15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025,
from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend.
Updated Overview →
Growth & profitability
Revenue has declined 1.9% per year over the past 5 years.
Operating margin has contracted, at -0.8% in the latest year.
Financial health
Total debt ($455M) exceeds cash ($10M); net debt is $445M.
Total debt has grown in line with revenue (-2.8% vs -1.9% per year).
Operating income covered interest expense -0.1× in the latest year.
Total debt is 32× EBITDA.
The company is unprofitable; at its current free-cash-flow burn it has roughly 1.4 years of cash runway.
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key annual figures
FY
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
FCF
Total debt
Cash
2025
$562M
-$38M
0.0%
-0.8%
-$7M
$455M
$10M
2024
$611M
-$26M
0.0%
0.7%
-$8M
$446M
$10M
2023
$691M
-$5M
0.0%
5.4%
-$8M
$456M
$15M
2022
$781M
-$2M
0.0%
3.2%
-$5M
$463M
$16M
2021
$795M
$23M
0.0%
7.1%
$43M
$483M
$26M
2020
$618M
-$2M
0.0%
8.1%
$42M
$525M
$34M
2019
$510M
$14M
0.0%
14.7%
$52M
$429M
$9M
2018
$544M
$46M
0.0%
15.8%
$53M
$485M
$5M
2017
$567M
$27M
0.0%
15.7%
$68M
$548M
$11M
2016
—
$35M
—
—
—
$617M
$17M
2015
—
$23M
—
—
—
$726M
$11M
2014
—
$7M
—
—
—
$805M
$17M
2013
—
-$78M
—
—
—
$835M
$18M
2012
—
-$17M
—
—
—
$926M
$18M
2011
—
-$147M
—
—
—
$994550
$24M
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex, quarterly)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key quarterly figures
Quarter
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
FCF
Total debt
Cash
Mar '26
$122M
-$2M
0.0%
7.0%
-$7M
$455M
$53M
Dec '25
$130M
-$6M
0.0%
4.0%
$4M
$455M
$13M
Sep '25
$139M
-$6M
0.0%
-1.0%
-$4M
$455M
$10M
Jun '25
$141M
-$2M
0.0%
3.3%
$8M
$456M
$14M
Mar '25
$137M
-$13M
0.0%
-3.3%
-$2M
$453M
$5M
Dec '24
$145M
-$17M
0.0%
-2.3%
-$9M
$446M
$6M
Sep '24
$159M
-$10M
0.0%
-2.3%
-$3M
$446M
$10M
Jun '24
$151M
-$4M
0.0%
3.3%
-$5M
$453M
$13M
Mar '24
$147M
-$12M
0.0%
-3.1%
$1M
$454M
$16M
Dec '23
$156M
$688000
0.0%
5.0%
-$950000
$454M
$15M
Sep '23
$164M
-$2M
0.0%
6.7%
-$3M
$456M
$15M
Jun '23
$171M
$2M
0.0%
7.1%
-$4M
$460M
$17M
Mar '23
$171M
-$6M
0.0%
1.7%
$2M
$460M
$19M
Dec '22
$185M
$1M
0.0%
6.0%
-$3M
$463M
$18M
Sep '22
$194M
-$7M
0.0%
-1.8%
$915000
$463M
$16M
Jun '22
$195M
-$269000
0.0%
3.3%
$154000
$463M
$16M
Mar '22
$190M
-$7M
0.0%
-1.7%
-$4M
$463M
$15M
Dec '21
$202M
$13M
0.0%
12.4%
-$1M
$463M
$19M
Sep '21
$194M
$5M
0.0%
7.0%
$5M
$483M
$26M
Jun '21
$196M
$3M
0.0%
7.0%
$1M
$485M
$21M
Valuation over time
How the market has priced LEE against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 —
each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves
as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.
The price-to-sales ratio has fallen from 0.4× (Mar '23) to 0.3× (Jun '26).
Price / sales (P/S)
P/S
Frequently asked questions
Is LEE growing its revenue and profit?
Over the past 5 years, LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc's revenue has declined 1.9% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.
How much debt does LEE have?
As of FY2025, LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc reported $455M of total debt against $10M of cash; operating income covered interest expense -0.1×.
What is LEE's profit margin?
In FY2025, gross margin was —, operating margin -0.8%, and net margin -6.7%.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.
Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted ·
growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price
against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.