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LEE Enterprises, Inc cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, LEE Enterprises, Inc's operations generated −$5.5m of cash; it spent $1.5m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of −$7.1m.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

LEE Enterprises, Inc: cash flow statement, annual
Fiscal year2009Sept 20092010Sept 20102011Sept 20112012Sept 20122013Sept 20132014Sept 20142015Sept 20152016Sept 20162017Sept 20172018Sept 20182019Sept 20192020Sept 20202021Sept 20212022Sept 20222023Sept 20232024Sept 20242025Sept 2025LTMJun 2026
Cash from operations74104101809082747972595850503−31−6−0
Depreciation and amortisation807269655649464341322936433731281914
Stock-based pay321111222221112221
Capital spending1297810141074668785920
Free cash flow63959372806865726853524243−5−8−8−7−1
Free cash flow after stock pay59939271796763706651504042−6−10−10−9−2
Dividends paid900———————————————

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from LEE Enterprises, Inc's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to LEE Enterprises, Inc.