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LEE · NASDAQ · Publishing

Lee Enterprises

Delivers local journalism, subscriptions, advertising products, and digital marketing services to U.S. communities.

$8.37

After-hours close0.00 (0.00%)

At close$8.37(+1.33%)

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Profile

Lee Enterprises, IncorporatedLEECommunication Services

Provides local journalism through daily and weekly publications, alongside subscriptions, advertising products, digital products, and Amplified Digital Agency marketing services. The business serves mid-sized U.S. communities and is shifting its legacy newspaper base toward a digital-first subscription and marketing-services model.

Runs local daily and weekly publications, digital subscriptions, advertising products, and Amplified Digital Agency marketing services for mid-sized U.S. communities. Its stated commitment is to trusted, deeply local news and information, with digital subscriptions and digital advertising central to the operating model.

The local-media network expanded through acquisitions, including BH Media Group and The Buffalo News. The business is moving its legacy newspaper base toward a digital-first subscription and marketing-services platform.

Operations were disrupted by a cybersecurity incident in 2025, and financing from the BH Media acquisition remains part of the company’s capital structure.

Company facts

CEONathan E. Bekke

ListedMar 17, 1980

ExchangeNASDAQ

HeadquartersDavenport, IA

CountryUnited States

Employees2,500

CIK0000058361

ISINUS5237684064

Key statistics

Market cap$186.1M

EPS (ttm)−$1.55

P/E (ttm)−5.40

ROE38.1%

P/B−22.79

P/S0.3598

Dividend yield—

Beta0.58vs XLC 0.83

Year to date +82.4% · Average volume (30d) 44.9K

Analysts

No analyst consensus on record.

Earnings

EPS

Estimate−$0.16

Reported$0.21+231.3%

Revenue

Estimate$126.0M

Reported$126.0M0.0%

History

Report date	EPS est	EPS	Surprise	Revenue est	Revenue	Surprise	Next session
Aug 6, 2026Q3 FY26	−$0.16	$0.21	+231.3%	$126.0M	$126.0M	0.0%	+1.88%
May 7, 2026Q2 FY26	−$0.94	−$0.16	+83.0%	$122.0M	$122.0M	0.0%	−0.25%
Feb 10, 2026Q1 FY26	−$0.69	−$0.92	−33.3%	$130.1M	$130.1M	0.0%	+21.65%
Nov 26, 2025Q4 FY25	−$0.06	−$1.06	−1,666.7%	$153.1M	$139.1M	−9.1%	0.00%

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Financial highlights

	Q2 FY25	Q3 FY25	Q4 FY25	Q1 FY26	Q2 FY26	Q3 FY26
Revenue	$137.4M	$141.3M	$139.1M	$130.1M	$122.0M	$126.0M
Gross profit	$134.3M	$138.0M	$136.1M	$127.1M	$119.4M	$123.4M
Operating income	$984.0K	$9.6M	$9.6M	$5.3M	$6.4M	$13.0M
Net income	−$12.5M	−$1.9M	−$6.4M	−$5.6M	−$2.1M	$4.7M
Diluted EPS	−$2.08	−$0.31	−$1.05	−$0.92	−$0.35	$0.77
Gross margin	97.7%	97.7%	97.9%	97.7%	97.9%	98.0%
Operating margin	0.7%	6.8%	6.9%	4.1%	5.3%	10.3%

Fiscal years (4-quarter sums)FY21 $794.6M · FY22 $781.0M · FY23 $691.1M · FY24 $611.4M · FY25 $562.3M

Revenue by product · Q3 FY26

Advertising And Marketing Services$59.3M · 47%

Subscription And Circulation$54.7M · 43%

Product And Service, Other$11.9M · 9%

Balance sheet, Jun 28, 2026Cash & short-term investments $59.4M · Total debt $475.3M · Total assets $624.6M · Shareholders' equity −$2.2M

Dividends

No dividends on record.

Ownership

Institutions 18.24%4.05M sharesInsiders 61.09%13.58M sharesOther 20.67%4.60M shares

Shares outstanding 22.23M · Float 4.95M · 22.3% free float

Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4

Holder	Shares	% outstanding	Form	Filed
David Henry Hoffmann · director, 10 percent owner:	12.14M	54.62%	Form 4	Jun 11, 2026
Jerrilyn M. Hoffmann Revocable Trust dated May 30, 2001 (the "Trust")	11.89M	53.47%	13D	Mar 17, 2026
Quint Digital Ltd	3.24M	14.60%	13G	Apr 23, 2026
Solas Capital Management, LLC	1.68M	7.58%	13F	May 15, 2026
Ronald J. Kruszewski · director	615.4K	2.77%	Form 4	Jun 3, 2026

Insider tradesForm 4

Date	Insider	Role	Shares	Avg price
Jun 11, 2026	Herbert W. Iii Moloney	director	−24,000	$9.82
Jun 9, 2026	David Henry Hoffmann	director, 10 percent owner:	+2,500	$10.80
Jun 10, 2026	David Henry Hoffmann	director, 10 percent owner:	+1,500	$10.47
Jun 11, 2026	David Henry Hoffmann	director, 10 percent owner:	+1,566	$9.82
Jun 4, 2026	David Henry Hoffmann	director, 10 percent owner:	+18,200	$11.08