Lee Enterprises Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Lee Enterprises Inc (LEE) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Lee Enterprises Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 517M vs -M combined for tracked competitors (100.0% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-2.6% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- Scale: Lee Enterprises Inc ranks #13 of 15 companies by market capitalization in the Publishing & Information industry, holding 0.3% of industry market cap.
- Peer revenue share: Lee Enterprises Inc accounted for 100.0% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, up from 100.0% a year earlier.
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
LEE Sales vs. its Competitors, Q3 2026
Lee Enterprises Inc generated 100.00 % of the combined sales of its peer group, up from 100.00 % a year earlier.
For context: the Publishing & Information industry grew revenue 3.2% year over year, combined, vs -10.9% for Lee Enterprises Inc. Lee Enterprises Inc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.97% to 0.84%, a loss of 0.13 percentage points.
Lee Enterprises Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Enterprises Inc | No | No | No | No |
| Similar-Size Competitors (6) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 75.00 % (6 of 8) | 25.00 % (2 of 8) | 12.50 % (1 of 8) | 0.00 % (0 of 7) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
LEE Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
LEE Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
LEE Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
Lee Enterprises Inc's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Lee Enterprises Inc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amplified | Named by the company | 85% |
| Madison Newspapers, Inc. | Named by the company | 85% |
| TNI Partners | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Lee Enterprises Inc's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.