LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc
LEENasdaq
$7.86
↓ -1.3%Jul 17 close · end-of-day
Price
1Y↑ +18.9%
End-of-day closes; the latest point is the live 15-min-delayed price · split & dividend adjusted · chart by TradingView
Key statistics
Market Cap
$108.2M
Enterprise Value
$510.4M
P/E
—
P/S
0.2
P/B
—
EV/EBITDA
16.2
PEG
—
FCF Yield
0.7%
Dividend Yield
—
Revenue (TTM)
$532.4M
Net Income (TTM)
-$16.1M
Free Cash Flow (TTM)
$765,000.00
Gross Margin
—
Operating Margin
3.2%
Net Margin
-3.0%
ROE
294.0%
ROIC
3.4%
Debt / Equity
-83.2
Net Cash
-$402.2M
Return 1Y
+18.0%
Company profile
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated provides local news and information, and advertising services in the United States. The company offers print and digital editions of daily, weekly, and monthly newspapers and publications. It also provides advertising and marketing services. Lee Enterprises was founded in 1890 and is based in Iowa.
- CEO
- Kevin D. Mowbray
- Sector
- Manufacturing
- Industry
- Printing And Publishing
- Employees
- 4,360
- Headquarters
- Iowa
- Website
- lee.net
Management & directors
- Mowbray KevinPresident & CEO
- Millage Timothy R.V.P., CFO and Treasurer
Roles derived from SEC Form 4 filings.
Earnings
LEE Q2 2026 Earnings
Period ends 2026-03-29
MetricActualYoY
Revenue$122.0M↓ -11.2%
Diluted EPS-$0.16↓ -92.3%
Actuals from SEC filings; YoY vs the year-ago quarter. Analyst estimates & surprise require a data feed (coming soon).
Financial statements
| Line item | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $618.0M | $794.6M | $781.0M | $691.1M | $611.4M | $562.3M |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | $50.3M | $56.6M | $24.9M | $37.2M | $4.5M | -$4.7M |
| Net income | -$2.0M | $22.7M | -$2.0M | -$5.3M | -$25.8M | -$37.6M |
| Diluted EPS | -$0.35 | $3.90 | -$0.35 | -$0.90 | -$4.35 | -$6.20 |
| Operating cash flow | $49.9M | $50.1M | $2.9M | -$3.2M | $1.1M | -$5.5M |
| Free cash flow | $41.8M | $42.6M | -$4.7M | -$8.3M | -$8.1M | -$7.1M |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | 8.1% | 7.1% | 3.2% | 5.4% | 0.7% | -0.8% |
| Net margin | -0.3% | 2.9% | -0.3% | -0.8% | -4.2% | -6.7% |
| Line item | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $150.6M | $158.6M | $144.6M | $137.4M | $141.3M | $139.1M | $130.1M | $122.0M |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | $4.9M | -$3.7M | -$3.4M | -$4.5M | $4.7M | -$1.5M | $5.2M | $8.5M |
| Net income | -$4.3M | -$10.1M | -$16.7M | -$12.5M | -$1.9M | -$6.4M | -$5.6M | -$2.1M |
| Diluted EPS | -$0.73 | -$1.68 | -$2.80 | -$2.07 | -$0.31 | -$1.02 | -$0.92 | -$0.16 |
| Operating cash flow | -$1.9M | -$261,000.00 | -$7.3M | -$790,000.00 | $8.9M | -$6.3M | $4.5M | -$6.2M |
| Free cash flow | -$5.5M | -$2.9M | -$8.9M | -$2.2M | $8.3M | -$8.3M | $3.7M | -$6.8M |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | 3.3% | -2.3% | -2.3% | -3.3% | 3.3% | -1.0% | 4.0% | 7.0% |
| Net margin | -2.8% | -6.4% | -11.6% | -9.1% | -1.4% | -4.6% | -4.3% | -1.8% |
Company news
Jun 29, 2026
Jun 22, 2026
Analyst estimates
Coming soonConsensus revenue & EPS estimates and price targets will appear here once a forward-estimates data feed is connected.
Insider transactions
BoughtSoldMonthly insider $ volume · trailing 12 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-11 | MOLONEY HERBERT W III | Sale | 24,000 | $9.82 | $235,680.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-11 | Hoffmann David Henry | Buy | 1,566 | $9.82 | $15,378.12 | filing |
| 2026-06-10 | Hoffmann David Henry | Buy | 1,500 | $10.47 | $15,705.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-09 | JUNCK MARY E | Gift | 62,430 | $10.79 | $673,619.70 | filing |
| 2026-06-09 | Hoffmann David Henry | Buy | 2,500 | $10.80 | $27,000.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-08 | Hoffmann David Henry | Buy | 6,925 | $10.86 | $75,205.50 | filing |
| 2026-06-05 | Hoffmann David Henry | Buy | 18,200 | $10.85 | $197,470.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-04 | Hoffmann David Henry | Buy | 18,200 | $11.08 | $201,656.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-03 | Hoffmann David Henry | Buy | 18,200 | $10.58 | $192,556.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-02 | Hoffmann David Henry | Buy | 18,200 | $10.90 | $198,380.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-01 | Hoffmann David Henry | Award | 13,368 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-01 | MOLONEY HERBERT W III | Award | 8,136 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-01 | McIntosh Madeline E. | Award | 7,563 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-01 | McAlmont Shaun | Award | 7,334 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-01 | KRUSZEWSKI RONALD J | Award | 6,112 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-01 | JUNCK MARY E | Award | 11,917 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-01 | Fletcher Steven C. | Award | 7,678 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-29 | Hoffmann David Henry | Buy | 13,700 | $11.74 | $160,838.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-28 | Hoffmann David Henry | Buy | 13,700 | $10.54 | $144,398.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-27 | Hoffmann David Henry | Buy | 13,700 | $10.05 | $137,685.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-26 | Hoffmann David Henry | Buy | 13,700 | $9.99 | $136,863.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-22 | Hoffmann David Henry | Buy | 10,600 | $9.56 | $101,336.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-21 | Hoffmann David Henry | Buy | 10,600 | $9.96 | $105,576.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-20 | Hoffmann David Henry | Buy | 10,600 | $9.79 | $103,774.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-19 | Hoffmann David Henry | Buy | 10,600 | $8.94 | $94,764.00 | filing |
Showing the latest 25 transactions — full history in the linked SEC filings.
Fundamentals & filings from SEC EDGAR. Prices adjusted for splits & dividends. Not investment advice.