Lee Enterprises, Inc
$616.68M- Market cap
- $171.20M
- Debt
- +$455.47M
- Cash
- −$9.99M
Capital structure 27% equity / 73% debt · EV / Revenue 1.10x
Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
FY 2025 ·
Decision snapshot: LEE stock price vs SHAK: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at SHAK's multiple
Needs SHAK P/S.
Implied fair value · at LEE's multiple
Metric by metric
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Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth lag
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Lower is better
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: LEE FY 2025 (ended Sep 28, 2025) · SHAK FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Eight period-end years of reported revenue, earnings, and margins. Periods and currencies are shown with the data.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 27% equity / 73% debt · EV / Revenue 1.10x
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
LEE ENTERPRISES, INC · implied price per share
Latest annual free cash flow must be positive to qualify the filing-backed baseline.
SHAKE SHACK INC. · implied price per share
At least 3 of the last 5 annual free-cash-flow observations must be positive.
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
-10.52x
0.47x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
-17.40x
-0.62x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$9.99M
$360.12M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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