Lee Enterprises, Incorporated
LEE Communication Services Publishing
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended September 2025) was $562.3 million, down 8.02% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue fell 10.9%, EPS grew 167.7%, free cash flow fell 36.2% and total debt was flat, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for five consecutive years; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (LEE) EV/Sales
As of 16 October 2026, Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (LEE) trades at a EV/Sales of 1.0×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.7× (March 2023) to 1.5× (January 2015); the current reading is higher than 55% of that period. That is below the Publishing industry median of 1.7× and below the Communication Services sector median of 1.4×.
EV/Sales, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | EV/Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 0.9× | 6.11% |
| FY2024 | 0.8× | 8.53% |
| FY2023 | 0.7× | 3.88% |
| FY2022 | 0.7× | (3.46%) |
| FY2021 | 0.7× | (17.45%) |
| FY2020 | 0.9× | (15.20%) |
| FY2019 | 1.1× | (6.16%) |
| FY2018 | 1.1× | 0.28% |
| FY2017 | 1.1× | (11.07%) |
| FY2016 | 1.3× | (0.94%) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | EV/Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 1.2× | 17.54% |
| Mar 2026 | 1.0× | 13.46% |
| Dec 2025 | 0.9× | 1.29% |
| Sep 2025 | 0.9× | 3.04% |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
EV/Sales against peers
| Company | EV/Sales |
|---|---|
| TNMG TNL Mediagene compare | n/m |
| PSO Pearson, PLC compare | 0.2× |
| SCHL Scholastic Corporation compare | 0.5× |
| TDAY USA TODAY Co., Inc. compare | 0.8× |
| LEE Lee Enterprises, Incorporated | 1.0× |
| WLYB John Wiley & Sons, Inc. compare | 2.3× |
| WLY John Wiley & Sons, Inc. compare | 2.3× |
| EDUC Educational Development Corporation compare | 2.9× |
| NYT The New York Times Company compare | 3.6× |
| Publishing industry median | 1.7× |
| Communication Services sector median | 1.4× |
| Market median | 2.1× |
What EV/Sales is
EV/Sales tells an investor how the value of a whole company, counting its debt and cash, compares with the sales it brings in.
((Stock Price × Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)) + (Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter)) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)) ÷ Revenue (TTM)