LEE ENTERPRISES, INC

EDGAR

198 filing records in this dataset, filed from 1994-02-03 to 2026-10-22. Reported financial figures are available; chart coverage varies by period.

Watchlist

Latest quarter

Revenue

123 million USD

2019-03-31 · USD

Exact inputs and evidence

Operating margin

10.24%

2019-03-31 · %

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Income: 12567000 USD Source
  • Revenue: 122704000 USD Source

Operating cash flow

8.43 million USD

2019-03-31 · USD

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Cash Flow: 27833000 USD Source
  • Operating Cash Flow: 19407000 USD Source

Free cash flow

6.97 million USD

2019-03-31 · USD

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Cash Flow: 27833000 USD Source
  • Operating Cash Flow: 19407000 USD Source
  • Capital Expenditure: 2459000 USD Source
  • Capital Expenditure: 1002000 USD Source
Cash and cash equivalents
59.4 million USD Source
Exact value

59428000 USD

Long-term debt including current maturities
506 million USD Source
Exact value

506414000 USD

Shares outstanding
6.19 million shares Source
Exact value

6190000 shares

Reported share-count change

0.00% · 0 shares

Year-over-year change in reported shares. Splits, issuance and buybacks can affect this figure; it does not isolate employee compensation or economic dilution.

Exact inputs and evidence
  • 6190000 shares · 2024-09-29· Source
  • 6190000 shares · 2025-09-28· Source

Trailing twelve months

The four most recent complete quarters added together. This gives a full-year view that includes the latest quarterly results.

Revenue

531 million USD

2018-03-26 – 2019-03-31

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Revenue: 132618000 USD · 2018-03-26 – 2018-06-24 Source
  • Revenue: 139746000 USD · 2018-06-25 – 2018-09-30 Source
  • Revenue: 136201000 USD · 2018-10-01 – 2018-12-30 Source
  • Revenue: 122704000 USD · 2018-12-31 – 2019-03-31 Source

Company performance

Up to ten complete financial years · consolidated figures

Includes later revisions to earlier periods. Annual charts exclude incomplete years.

Latest filing recorded: 2026-10-22.

Financial data available through: 2025-09-28.

Coverage by financial measure
  • Revenue: 3 of 11 periods available· newest 2018-09-30
  • Operating income: 10 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-09-28
  • Net income: 10 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-09-28
  • Operating cash flow: 10 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-09-28
  • Capital expenditure: 10 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-09-28
  • Total assets: 10 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-09-28
  • Total liabilities: 10 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-09-28
  • Current assets: 10 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-09-28
  • Current liabilities: 10 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-09-28
  • Cash and cash equivalents: 10 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-09-28
  • Long-term debt including current maturities: 5 of 11 periods available· newest 2020-09-27
  • Shares outstanding: 6 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-09-28

Coverage describes values retained in this snapshot. Missing values are not zero; loading limits are reported separately.

What changed year over year

Latest complete year compared with the corresponding period one year earlier. These are measured changes; they do not establish their business causes.

  • Net income

    −USD 11.75 million

    Prior period

    −USD 25.85 million

    –

    Current period

    −USD 37.59 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    -37593000 − -25845000 = -11748000 USD

    -25845000 USD · 2023-09-25 – 2024-09-29

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    -37593000 USD · 2024-09-30 – 2025-09-28

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  • Operating cash flow

    -596.1%

    Prior period

    USD 1.12 million

    –

    Current period

    −USD 5.54 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    -5541000 − 1117000 = -6658000 USD

    1117000 USD · 2023-09-25 – 2024-09-29

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    -5541000 USD · 2024-09-30 – 2025-09-28

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  • Capital expenditure

    -83.2%

    Prior period

    USD 9.21 million

    –

    Current period

    USD 1.54 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    1543000 − 9208000 = -7665000 USD

    9208000 USD · 2023-09-25 – 2024-09-29

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    1543000 USD · 2024-09-30 – 2025-09-28

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Comparable inputs unavailable for: Revenue.

Where revenue goes

How a period’s revenue divides into costs and what remains as profit. Items marked Derived are calculated by subtraction from reported figures.

2018 2017-09-25 – 2018-09-30

  • Revenue USD 543.96 million 100% of revenue
  • Operating costs Derived USD 458.26 million 84% of revenue
  • Operating income USD 85.69 million 16% of revenue
  • Tax, interest and other Derived USD 39.93 million 7.3% of revenue
  • Net income USD 45.77 million 8.4% of revenue

Cash

  • Operating cash flow USD 59.3 million 11% of revenue
  • Capital expenditure USD 6.03 million 1.1% of revenue
  • Free cash flow Derived USD 53.27 million 9.8% of revenue

Share of revenue by period

  • Net income
  • Tax, interest and other
  • Operating costs
  • 2016 11%83%
  • 2017 11%84%
  • 2018 84%
Values and sources
Revenue breakdown by annual reporting period
PeriodRevenueOperating costsOperating incomeTax, interest and otherNet incomeFree cash flowSource
2016 2015-09-28 – 2016-09-25614364000 510367000 Derived 103997000 69036000 Derived 34961000 72099000 Derived
Source
2017 2016-09-26 – 2017-09-24566943000 474396000 Derived 92547000 65066000 Derived 27481000 68203000 Derived
Source
2018 2017-09-25 – 2018-09-30543955000 458262000 Derived 85693000 39927000 Derived 45766000 53271000 Derived
Source

Amounts are exact, in USD.

Growth

Sales over time and how quickly they are changing.

Revenue

Revenue reported for each complete financial period.

USD 544M 2018
Revenue historyRevenue reported for each complete financial period. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.663.5M497.6M331.8M165.9M0.0201620172018
Values and sources
Revenue values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
2016Revenue614364000
2017Revenue566943000
2018Revenue543955000

Revenue growth

Change in revenue from the same financial period one year earlier.

-4.1% 2018
Revenue growth historyChange in revenue from the same financial period one year earlier. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.0.6%-1.6%-3.9%-6.1%-8.3%201620172018
Values and sources
Revenue growth values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2016Year over yearNo prior comparable period
2017Year over year-7.7%
2018Year over year-4.1%

Profit and cash

How much revenue becomes profit, and how much cash operations generate.

Profit margins

Operating income, net income and free cash flow as a share of revenue.

Operating margin 15.8% 2018
Net margin 8.4% 2018
Free cash flow margin 9.8% 2018
Profit margins historyOperating income, net income and free cash flow as a share of revenue. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.18.3%13.7%9.1%4.6%0.0%201620172018
  • Operating margin
  • Net margin
  • Free cash flow margin
Values and sources
Profit margins values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2016Operating margin16.9%
2017Operating margin16.3%
2018Operating margin15.8%
2016Net margin5.7%
2017Net margin4.8%
2018Net margin8.4%
2016Free cash flow margin11.7%
2017Free cash flow margin12%
2018Free cash flow margin9.8%

Operating cash flow

Cash generated by the company’s normal business operations.

USD 59.3M 2018
Operating cash flow historyCash generated by the company’s normal business operations. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.85.5M64.1M42.8M21.4M0.0201620172018
Values and sources
Operating cash flow values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
2016Operating cash flow79190000
2017Operating cash flow72281000
2018Operating cash flow59296000

Free cash flow

Operating cash flow minus capital expenditure for the same period and unit.

USD 53.3M 2018
Free cash flow historyOperating cash flow minus capital expenditure for the same period and unit. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.77.9M58.4M38.9M19.5M0.0201620172018
Values and sources
Free cash flow values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
2016Free cash flow72099000
2017Free cash flow68203000
2018Free cash flow53271000

Balance sheet

Liabilities and short-term ability to meet obligations at each period end.

Liabilities to assets

Total liabilities as a share of total assets.

106.3% 2018
Liabilities to assets historyTotal liabilities as a share of total assets. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.129%97%64%32%0%201620172018
Values and sources
Liabilities to assets values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2016Liabilities / assets119.2%
2017Liabilities / assets114.7%
2018Liabilities / assets106.3%

Current assets to current liabilities

Current assets divided by current liabilities.

0.91× 2018
Current assets to current liabilities historyCurrent assets divided by current liabilities. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.0.98×0.74×0.49×0.25×0.00×201620172018
Values and sources
Current assets to current liabilities values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2016Current assets / current liabilities0.78×
2017Current assets / current liabilities0.69×
2018Current assets / current liabilities0.91×

Cash generation

Compare reported profit with operating cash and capital spending. Free cash flow is calculated as operating cash flow minus capital expenditure when both exact, consolidated amounts match the same period and unit.

Cash generation by annual reporting period
PeriodNet incomeOperating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
2016 2015-09-28 – 2016-09-25
USD 34.96 million
Exact value

Exact value: 34961000 USD

2015-09-28 – 2016-09-25: 34961000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 79.19 million
Exact value

Exact value: 79190000 USD

2015-09-28 – 2016-09-25: 79190000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 7.09 million
Exact value

Exact value: 7091000 USD

2015-09-28 – 2016-09-25: 7091000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 72.1 million
Calculation and evidence

79190000 − 7091000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 72099000 USD

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2017 2016-09-26 – 2017-09-24
USD 27.48 million
Exact value

Exact value: 27481000 USD

2016-09-26 – 2017-09-24: 27481000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 72.28 million
Exact value

Exact value: 72281000 USD

2016-09-26 – 2017-09-24: 72281000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 4.08 million
Exact value

Exact value: 4078000 USD

2016-09-26 – 2017-09-24: 4078000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 68.2 million
Calculation and evidence

72281000 − 4078000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 68203000 USD

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2018 2017-09-25 – 2018-09-30
USD 45.77 million
Exact value

Exact value: 45766000 USD

2017-09-25 – 2018-09-30: 45766000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 59.3 million
Exact value

Exact value: 59296000 USD

2017-09-25 – 2018-09-30: 59296000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 6.03 million
Exact value

Exact value: 6025000 USD

2017-09-25 – 2018-09-30: 6025000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 53.27 million
Calculation and evidence

59296000 − 6025000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 53271000 USD

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2019 2018-10-01 – 2019-09-29
USD 14.27 million
Exact value

Exact value: 14268000 USD

2018-10-01 – 2019-09-29: 14268000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 57.68 million
Exact value

Exact value: 57676000 USD

2018-10-01 – 2019-09-29: 57676000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 5.9 million
Exact value

Exact value: 5901000 USD

2018-10-01 – 2019-09-29: 5901000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 51.78 million
Calculation and evidence

57676000 − 5901000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 51775000 USD

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2020 2019-09-30 – 2020-09-27
−USD 1.98 million
Exact value

Exact value: -1975000 USD

2019-09-30 – 2020-09-27: -1975000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 49.87 million
Exact value

Exact value: 49869000 USD

2019-09-30 – 2020-09-27: 49869000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 8.1 million
Exact value

Exact value: 8096000 USD

2019-09-30 – 2020-09-27: 8096000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 41.77 million
Calculation and evidence

49869000 − 8096000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 41773000 USD

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2021 2020-09-28 – 2021-09-26
USD 22.75 million
Exact value

Exact value: 22745000 USD

2020-09-28 – 2021-09-26: 22745000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 50.08 million
Exact value

Exact value: 50078000 USD

2020-09-28 – 2021-09-26: 50078000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 7.48 million
Exact value

Exact value: 7479000 USD

2020-09-28 – 2021-09-26: 7479000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 42.6 million
Calculation and evidence

50078000 − 7479000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 42599000 USD

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2022 2021-09-27 – 2022-09-25
−USD 2.02 million
Exact value

Exact value: -2017000 USD

2021-09-27 – 2022-09-25: -2017000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 2.85 million
Exact value

Exact value: 2853000 USD

2021-09-27 – 2022-09-25: 2853000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 7.54 million
Exact value

Exact value: 7536000 USD

2021-09-27 – 2022-09-25: 7536000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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−USD 4.68 million
Calculation and evidence

2853000 − 7536000 USD

Exact free cash flow: -4683000 USD

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2023 2022-09-26 – 2023-09-24
−USD 5.27 million
Exact value

Exact value: -5267000 USD

2022-09-26 – 2023-09-24: -5267000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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−USD 3.18 million
Exact value

Exact value: -3181000 USD

2022-09-26 – 2023-09-24: -3181000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 5.11 million
Exact value

Exact value: 5107000 USD

2022-09-26 – 2023-09-24: 5107000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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−USD 8.29 million
Calculation and evidence

-3181000 − 5107000 USD

Exact free cash flow: -8288000 USD

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2024 2023-09-25 – 2024-09-29
−USD 25.85 million
Exact value

Exact value: -25845000 USD

2023-09-25 – 2024-09-29: -25845000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 1.12 million
Exact value

Exact value: 1117000 USD

2023-09-25 – 2024-09-29: 1117000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 9.21 million
Exact value

Exact value: 9208000 USD

2023-09-25 – 2024-09-29: 9208000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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−USD 8.09 million
Calculation and evidence

1117000 − 9208000 USD

Exact free cash flow: -8091000 USD

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2025 2024-09-30 – 2025-09-28
−USD 37.59 million
Exact value

Exact value: -37593000 USD

2024-09-30 – 2025-09-28: -37593000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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−USD 5.54 million
Exact value

Exact value: -5541000 USD

2024-09-30 – 2025-09-28: -5541000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 1.54 million
Exact value

Exact value: 1543000 USD

2024-09-30 – 2025-09-28: 1543000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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−USD 7.08 million
Calculation and evidence

-5541000 − 1543000 USD

Exact free cash flow: -7084000 USD

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Capital expenditure uses the canonical mapped positive-spending convention. A missing, ambiguous, incompatible, or negative-sign input is left blank. Values use the latest reported version.

Dataset coverage and company identifiers

Coverage reflects filings processed into this Fundies dataset; it does not imply every source filing is loaded.

198 filings · 5,065 latest values · 5,065 originally reported values

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Identifiers: 0000058361, 58361, LEE, edgar:58361, lee

Also known as LEE ENTERPRISES INC, LEE ENTERPRISES, INC, LEE ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED, LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc, Lee Enterprises, Inc., Lee Enterprises, Incorporated