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LEE ENTERPRISES profit margin LEE

Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2011.

Net margin, 12 months
−1.8%
Operating margin, 12 months
4.0%
Net margin on a year earlier
+5.3 pts
Peer median
3.7%

Over the twelve months to Jun 28, 2026, LEE ENTERPRISES kept −1.8% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 4.0%.

Five years earlier its net margin was 2.0%.

The median for 5 publishing stocks of a similar size is 3.7%.

Profit margin over time

OperatingNet

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNet marginOperating margin
FY2025−6.7%−0.8%
FY2024−4.2%0.7%
FY2023−0.8%5.4%
FY2022−0.3%3.2%
FY20212.9%7.1%
FY2020−0.5%8.1%
FY20192.8%14.7%
FY20188.4%15.8%
FY20174.8%16.3%
FY20165.7%16.9%
FY20153.6%16.9%
FY20141.0%17.1%
FY2013−11.6%−8.5%
FY2012−2.4%14.5%
FY2011−20.2%−14.2%

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedNet margin, 12 monthsChange on a yearOperating margin
Q3 FY26−1.8%+5.3 pts4.0%
Q2 FY26−3.0%+4.4 pts3.2%
Q1 FY26−4.8%+2.4 pts0.7%
Q4 FY25−6.7%−2.5 pts−0.8%
Q3 FY25−7.1%−4.2 pts−1.2%
Q2 FY25−7.4%−5.5 pts−1.1%
Q1 FY25−7.2%−6.4 pts−1.1%
Q4 FY24−4.2%−3.5 pts0.7%
Q3 FY24−2.9%−1.4 pts3.1%
Q2 FY24−1.9%−0.2 pts4.1%
Q1 FY24−0.9%+0.9 pts5.1%
Q4 FY23−0.8%−0.5 pts5.4%

Against its peers

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

CompanyProfit margin
LEELEE ENTERPRISES−1.8%
PMTSCPI Card2.3%
ACCOACCO BRANDS3.7%
EBFEnnis9.8%
SCHLScholastic3.6%
DLXDeluxe4.8%
Peer median3.7%

Where LEE ENTERPRISES ranks

What the profit margin tells you

Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).

Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.

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