Last 48 quarters of trend data · Communication Services · Publishing
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | -1.10 | 2.93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.82 | — | — | 17.33 | — | 13.47 | — | 23.05 | — | — | — | 4.49 | 7.55 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -24.8% | — | — | — | +413.2% | — | — | — | +321.8% | — | |
| P/S Ratio | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.20 | 0.28 | 0.19 |
| — | +60.6% | -5.3% | -71.1% | -23.5% | -43.0% | -21.0% | +91.3% | -17.9% | +2.6% | +33.1% | -43.1% | -27.1% | -17.1% | -47.1% | -50.5% | -27.2% | -36.7% | +21.3% | +252.8% | +186.4% | |
| P/B Ratio | — | 1408.91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11.06 | 8.00 | 2.23 | 2.74 | 5.45 | 5.63 | 5.61 | 6.10 | 2.00 | 2.77 | 3.61 | 2.55 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +102.9% | +42.1% | -60.3% | -55.1% | +172.4% | +103.3% | +55.3% | +139.3% | — | — | — | — | |
| P/FCF | — | 2.01 | — | 1.54 | — | 1.16 | — | — | — | — | 16.64 | — | — | — | 8.50 | — | 28.75 | 177.42 | — | — | 6.98 |
| — | +73.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +95.6% | — | — | — | — | — | +311.7% | +346.7% | — | — | +518.5% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 13.25 | 7.11 | 11.96 | 14.32 | 9.57 | 9.56 | 22.05 | 48.26 | 52.20 | 11.69 | 51.18 | 8.76 | 7.46 | 7.24 | 13.33 | 7.86 | 5.39 | 10.06 | 8.23 | 5.28 | 7.38 |
| — | -25.6% | -45.7% | -70.3% | -81.7% | -18.2% | -56.9% | +451.1% | +599.9% | +61.5% | +283.8% | +11.4% | +38.4% | -28.0% | +62.0% | +48.8% | -27.0% | +40.3% | +4.0% | +5.5% | -17.9% | |
| EV / EBIT | 25.81 | 9.70 | 12.70 | 20.95 | — | 22.32 | — | — | — | 24.84 | 23.39 | 10.20 | 13.92 | 10.26 | 46.09 | 11.83 | 74.82 | 14.42 | 241.19 | 9.83 | 10.39 |
| — | -56.5% | — | — | — | -10.1% | — | — | — | +142.2% | -49.3% | -13.7% | -81.4% | -28.9% | -80.9% | +20.2% | +619.8% | +30.6% | +1639.5% | +10.0% | +1.7% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 55.9% | 98.0% | 97.9% | 97.7% | 58.1% | 97.7% | 97.7% | 97.5% | 97.7% | 139.8% | 53.4% | 96.9% | 96.9% | 96.3% | 96.2% | 96.0% | 54.3% | 96.1% | 96.3% | 96.2% | 96.1% |
| — | +0.3% | +0.2% | +0.2% | -40.5% | -30.1% | +82.9% | +0.6% | +0.8% | +45.2% | -44.5% | +0.9% | +78.3% | +0.2% | -0.1% | -0.2% | -43.5% | -0.3% | +0.0% | -0.0% | +0.1% | |
| Operating Margin | 3.5% | 10.3% | 5.3% | 4.1% | 6.9% | 6.8% | 0.7% | -2.3% | -2.3% | 3.3% | -3.1% | 5.0% | 6.7% | 7.1% | 1.7% | 6.0% | 9.8% | 3.3% | 5.9% | 12.4% | 7.0% |
| — | +53.0% | +636.5% | +274.8% | +398.8% | +106.8% | +123.1% | -146.1% | -134.6% | -54.1% | -285.5% | -16.7% | -32.1% | +115.9% | -71.4% | -51.4% | +40.4% | -52.9% | +33.8% | +26.4% | +108.2% | |
| Net Margin | -6.7% | 3.7% | -1.8% | -4.3% | -4.6% | -1.4% | -9.1% | -11.6% | -6.4% | -2.8% | -8.3% | 0.4% | -1.2% | 0.9% | -3.4% | 0.6% | -3.3% | -0.1% | -3.5% | 6.3% | 2.5% |
| — | +373.1% | +80.7% | +62.8% | +27.5% | +52.0% | -9.6% | -2721.7% | -425.9% | -422.9% | -141.0% | -25.6% | +63.0% | +736.3% | +2.1% | -90.5% | -232.4% | -108.4% | -497.8% | -16.6% | +365.6% |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | — | 11987.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -50.4% | -74.7% | 3.0% | -10.4% | 10.9% | -37.5% | 6.2% | -17.6% | -0.5% | -11.3% | 21.1% | 19.9% |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -562.4% | -99.1% | -51.4% | +41.3% | +2330.2% | -232.0% | -70.8% | -188.7% | — | — | — | — | |
| ROA | -6.0% | 0.8% | -0.4% | -0.9% | -1.0% | -0.3% | -2.0% | -2.6% | -1.5% | -0.6% | -1.8% | 0.1% | -0.3% | 0.2% | -0.8% | 0.1% | -0.8% | -0.0% | -0.8% | 1.5% | 0.6% |
| — | +344.2% | +82.2% | +64.0% | +31.1% | +50.8% | -13.4% | -2785.0% | -449.9% | -403.3% | -120.9% | -33.9% | +66.4% | +710.9% | +3.4% | -90.3% | -243.0% | -108.7% | -517.6% | -17.7% | +385.0% | |
| ROIC | 3.3% | 2.3% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.7% | 1.6% | 0.2% | -0.5% | -0.6% | 0.8% | -0.7% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 0.4% | 1.6% | 2.6% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 3.3% | 1.8% |
| — | +43.2% | +581.8% | +266.2% | +388.9% | +115.0% | +123.9% | -147.2% | -135.7% | -58.1% | -263.9% | -28.5% | -38.9% | +110.7% | -71.4% | -50.4% | +43.6% | -56.5% | +24.4% | +14.6% | +110.0% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | — | 12187.08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75.82 | 47.39 | 22.35 | 21.09 | 34.75 | 39.45 | 27.93 | 29.96 | 9.53 | 9.44 | 8.33 | 9.68 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +118.2% | +20.1% | -20.0% | -29.6% | +264.8% | +317.8% | +235.2% | +209.5% | — | — | — | — | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 12.44 | 28.70 | 47.99 | 56.14 | 36.43 | 36.41 | 78.93 | 165.03 | 192.16 | 41.80 | 180.18 | 32.78 | 27.10 | 25.77 | 48.25 | 26.99 | 18.38 | 34.10 | 26.05 | 15.11 | 24.29 |
| — | -21.2% | -39.2% | -66.0% | -81.0% | -12.9% | -56.2% | +403.4% | +609.0% | +62.2% | +273.4% | +21.5% | +47.4% | -24.4% | +85.2% | +78.6% | -24.3% | +51.8% | -4.0% | -20.6% | -30.7% | |
| Current Ratio | 0.79 | 1.17 | 1.14 | 0.74 | 0.79 | 0.82 | 0.80 | 0.78 | 0.85 | 0.92 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.93 | 0.88 | 0.84 | 0.89 | 0.83 | 0.79 | 0.74 | 0.76 | 0.77 |
| — | +42.0% | +43.3% | -4.8% | -6.9% | -10.9% | -14.8% | -17.5% | -9.0% | +5.3% | +11.0% | +5.5% | +12.0% | +10.7% | +13.9% | +16.5% | +8.3% | +3.0% | +0.2% | -1.8% | +1.7% | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.75 | 1.11 | 1.09 | 0.70 | 0.75 | 0.78 | 0.75 | 0.72 | 0.80 | 0.87 | 0.88 | 0.87 | 0.87 | 0.81 | 0.76 | 0.82 | 0.77 | 0.73 | 0.69 | 0.72 | 0.72 |
| — | +42.9% | +45.5% | -3.9% | -6.4% | -10.5% | -14.3% | -17.0% | -7.8% | +7.0% | +14.4% | +5.7% | +12.6% | +11.2% | +11.3% | +14.5% | +6.3% | +1.3% | -1.1% | -2.1% | +3.0% | |
| Interest Coverage | -0.05 | 2.18 | 1.23 | 0.59 | -0.13 | 0.56 | -0.39 | -0.26 | -0.26 | 0.55 | 0.59 | 1.28 | 0.96 | 1.36 | 0.29 | 1.22 | 0.20 | 1.03 | 0.07 | 1.75 | 1.51 |
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Quick answers to the most common questions about buying LEE stock.
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated's current P/E is -1.1x. The average P/E over the last 1 quarters is 2.9x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated's current operating margin is 3.5%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking Lee Enterprises, Incorporated's business trajectory between earnings reports.