| Nov 25 | Feb 26 | May 26 | Aug 26 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buy | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Sell | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| total | individual payouts | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | ‡‡‡ |
|
| 2021 | ‡‡‡ |
|
| 2020 | ‡‡‡ |
|
| 2019 | ‡‡‡ |
|
| 2018 | ‡‡‡ |
|
| 2017 | ‡‡‡ |
|
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Q'26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | 14.55 | 9.60 | 9.99 | 59.43 |
| Receivables | 69.10 | 60.65 | 54.61 | 44.93 |
| Inventory | 7.50 | 5.64 | 4.70 | 5.86 |
| Other | 15.37 | 21.88 | 20.15 | 10.91 |
| 106.53 | 97.77 | 89.44 | 121.12 |
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Q'26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payables | 36.29 | 36.29 | 41.72 | 45.60 |
| ST’ Debt | 7.76 | — | — | — |
| Other | 70.29 | — | — | — |
| 114.34 | 115.35 | 113.36 | 103.81 |
| 10y | 5y | 3y | |
| Sales | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
| Cash Flow | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
| Earnings | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
| Book Value | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
| Dec | Mar | Jun | Sep | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | 130.06 | 121.96 | 125.97 | — |
—
|
| ’25 | 144.56 | 137.38 | 141.29 | 139.11 |
562.34
|
| ’24 | 155.68 | 146.55 | 150.58 | 158.57 |
611.38
|
| ’23 | 185.13 | 170.69 | 171.31 | 164.01 |
691.14
|
| ’22 | 202.28 | 190.01 | 195.04 | 193.64 |
780.97
|
| ’21 | 211.82 | 192.43 | 196.49 | 193.91 |
794.65
|
| ’20 | 122.34 | 121.37 | 182.53 | 191.77 |
618.00
|
| Dec | Mar | Jun | Sep | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | 4.47 | (6.25) | 7.92 | — |
—
|
| ’25 | (7.34) | (0.79) | 8.89 | (6.31) |
(5.54)
|
| ’24 | 0.08 | 3.20 | (1.90) | (0.26) |
1.12
|
| ’23 | (2.21) | 3.24 | (2.74) | (1.46) |
(3.18)
|
| ’22 | 0.57 | (1.18) | 1.32 | 2.14 |
2.85
|
| ’21 | 18.92 | 20.34 | 3.52 | 7.31 |
50.08
|
| ’20 | 10.36 | 0.34 | 27.31 | 11.86 |
49.87
|
| Dec | Mar | Jun | Sep | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | 3.72 | (5.78) | 6.92 | — |
—
|
| ’25 | (3.48) | (1.46) | 10.83 | (3.73) |
2.17
|
| ’24 | 2.20 | 1.26 | (1.54) | 3.45 |
5.37
|
| ’23 | 0.65 | 3.40 | (2.33) | 1.94 |
3.66
|
| ’22 | 13.20 | (3.63) | 0.23 | 0.35 |
10.15
|
| ’21 | 19.41 | 19.66 | 1.44 | 6.70 |
47.22
|
| ’20 | 7.92 | 14.61 | 25.84 | 15.12 |
63.48
|
| Dec | Mar | Jun | Sep | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | (0.92) | (0.16) | 0.21 | — |
—
|
| ’25 | (2.80) | (2.07) | (0.31) | (1.06) |
(6.20)
|
| ’24 | 0.12 | (2.06) | (0.73) | (1.69) |
(4.35)
|
| ’23 | 0.19 | (1.01) | 0.25 | (0.32) |
(0.90)
|
| ’22 | 2.17 | (1.26) | (0.05) | (1.09) |
(0.21)
|
| ’21 | 2.80 | (0.19) | 0.55 | 0.75 |
3.91
|
| ’20 | 0.90 | (0.90) | (0.20) | (0.30) |
(0.50)
|
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | 15.70 | 7.56 | 7.57 | 3.34 | — | — | — |
Low Price
|
| ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | 44.43 | 23.51 | 19.63 | 15.15 | — | — | — |
High Price
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 4,365 | 3,342 | 3,047 | 2,500 | — | — | — |
Employees
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.22 | — | — | — |
Revenue/Emp
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 780.97 | 691.14 | 611.38 | 562.34 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — | — |
Revenue
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 55.45% | 57.71% | 58.88% | 59.28% | — | — | — |
Gross Margin
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.80 | (3.08) | (31.18) | (42.65) | — | — | — |
EBT
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.10% | (0.45%) | (5.10%) | (7.58%) | ‡‡‡ | — | — |
EBT Margin
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.10 | (2.73) | (23.57) | (35.75) | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — | — |
Net Income
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 36.54 | 38.29 | 35.37 | 25.81 | — | — | — |
Depreciation
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 135.14 | 117.80 | 102.86 | 92.70 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — | — |
Revenue/Sh
|
| ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | (0.21) | (0.90) | (4.35) | (6.20) | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — | — |
Earnings/Sh
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.49 | (0.54) | 0.19 | (0.91) | — | — | — |
Cash Flow/Sh
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 1.26 | 1.17 | 0.71 | 1.27 | ‡‡‡ | — | — |
Capex/Sh
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 1.76 | 0.62 | 0.90 | 0.36 | — | — | — |
Free CF/Sh
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 2.98 | 4.04 | (1.23) | (6.75) | — | — | — |
Book Value/Sh
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 5.78 | 5.87 | 5.94 | 6.07 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — | — |
Shares
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — | — |
PE Ratio
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.13 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.06 | ‡‡‡ | — | — |
PS Ratio
|
| ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 5.90 | 2.62 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ‡‡‡ | — | — |
PB Ratio
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.71 | 0.74 | 0.80 | 0.85 | ‡‡‡‡ | — | — |
EV/Sales
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 54.76 | 139.49 | 91.46 | 220.79 | — | — | — |
EV/FCF
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 2.85 | (3.18) | 1.12 | (5.54) | ‡‡‡ | — | — |
Op' Cash Flow
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 7.30 | 6.85 | 4.25 | 7.71 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — | — |
Capex
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 10.15 | 3.66 | 5.37 | 2.17 | — | — | — |
FCF
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (22.01) | (7.81) | (17.58) | (23.91) | — | — | — |
Working Cap'
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 470.41 | 463.50 | 445.94 | 455.47 | — | — | — |
Total Debt
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 454.23 | 448.95 | 436.35 | 445.48 | — | — | — |
Net Debt
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 17.24 | 23.71 | (7.33) | (40.96) | — | — | — |
Sh' Equity
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (0.25%) | (0.72%) | (3.80%) | (6.01%) | — | — | — |
ROA
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 3.29% | 4.91% | 0.66% | (0.72%) | — | — | — |
ROIC
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (6.67%) | (25.73%) | (315.72%) | 155.69% | — | — | — |
ROE
|
Lee Enterprises (LEE) stands out as a turnaround play in the shifting media world, fueled by a massive insider buy—over 2.45 million shares making a new 10% owner—and unanimous analyst targets signaling a whopping 190% upside. Despite print media headwinds, LEE has slashed headcount by 37% since 2020, driving revenue per employee to record $225,000 highs and gross margins to 59%, while pivoting hard to digital ads and subscriptions. Revenue is stabilizing after a post-pandemic dip, with 2026 forecasts showing 4% growth.
Profitability has taken hits from debt costs, flipping to losses, but free cash flow stays positive (a peer rarity), net debt is down 22%, and projections point to halved losses and 72% EPS recovery next year. The stock’s wild ride—from $44 highs to $7 lows—has crushed valuations to rock-bottom PS of 0.06x and EV/Sales at 0.85x, ignoring efficiency gains and digital potential.
With zero insider sells, activist battles resolved, and catalysts like further cuts and M&A ahead, LEE looks primed for a rebound in a digital-first era. Undervalued and adapting fast—this could be the disruption bet investors crave.
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