profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Lee Enterprises
$7.66+7.43% today
+66.5% in 1 year
1-year low $3.401-year high $11.76
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
0%20% a year
It has no yearly profit to compare the price with.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Lee Enterprises sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $781 million in 2022 to $562 million in 2025, with -$37.6 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Lee Enterprises vs. similar companies
How it compares with the largest companies in its industry.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Enterprises | No profit yet | ||
 Informa | 1,096.5× · Very expensive | ||
 The New York Times | 33.8× · Expensive | ||
 Pearson | 23.7× · Fair price | ||
 Jiangsu Phoenix Publishing & Media | 13.1× · Cheap |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Lee Enterprises's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 781 | 691 | 611 | 562 | |
| 751 | 666 | 595 | 549 | |
| 52 | 45 | 30 | 20 | |
| 79 | 69 | 38 | 17 | |
| -2 | -5 | -26 | -38 | |
| -0.21 | -0.90 | -4.35 | -6.20 | |
| 96.1% | 96.3% | 97.2% | 97.7% | |
| 6.6% | 6.5% | 5.0% | 3.5% | |
| -0.3% | -0.8% | -4.2% | -6.7% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 744 | 712 | 649 | 602 |
| Cash | 16 | 15 | 10 | 10 |
| Total debt | 516 | 500 | 484 | 482 |
| Total liabilities | 727 | 688 | 657 | 643 |
| 15 | 21 | -10 | -43 | |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| 6.3% | 5.8% | 1.7% | -0.4% | |
| -13.4% | -24.8% | 261.4% | 86.8% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | -3 | 1 | -6 | |
| 8 | 5 | 9 | 2 | |
| -5 | -8 | -8 | -7 | |
| Dividends paid | – | – | – | – |
| – | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Valuation
- –
- –
- –
- -10.8×
- 0.3×
- –
- 38.5×
- -4.1%
- -22.0%
- 0.0%
Profitability
- 97.7%
- 3.5%
- -6.7%
- 5.9%
- 4.6%
- -2.3%
- 46.6%
- -2.6%
- 5.9%
- –
Growth
- −10.4%
- –
- +12.4%
- –
- +1.7%
Financial health
- 13.5×
- -87.23
- 77.2%
- 0.8×
- 1.14
- 1.09
- 0.86
How it ranks in Communication Services
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 35%of 436
Bottom 19%of 438
Bottom 4%of 440
Bottom 6%of 440
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2026 | -0.16 | -0.94 | +83.0% |
| Feb 10, 2026 | -0.92 | -0.69 | −33.3% |
| Nov 26, 2025 | -1.06 | -0.06 | −1,666.7% |
| Aug 7, 2025 | -0.31 | -0.13 | −138.5% |
| May 8, 2025 | -2.07 | -0.58 | −256.9% |
| Feb 6, 2025 | -2.80 | -0.40 | −600.0% |
| Dec 12, 2024 | -1.69 | 0.65 | −360.0% |
| Aug 1, 2024 | -0.73 | 0.68 | −207.4% |
News
Elon Musk, Tom Lee, Shopify CEO Sign ‘Stand With Jensen’ Petition To Reinstate Him As Nvidia CEOYahoo Finance · Nov 14, 2026Insight Enterprises Inc (NSIT) (Q3 2026) Earnings Call Highlights: AI-Driven Demand Fuels 34% ...Yahoo Finance · Nov 14, 2026Tom Lee Says ‘Buy The Dip’ In NVDA After Huang Exit Even As Bitcoin Plunges Below $70,000: ‘Best Risk/Reward In AI’Yahoo Finance · Nov 13, 2026Tom Lee says AI investors may be selling at the wrong timeYahoo Finance · Nov 4, 2026Strategist Tom Lee says he’s buying the AI-stock dip, and Cisco holds the keyMarketWatch · Oct 20, 2026Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
17No pass
Benjamin Graham
13No pass
Philip Fisher
36No pass
Peter Lynch
2No pass
Joel Greenblatt
2No pass
Charlie Munger
27No pass
Terry Smith
24No pass
Questions about Lee Enterprises
Is Lee Enterprises a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers that is not profitable yet. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Lee Enterprises AI analysis
What does Lee Enterprises do?
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated provides local news and information, and advertising services in the United States. The company offers print and digital editions of daily, weekly, and monthly newspapers and publications; and web hosting and content management services. It is in Publishing.
Does Lee Enterprises pay a dividend?
No. Lee Enterprises does not pay a dividend at the moment.
Is Lee Enterprises stock halal?
No. Lee Enterprises does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 282% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has Lee Enterprises stock done over the past year?
Up 66.5% over the past twelve months, to $7.66. It traded between $3.40 and $11.76 and is 34.9% below its high.
Who are Lee Enterprises's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Informa, The New York Times, Pearson and Jiangsu Phoenix Publishing & Media. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Lee Enterprises's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.