LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc

Listed Company

LEECIK 0000058361NasdaqNon-AcceleratedSmaller ReportingNewspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & PrintingDelawareFY ends Sep 29

Period

FY 2025

Revenue

—

Net Income

$-37.59M

Total Assets

$601.73M

Equity

$-43.31M

Shares Out

22.23M

Op. Cash Flow

$-5.54M

LEE$7.89+15.60% · past yearDBEQ Basic

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Business

Lee Enterprises, Incorporated is a digital-first subscription and marketing services company operating daily and weekly newspapers across 72 mid-sized communities in 25 states, with over 633,000 digital-only subscribers. The company generates revenue from digital and print subscriptions, advertising and marketing services (including programmatic, video, and social campaigns), commercial printing, and SaaS content-management solutions. Primary business segments include owned-and-operated digital platforms, branded content, AI-powered marketing solutions (Amplified), and targeted print products distributed across web, mobile, and social channels alongside traditional newspaper delivery.

Summary from 10-K filed 2025-11-26

Financials

Consolidated Statement of Income

Year Ended · In millions, except per-share amounts

Concept	FY 2025 2025-09-30	FY 2024 2024-09-30	FY 2023 2023-09-30	FY 2022 2022-09-30	FY 2021 2021-09-30
Total operating revenue	562	611	691	781	795
Compensation	216	235	267	318	331
Newsprint and ink	13	17	25	—	—
Other operating expenses	295	302	323	345	326
Depreciation and amortization	19	28	31	—	43
Assets loss on sales, impairments and other, net	3	11	2	—	—
Restructuring costs and other	26	19	13	23	7
Total operating expenses	571	611	660	762	745
Equity in earnings of associated companies	4	5	7	6	6
Operating (loss) income	−5	5	37	25	57
Interest expense	−41	−41	−41	−42	—
Pension withdrawal cost	0	0	−1	−2	−13
Pension and OPEB related benefit and other, net	3	2	2	19	9
Curtailment/Settlement gain	0	4	0	1	24
Total non-operating expense, net	−38	−36	−40	−24	−25
Loss before income taxes	−43	−31	−3	795,000	32
Income tax benefit	−7	−8	−349,000	698,000	7
Net loss	−36	−24	−3	97,000	25
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	−2	−2	−3	−2	−2
Loss attributable to Lee Enterprises, Incorporated	−38	−26	−5	−2	23
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes	3	−7	10	−26	62
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Lee Enterprises, Incorporated	−35	−33	5	−28	85
Basic (in dollars per share)	−6.2	−4.35	−0.9	−0.35	3.98
Diluted (in dollars per share)	−6.2	−4.35	−0.9	−0.35	3.9

Consolidated Balance Sheet

As of · In millions, except per-share amounts

Concept	FY 2025 2025-09-30	FY 2024 2024-09-30	FY 2023 2023-09-30	FY 2022 2022-09-30	FY 2022 2022-06-30
Cash and cash equivalents	10	10	15	16	—
Accounts receivable, less allowance for credit losses: 2025 $4,827; 2024 $6,514	55	61	69	70	—
Inventories	5	6	8	8	—
Prepaids and other	20	22	—	—	—
Total current assets	89	98	107	109	—
Associated companies	27	28	28	27	—
Other	6	6	6	6	—
Total investments	33	34	—	—	—
Land and improvements	6	6	12	15	—
Buildings and improvements	65	70	83	95	—
Equipment	192	196	214	216	—
Construction in process	6	6	2	1	—
Property and equipment, gross	268	279	312	327	—
Less accumulated depreciation	232	234	250	253	—
Property and equipment, net	36	44	61	74	—
Operating lease right-of-use assets	25	35	41	47	—
Goodwill	324	328	330	330	—
Other intangible assets, net	52	70	95	121	—
Other	9	12	13	10	—
Total assets	602	649	712	744	—
Current portion of lease liabilities	7	8	8	8	—
Accounts payable	42	36	36	29	—
Compensation and other accrued liabilities	38	39	29	45	—
Unearned revenue	27	32	41	50	—
Total current liabilities	113	115	114	131	—
Long-term debt, net of current maturities	455	446	456	463	—
Operating lease liabilities	19	30	37	46	—
Pension obligations	508,000	561,000	586,000	966,000	—
Postretirement and postemployment benefit obligations	5	8	9	9	—
Deferred income taxes	22	28	41	43	51
Income taxes payable	3	3	6	8	—
Withdrawal liabilities and other	24	25	25	26	—
Total liabilities	643	657	688	727	754
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Note 19)	—	—	—	—	—
Serial convertible preferred stock, no par value; authorized 500 shares; none issued	0	0	0	0	—
Additional paid-in capital	264	262	261	260	—
Accumulated deficit	−330	−292	−266	−261	−254
Accumulated other comprehensive income	23	20	27	17	—
Total Lee Enterprises, Inc.stockholders' deficit	−43	−10	21	15	41
Non-controlling interests	2	3	2	2	—
Total deficit	−41	−7	24	17	41
Total liabilities and deficit	602	649	712	744	795

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

Year Ended · In millions, except per-share amounts

Concept	FY 2025 2025-09-30	FY 2024 2024-09-30	FY 2023 2023-09-30	FY 2022 2022-09-30	FY 2021 2021-09-30
Depreciation and amortization	19	28	31	—	43
Bad debt expense	15	14	7	5	2
Stock compensation expense	2	2	2	1	854,000
Impairment of non-amortized intangible assets	7	8	8	—	—
Asset (gain) loss on sales and other, net	−4	3	−6	—	—
Earnings, net of distributions, deemed returns on investment of TNI and MNI	885,000	−122,000	−657,000	−576,000	1
Gain on sale of investment	0	0	−2	0	0
Deferred income taxes	−7	−11	−5	−4	5
Non-cash interest	10	0	0	—	—
Other, net	−2	−1	−2	−2	−1
Increase in receivables	−9	−5	−7	—	—
Decrease in inventories and other	538,000	901,000	977,000	−3	1
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable, unearned revenue, other accrued liabilities and operating lease obligations	4	−5	−26	−15	5
Decrease in pension, postretirement and postemployment benefit obligations	−4	−2	−83,000	−21	−3
Change in income taxes payable	−296,000	−2	345,000	−236,000	−8
Other	−2	427,000	−2	3	−1
Net cash (required for) provided by operating activities	−6	1	−3	3	50
Purchases of property and equipment	−2	−9	−5	−8	−7
Proceeds from sales of assets	9	13	12	—	—
Other, net	0	−517,000	2	−386,000	−453,000
Net cash provided by investing activities	8	4	9	7	−2
Principal payments on long-term borrowings	−2	−10	−7	—	—
Purchases of common stock	0	0	−279,000	369,000	253,000
Net cash required for financing activities	−2	−10	−7	−20	−55
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	391,000	−5	−2	−10	−8

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Frequently asked questions

What is LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc's CIK number?

LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc's SEC CIK number is 0000058361 (58361). The CIK (Central Index Key) is the permanent identifier the SEC assigns to every EDGAR filer — unlike a ticker symbol, it never changes.

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When did LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc last report earnings?

LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc (LEE) most recently filed an earnings 8-K with the SEC on May 7, 2026, furnishing its results under Item 2.02 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition). The earnings press release is attached to that filing (accession 0000058361-26-000038). This is LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc's most recent earnings filing of record — not a forecast of its next earnings date.

What is LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc's most recent earnings 8-K?

LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc's latest earnings 8-K (Item 2.02) was filed May 7, 2026 under accession 0000058361-26-000038. It carries the quarterly or annual earnings press release — the earliest official, SEC-filed version of the results.

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