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Lee Enterprises

media & entertainment · United States · Accounts: LEE ENTERPRISES, INC

Revenue 2025
$562m

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Net profit 2025
−$38m

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Dividends paid 2025
Not available
Workforce
2,500

2025 · sec.gov

From the stored figures

  • Revenue went from $614m in 2016 to $562m in 2025 (−8%).
  • Reported workforce went from 3,976 (2016) to 2,500 (2025).

Cuts against payouts

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Revenue and profit

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Dividends and buybacks

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Workforce

Year-end headcount the company reports; triangles mark job-cut events

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Revenue and profit per employee

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  • 2025

    Revenue
    $562m
    Pre-tax profit
    −$43m
    Net profit to shareholders
    −$38m
    Cash dividends paid
    Not available
    Dividend per share
    Not available
    Share buybacks
    Not available
    Year-end workforce
    2,500

  • 2024

    Revenue
    $611m
    Pre-tax profit
    −$31m
    Net profit to shareholders
    −$26m
    Cash dividends paid
    Not available
    Dividend per share
    Not available
    Share buybacks
    Not available
    Year-end workforce
    3,047

  • 2023

    Revenue
    $691m
    Pre-tax profit
    −$3m
    Net profit to shareholders
    −$5m
    Cash dividends paid
    Not available
    Dividend per share
    Not available
    Share buybacks
    Not available
    Year-end workforce
    3,342

  • 2022

    Revenue
    $781m
    Pre-tax profit
    $795k
    Net profit to shareholders
    −$2m
    Cash dividends paid
    Not available
    Dividend per share
    Not available
    Share buybacks
    Not available
    Year-end workforce
    4,365

  • 2021

    Revenue
    $795m
    Pre-tax profit
    $32m
    Net profit to shareholders
    $23mr
    Cash dividends paid
    Not available
    Dividend per share
    Not available
    Share buybacks
    Not available
    Year-end workforce
    5,130

  • 2020

    Revenue
    $618m
    Pre-tax profit
    $3m
    Net profit to shareholders
    −$2mr
    Cash dividends paid
    Not available
    Dividend per share
    Not available
    Share buybacks
    Not available
    Year-end workforce
    5,613

  • 2019

    Revenue
    $510m
    Pre-tax profit
    $24m
    Net profit to shareholders
    $14m
    Cash dividends paid
    Not available
    Dividend per share
    Not available
    Share buybacks
    Not available
    Year-end workforce
    2,954

  • 2018

    Revenue
    $544m
    Pre-tax profit
    $31m
    Net profit to shareholders
    $46m
    Cash dividends paid
    Not available
    Dividend per share
    Not available
    Share buybacks
    Not available
    Year-end workforce
    3,056

  • 2017

    Revenue
    $567m
    Pre-tax profit
    $40m
    Net profit to shareholders
    $27m
    Cash dividends paid
    Not available
    Dividend per share
    Not available
    Share buybacks
    Not available
    Year-end workforce
    3,555

  • 2016

    Revenue
    $614m
    Pre-tax profit
    Not available
    Net profit to shareholders
    $35m
    Cash dividends paid
    Not available
    Dividend per share
    Not available
    Share buybacks
    Not available
    Year-end workforce
    3,976

0 of 10 years complete · checked 28 Oct 2026 · SEC CIK 58361

Gaps (10)
  • 2016: pre-tax profit, cash dividends paid — not tagged in the filing
  • 2017: cash dividends paid — not tagged in the filing
  • 2018: cash dividends paid — not tagged in the filing
  • 2019: cash dividends paid — not tagged in the filing
  • 2020: cash dividends paid — not tagged in the filing
  • 2021: cash dividends paid — not tagged in the filing
  • 2022: cash dividends paid — not tagged in the filing
  • 2023: cash dividends paid — not tagged in the filing
  • 2024: cash dividends paid — not tagged in the filing
  • 2025: cash dividends paid — not tagged in the filing

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