Lee Enterprises (LEE)

Lee Enterprises on one page: short interest, daily short volume, fails to deliver, planned sales, large holders, 13F holders, financials, earnings dates and insider trades. Listed on Nasdaq, classified by the SEC as newspapers: publishing or publishing & printing.

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Short interest

settlement 2026-09-30

12.2

Days to cover

-4.3 days vs prior

66.6%

Short share of volume

2026-10-09

7,857

Fails to deliver

settlement 2026-09-14

Wed 25 Nov

Next earnings

estimated date

Insider flow, 90 days

0 buys, 0 sells

As of 2026-10-09.

Short interest

FINRA, twice a month. The newest 24 settlements in the table, 48 in the chart. JSON

As of 30 September 2026, short interest in LEE is 512,372 shares, down 75,757 shares over the last month. Over the last 48 readings it ranged from 53,969 shares (29 August 2025) to 588,129 shares (31 August 2026). At the reported average volume of 42K shares a day that is 12.2 days to cover.

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Settlement	Shares short	Change	Avg daily volume	Days to cover
2026-09-30	512,372	-9.5%	41,878	12.23
2026-09-15	566,007	-3.8%	34,169	16.56
2026-08-31	588,129	+15.3%	31,957	18.40
2026-08-14	510,148	-1.6%	42,394	12.03
2026-07-31	518,226	-7.1%	53,620	9.66
2026-07-15	557,972	+37.0%	75,200	7.42
2026-06-30	407,139	+129.0%	133,731	3.04
2026-06-15	177,811	+27.2%	62,497	2.85
2026-05-29	139,801	+7.0%	82,487	1.69
2026-05-15	130,594	+30.9%	57,881	2.26
2026-04-30	99,768	-12.3%	24,387	4.09
2026-04-15	113,740	+13.4%	36,221	3.14
2026-03-31	100,265	+13.5%	76,360	1.31
2026-03-13	88,356	+8.7%	152,193	1.00
2026-02-27	81,265	+0.7%	85,790	1.00
2026-02-13	80,671	-4.7%	51,292	1.57
2026-01-30	84,653	-78.9%	34,409	2.46
2026-01-15	401,796	-9.2%	56,547	7.11
2025-12-31	442,265	+2.5%	125,425	3.53
2025-12-15	431,413	-2.3%	22,189	19.44
2025-11-28	441,489	+4.5%	14,492	30.46
2025-11-14	422,502	+549.4%	114,460	3.69
2025-10-31	65,065	-4.1%	27,038	2.41
2025-10-15	67,824	-23.9%	34,715	1.95

Daily short volume

FINRA Reg SHO, the last 30 sessions. JSON

As of 9 October 2026, the short share of LEE volume is 66.6%, up 22.3 points over the last five sessions. Over the last 30 readings it ranged from 11.4% (22 September 2026) to 93.7% (1 September 2026). The latest reading is 11.5 points above the 30-session average of 55.2%, on 4K shares reported.

Date	Short volume	Total volume	Short share	Exempt
2026-10-09	2K	4K	66.6%	0
2026-10-08	10K	13K	78.9%	0
2026-10-07	3K	6K	48.0%	0
2026-10-06	1K	2K	46.4%	0
2026-10-05	1K	7K	15.4%	0
2026-10-02	12K	26K	44.3%	0
2026-10-01	7K	12K	58.3%	0
2026-09-30	2K	6K	27.4%	0
2026-09-29	9K	18K	50.7%	0
2026-09-28	1K	8K	15.0%	0
2026-09-25	4K	11K	35.8%	0
2026-09-24	17K	29K	57.2%	0
2026-09-23	9K	13K	70.0%	0
2026-09-22	2K	14K	11.4%	0
2026-09-21	2K	8K	28.8%	0
2026-09-18	13K	19K	70.2%	0
2026-09-17	3K	5K	62.4%	0
2026-09-16	2K	4K	48.0%	0
2026-09-15	7K	12K	55.4%	0
2026-09-14	3K	7K	40.7%	0
2026-09-11	17K	21K	79.4%	0
2026-09-10	11K	16K	71.2%	0
2026-09-09	16K	18K	86.9%	1
2026-09-08	6K	8K	74.5%	0
2026-09-04	2K	3K	84.8%	0
2026-09-03	10K	30K	34.1%	0
2026-09-02	5K	7K	69.8%	0
2026-09-01	12K	12K	93.7%	0
2026-08-31	11K	14K	75.9%	0
2026-08-28	4K	8K	54.0%	4

Fails to deliver

SEC, the last 30 settlement dates with a fail. JSON

As of 14 September 2026, the fails-to-deliver balance in LEE is 7,857 shares, up 3,732 shares over the last settlement date. Over the last 30 readings it ranged from 2 shares (10 August 2026) to 10,277 shares (3 August 2026).

Settlement	Shares failed	Price	Value
2026-09-14	7,857	$7.69	$60K
2026-09-11	4,125	$7.43	$31K
2026-09-10	3,919	$7.57	$30K
2026-09-03	4,971	$8.02	$40K
2026-09-02	7,273	$7.81	$57K
2026-09-01	5,209	$8.00	$42K
2026-08-31	699	$8.37	$6K
2026-08-28	2,268	$8.26	$19K
2026-08-27	3,595	$8.27	$30K
2026-08-21	3,759	$8.44	$32K
2026-08-20	3,977	$8.18	$33K
2026-08-19	1,022	$8.05	$8K
2026-08-13	1,291	$8.15	$11K
2026-08-12	27	$8.10	$219
2026-08-10	2	$8.19	$16
2026-08-07	1,279	$8.12	$10K
2026-08-06	1,250	$7.97	$10K
2026-08-05	1,174	$8.15	$10K
2026-08-04	4,078	$7.88	$32K
2026-08-03	10,277	$7.73	$79K
2026-07-31	1,392	$7.64	$11K
2026-07-30	1,047	$7.89	$8K
2026-07-29	1,355	$7.94	$11K
2026-07-28	266	$7.79	$2K
2026-07-23	37	$8.06	$298
2026-07-22	4,075	$7.84	$32K
2026-07-21	2,475	$7.78	$19K
2026-07-20	1,748	$7.86	$14K
2026-07-17	2,451	$7.96	$20K
2026-07-16	825	$8.15	$7K

Insider trades

SEC Form 4, newest first, 50 of 100 shown. JSON

No open-market insider trades were reported for LEE in the last 90 days. The most recent filings are listed below. Latest filing: Hoffmann Gregory David (Director) on 2026-09-28.

Date	Insider	Title	Type	Shares	Price	Value	Owned after
2026-09-28	Hoffmann Gregory David	Director	Grant	4K	$6.79	$27K	4K
2026-08-31	McIntosh Madeline E.	Director	Grant	5K	$8.00	$43K	25K
2026-08-31	McAlmont Shaun	Director	Grant	5K	$8.00	$40K	35K
2026-08-31	KRUSZEWSKI RONALD J	Director	Grant	5K	$8.00	$40K	11K
2026-08-31	Hoffmann David Henry	Director, 10% owner	Grant	8K	$8.00	$63K	11.5M
2026-08-31	Fletcher Steven C.	Director	Grant	5K	$8.00	$44K	39K
2026-08-06	Rinehults Joshua Paul	V.P., CFO and Treasurer	Grant	55K	$0.00	$0	58K
2026-08-06	BEKKE NATHAN E.	President & CEO	Grant	108K	$0.00	$0	144K
2026-06-11	MOLONEY HERBERT W III	Director	Sell	24K	$9.82	$236K	23K
2026-06-11	Hoffmann David Henry	Director, 10% owner	Buy	2K	$9.82	$15K	11.5M
2026-06-10	Hoffmann David Henry	Director, 10% owner	Buy	2K	$10.47	$16K	11.5M
2026-06-09	JUNCK MARY E	Director	Gift	62K	$10.79	$674K	164K
2026-06-09	Hoffmann David Henry	Director, 10% owner	Buy	3K	$10.80	$27K	11.5M
2026-06-08	Hoffmann David Henry	Director, 10% owner	Buy	7K	$10.86	$75K	11.5M
2026-06-05	Hoffmann David Henry	Director, 10% owner	Buy	18K	$10.85	$197K	11.5M
2026-06-04	Hoffmann David Henry	Director, 10% owner	Buy	18K	$11.08	$202K	11.5M
2026-06-03	Hoffmann David Henry	Director, 10% owner	Buy	18K	$10.58	$193K	11.5M
2026-06-02	Hoffmann David Henry	Director, 10% owner	Buy	18K	$10.90	$198K	11.5M
2026-06-01	MOLONEY HERBERT W III	Director	Grant	8K	$0.00	$0	47K
2026-06-01	McIntosh Madeline E.	Director	Grant	8K	$0.00	$0	20K
2026-06-01	McAlmont Shaun	Director	Grant	7K	$0.00	$0	30K
2026-06-01	KRUSZEWSKI RONALD J	Director	Grant	6K	$0.00	$0	6K
2026-06-01	JUNCK MARY E	Director	Grant	12K	$0.00	$0	226K
2026-06-01	Hoffmann David Henry	Director, 10% owner	Grant	13K	$0.00	$0	11.4M
2026-06-01	Fletcher Steven C.	Director	Grant	8K	$0.00	$0	33K
2026-05-29	Hoffmann David Henry	Director, 10% owner	Buy	14K	$11.74	$161K	11.4M
2026-05-28	Hoffmann David Henry	Director, 10% owner	Buy	14K	$10.54	$144K	11.4M
2026-05-27	Hoffmann David Henry	Director, 10% owner	Buy	14K	$10.05	$138K	11.4M
2026-05-26	Hoffmann David Henry	Director, 10% owner	Buy	14K	$9.99	$137K	11.4M
2026-05-22	Hoffmann David Henry	Director, 10% owner	Buy	11K	$9.56	$101K	11.4M
2026-05-21	Hoffmann David Henry	Director, 10% owner	Buy	11K	$9.96	$106K	11.3M
2026-05-20	Hoffmann David Henry	Director, 10% owner	Buy	11K	$9.79	$104K	11.3M
2026-05-19	Hoffmann David Henry	Director, 10% owner	Buy	11K	$8.94	$95K	11.3M
2026-05-18	Hoffmann David Henry	Director, 10% owner	Buy	11K	$8.93	$95K	11.3M
2026-05-15	Hoffmann David Henry	Director, 10% owner	Buy	8K	$8.71	$71K	11.3M
2026-05-14	Hoffmann David Henry	Director, 10% owner	Buy	8K	$7.78	$63K	11.3M
2026-05-13	Hoffmann David Henry	Director, 10% owner	Buy	7K	$7.99	$59K	11.3M
2026-05-12	Hoffmann David Henry	Director, 10% owner	Buy	8K	$7.82	$63K	11.3M
2026-03-13	Hoffmann David Henry	Director, 10% owner	Buy	28K	$9.35	$260K	11.3M
2026-03-12	Hoffmann David Henry	Director, 10% owner	Buy	28K	$9.40	$261K	11.2M
2026-03-11	Hoffmann David Henry	Director, 10% owner	Buy	28K	$9.33	$259K	11.2M
2026-03-10	Hoffmann David Henry	Director, 10% owner	Buy	28K	$8.99	$250K	11.2M
2026-03-09	Hoffmann David Henry	Director, 10% owner	Buy	28K	$9.30	$259K	11.1M
2026-03-06	MAGID BRENT	Director	Sell	27K	$9.08	$243K	9K
2026-03-06	Hoffmann David Henry	Director, 10% owner	Buy	19K	$9.19	$175K	11.1M
2026-03-05	Hoffmann David Henry	Director, 10% owner	Buy	19K	$9.26	$176K	11.1M
2026-03-04	Hoffmann David Henry	Director, 10% owner	Buy	19K	$9.16	$174K	11.1M
2026-03-03	Quint Digital Ltd	10% owner	Buy	500	$9.05	$5K	3.2M
2026-03-03	Quint Digital Ltd	10% owner	Buy	1K	$8.80	$9K	3.2M
2026-03-03	Quint Digital Ltd	10% owner	Buy	2K	$8.84	$18K	3.2M

Form 4 filings are due within two business days of the trade. Insiders sell for many reasons that say nothing about the company; open-market buys are rarer.

Planned sales (Form 144)

Newest first. JSON

3 Form 144 notices on file for LEE worth $677K at the prices reported; 1 in the last 90 days worth $160K. Latest: MOLONEY HERBERT W III filed on 2026-07-29 to sell 20,887 shares ($160K) from 2026-07-29.

Filed	Seller	Shares	Market value	Of outstanding	Sale from	Broker
2026-07-29	MOLONEY HERBERT W IIIFormer Director	21K	$160K	0.094%	2026-07-29	Vanguard Marketing Corporation
2026-06-11	MOLONEY HERBERT W IIIDirector	24K	$245K	0.108%	2026-06-11	Vanguard Marketing Corp.
2026-02-24	Millage Timothy R.Officer	30K	$272K	0.136%	2026-02-24	FIDELITY BROKERAGE SERVICES LLC

Large holders (13D and 13G)

One row per reporting person with its latest filing, newest first. JSON

5 holders report 5% or more of LEE in their latest filing, 4 on Schedule 13D (active intent). The largest reported stake is Jerrilyn M. Hoffmann Revocable Trust dated May 30, 2001 (the "Trust") at 53.5% of the class (11,885,349 shares), filed 2026-03-17 for an event on 2026-03-03.

Filed	Form	Holder	Shares	Of class	Event
2026-04-23	13G	Quint Digital Ltdcorporation	3.2M	14.6%	2026-02-05
2026-04-23	13G	Bahl Raghav Nathindividual	0	0.0%	2026-02-05
2026-04-23	13G	Bahl Vidurindividual	0	0.0%	2026-02-05
2026-04-23	13G	Kapur Rituindividual	0	0.0%	2026-02-05
2026-03-17	13D/Ano. 10	Jerrilyn M. Hoffmann Revocable Trust dated May 30, 2001 (the "Trust")other entity	11.9M	53.5%	2026-03-03
2026-03-17	13D/Ano. 10	Jerrilyn M. Hoffmannindividual	11.9M	53.5%	2026-03-03
2026-03-17	13D/Ano. 10	David Hoffmannindividual	11.9M	53.5%	2026-03-03
2026-02-10	13D/Ano. 10	GAMCO Asset Management Inc.corporation, investment adviser	576K	2.6%	2026-02-05
2026-02-10	13D/Ano. 10	GABELLI FUNDS LLCcorporation, investment adviser	232K	1.1%	2026-02-05
2026-02-10	13D/Ano. 10	GABELLI FOUNDATION, INC.other entity	23K	0.1%	2026-02-05
2026-02-10	13D/Ano. 10	Teton Advisors, LLCcorporation, investment adviser	17K	0.1%	2026-02-05
2026-02-10	13D/Ano. 10	GABELLI MARIO Jindividual	0	0.0%	2026-02-05
2026-02-10	13D/Ano. 10	Associated Capital Group, Inc.parent holding company, corporation	0	0.0%	2026-02-05
2026-02-10	13D/Ano. 10	GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET ALcorporation, parent holding company	0	0.0%	2026-02-05
2026-02-10	13D/Ano. 10	GGCP, INC.corporation, parent holding company	0	0.0%	2026-02-05
2026-02-09	13D/Ano. 9	Jerrilyn M. Hoffmann Revocable Trust dated May 30, 2001other entity	11.5M	51.8%	2026-02-05
2025-11-12	13D/Ano. 7	Teton Advisors, Inc.corporation, investment adviser	15K	0.2%	2025-11-11

13F holders

Tracked managers holding LEE at their latest 13F. JSON

1 of the 30 tracked managers held LEE at their latest 13F, $116K in total at quarter-end prices. Citadel Advisors is the largest at $116K (0.0% of its portfolio) as of 2026-06-30. Over the prior quarter 0 added shares and 1 cut.

Fund	Quarter	Shares	Value	Of portfolio	Change in shares
Citadel Advisors	2026-06-30	13K	$116K	0.00%	-14K

Only the 30 tracked managers on the funds hub; a 13F reports long positions in US listed stock at quarter end, 45 days late, and says nothing about shorts or positions sold since.

Financials

SEC XBRL, as filed. JSON

In FY 2025 it generated -$5.5M of operating cash flow. As of 2026-06-28, cash was $59.4M against $454.7M of debt.

Cash: $59.4M
Debt: $454.7M
Equity: -$2.2M
Total assets: $624.6M
Shares outstanding: 22,292,044

Quarterly, last 8 quarters

Quarter	Period end	Revenue	Net income	Margin	Diluted EPS
Q3 FY 2026	2026-06-28	n/a	$4.7M	n/a	0.21
Q2 FY 2026	2026-03-29	n/a	-$2.1M	n/a	-0.16
Q1 FY 2026	2025-12-28	n/a	-$5.6M	n/a	-0.92
Q4 FY 2025derived	2025-09-28	n/a	-$6.4M	n/a	n/a
Q3 FY 2025	2025-06-29	n/a	-$1.9M	n/a	-0.31
Q2 FY 2025	2025-03-30	n/a	-$12.5M	n/a	-2.07
Q1 FY 2025	2024-12-29	n/a	-$16.7M	n/a	-2.80
Q4 FY 2024derived	2024-09-29	n/a	-$10.1M	n/a	n/a

Fiscal years, with buybacks and dividends

Fiscal year	Ends	Revenue	Net income	Operating cash flow	Capex	Buybacks	Dividends
FY 2025	2025-09-28	n/a	-$37.6M	-$5.5M	$1.5M	n/a	n/a
FY 2024	2024-09-29	n/a	-$25.8M	$1.1M	$9.2M	n/a	n/a
FY 2023	2023-09-24	n/a	-$5.3M	-$3.2M	$5.1M	n/a	n/a
FY 2022	2022-09-25	n/a	-$2.0M	$2.9M	$7.5M	n/a	n/a
FY 2021	2021-09-26	n/a	$22.7M	$50.1M	$7.5M	n/a	n/a

Quarters are the three-month figures the company reports; a fourth quarter marked derived is the fiscal year less the three reported quarters, since companies report it only inside the 10-K. Fiscal years are the annual figures. Buybacks are the cash the company paid to repurchase its common stock in the year, not the amount authorized. Balance sheet lines are as of 2026-06-28; shares outstanding as of 2026-07-31 from the cover page.

What this page is

Lee Enterprises in the regulatory record

Regulators publish company data in separate files that never sit next to each other: FINRA's twice-monthly short interest, its daily short sale volume, the SEC's fails-to-deliver counts, and each insider's Form 4. A company page puts those series for one ticker on one URL, with planned sales, large holders, 13F holders and financials beside them, so the short position, the daily flow, the settlement fails and what insiders are doing can be read together.

Each section has its own history table, a one-line summary of the latest figures and its own JSON and CSV links, and says when its source last updated.

This page follows Lee Enterprises (LEE), SEC CIK 58361, listed on Nasdaq, classified by the SEC as newspapers: publishing or publishing & printing. The cross-market tables live on the short interest and insider transactions hubs.

Source and updates

Short interest: FINRA consolidated short interestSource: FINRA.Twice a month, about eight business days after settlement. Latest 2026-09-30.JSON and CSV
Daily short volume: FINRA Reg SHO daily filesSource: FINRA.Every trading day, the morning after FINRA posts it. Latest 2026-10-09.JSON and CSV
Fails to deliver: SEC fails-to-deliver dataSource: SEC.Twice a month, a few weeks after the half month ends. Latest 2026-09-14.JSON and CSV
Planned sales: SEC EDGAR Form 144Source: SEC.New notices appear shortly after the SEC posts them; a notice is filed on or before the sale. Latest 2026-07-29.JSON and CSV
Large holders: SEC EDGAR Schedule 13D and 13GSource: SEC.New filings appear shortly after the SEC posts them. A 13D is due within five business days of crossing 5%; a 13G follows the passive schedule. Latest 2026-04-23.JSON and CSV
13F holders: SEC EDGAR Form 13F-HRSource: SEC.Quarterly, filed within 45 days of quarter end; 30 tracked managers. Latest 2026-06-30.JSON and CSV
Financials: SEC EDGAR 10-K and 10-Q filingsSource: SEC.Weekly; values are as filed in the 10-Q and 10-K. Latest 2026-06-28.JSON and CSV
Earnings dates: SEC EDGAR 8-K filings (Item 2.02)Source: SEC.Twice a day. Reported dates come from the company's 8-K filings; the next date is marked as an estimate until the 8-K arrives. Latest 2026-08-06.JSON and CSV
Insider trades: SEC EDGAR Form 4Source: SEC.New filings appear shortly after the SEC posts them; they're due two business days after the trade. Latest 2026-09-28.JSON and CSV
Company record: EDGAR filing index for CIK 58361Ticker, name and exchange from the SEC's company list, refreshed weekly.
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How to read it

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Insider buys next to a large short position are rare and stand out; insider sells next to one are common and mean little.
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Datasets

Frequently Asked Questions

How much of LEE is sold short?

512,372 shares were held short at the 2026-09-30 settlement, 12.2 days of average volume. FINRA publishes the next count about eight business days after the 15th and the last business day of the month.

What is LEE's daily short volume?

On 2026-10-09, 2,349 of the 3,525 LEE shares reported to FINRA were sold short, 66.6% of the day's reported volume. Short volume is a flow for one day, not a position.

Does LEE have fails to deliver?

The SEC's latest file shows 7,857 LEE shares failed to deliver at settlement 2026-09-14. Fails are reported per settlement date and published twice a month with a lag.

Are LEE insiders buying or selling?

No open-market insider trades were reported for LEE in the last 90 days. The most recent filings are listed below. Latest filing: Hoffmann Gregory David (Director) on 2026-09-28.

Have LEE insiders filed to sell?

Who owns 5% or more of LEE?

What did LEE report last quarter?

In FY 2025 it generated -$5.5M of operating cash flow. As of 2026-06-28, cash was $59.4M against $454.7M of debt.

Which tracked 13F managers own LEE?

1 of the 30 tracked 13F managers held LEE shares at their latest filing, $116K in all. The largest: Ken Griffin's Citadel Advisors (13K shares, $116K).

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Lee Enterprises (LEE)

Short interest

Daily short volume

Fails to deliver

Insider trades

Planned sales (Form 144)

Large holders (13D and 13G)

13F holders

Financials

Quarterly, last 8 quarters

Fiscal years, with buybacks and dividends

Lee Enterprises in the regulatory record

Source and updates

How to read it

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