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Lee Enterprises LEE Compensation and benefits

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Income statement

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Revenue$122.0M-11.2%
Operating income$8.5M+290%
Net income-$2.1M+82.8%
EPS (diluted)-$0.16+92.3%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$53.3M+1,042%
Total debt$477.5M-1.7%
Total equity-$5.5M+85.9%
Total assets$618.6M-0.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$6.2M-691%
CapEx$577.0K-57.9%
Free cash flow-$6.8M-216%

Valuation

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Market cap$199.18M+40.5%
Enterprise value$623.4M+1.6%
P/S0.4×+0.1×

Profitability

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Operating margin3.2%—
Net margin-3%-1.1pp
FCF margin-3.3%-6.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-219.4%-284pp
Debt / equity124×+82.5×
Current ratio1.1×+0.3×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Lee Enterprises in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:LaborAndRelatedExpense.

The official record: Lee Enterprises’s 10-Q, filed May 8, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Lee Enterprises's compensation and benefits?
Lee Enterprises (LEE) reported compensation and benefits of $46.75M in Q1 2026.
How has Lee Enterprises's compensation and benefits changed year-over-year?
Lee Enterprises's compensation and benefits decreased by 17.5% year-over-year, from $56.66M to $46.75M.
What is the long-term trend for Lee Enterprises's compensation and benefits?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Lee Enterprises's compensation and benefits has grown at a -10.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $330.9M to $216.02M.
What does compensation and benefits mean?
Total employee-related costs including salaries, wages, bonuses, commissions, stock-based compensation, health insurance, retirement contributions, and payroll taxes.