Lee Enterprises - Public Comps and Valuation Multiples

Lee Enterprises Overview

About Lee Enterprises

Lee Enterprises Inc is a local news publication company in the United States. It is a digital-first subscription business providing local markets with valuable, high-quality, trusted, intensely local news, information, advertising, and marketing services. The product portfolio of the company includes digital subscription platforms, daily, weekly, and monthly newspapers, and niche products, all delivering original local news and information as well as national and international news. The products offer digital and print editions, and content and advertising are available in real-time through the websites and mobile apps.

Founded

1950

HQ

Employees

3.3K+

Website

lee.net

Sectors

Publishing
Online Content & News

Financials

Last FY Revenue $611M

Last FY EBITDA $37.7M

EV

$505M

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Lee Enterprises Financials

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Lee Enterprises P&L

In the most recent fiscal year, Lee Enterprises reported revenue of $611M and EBITDA of $37.7M.

Lee Enterprises expects next 12-month revenue of XXX and NTM EBITDA of XXX

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	NTM	Last FY	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Revenue	XXX	$611M	XXX	XXX	XXX
Gross Profit	XXX	$595M	XXX	XXX	XXX
Gross Margin	XXX	97%	XXX	XXX	XXX
EBITDA	XXX	$37.7M	XXX	XXX	XXX
EBITDA Margin	XXX	6%	XXX	XXX	XXX
EBIT	XXX	$30.4M	XXX	XXX	XXX
EBIT Margin	XXX	5%	XXX	XXX	XXX
Net Profit	XXX	-$25.8M	XXX	XXX	XXX
Net Margin	XXX	-4%	XXX	XXX	XXX
Net Debt	XXX	$436M	XXX	XXX	XXX

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Financial performance metrics for Lee Enterprises including revenue, profitability, and margin analysis across different time periods. In the most recent fiscal year, Lee Enterprises achieved $611M in revenue and $37.7M in EBITDA.
Financial Metric	Next Twelve Months (NTM)	Most Recent Fiscal Year	Current Fiscal Year (2025)	Next Fiscal Year (2026)	Two Years Forward (2027)
Total Revenue	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	$611M	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	Analyst estimates available to subscribers
Gross Profit	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	$595M	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	Analyst estimates available to subscribers
Gross Profit Margin	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	97.2% gross profit margin	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	Analyst estimates available to subscribers
EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, Amortization)	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	$37.7M	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	Analyst estimates available to subscribers
EBITDA Margin	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	6.2% EBITDA margin	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	Analyst estimates available to subscribers
EBIT (Earnings Before Interest and Taxes)	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	$30.4M	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	Analyst estimates available to subscribers
EBIT Margin	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	5.0% EBIT margin	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	Analyst estimates available to subscribers
Net Income (Net Profit)	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	-$25.8M	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	Analyst estimates available to subscribers
Net Profit Margin	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	-4.2% net profit margin	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	Analyst estimates available to subscribers
Net Debt Position	Detailed debt information available to subscribers	$436M	Detailed debt information available to subscribers	Detailed debt information available to subscribers	Detailed debt information available to subscribers

Financial Performance Summary for Lee Enterprises

This financial data table provides comprehensive performance metrics for Lee Enterprises, a company based in United States of America. The metrics include revenue, profitability measures, and operational efficiency indicators across multiple time periods.

Fiscal Year Performance

In the most recent fiscal year, Lee Enterprises reported $611M in total revenue.
Fiscal year EBITDA was $37.7M.
The company maintained a gross profit margin of 97.2% in the most recent fiscal year.
EBITDA margin for the fiscal year was 6.2%.
Net profit margin reached -4.2% in the most recent fiscal year.

This financial data is sourced from Morningstar, Inc. and represents the most recent available information for Lee Enterprises. Forward-looking estimates and detailed financial projections are available through our premium subscription service.

Lee Enterprises Stock Performance

Lee Enterprises has current market cap of $33.7M, and EV of $505M.

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Lee Enterprises Stock Data

As of October 2, 2025, Lee Enterprises's stock price is $5.

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EV	Market Cap	Price 1D	Price 1M	Price 3M	Price 12M	EPS
$505M	$33.7M	XXX	XXX	XXX	XXX	n/a

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Lee Enterprises Valuation Multiples

Lee Enterprises's trades at 0.8x EV/Revenue multiple, and 8.3x EV/EBITDA.

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Lee Enterprises Financial Valuation Multiples

As of October 2, 2025, Lee Enterprises has market cap of $33.7M and EV of $505M.

Equity research analysts estimate Lee Enterprises's 2025E EV/Revenue multiple at XXX and 2025E EV/EBITDA multiple at XXX

Lee Enterprises's P/E ratio is not available.

	LTM	NTM	Last FY	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Market cap (current)	$33.7M	XXX	$33.7M	XXX	XXX	XXX
EV (current)	$505M	XXX	$505M	XXX	XXX	XXX
EV/Revenue	n/a	XXX	0.8x	XXX	XXX	XXX
EV/EBITDA	n/a	XXX	8.3x	XXX	XXX	XXX
EV/EBIT	n/a	XXX	12.2x	XXX	XXX	XXX
EV/Gross Profit	n/a	XXX	n/a	XXX	XXX	XXX
P/E	n/a	XXX	-3.2x	XXX	XXX	XXX
EV/FCF	n/a	XXX	-65.2x	XXX	XXX	XXX

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Lee Enterprises Margins & Growth Rates

Lee Enterprises's revenue per employee in the last FY averaged $0.2M, while opex per employee averaged $0.2M for the same period.

Lee Enterprises's rule of 40 is unknown (metric relevant for SaaS companies only, counted as combined revenue growth rate and EBITDA margin).

Lee Enterprises's rule of X is unknown (created by Bessemer, rule of X is another metric relevant for SaaS companies only, ~1.5x stronger vs. the traditional Rule of 40, counted as revenue growth rate multiplied by 2.5 plus EBITDA margin).

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Lee Enterprises Operational Valuation Multiples

	LTM	NTM	Last FY	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Revenue Growth	n/a	XXX	n/a	XXX	XXX	XXX
EBITDA Margin	n/a	XXX	n/a	XXX	XXX	XXX
EBITDA Growth	n/a	XXX	n/a	XXX	XXX	XXX
Rule of 40	n/a	XXX	n/a	XXX	XXX	XXX
Bessemer Rule of X	XXX	XXX	n/a	XXX	XXX	XXX
Revenue per Employee	XXX	XXX	$0.2M	XXX	XXX	XXX
Opex per Employee	XXX	XXX	$0.2M	XXX	XXX	XXX
S&M Expenses to Revenue	XXX	XXX	n/a	XXX	XXX	XXX
G&A Expenses to Revenue	XXX	XXX	n/a	XXX	XXX	XXX
R&D Expenses to Revenue	XXX	XXX	n/a	XXX	XXX	XXX
Opex to Revenue	XXX	XXX	92%	XXX	XXX	XXX

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