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 statistics
80 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Nov 25, 2026 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Aug 28, 2008
- Fundamentals through
- Jun 28, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 1.08
- 1.08
- EV / EBIT
- 26.60
- 14.89
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 99.2%
- 0.05%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 20.3%
- 85.4%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 510,265
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -3.25%
- -0.96%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 2.29%
- 7.09%
- Days to Cover
- 17.02
- 7.39
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $11.88
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $3.34
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $6.50
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $6.94
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $8.06
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.43
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 1.86%
- 1.43%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 5.32%
- -3.98%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -16.4%
- -3.89%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -9.17%
- 0.08%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 48.9%
- 19.5%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 36.1%
- 29.4%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -19.4%
- 28.5%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -65.6%
- -0.22%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- -73.6%
- -11.7%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 28,328
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 29,903
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 40,373
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.63
- 0.89
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 57.3
- 48.1
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 73.6%
- 44.9%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.65
- 0.85
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- -1.42%
- 4.01%
- EBITDA Margin
- 6.80%
- 13.6%
- FCF Margin
- -0.11%
- 10.1%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- -1.52%
- 2.94%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 4.16%
- 10.5%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 4.02%
- 7.95%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.17
- 1.21
- Quick Ratio
- 1.01
- 0.82
- Debt / EBITDA
- 12.93
- 3.61
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 11.24
- 3.29
- Interest Coverage
- 0.62
- 1.26
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- -11.1%
- 0.96%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -10.4%
- -1.59%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- -1.87%
- 1.85%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.83
- 0.73
- Revenue Per Employee
- $206.84K
- $357.47K
- Profits Per Employee
- -$3.80K
- $11.90K
- Employee Count
- 2,500
- 4,400
- WACC
- 6.43%
- 7.76%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- -$7.34M
- $79.40M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$395.29M
- -$315.62M
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$17.73
- -$5.57
- Equity (Book Value)
- -$2.24M
- $325.93M
- Book Value Per Share
- -$0.10
- $6.03
- Tangible Book Value
- -$372.71M
- $914.15K
- Working Capital
- $17.31M
- $23.76M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$411.00K
- -$46.30M
- FCF Per Share
- -$0.03
- $2.27
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- -5.98%
- 3.88%
- FCF Yield
- -0.36%
- 6.04%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $33.58M
- $40.70M
- Income Tax
- $157.00K
- $11.48M
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- 0.38
- 2.13
- Piotroski F-Score
- 2
- 6
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | LEE | S&P 500 | Difference | LEE per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -1.7% | -2.7% | +1.0 pts | ||
| 3 months | -12.5% | -1.7% | −10.8 pts | ||
| Year to date | +48.9% | +11.9% | +37.0 pts | ||
| 1 year | +44.0% | +12.0% | +32.1 pts | ||
| 3 years | -19.1% | +78.2% | −97.3 pts | -6.8% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | -65.6% | +73.2% | −138.8 pts | -19.2% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | -73.6% | +309.6% | −383.2 pts | -12.5% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
1M LEE shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 3.3% from the previous report. At recent volumes it would take 17.0 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 49.0% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 510,265 | -3.3% | 29,980 | 17.0 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 527,431 | +2.9% | 38,563 | 13.7 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 512,372 | -9.5% | 41,878 | 12.2 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 566,007 | -3.8% | 34,169 | 16.6 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 588,129 | +15.3% | 31,957 | 18.4 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 510,148 | -1.6% | 42,394 | 12.0 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 518,226 | -7.1% | 53,620 | 9.7 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 557,972 | +37.0% | 75,200 | 7.4 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 407,139 | +129.0% | 133,731 | 3.0 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 177,811 | +27.2% | 62,497 | 2.9 |
| May 29, 2026 | 139,801 | +7.1% | 82,487 | 1.7 |
| May 15, 2026 | 130,594 | +30.9% | 57,881 | 2.3 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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