LEE ENTERPRISES EV/EBIT LEE

Enterprise value divided by operating profit over the last twelve months, one-off items taken out, since 2012.

Today, Oct 23, 2026: 20.7×
10-year median: 10.0×
Against its 10-year history: 87th; percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range: 5.9× to 73.7×
Peer median: 10.2×

LEE ENTERPRISES' EV/EBIT is 20.7× as of Oct 23, 2026.

That is above its ten-year median of 10.0×, higher than on 87% of days in the last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 5.9× in Dec 2019 to 73.7× in Mar 2026.

The median for 5 publishing stocks of a similar size is 10.2×.

EV/EBIT over time

median 10×

The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.

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Year by year

Year	End of year	Low	High
2026 so far	20.7×	20.7×	73.7×
2025	59.9×	26.5×	62.4×
2024	27.3×	11.0×	27.8×
2023	11.0×	10.0×	11.2×
2022	10.0×	9.4×	12.1×
2021	11.5×	10.2×	12.0×
2020	10.1×	5.9×	10.1×
2019	6.0×	5.9×	7.8×
2018	6.8×	6.2×	7.1×
2017	6.5×	6.3×	10.6×
2016	10.0×	7.0×	10.9×
2015	7.4×	7.3×	8.5×
2014	8.6×	8.0×	9.3×
2013	8.7×	8.5×	9.4×
2012	9.1×	9.1×	11.8×

Against its peers

Companies in Publishing nearest LEE ENTERPRISES' size, closest first, today.

Company	EV/EBIT
LEELEE ENTERPRISES	20.7×
PMTSCPI Card	10.2×
ACCOACCO BRANDS	13.6×
EBFEnnis	9.5×
SCHLScholastic	30.7×
DLXDeluxe	9.2×
Peer median	10.2×

Where LEE ENTERPRISES ranks

What the EV/EBIT tells you

What the whole business costs against its operating profit. Enterprise value is the market value plus borrowings and minority interests, less cash. EBIT is operating profit before interest and tax, with one-offs taken out. Unlike PE it is not moved by how a company is financed.

Leases are left out of debt for every company. Banks earn on their balance sheet, so EV/EBIT does not describe them.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of Oct 23, 2026. Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.