FY2025 · ended Sep 28, 2025 · Revenue $562.34M, -8.0% YoY · Filed Nov 26, 2025
Lee Enterprises, Inc (LEE) files with the SEC under industry code 2711, Newspapers: Publishing or Publishing & Printing. In fiscal 2025, which ended Sep 28, 2025, it reported revenue of $562.3 million and a net loss of $37.6 million. Free cash flow was -$7.1 million. As of Jun 28, 2026 it held $59.4 million in cash and investments and $475.3 million in total debt.
Revenue (TTM)
$517.10M
-11.1% vs year-ago TTM
Net income (TTM)
$-9.50M
+77.0% vs year-ago TTM
Operating cash flow (TTM)
$-167,000
-133.1% vs year-ago TTM
Free cash flow (TTM)
$-578,000
+89.8% vs year-ago TTM
EPS (TTM)
$-0.79
+88.4% vs year-ago TTM
Dividend per share
None
Shares outstanding
6.26M
+1.2% vs prior year
Net cash
$-415.87M
as of Jun 28, 2026
Operating margin
4.0%
FY 2026
Company profile
- Industry
- Newspapers: Publishing or Publishing & Printing (SIC 2711)
- Listed as
- LEE (Nasdaq)
- Fiscal year ends
- September 29
- Incorporated in
- DE
- Headquarters
- Davenport, IA
- SEC filer status
- Non-accelerated filer, Smaller reporting company
- SEC CIK
- 58361
- Former names
- LEE ENTERPRISES INC (until Jun 9, 2005)
Other Newspapers: Publishing or Publishing & Printing companies
- News Corp NWSA
- New York Times Co NYT
- Daily Journal Corp DJCO
- USA TODAY Co., Inc. TDAY
All 5 Newspapers: Publishing or Publishing & Printing companies
Key figures
Fiscal-year totals from the annual reports. Balance sheet lines are as of each year end.
| Line | FY 2025 Sep 28, 2025 |
FY 2024 Sep 29, 2024 |
FY 2023 Sep 24, 2023 |
FY 2022 Sep 25, 2022 |
FY 2021 Sep 26, 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $562.3M | $611.4M | $691.1M | $781.0M | $794.6M |
| Operating income | -$4.7M | $4.5M | $37.2M | $24.9M | $56.6M |
| Net income | -$37.6M | -$25.8M | -$5.3M | -$2.0M | $22.7M |
| Diluted EPS | -$6.20 | -$4.35 | -$0.90 | -$0.35 | $3.90 |
| Operating cash flow | -$5.5M | $1.1M | -$3.2M | $2.9M | $50.1M |
| Free cash flow | -$7.1M | -$8.1M | -$8.3M | -$4.7M | $42.6M |
| Total assets | $601.7M | $649.2M | $711.6M | $744.0M | $843.6M |
| Total liabilities | $642.7M | $656.5M | $687.9M | $726.8M | $800.3M |
| Stockholders' equity | -$43.3M | -$9.9M | $21.2M | $15.0M | $41.1M |
| Cash and investments | $10.0M | $43.6M | $47.9M | $49.5M | $58.9M |
| Total debt | $482.5M | $483.9M | $500.1M | $516.4M | $548.9M |
Recent SEC filings
| Form | Description | Filed | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-K |
Current report
Material agreement
|
Oct 22, 2026 | Oct 16, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Officer or director change, Regulation FD disclosure
|
Sep 30, 2026 | Sep 24, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Auditor change
|
Sep 9, 2026 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Officer or director change
|
Aug 11, 2026 | Aug 6, 2026 |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | Aug 7, 2026 | Jun 28, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Results of operations, Regulation FD disclosure
|
Aug 6, 2026 | Aug 6, 2026 |
All 1004 Lee Enterprises, Inc SEC filings
Source: SEC EDGAR filings. This is company-reported data, not investment advice.