Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (LEE)

NMS – Real Time Price. Currency in USD

8.00

+0.09 (1.14%)

At close: May 12, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT

Stock details

Previous close: 8$
Day's range: 7.68 - 8.07$
52-week range: 3.34 - 9.97$
Volume: 63 867
Average volume: 48 148
Beta: -0.33
EPS (TTM): -2.41
PE ratio (TTM): N/A
Forward P/E: N/A
Market cap: 177 839 474
Shares outstanding: 22 229 934
Dividend yield: N/A
Next earnings date: 2026-07-30
Sector: Communication Services
Industry: Publishing

About the company

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 subscripti... read more

CEO: Nathan Bekke
Country: United States
IPO Date
Employees: 2500
Fiscal Year End: October - September
Website: https://www.lee.net

Revenue Breakdown

Digital Advertising and Marketing Services / 32.69%

Print Subscription / 29.19%

Digital-only Subscription / 16.76%

News

No Data

There are no news for this stock.

Chart: LEE

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Overall Score

3 / 1030%

Financial Strength

1.4

Profitability

3.6

Effectiveness

1.5

Growth

5.2

Forecast

4.8

Valuation

5.2

Financial Strength

NAME	RATIO	INDUSTRY	SCORE
Current ratio	N/A	2.62	1.0
Quick ratio	N/A	1.64	1.0
Debt to Equity	N/A	-0.28	1.0
Debt to Assets	N/A	2.63	1.0
Interest coverage	0.84	26.21	3.0
Weighted average score			1.4

Debt to Assets

Financial

Values in USD
(B=Billions, M=Millions, K=Thousands)

Values in USD (B=Billions, M=Millions, K=Thousands)

METRIC	2022	2023	2024	2025	TTM
Total Revenue	781M	691M	611M	562M	532M
Gross Profit	397M	368M	332M	315M	311M
Operating Income	52M	45M	30M	20M	31M
Net Income	-2M	-5M	-26M	-38M	-16M
EBITDA	88M	76M	58M	39M	45M

Current Ratio

Revenue & Net Income

Cashflow

Margin Ratios

Profitability

NAME	RATIO	INDUSTRY	SCORE
Gross margin %	56.72	38.02	10
Operating margin %	5.28	-1.16	3.0
Net margin %	-1.76	-29.51	1.0
EBITDA margin %	8.16	-117.77	3.0
Cash flow margin %	N/A	-16.91	1.0
Weighted average score			3.6

Net Margin

Effectiveness

NAME	RATIO	INDUSTRY	SCORE
ROA	-5.84	-68.64	1.0
ROE	N/A	15.70	1.0
ROIC	-8.19	47.46	1.0
ROCE	1.28	4.31	3.0
Weighted average score			1.5

Estimated EPS vs Actual EPS

Forecast

NAME	REVENUE GROWTH	EPS GROWTH	SCORE
Current quarter	N/A	48.39	5.5
Next quarter	N/A	105.66	5.5
Current year	4.44	72.1	7.0
Next year	N/A	N/A	1.0
Weighted average score			4.8

Analyst Rating

Growth

NAME	REVENUE	NET INCOME	EPS	FCF	SCORE
Q/Q	-6.22	61.72	82.61	186.15	7.8
Y/Y	-11.21	82.83	92.27	141.77	7.8
3y average	-10.33	-199.08	-251.46	-26.44	1.0
5y average	-0.82	25.23	4.45	-36.68	4.0
Weighted average score					5.2

Revenue Growth Rate vs. Industry

Valuation

NAME	RATIO	INDUSTRY	SCORE
P/E	10.64	14.38	7.6
PEG (5yr expected)	N/A	0.31	1.0
P/S	0.33	2.43	9.4
P/B	13.43	0.98	2.8
Weighted average score			5.2

DCF Model

DCF Model PeriodN/A

Discount rateN/A

Perpetual growth rateN/A

Revenue 5 year CAGRN/A

FCF 5 year CAGRN/A

Fair valueN/A

Stock price8$

Dividend

NAME	CURRENT	INDUSTRY	SCORE
Dividend yield	0.00	N/A	1.0
Payout ratio	0.00	N/A	1.0
5-year dividend growth rate	N/A	N/A	1.0
Years of dividend increase	N/A	N/A	1.0
Weighted average score			1.0

Fair Value

$1

UndervaluedStock priceOvervalued

$8

Economic Moat

NAME	SCALE	SCORE
Market share	None	1.0
Intangible assets	None	1.0
Switching costs	None	1.0
Network effect	None	1.0
Economies of scale	None	1.0
Weighted average score		1.0

About the company

CEO

Nathan Bekke

Country

United States

IPO Date

Employees

2500

Fiscal Year End

October - September

Website

https://www.lee.net

NAME

RATIO

INDUSTRY

5Y TREND

SCORE

Current ratio

N/A

2.62

1.0

Quick ratio

N/A

1.64

1.0

Debt to Equity

N/A

-0.28

1.0

Debt to Assets

N/A

2.63

1.0

Interest coverage

0.84

26.21

3.0

Weighted average score

1.4

METRIC

2022

2023

2024

2025

TTM

Total Revenue

781M

691M

611M

562M

532M

Gross Profit

397M

368M

332M

315M

311M

Operating Income

52M

45M

30M

20M

31M

Net Income

-2M

-5M

-26M

-38M

-16M

EBITDA

88M

76M

58M

39M

45M

NAME

RATIO

INDUSTRY

5Y TREND

SCORE

Gross margin %

56.72

38.02

Operating margin %

5.28

-1.16

3.0

Net margin %

-1.76

-29.51

1.0

EBITDA margin %

8.16

-117.77

3.0

Cash flow margin %

N/A

-16.91

1.0

Weighted average score

3.6

NAME

RATIO

INDUSTRY

5Y TREND

SCORE

ROA

-5.84

-68.64

1.0

ROE

N/A

15.70

1.0

ROIC

-8.19

47.46

1.0

ROCE

1.28

4.31

3.0

Weighted average score

1.5

NAME

REVENUE GROWTH

EPS GROWTH

SCORE

Current quarter

N/A

48.39

5.5

Next quarter

N/A

105.66

5.5

Current year

4.44

72.1

7.0

Next year

N/A

1.0

Weighted average score

4.8

NAME

REVENUE

NET INCOME

EPS

FCF

SCORE

Q/Q

-6.22

61.72

82.61

186.15

7.8

Y/Y

-11.21

82.83

92.27

141.77

7.8

3y average

-10.33

-199.08

-251.46

-26.44

1.0

5y average

-0.82

25.23

4.45

-36.68

4.0

Weighted average score

5.2

NAME

RATIO

INDUSTRY

5Q TREND

SCORE

P/E

10.64

14.38

7.6

PEG (5yr expected)

N/A

0.31

1.0

P/S

0.33

2.43

9.4

P/B

13.43

0.98

2.8

Weighted average score

5.2

NAME

CURRENT

INDUSTRY

SCORE

Dividend yield

0.00

N/A

1.0

Payout ratio

0.00

N/A

1.0

5-year dividend growth rate

N/A

1.0

Years of dividend increase

N/A

1.0

Weighted average score

1.0

NAME

SCALE

SCORE

Market share

None

1.0

Intangible assets

None

1.0

Switching costs

None

1.0

Network effect

None

1.0

Economies of scale

None

1.0

Weighted average score

1.0

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About the company

Revenue Breakdown

News

Chart: LEE

Overall Score

Financial Strength

Debt to Assets

Financial

Current Ratio

Revenue & Net Income

Cashflow

Margin Ratios

Profitability

Net Margin

Effectiveness

Estimated EPS vs Actual EPS

Forecast

Analyst Rating

Growth

Revenue Growth Rate vs. Industry

Valuation

DCF Model

Dividend

Fair Value

$1

$8

Economic Moat

Stock details

About the company

Revenue Breakdown

News

Chart: LEE

Overall Score

Financial Strength

Debt to Assets

Financial

Current Ratio

Revenue & Net Income

Cashflow

Margin Ratios

Profitability

Net Margin

Effectiveness

Estimated EPS vs Actual EPS

Forecast

Analyst Rating

Growth

Revenue Growth Rate vs. Industry

Valuation

DCF Model

Dividend

Fair Value

$1

$8

Economic Moat

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