 
$59M
Total debt 
$475M
Of which operating leases 
$21M
Net debt 
$395M
Net debt / EBITDA 
9.9x
Interest cover 
0.6x
Current ratio 
1.17

Balance sheet of June 28, 2026.

Returns to shareholders

Dividend yield 
0.00%
Buybacks 
–
Total returned 
0.00%
Shares, yearly change 
+1.2%
Valuation against its own pastEach fiscal year's P/E, P/FCF and P/B beside today's, and the DCF calculator for the company.Valuation

Against its industry

Where its margins and returns stood in fiscal 2025 among the SEC filers of its industry (SIC code 27).

Operating margin

-0.8%

Above 32% of all companies (its industry has too few to compare).

Net margin

-6.7%

Above 17% of the 15 companies in its industry, and 22% of all.

ROA

-6.3%

Above 10% of the 15 companies in its industry, and 18% of all.

Revenue growth

-8.0%

Above 28% of the 16 companies in its industry, and 12% of all.

From the yearly figures every company files with the SEC, for those with revenue of at least $25 million. The industry is the first two digits of the SIC code.

The company at the SEC

How it is registered and when its fiscal year ends.

Name at the SEC
LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc
CIK
58361
Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry (SIC)
2711 · Newspapers: Publishing or Publishing & Printing
Fiscal year ends
September 29
Latest annual report
September 28, 2025
Reporting currency
USD
Shares
22.29M

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What is LEE's market cap?

Lee Enterprises, Incorporated's market cap is $171M, at a price of $7.66 on November 13, 2026 and 22.29M shares.

How much revenue does LEE have?

Lee Enterprises had revenue of $517M over the last 12 months. Over the last 5 years it changed by -1.9% a year on average.

Does LEE pay a dividend?

No. Lee Enterprises paid no regular dividend over the last 12 months.

Where do the figures come from?

From Lee Enterprises, Incorporated's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q) and the share price. They hold no analyst estimates and no score, and they are not a recommendation.

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