LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc
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Last close · Oct 27, 2026
$6.58
KIRA · Stoqly’s AI analyst, in plain words
- LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc had $562M of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 8.0% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed −1.9% a year on average.
- Its operating margin was −0.8%, down 1.6 pts: of every 100 in sales, about −1 is left after running the business.
- LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc lost $37.6M in fiscal 2025.
- Free cash flow was −$7.1M in fiscal 2025, −1.3% of revenue.
- LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc owes $445M more than it holds in cash, about 31.4 years of operating profit.
Market cap
$147M
P/E
—
Revenue
$562M
Net income
−$37.6M
Free cash flow
−$7.1M
Operating margin
−0.8%
LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc in 30 seconds · fiscal 2025
Are sales growing?
−8.0%
No. Sales fell 8.0% last year.
Does it make a profit?
−6.7%
No. It lost money last year.
Does profit turn into cash?
−1.3%
No. It spent more cash than it brought in.
Is debt under control?
31.4x
Heavy. Repaying its debt would take 31.4 years of operating profit.
How healthy are the accounts?
1 / 8
Weak. It passes 1 of 8 health tests.
How is the share priced?
—
No P/E: it made no profit over the last four quarters.
What LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc does
No business description yet.
- Fiscal year ends
- September 28, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · Nov 26, 2025
- Legal name
- LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc
- CIK
- 0000058361
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Results and finances
The last 5 fiscal years. Amounts in USD.
| Fiscal year | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and profit | |||||
| Revenue | $795M | $781M | $691M | $611M | $562M |
| Revenue growth | 28.6% | −1.7% | −11.5% | −11.5% | −8.0% |
| Operating margin | 7.1% | 3.2% | 5.4% | 0.7% | −0.8% |
| Net income | $22.7M | −$2.0M | −$5.3M | −$25.8M | −$37.6M |
| Net margin | 2.9% | −0.3% | −0.8% | −4.2% | −6.7% |
| Diluted EPS | $3.90 | −$0.35 | −$0.90 | −$4.35 | −$6.20 |
| Cash | |||||
| Cash from operations | $50.1M | $2.9M | −$3.2M | $1.1M | −$5.5M |
| Capital expenditure | $7.5M | $7.5M | $5.1M | $9.2M | $1.5M |
| Free cash flow | $42.6M | −$4.7M | −$8.3M | −$8.1M | −$7.1M |
| FCF margin | 5.4% | −0.6% | −1.2% | −1.3% | −1.3% |
| Share count change | 2.3% | −0.8% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 2.1% |
| Debt and strength | |||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $26.1M | $16.2M | $14.5M | $9.6M | $10.0M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $483M | $463M | $456M | $446M | $455M |
| Shareholders' equity | $41.1M | $15.0M | $21.2M | −$9.9M | −$43.3M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.6x | 7.3x | 6.5x | 13.6x | 31.4x |
| Current ratio | 0.8x | 0.8x | 0.9x | 0.8x | 0.8x |
| Interest coverage | 1.3x | 0.6x | 0.9x | 0.1x | −0.1x |
| Returns and quality | |||||
| Return on capital | 8.8% | 3.5% | 6.3% | 0.8% | −0.9% |
| Return on equity | — | −7.2% | −29.1% | −455.4% | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Altman Z'' | −0.8 | −1.1 | −0.9 | −1.6 | −2.2 |
Insiders bought, 12 months
$13.7M
2 insiders
Insiders sold, 12 months
$0.5M
2 insiders
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
How to read these numbers
- Revenue:
- Total sales reported in the income statement.
- Operating margin:
- Operating income as a share of revenue.
- Net income:
- Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
- Free cash flow:
- Cash from operations minus capital spending.
- Net debt / EBITDA:
- Years of EBITDA needed to pay off net debt. Below zero means more cash than debt.
- Return on capital:
- After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
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Charts and comparison
Ten years at a glance, and how it stacks up against similar companies.
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At $6.58 a share, the company is worth $147M.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000058361). Data updated October 24, 2026. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.