LEENasdaqNewspapers: Publishing or Publishing & PrintingFiscal year ends September 29
LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 28, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 7, 2026
$6.31−0.11 (-1.71%)
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $140.62M
- P/E (TTM)
- –
- Dividend yield
- –
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2011 to 2025
Operating margin
-0.8%−9.0 pts over 5 years
Net margin
-6.7%−6.4 pts over 5 years
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2025
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | -8.0% | -10.4% | -1.9% | -1.4% |
Returns and balance sheet
10 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2016 | FY2020 | FY2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | -27.2% | 4.7% | 141.3% | |
| Return on assets | 5.0% | -0.3% | -6.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.78 | 0.76 | 0.79 | |
| Debt to equity | -4.60 | -11.96 | -10.52 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 3.89× | 5.84× | 31.39× | |
| Interest coverage | 1.6× | 1.1× | -0.1× | |
| Capex to revenue | 1.2% | 1.3% | 0.3% | |
| Diluted shares | 5M | 6M | 6M |
Where the cash went
Fiscal 2021 to 2025, five years combined
Lee Enterprises generated $62.77M from operations and spent $30.87M on capital expenditure, dividends and share buybacks. 100% of that went back into the business.
Generated
$62.77M
Used
$30.87M
Capital expenditure$30.87M100%Dividends$00%Share buybacks$00%
DuPont analysis
Return on equity split into margin, efficiency and leverage
Net margin-6.7%
×Asset turnover0.90×
×Equity multiplier-23.52×
=Return on equity, FY2025141.3%
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Asset turnover | Equity multiplier | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | -6.7% | 0.90× | -23.52× | 141.3% |
| FY2024 | -4.2% | 0.90× | 119.88× | -455.4% |
| FY2023 | -0.8% | 0.95× | 40.16× | -29.1% |
| FY2022 | -0.3% | 0.98× | 28.30× | -7.2% |
| FY2021 | 2.9% | 0.93× | -438.41× | -1167.9% |
| FY2020 | -0.3% | 0.87× | -17.00× | 4.7% |
| FY2019 | 2.8% | 0.90× | -14.91× | -37.6% |
| FY2018 | 8.4% | 0.91× | -9.23× | -70.6% |
| FY2017 | 4.8% | 0.88× | -5.82× | -24.9% |
| FY2016 | 5.7% | 0.87× | -5.49× | -27.2% |
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2025 against fiscal 2024
2of 8 tests passed in fiscal 2025. Some tests lack the figures they need.
- ProfitableNet income above zero-$37.59M
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zero-$5.54M
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year-3.6% → -5.8%
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net income-$5.54M vs -$37.59M
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell68.7% → 75.7%
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose0.85 → 0.79
- No dilutionShare count did not rise6M → 6M
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year– → –
- More efficientAsset turnover rose0.86 → 0.87