LEE vs NWS
LEE Enterprises, Inc. and News Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | LEE | NWS |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $562.3M | $9.0B |
| Net income | $-37.6M | $573.0M |
| Gross margin | · | · |
| Net margin | −6.4% | 8.2% |
| Return on equity | · | 6.6% |
| Diluted EPS | −$6.20 | $1.03 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | · | 35.6% |
| Free cash flow | $-7.1M | $811.0M |
| Equity | $-43.3M | $8.5B |
| Net debt / equity | · | −0.01× |
| Current ratio | 0.79× | 1.62× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | −1.9% | −0.7% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | 11.7% |
NWS bills 16.1× the revenue of LEE, and LEE closed the last reported year at a loss.
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | LEE | NWS |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $562.3M | $9.0B |
| FY2024 | $611.4M | $8.5B |
| FY2023 | $691.1M | $8.3B |
| FY2022 | $781.0M | $8.0B |
| FY2021 | $794.6M | $10.4B |
| FY2020 | $618.0M | $9.4B |
| FY2019 | $509.9M | $9.0B |
| FY2018 | $544.0M | $10.1B |
| FY2017 | $566.9M | $9.0B |
| FY2016 | $614.4M | $8.1B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | LEE | NWS |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $-37.6M | $573.0M |
| FY2024 | $-25.8M | $1.2B |
| FY2023 | $-5.3M | $266.0M |
| FY2022 | $-2.0M | $149.0M |
| FY2021 | $22.7M | $623.0M |
| FY2020 | $-2.0M | $330.0M |
| FY2019 | $14.3M | $-1.3B |
| FY2018 | $45.8M | $155.0M |
| FY2017 | $27.5M | $-1.5B |
| FY2016 | $35.0M | $-738.0M |
15 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$8,465,659,000 | NWS |
| FY2024 | −$7,840,620,000 | NWS |
| FY2023 | −$7,560,862,000 | NWS |
| FY2022 | −$7,231,031,000 | NWS |
| FY2021 | −$9,590,351,000 | NWS |
| FY2020 | −$8,739,996,000 | NWS |
| FY2019 | −$8,498,146,000 | NWS |
| FY2018 | −$9,530,045,000 | NWS |
| FY2017 | −$8,457,057,000 | NWS |
| FY2016 | −$7,524,636,000 | NWS |
| FY2015 | −$7,643,457,000 | NWS |
| FY2014 | −$7,863,123,000 | NWS |
| FY2013 | −$7,808,226,000 | NWS |
| FY2012 | −$8,184,079,000 | NWS |
| FY2011 | −$7,930,779,000 | NWS |
NWS has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 15 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
15 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
15 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −14.6 pp | NWS |
| FY2024 | −19.7 pp | NWS |
| FY2023 | −4.7 pp | NWS |
| FY2022 | −2.3 pp | NWS |
| FY2021 | −4.2 pp | NWS |
| FY2020 | −4.2 pp | NWS |
| FY2019 | +20.3 pp | LEE |
| FY2018 | +6.4 pp | LEE |
| FY2017 | +21.0 pp | LEE |
| FY2016 | +13.8 pp | LEE |
| FY2015 | +0.7 pp | LEE |
| FY2014 | +2.1 pp | LEE |
| FY2013 | −14.9 pp | NWS |
| FY2012 | −8.5 pp | NWS |
| FY2011 | +3.3 pp | LEE |
The higher net margin has changed hands between LEE and NWS over this period.
15 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
NWS's net margin has been more volatile than LEE's over the 15 comparable fiscal years — 10.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 7.1.
15 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between LEE and NWS over these 15 fiscal years — LEE led in 7 and NWS in 8.
15 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.