Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (LEE) — Available-Data Snapshot
Updated Nov 10, 2026 · available-data snapshot · descriptive, not a DCF, not advice
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.
On the numbers we do have, LEE trades at a recent price of $6.75, a market capitalisation of about $150,471,296, sitting 40% 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 11.8× (cheaper than the peer median of 17.0×); P/S of 0.3× (cheaper than the peer median of 5.3×); EV/EBITDA of 10.7× (cheaper than the peer median of 14.4×). 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 -43.2% from its 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is +61.9%. Moving-average trend and 52-week position describe where the stock has traded; they say nothing about what it is worth.
Relative valuation — LEE vs peers
| Multiple | LEE | Peer median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fwd P/E | 11.8× | 17.0× | cheaper than |
| P/S | 0.3× | 5.3× | cheaper than |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.7× | 14.4× | cheaper than |
Sector benchmark (bellwethers, not direct competitors).
Asset / book-value view
We are not showing a price-to-book for this listing: the book value we have does not belong to the same share class as the price, so any ratio of the two would be arithmetic rather than a valuation.
Price-based snapshot
Price-based, not a valuation. Moving-average trend and 52-week position describe where the stock has traded — they say nothing about fair value.
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