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Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (LEE): Available-Data Snapshot
TickerWorth does not publish a DCF fair value for Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (LEE); the reason is set out below. What its filings and market data do show is below. The snapshot also sets out its trading multiples against 5 peers. Snapshot as of Oct 19, 2026.
Model by Miraaj Patel · generated from public market data · Updated Oct 19, 2026 · How these pages are made
Why is there no fair value for LEE?
We do not publish a fair value for Lee Enterprises, Incorporated. What we can say from its filings and market data is below.
What is LEE's TickerWorth Score?
Middle of the pack — real strengths and real weaknesses
Compared with Communication Services companies in US
Its strongest point: trades below our estimate of what it's worth. Its weakest: growth is slow or negative.
- Value · 76 of 100
Cheaper than 76% of Communication Services companies in US
- Price vs worth · 100 of 100
- Quality · 41 of 100
More profitable than 41% of Communication Services companies in US
- Financial health · 19 of 100
Financially stronger than 19% of Communication Services companies in US
- Growth · 1 of 100
Growing faster than almost none of the Communication Services companies in US
- Momentum · 45 of 100
Outperformed 45% of Communication Services companies in US over the past year
Confidence: Medium confidence · Scored
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- Price
- $6.14
- Market cap
- $136,
873, 152 - 52-week high
- $11.88
- 52-week low
- $3.34
- Currency
- USD
- Exchange
- NasdaqGS
Snapshot of Oct 19, 2026, quote time not published · Prices are delayed.
What we can say
We don't publish a discounted-cash-flow fair value for Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (LEE) because the free data sources we rely on don't expose the multi-year financials a DCF needs — common for small or thinly-covered listings. Rather than invent numbers, this page shows an honest snapshot of what the public data does support: the current price and size, any relative valuation multiples that exist, a book-value view, and a price-based read. Treat it as a descriptive starting point, not a valuation and not investment advice.
Read the full reasoning
On the numbers we do have, LEE trades at a recent price of $6.14, a market capitalisation of about $136,873,152, sitting 33% of the way up its 52-week range ($3.34–$11.88), on the NasdaqGS.
The standard alternative to a DCF is relative valuation — comparing LEE's trading multiples against a sector benchmark. Here that gives Fwd P/E of 10.8× (cheaper than the peer median of 18.6×); P/S of 0.3× (cheaper than the peer median of 6.1×); EV/EBITDA of 10.6× (cheaper than the peer median of 16.7×). A cheaper multiple than peers can flag a discount or a market that expects weaker growth; it is a comparison, not a recommendation.
Finally, a price-based read — explicitly not a valuation. LEE is in a down-trend (price below both its 50- and 200-day averages), trading -48.3% from its 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is +57.7%. Moving-average trend and 52-week position describe where the stock has traded; they say nothing about what it is worth.
LEE vs peers
Sector benchmark (bellwethers, not direct competitors).
| Multiple | LEE | Peer median | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fwd P/E | 10.8× | 18.6× | cheaper than |
| P/S | 0.3× | 6.1× | cheaper than |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.6× | 16.7× | cheaper than |
What does Lee Enterprises, Incorporated do?
What does it do?
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated, a digital-first subscription and marketing services company, provides local news and information, and advertising services in the United States. The company offers digital subscription platforms; daily and weekly newspapers; and niche products for national and international news are accessible across digital and print formats through websites and mobile applications. It operates in the Publishing industry (Communication Services sector), headquartered in United States. The company employs roughly 2,230 people.
How does it make money?
The business turns $517M in annual revenue into profit. Out of every $100 of sales, about $11 is left as operating profit (operating margin of 11.1%), after a 61% gross margin on the products/services it sells. After all costs, taxes and interest, -1.8% of revenue becomes bottom-line net profit.
Is it financially healthy?
Financially it looks stretched: carries heavy debt (12187.1× equity), can just cover its short-term bills (1.2× current ratio), and is currently lossmaking.
LEE insider trading
We have no recent SEC Form 4 insider filings on file for Lee Enterprises, Incorporated. Form 4 covers US-listed companies only.
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A descriptive, available-data snapshot and relative comparison — NOT a DCF, NOT a price target, and NOT investment advice. TickerWorth is not a licensed investment adviser, and these figures are estimates from public market data that can be wrong, stale or incomplete.