LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc (LEE) stock
LEENasdaqNewspapers: Publishing or Publishing & PrintingFiscal year ends September 29
$7.13+0.24 (+3.48%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $158.94MP/E –Yield –
Lee Enterprises operating margin
Operating margin is operating income as a percentage of revenue.
Lee Enterprises's operating margin for the twelve months ending Jun 28, 2026 was 4.0%. For fiscal 2025 it was -0.8%, against 0.7% the year before. The highest annual figure on record is 19.9% in fiscal 2010.
Annual operating margin
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Sep 28, 2025 | -0.8% | −1.6 |
| FY2024 | Sep 29, 2024 | 0.7% | −4.6 |
| FY2023 | Sep 24, 2023 | 5.4% | +2.2 |
| FY2022 | Sep 25, 2022 | 3.2% | −3.9 |
| FY2021 | Sep 26, 2021 | 7.1% | −1.0 |
| FY2020 | Sep 27, 2020 | 8.1% | −6.5 |
| FY2019 | Sep 29, 2019 | 14.7% | −1.1 |
| FY2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | 15.8% | +0.0 |
| FY2017 | Sep 24, 2017 | 15.7% | −1.2 |
| FY2016 | Sep 25, 2016 | 16.9% | +0.1 |
| FY2015 | Sep 27, 2015 | 16.9% | −0.3 |
| FY2014 | Sep 28, 2014 | 17.1% | +25.6 |
| FY2013 | Sep 29, 2013 | -8.5% | −23.1 |
| FY2012 | Sep 30, 2012 | 14.6% | +28.6 |
| FY2011 | Sep 25, 2011 | -14.0% | −33.9 |
| FY2010 | Sep 26, 2010 | 19.9% | +40.5 |
| FY2009 | Sep 27, 2009 | -20.6% | – |
Quarterly operating margin
Change is against the same quarter a year earlier.
Periods
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2026CQ2 2026 | Jun 28, 2026 | 6.9% | +3.6 |
| Q2 FY2026CQ1 2026 | Mar 29, 2026 | 7.0% | +10.3 |
| Q1 FY2026CQ4 2025 | Dec 28, 2025 | 4.0% | +6.3 |
| Q4 FY2025CQ3 2025 | Sep 28, 2025 | -1.0% | +1.3 |
| Q3 FY2025CQ2 2025 | Jun 29, 2025 | 3.3% | +0.0 |
| Q2 FY2025CQ1 2025 | Mar 30, 2025 | -3.3% | −0.2 |
| Q1 FY2025CQ4 2024 | Dec 29, 2024 | -2.3% | −7.4 |
| Q4 FY2024CQ3 2024 | Sep 29, 2024 | -2.3% | −9.0 |
| Q3 FY2024CQ2 2024 | Jun 23, 2024 | 3.3% | −3.9 |
| Q2 FY2024CQ1 2024 | Mar 24, 2024 | -3.1% | −4.8 |
| Q1 FY2024CQ4 2023 | Dec 24, 2023 | 5.0% | −1.0 |
| Q4 FY2023CQ3 2023 | Sep 24, 2023 | 6.7% | +8.5 |
| Q3 FY2023CQ2 2023 | Jun 25, 2023 | 7.1% | +3.8 |
| Q2 FY2023CQ1 2023 | Mar 26, 2023 | 1.7% | +3.4 |
| Q1 FY2023CQ4 2022 | Dec 25, 2022 | 6.0% | −6.4 |
| Q4 FY2022CQ3 2022 | Sep 25, 2022 | -1.8% | −8.8 |
| Q3 FY2022CQ2 2022 | Jun 26, 2022 | 3.3% | −3.7 |
| Q2 FY2022CQ1 2022 | Mar 27, 2022 | -1.7% | −6.1 |
| Q1 FY2022CQ4 2021 | Dec 26, 2021 | 12.4% | +2.6 |
| Q4 FY2021CQ3 2021 | Sep 26, 2021 | 7.0% | +3.6 |
| Q3 FY2021CQ2 2021 | Jun 27, 2021 | 7.0% | +0.6 |
| Q2 FY2021CQ1 2021 | Mar 28, 2021 | 4.4% | −7.0 |
| Q1 FY2021CQ4 2020 | Dec 27, 2020 | 9.8% | −5.1 |
| Q4 FY2020CQ3 2020 | Sep 27, 2020 | 3.4% | −8.3 |
| Q3 FY2020CQ2 2020 | Jun 28, 2020 | 6.4% | −9.3 |
| Q2 FY2020CQ1 2020 | Mar 29, 2020 | 11.4% | +1.1 |
| Q1 FY2020CQ4 2019 | Dec 29, 2019 | 15.0% | −5.4 |
| Q4 FY2019CQ3 2019 | Sep 29, 2019 | 11.7% | −2.0 |
| Q3 FY2019CQ2 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | 15.7% | +0.5 |
| Q2 FY2019CQ1 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | 10.2% | −2.7 |
| Q1 FY2019CQ4 2018 | Dec 30, 2018 | 20.4% | −0.4 |
| Q4 FY2018CQ3 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | 13.7% | +0.6 |
| Q3 FY2018CQ2 2018 | Jun 24, 2018 | 15.2% | +0.4 |
| Q2 FY2018CQ1 2018 | Mar 25, 2018 | 13.0% | −1.1 |
| Q1 FY2018CQ4 2017 | Dec 24, 2017 | 20.7% | +0.3 |
| Q4 FY2017CQ3 2017 | Sep 24, 2017 | 13.1% | −3.3 |
| Q3 FY2017CQ2 2017 | Jun 25, 2017 | 14.8% | – |
| Q2 FY2017CQ1 2017 | Mar 26, 2017 | 14.1% | – |
| Q1 FY2017CQ4 2016 | Dec 25, 2016 | 20.4% | – |
| Q4 FY2016CQ3 2016 | Sep 25, 2016 | 16.3% | – |
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