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    Lee Enterprises Incorporated (LEE)

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    COMMUNICATION SERVICES • PUBLISHING • NASDAQ

    $6.73
    -0.04 (-0.59%)

    Market Cap: $152.25M

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    37%(11/30)
    Avg Surprise
    -105.52%
    Streak
    2 Q
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Jun 26
    Reported Aug 6
    		$0.21$-0.16+231.25%Beat+167.7%
    Mar 26
    Reported May 7
    		$-0.16N/A+83.39%Beat+92.5%
    Dec 25
    Reported Feb 10
    		$-0.90$-0.69-30.43%Miss+67.9%
    Sep 25
    Reported Nov 26
    		$-1.06$-0.06-1666.67%Miss+35.0%
    Jun 25
    Reported Aug 7
    		$-0.31$-0.13-138.46%Miss+57.5%
    Mar 25
    Reported May 8
    		$-2.07$-1.48-40.14%Miss-0.7%
    Dec 24
    Reported Feb 6
    		$-2.80$-0.40-600.00%Miss-2433.3%
    Sep 24
    Reported Dec 12
    		$-1.63$0.20-915.00%Miss-409.4%
    Jun 24
    Reported Aug 1
    		$-0.73$0.68-207.35%Miss-212.3%
    Mar 24
    Reported May 2
    		$-2.06$-0.22-836.36%Miss-216.9%
    Dec 23
    Reported Feb 1
    		$0.12$-0.02+700.00%Beat-36.8%
    Sep 23
    Reported Dec 7
    		$-0.32N/A-122.86%Miss+70.6%
    Jun 23
    Reported Aug 3
    		$0.65$0.93-30.11%Miss-5.8%
    Mar 23
    Reported May 4
    		$-0.65$-0.51-27.45%Miss-2066.7%
    Dec 22
    Reported Mar 2
    		$0.19N/A-78.89%Miss-82.1%
    Sep 22
    Reported Dec 8
    		$-1.09$1.31-183.21%Miss-245.3%
    Jun 22
    Reported Aug 4
    		$0.69$0.48+43.75%Beat+25.5%
    Mar 22
    Reported May 5
    		$-0.03N/A+72.73%Beat+85.0%
    Dec 21
    Reported Feb 3
    		$1.06$0.54+96.30%Beat+278.6%
    Sep 21
    Reported Dec 9
    		$0.75$0.75+0.00%Beat+2600.0%
    Jun 21
    Reported Aug 5
    		$0.55N/AN/ABeat+2850.0%
    Mar 21
    Reported May 6
    		$-0.20$-0.19-5.26%Miss-122.2%
    Dec 20
    Reported Feb 4
    		$0.28N/A-90.00%Miss+211.1%
    Sep 20
    Reported Dec 10
    		$-0.03N/AN/ABeat-400.0%
    Jun 20
    Reported Aug 6
    		$-0.02N/A+90.00%Beat-140.0%
    Mar 20
    Reported Jun 18
    		$-0.09N/A+90.00%Beat-80.0%
    Dec 19
    Reported Feb 6
    		$0.09N/AN/ABeat-50.0%
    Sep 19
    Reported Dec 12
    		$0.01N/AN/ABeat-88.9%
    Jun 19
    Reported Aug 8
    		$0.05N/AN/ABeat-96.1%
    Mar 19
    Reported May 10
    		$-0.05N/AN/ABeat-112.5%
    Dec 18
    Reported Feb 7
    		$0.18$0.00N/ABeat-5.3%
    Sep 18
    Reported Dec 14
    		$0.09$0.13-30.77%Miss+50.0%
    Jun 18
    Reported Aug 3
    		$1.27$1.10+15.45%Beat+154.0%
    Mar 18
    Reported May 3
    		$0.40$0.06+566.67%Beat+500.0%
    Dec 17
    Reported Feb 1
    		$0.19$0.00N/ABeat+18.8%
    Sep 17
    Reported Dec 6
    		$0.06$0.00N/ABeat-
    Jun 17
    Reported Aug 3
    		$0.50$0.60-16.67%Miss-
    Mar 17
    Reported May 4
    		$-0.10N/A-108.33%Miss-
    Dec 16
    Reported Feb 2
    		$0.16$0.22-27.27%Miss-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Forward Yield0.00%
    Forward Annual Dividend$0.00
    No dividend payments in the selected period.

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio-3.53EV/EBITDA13.92x
    Price/FCF-32.83xFCF Yield-3.05%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin-1.84%Operating Margin11.10%
    ROE-146.20%ROIC5.51%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity-203.00xInterest Coverage0.74x
    Current Ratio1.17xQuick Ratio1.11x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta0.38Avg Volume41.16K
    52-Week High$11.8852-Week Low$3.34

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$7.09
    SMA 20$7.05
    SMA 50$7.62
    SMA 200$7.92
    EMA 10$7.03
    EMA 20$7.14
    EMA 50$7.50
    EMA 200$7.66

    MACD

    Line: -0.17Signal: -0.17Hist: 0.01

    ADX

    ADX: 18.5+DI: 15.0-DI: 23.0

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon UpN/A
    Aroon Down96.0
    PSAR$7.59

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$7.61
    Lower Band$6.48
    %B Position1604%(Upper)
    Band Width0.22

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    39.6

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K23.6
    Stoch %D41.6
    Williams %R-80.2
    ROC (10d)-1.6%
    Momentum-0.11
    CCI (20d)-92.0
    MFI (14d)30.3

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$0.41(6.0%)
    StdDev (20d)0.28
    Hist Vol55.2%(High)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$6.75
    OBV1.0M
    AD Line-1.4M
    CMF (20d)0.144

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)43.2K
    Vol Ratio0.3x(Low)
    VWMA (20d)$7.03

    Pivot Points

    R3$7.33
    R2$7.11
    R1$6.94
    Pivot Point$6.72
    S1$6.55
    S2$6.33
    S3$6.16

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI-12.99
    Ultimate Osc56.9
    KST-80.27

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$125.97M$121.96M$130.06M$139.10M$141.29M$137.38M$144.56M$158.57M$150.58M$146.55M$155.68M$164.01M
    Cost of Revenue$44.81M$46.74M$49.43M$51.67M$47.44M$56.66M$60.25M$58.82M$59.28M$56.80M$59.68M$59.05M
    Gross Profit$81.16M$75.22M$80.63M$87.44M$93.86M$80.72M$84.31M$99.75M$91.30M$89.75M$96.00M$104.96M
    Operating Expenses$73.45M$67.69M$76.50M$90.21M$89.88M$86.38M$88.78M$104.11M$87.50M$95.50M$89.71M$97.03M
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$62.08M$62.75M$68.81M$71.25M$77.25M$71.45M$74.68M$80.70M$74.18M$72.29M$74.78M$73.71M
    Operating Income$8.63M$8.54M$5.21M$-2,772,000$4.66M$-5,658,000$-4,474,000$-4,363,000$3.80M$-5,758,000$6.29M$11.60M
    Interest Income$922,000$1.01M$1.08M$1.31M$686,000$1.16M$1.12M$703,000$1.12M$1.21M$1.54M$2.99M
    Interest Expense$5.56M$7.63M$10.25M$10.14M$10.13M$9.95M$10.28M$10.80M$10.08M$10.21M$10.13M$10.33M
    Income Before Tax$6.57M$1.74M$-4,195,000$-11,453,000$-4,420,000$-13,795,000$-12,981,000$-13,651,000$-4,540,000$-14,473,000$1.48M$-437,000
    Income Tax Expense$1.40M$3.45M$931,000$-5,622,000$-2,744,000$-1,780,000$3.24M$-4,172,000$-849,000$-2,837,000$248,000$888,000
    Net Income$5.17M$-1,709,000$-5,126,000$-5,831,000$-1,676,000$-12,015,000$-16,224,000$-9,479,000$-3,691,000$-11,636,000$1.23M$-1,325,000
    EBITDA$15.66M$12.88M$9.63M$998,000$9.49M$171,000$2.44M$2.63M$11.27M$1.83M$17.37M$18.09M
    EBIT$12.13M$9.37M$6.05M$-2,627,000$5.71M$-5,000,000$-3,821,000$-3,549,000$4.42M$-5,465,000$10.07M$10.56M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    LEE Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    -3.5x
    Forward P/E
    15.1x
    EV/EBITDA
    13.9x
    P/FCF
    -32.8x
    PEG
    99.0x
    P/B
    -67.0x
    See GNG's fair value

    LEE Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    62.7%
    Operating margin
    11.1%
    Net margin
    -1.8%
    ROIC
    5.5%
    ROE
    -146.2%
    FCF margin
    -0.9%
    FCF yield
    -3.0%

    LEE Competitors

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    Sector: Communication Services

    LEE Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bear case

    • LEE has a -1.8% net profit margin.
    • LEE beat EPS estimates in 25.0% of its last 8 reported quarters.
    • LEE's quarterly revenue changed -10.8% year over year.

    LEE Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    2 of 8 quarters (25.0%)
    Average surprise
    -384.5%

    LEE Dividend

    Forward yield
    0.0%

    Frequently Asked Questions About LEE

    Does LEE pay dividends?

    Lee Enterprises Incorporated (LEE) has a dividend payment track record. See the LEE dividend history page for its current payment status, TTM yield, and recorded payments.

    What is LEE's market cap?

    Lee Enterprises Incorporated (LEE) has a market capitalization of $152.25M with a current stock price of $6.73.

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