LEE Stock — Lee Enterprises Incorporated

Lee Enterprises Incorporated (LEE)

Updated October 16, 2026.

LEE is a Stock. Total return is -80.6% over the past 41.9 years.

Lee Enterprises is a digital-first media and marketing services company that publishes newspapers and operates digital subscription platforms providing local news and information across the United States, while also offering omni-channel advertising and marketing solutions to customers. The company does not currently distribute dividends to shareholders. Lee Enterprises may appeal to investors seeking exposure to the digital media and local news sector, though prospective investors should note the company's non-dividend-paying status.

LEE performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -80.6% over the past 41.9 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 62.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 45.4%.

LEE key facts

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/06/1984

Distribution frequency

None

5-year average yield

3.46

Last close

$6.42 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$143,114,922

Average volume

19285.0

Ex-dividend date

08/28/2008

Payment date

10/01/2008

Beta

0.383

Payout ratio

0.0%

Forward P/E

15.1057

EPS

$-1.26

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

LEE risks and drawbacks

The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 45.4%.

Who may consider LEE — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (LEE does not currently distribute). This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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