As of Jun 28, 2026, Lee Enterprises, Inc had total assets of $624.6 million and total liabilities of $624.6 million. Total assets were up 0.3% from a year earlier. Stockholders' equity was negative, at -$2.2 million, because liabilities exceed assets. It held $59.4 million in cash and investments against $475.3 million of total debt, net debt of $415.9 million. The current ratio, current assets divided by current liabilities, was 1.17.
USD in millions, except ratios and per-share amounts. The percent under a figure is the change from the year before.
| Line |
FY 2026
Jun 28, 2026
|
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
|
FY 2020
Sep 27, 2020
|
FY 2019
Sep 29, 2019
|
FY 2018
Sep 30, 2018
|
FY 2017
Sep 24, 2017
|
FY 2016
Sep 25, 2016
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||||||||||
| Cash |
59
+320.7%
|
10
+4.1%
|
10
-34.0%
|
15
-10.1%
|
16
-38.0%
|
26
-22.6%
|
34
+290.2%
|
9
+60.7%
|
5
-49.3%
|
11
-37.5%
|
17
+52.5%
|
| Long-term investments |
—
|
—
|
34
+1.8%
|
33
+0.1%
|
33
+1.8%
|
33
-3.3%
|
34
-14.1%
|
39
-1.9%
|
40
+2.7%
|
39
-0.2%
|
39
-11.2%
|
| Cash and investments |
59
+320.7%
|
10
-77.1%
|
44
-9.1%
|
48
-3.2%
|
50
-15.8%
|
59
-12.9%
|
68
+40.7%
|
48
+5.5%
|
46
-8.4%
|
50
-11.5%
|
56
+1.6%
|
| Receivables |
45
-21.3%
|
55
-10.0%
|
61
-12.2%
|
69
-0.6%
|
70
+6.8%
|
65
+23.7%
|
53
+23.7%
|
43
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
| Inventory |
6
+11.1%
|
5
-16.8%
|
6
-24.8%
|
8
-9.2%
|
8
+31.3%
|
6
-16.4%
|
8
+99.9%
|
4
-33.7%
|
6
+57.2%
|
4
-15.0%
|
4
+8.6%
|
| Total current assets |
121
+25.0%
|
89
-8.5%
|
98
-8.2%
|
107
-2.4%
|
109
+0.3%
|
109
+0.0%
|
109
+80.3%
|
60
+1.6%
|
59
-12.5%
|
68
-12.2%
|
77
-6.5%
|
| Property and equipment, net |
33
-18.2%
|
36
-19.9%
|
44
-27.5%
|
61
-16.9%
|
74
-11.5%
|
83
-21.2%
|
106
+28.7%
|
82
-11.1%
|
92
-19.1%
|
114
-11.2%
|
129
-10.6%
|
| Goodwill |
324
+0.0%
|
324
-1.3%
|
328
-0.4%
|
330
+0.0%
|
330
-0.2%
|
330
+0.5%
|
328
+31.2%
|
250
+1.7%
|
246
-0.1%
|
246
+1.1%
|
244
+0.0%
|
| Total assets |
625
+0.3%
|
602
-7.3%
|
649
-8.8%
|
712
-4.4%
|
744
-11.8%
|
844
-2.4%
|
864
+55.6%
|
555
-3.5%
|
575
-7.3%
|
621
-6.3%
|
663
-11.4%
|
| Liabilities and equity | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable |
46
-3.9%
|
42
+14.9%
|
36
+0.0%
|
36
+26.9%
|
29
+40.1%
|
20
+19.0%
|
17
+2.5%
|
17
+31.4%
|
13
-25.1%
|
17
-6.2%
|
18
-9.8%
|
| Total current liabilities |
104
-11.9%
|
113
-1.7%
|
115
+0.9%
|
114
-12.8%
|
131
-7.4%
|
142
-1.7%
|
144
+136.0%
|
61
-6.6%
|
65
-33.5%
|
98
-0.8%
|
99
-5.9%
|
| Total liabilities |
625
-5.5%
|
643
-2.1%
|
657
-4.6%
|
688
-5.4%
|
727
-9.2%
|
800
-11.8%
|
907
+53.2%
|
592
-3.2%
|
612
-14.1%
|
712
-9.9%
|
790
-12.8%
|
| Stockholders' equity |
-2
+94.5%
|
-43
-337.9%
|
-10
-146.6%
|
21
+41.6%
|
15
-63.5%
|
41
+191.3%
|
-45
-16.9%
|
-38
-3.0%
|
-37
+59.5%
|
-92
+28.2%
|
-128
+0.0%
|
| Debt | |||||||||||
| Debt due within a year |
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
6
-55.5%
|
14
+364.9%
|
3
-87.7%
|
24
-53.7%
|
52
+1.3%
|
51
+105.4%
|
| Long-term debt |
455
-0.2%
|
455
+2.1%
|
446
-2.1%
|
456
-1.5%
|
463
-2.9%
|
477
-9.2%
|
525
+22.2%
|
429
-6.8%
|
461
-7.2%
|
496
-12.3%
|
566
-19.3%
|
| Lease liabilities |
21
-30.8%
|
27
-28.7%
|
38
-14.5%
|
44
-17.7%
|
54
-18.8%
|
66
-6.6%
|
71
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
| Total debt |
475
-2.1%
|
483
-0.3%
|
484
-3.2%
|
500
-3.2%
|
516
-5.9%
|
549
-9.9%
|
609
+40.9%
|
432
-10.8%
|
485
-11.6%
|
548
-11.1%
|
617
-15.0%
|
| Net cash |
-416
+11.8%
|
-473
-7.3%
|
-440
+2.6%
|
-452
+3.2%
|
-467
+4.7%
|
-490
+9.5%
|
-542
-40.9%
|
-384
+12.5%
|
-439
+11.9%
|
-499
+11.1%
|
-561
+16.3%
|
| Ratios | |||||||||||
| Current ratio |
1.17x
|
0.79x
|
0.85x
|
0.93x
|
0.83x
|
0.77x
|
0.76x
|
0.99x
|
0.91x
|
0.69x
|
0.78x
|
| Debt to equity |
—
|
—
|
—
|
23.54x
|
34.42x
|
13.36x
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
| Debt to EBITDA |
13.51x
|
34.00x
|
15.04x
|
7.38x
|
8.41x
|
5.52x
|
7.05x
|
4.15x
|
4.13x
|
4.21x
|
4.19x
|
| Return on equity |
—
|
—
|
—
|
-24.80%
|
-13.44%
|
55.34%
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
| Return on assets |
-1.52%
|
-6.25%
|
-3.98%
|
-0.74%
|
-0.27%
|
2.70%
|
-0.23%
|
2.57%
|
7.95%
|
4.43%
|
5.27%
|
| Book value per share |
—
|
-7.00
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
-0.65
|
-1.63
|
-2.30
|
How these figures are calculated
Annual columns are full-year amounts from the annual report (Form 10-K, 20-F, or 40-F). If a company restates a year, the latest filed number is shown. USD in millions, except ratios and per-share amounts. Cash and investments adds short-term and long-term marketable securities to cash. Debt due within a year is the borrowings that are not already in long-term debt. Total debt is those borrowings plus lease liabilities. Net cash is cash and investments minus total debt. Return on equity and return on assets divide the trailing twelve months of net income by the balance on that date. Debt to EBITDA uses the trailing twelve months of EBITDA. The first column is the latest balance sheet when it is newer than the latest fiscal year. More on our methodology.
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)
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- 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
Source: SEC EDGAR filings. This is company-reported data, not investment advice.