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LEE Enterprises cash flow, quarter by quarter

Latest: Q3 FY26 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC

Free cash flow$6.8M in Q3 FY26 · −$578K over twelve months

Operating cash flow$7.9M
Capital spending−$1.1M
Free cash flow+$6.8M
Cash / net income1.5×

Analysis

In Q3 FY26, LEE Enterprises generated $7.9M of operating cash flow and spent $1.1M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $6.8M.

Over the twelve months to Jun 28, 2026, operating cash flow was −$167K; the largest uses were net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($1.2M), capital spending ($411K), operating cash flow ($167K); besides operations, cash came from other financing ($45.3M), other investing ($904K); the cash balance rose by $45.3M.

Operating cash flow was $7.9M against net income of $5.2M — 1.5× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: depreciation & amortization +$3.5M, receivables −$1.9M, other liabilities +$984K.

Free cash flow

LEE Enterprises: free cash flow by quarterLEE Enterprises: free cash flow by quarter−$2.9MQ4 FY24−$8.9MQ1 FY25−$2.2MQ2 FY25$8.3MQ3 FY25−$4.3MQ4 FY25$3.7MQ1 FY26−$6.8MQ2 FY26$6.8MQ3 FY26
Operating cash flow less capital spending.
LEE Enterprises: operating cash flow against capital spendingLEE Enterprises: operating cash flow against capital spendingOperating cash flowCapital spending−$261K$2.7MQ4 FY24−$7.3M$1.6MQ1 FY25−$790K$1.4MQ2 FY25$8.9M$616KQ3 FY25−$6.3M−$2.0MQ4 FY25$4.5M$758KQ1 FY26−$6.2M$577KQ2 FY26$7.9M$1.1MQ3 FY26
Latest (Q3 FY26): Operating cash flow $7.9M, Capital spending $1.1M.

Capital allocation, year by year

LEE Enterprises: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearLEE Enterprises: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearOperating cash flowNet borrowingAsset salesCapital spendingFY21: Operating cash flow $50.1MFY21: Asset sales $4.6MFY21: Capital spending −$7.5M$54.7MFY21FY22: Operating cash flow $2.9MFY22: Asset sales $14.8MFY22: Capital spending −$7.5M$17.7MFY22FY23: Operating cash flow −$3.2MFY23: Net borrowing −$6.8MFY23: Asset sales $12.0MFY23: Capital spending −$5.1M$12.0MFY23FY24: Operating cash flow $1.1MFY24: Net borrowing −$9.8MFY24: Asset sales $13.5MFY24: Capital spending −$9.2M$14.6MFY24FY25: Operating cash flow −$5.5MFY25: Net borrowing −$1.8MFY25: Asset sales $6.5MFY25: Capital spending −$1.5M$6.5MFY25
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $45.3M; the largest uses were capital spending ($30.9M) and net borrowing ($18.4M). Cash-flow statements as filed.

Cash runway and the debt wall

Cash & investments$59.4M
Debt$455M
Net debt$396M
Due within a year$406K
Cash runwaymore than 10 years

LEE Enterprises is burning cash: its operations consume cash, a free cash flow of −$578K a year at the current rate against $59.4M of cash and investments: a runway of more than ten years at that rate; $406K of debt also comes due within a year, which the cash covers before any new financing.

Where the cash came from and went

LEE Enterprises: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q3 FY26LEE Enterprises: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q3 FY26Operating cash flow$7.9MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)−$6.2MCapital spending−$1.1MOther financing−$763KOther investing$73K
LEE Enterprises: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q3 FY26LEE Enterprises: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q3 FY26Other financing$45.3MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)−$45.3MNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)−$1.2MOther investing$904KAsset & business sales$800KCapital spending−$411KOperating cash flow−$167K

From profit to cash

LEE Enterprises: net income to operating cash flow, Q3 FY26LEE Enterprises: net income to operating cash flow, Q3 FY26Net income$5.2MDepreciation & amortization$3.5MStock-based pay$181KDeferred taxes−$15KGains on disposals−$73KReceivables−$1.9MInventory−$700KOther liabilities$984KIncome taxes payable$55KOperating cash flow$7.9M
Non-cash charges are added back; money tied up in receivables or inventory is subtracted.

Every quarter

QuarterOperating cash flowCapital spendingNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)Free cash flow
Q3 FY26$7.9M−$1.1M—−$6.2M$6.8M
Q2 FY26−$6.2M−$577K—−$40.6M−$6.8M
Q1 FY26$4.5M−$758K—−$2.6M$3.7M
Q4 FY25−$6.3M$2.0M−$406K$4.1M−$4.3M
Q3 FY25$8.9M−$616K−$1.4M−$9.5M$8.3M
Q2 FY25−$790K−$1.4M—$1.5M−$2.2M
Q1 FY25−$7.3M−$1.6M—$3.5M−$8.9M
Q4 FY24−$261K−$2.7M−$6.8M$3.8M−$2.9M

LEE Enterprises: income statement and cash flow

LEE Enterprises, Q3 FY26: revenue $126M (-11% year over year), operating margin 6.9%. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.

LEE Enterprises: every quarter, Q/Q and Y/Y → Open in the app

Read automatically from the company’s XBRL cash-flow statements; quarterly figures for the fourth quarter are the year less the first three. Errors are possible. Not investment advice.