What is Lee Enterprises's EV / sales?

Lee Enterprises (LEE) reported EV / sales of 1.2× in Q1 2026.

How has Lee Enterprises's EV / sales changed year-over-year?

Lee Enterprises's EV / sales decreased by 2.5% year-over-year, from 1.2× to 1.2×.

What is the long-term trend for Lee Enterprises's EV / sales?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Lee Enterprises's EV / sales has grown at a -4.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 1.2× to 1×.

What does EV / sales mean?

Enterprise value at the quarter end divided by trailing-twelve-month revenue. A capital-structure-neutral revenue multiple, useful when earnings are negative.

Lee Enterprises LEE EV / sales

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Other financials

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

Calculated from Lee Enterprises’s reported figures.

enterprise value/total revenue=1.2×

Based on the most recent quarter.

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 EV / sales?: Lee Enterprises (LEE) reported EV / sales of 1.2× in Q1 2026.
How has Lee Enterprises's EV / sales changed year-over-year?: Lee Enterprises's EV / sales decreased by 2.5% year-over-year, from 1.2× to 1.2×.
What is the long-term trend for Lee Enterprises's EV / sales?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Lee Enterprises's EV / sales has grown at a -4.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 1.2× to 1×.
What does EV / sales mean?: Enterprise value at the quarter end divided by trailing-twelve-month revenue. A capital-structure-neutral revenue multiple, useful when earnings are negative.