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Lee Enterprises LEE Q1 2026 earnings

Reported February 10, 2026 · Before market open

Revenue$130.1MIn line
EPS-$0.92Miss by $0.23
Revenue estimate$130.1M
EPS estimate-$0.69

Next report

Aug 6, 2026 (In 1 week)
Revenue estimate$121.5M
EPS estimate-$0.16

Financials

Q1 2026

Income statement

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Revenue$130.1M-10.0%
Operating income$5.2M+255%
Net income-$5.6M+66.5%
EPS (diluted)-$0.92+67.1%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$12.6M+106%
Total debt$479.8M-0.2%
Total equity-$48.7M-82.9%
Total assets$592.6M-6.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$4.5M+161%
CapEx$758.0K-51.2%
Free cash flow$3.7M+142%

Valuation & ratios

Valuation

as of 12/28/25
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Market cap$102.58M-67.2%
Enterprise value$569.79M-27.6%
P/S0.2×-0.3×

Profitability

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Operating margin0.7%—
Net margin-4.8%-1.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Current ratio0.7×0.0×

Segments

By product

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Advertising and marketing services$60.0M-9.9%
Subscription$57.7M-11.2%

Versus estimates

Revenue

Q2 2026$122.0MIn line
Q1 2026$130.1MIn line
Q4 2025$139.1MMiss by $14.0MQ3 2025$141.3MMiss by $6.2MQ2 2025$146.6MBeat by $4.0MQ1 2025$144.6MMiss by $6.0M

Diluted EPS

Q2 2026-$0.16Beat by $0.78
Q1 2026-$0.92Miss by $0.23
Q4 2025-$1.06Miss by $1.00Q3 2025-$0.31Miss by $0.18Q2 2025-$2.07Miss by $1.49Q1 2025-$2.80Miss by $2.40

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Questions, answered.

When did Lee Enterprises report Q1 2026 earnings?
Lee Enterprises (LEE) reported Q1 2026 earnings on February 10, 2026 before market open.
What were Lee Enterprises's Q1 2026 revenue and EPS?
Lee Enterprises reported revenue of $130.1M and eps of $-0.92 for Q1 2026.
Did Lee Enterprises beat estimates in Q1 2026?
Revenue beat the consensus estimate of $130.1M by -. EPS missed the consensus estimate of $-0.69 by $0.23.
How did Lee Enterprises's Q1 2026 results compare year-over-year?
Compared to the same quarter a year prior, revenue declined 10.0% from $144.6M a year earlier and eps grew 67.1% from $-2.80.
Where can I find Lee Enterprises's Q1 2026 SEC filings?
You can read the 8-K earnings release (0000058361-26-000012) and the 10-Q periodic report (0000058361-26-000014) directly on SEC EDGAR. The filing index links above go to sec.gov.